Erika Woolgar
Senior Associate
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
Related services and key industries
Biography
Erika Woolgar is a competition law and regulatory lawyer based in our Toronto office.
Her competition and antitrust practice includes merger reviews in both Canada and the US, developing competition law training programs, and providing strategic advice to clients on civil and criminal matters, including mergers and acquisitions, abuse of dominance, and misleading advertising. She also regularly works with international clients to obtain approvals under the Investment Canada Act.
In addition to her transactional and advisory work, Erika has an active competition litigation practice, with a focus on defending companies involved in complex class action claims under the Competition Act and provincial consumer protection legislation.
Erika's regulatory and investigations practice involves conducting cross-border investigations into alleged statutory violations, and advising clients on a range of regulatory matters relating to anti-corruption and business integrity, economic sanctions, and trade remedies.
Professional experience
Collapse allJ.D., University of Toronto, 2017
B.A. (Hons.), Dalhousie University, 2013
- Ontario 2018
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada: Corporate and Commercial Litigation, 2024-2025
- "Directing minds beware: Individual accountability is US DOJ's 'first priority' in prosecuting corporate crimes," Regulation Tomorrow, June 22, 2022.
- "Competitive Edge: US and Canada Antitrust enforcement in labour and employment practices," Norton Rose Fulbright, webinar, June 29, 2023.
- Canadian Bar Association
- Ontario Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Law Society of Ontario
Insights
Competition Act amendments expand opportunities for private litigation
Publication | August 16, 2024
The state of Canada’s Competition Act
Publication | June 21, 2024
Competition Bureau: Stiff penalties associated with online employee reviews
Publication | January 24, 2024
Client work
CAE Inc. with its increased ownership stake in SIMCOM Aviation Training
November 28, 2024
CAE Inc. definitive agreement to sell its healthcare business to Madison Industries
October 26, 2023
Innergex acquires 100 percent interest in Ontario 60 MW solar portfolio
March 14, 2023
CHL is successful in motion to strike a proposed class action
August 30, 2022