Beth
Riley's practice encompasses a wide range of corporate and securities law
matters in addition to competition and foreign investment matters.
In
her corporate and securities practice, Beth advises in respect of mergers and
acquisitions, corporate finance, corporate governance and continuous
disclosure compliance. She also assists clients with general corporate and
commercial matters.
In her Competition Act and Investment
Canada Act practice, Beth regularly advises both domestic and foreign
clients engaged in mergers, joint ventures and other forms of strategic
alliances in connection with the notification and clearance provisions of the
Competition Act and the Investment Canada Act. She also
advises clients in connection with conspiracy and other criminal provisions of
the Competition Act and potentially anticompetitive business
practices, and in the development of corporate compliance
policies and compliance with such policies. Beth speaks and writes on competition and foreign investment matters for the
Canadian Bar Association and American Bar Association.
Prior to
practising law, Beth worked as an officer in the Mergers Branch of the
Competition Bureau for two and a half years assessing mergers under the
Competition Act.
Beth has been recognized by Chambers Global:
The World's Leading Lawyers for Business and The Lexpert Guide to
Leading U.S./Canada Cross-border Corporate Lawyers in Canada as an expert
in one of her areas of expertise (Competition).
Select Experience
- Paramount Resources Ltd., in connection with the sale of its sour gas processing assets in north western Alberta to Pembina Gas Services Limited Partnership, for approximately $600 Million in cash and other considerations. Read more
- Murphy Oil Corporation, in connection with closing $486m Light Oil Joint Venture with Athabasca Oil Corporation Read more
- Bennett Jones, in connection with acting for Waste Connections, Inc. on approximately $13 Billion merger with Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd. Read more
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