François E.J. Tougas

Partner at McMillan LLP

François Tougas is a distinguished member of McMillan LLP’s transportation and competition/antitrust practices. His transportation expertise encompasses railway and terminal rate and service strategy, negotiations, arbitrations, mediations, regulatory proceedings with the Canadian Transportation Agency, policy formulation, project management, government relations, and transactions. With a commendable record of testifying on numerous bills before the House and Senate Standing Committees on Transport, François is a pivotal figure in making policy submissions to Transport Canada, the Canadian Transportation Agency, and other federal entities.

In the realm of competition/antitrust, François specializes in merger reviews conducted by the Competition Bureau (Canada) for both domestic and international mergers. His profound industry insight covers transportation, shipping, distribution, railways, marine and inland terminals, forestry, mining, energy, and technology sectors. Beyond practice, he imparts his knowledge as an adjunct professor of competition law and policy at the University of British Columbia, frequently lecturing and authoring papers on merger review, monopsonisation, rail carrier dominance, and rail transportation economic policy.

Recognized in multiple domestic and international directories, François is lauded as one of Canada’s leading transportation and competition law experts.

Year Call to Bar: 1989 (BC)

Phone: (604) 691-7425

Fax: (604) 685-7084

Email: [email protected]

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