Melanie L. Aitken

Co-Chair, Competition, Antitrust & Foreign Invest at Bennett Jones LLP

Melanie is the managing principal of Bennett Jones (US) LLP, practising Canadian law in Washington, DC, and Toronto, ON. She is also co-head of the Competition and Foreign Investment practice specializing in global antitrust and competition law and litigation, working closely with Toronto and other offices.

Melanie served as Canada’s Competition Commissioner, leading the Canadian Competition Bureau from 2009 to 2012. During her tenure, she oversaw numerous high-profile civil and criminal cases and collaborated extensively with global antitrust authorities on enforcement and policy matters, assuming leadership roles in key international organizations.

With an active antitrust advisory, trial, and commercial practice, Melanie represents major Canadian and US companies across diverse industries. Her excellence is recognized in Chambers Global, GCR Top Women in Antitrust, and Euromoney’s Women in Business Law.

Melanie has shared her expertise as an Adjunct Professor at Osgoode Hall and Queen’s Law Schools and participates actively in the CD Howe Institute’s Competition Policy Council. She also serves on the Advisory Boards of the Global Antitrust Institute and Schulich School of Business and has been honored as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.

Year Call to Bar: 1991 (ON)

Phone: (416) 777-4855

Fax: (202) 204-0498

Email: [email protected]

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