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Huy Do Toronto Lawyer

Huy Do *

Partner | CO-LEADER, COMPETITION, MARKETING & FOREIGN INVESTMENT | LEADER, SOUTHEAST ASIA GROUP Fasken
Innovation will have a large impact on competition, creating both great opportunities and significant threats.
Jurisdiction Ontario, 1998
Language(s) English, Vietnamese
Office(s) Toronto
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Overview

Huy Do is the Co-Leader of the firm’s Competition, Marketing & Foreign Investment group and Leader of the firm’s Southeast Asia practice group. His practice focuses on anti-trust/competition, marketing and foreign investment law.

Huy is a widely recognized leader in Canadian competition, marketing and foreign investment laws. He is a Past Chair and member of the Executive of the Competition Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association and serves as a Non-Governmental Advisor to the International Competition Network, a network of antitrust/competition law enforcement agencies from around the world. Huy is ranked in Chambers Global, Chambers Canada, PLC Which Lawyer?, Who’s Who Legal, Canadian Lexpert, Lexpert ALM 500, Legal 500 Canada and Best Lawyers in Canada for his competition/anti-trust practice.

Huy brings his wealth of experience, including from his time with the Competition Bureau, to advise clients in complex domestic and international competition law cases, including in relation to mergers, criminal cartels, deceptive marketing and abuse of dominance investigations. Huy also has extensive experience advising foreign clients, including state-owned enterprises, on economic and national security reviews under Canadian foreign investment law (Investment Canada Act).

Achievements

  • Recognized in Competition Law, Lexpert 500 Cross Border Directory (formerly ALM 500) 2024 to 2026
  • Recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as Repeatedly Recommended in Advertising & Marketing Law, Lexpert 2023 to 2026
  • Recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as Most Frequently Recommended in Competition Law, Lexpert 2022 to 2026
  • Recognized nationwide in Competition/Antitrust, Chambers Canada 2016 to 2026
  • Recognized nationwide as a Leading Individual in Competition and Antitrust Law, The Legal 500 Canada 2015 to 2026
  • Recognized in Competition/Antitrust Law in Toronto, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2015 to 2026
  • Recognized in Advertising and Marketing Law in Toronto, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2015 to 2026
  • Recognized nationwide in Canada in Competition/Antitrust, Chambers Global 2011 to 2026
  • Recognized as a Thought Leader in Competition, Lexology Index 2024 to 2025
  • Recognized as Recommended in Competition, Lexology Index 2016 to 2025

Experience

  • Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. defeats certification of proposed competition class action, [Case - Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc and Lupin Pharma Canada Inc], Lupin defeats certification in major competition class action
  • Zijin Gold International to acquire Allied Gold Corporation for approximately C$5.5 billion, [Deal - Zijin Gold International], Zijin Gold International to acquire Allied Gold for approximately C$5.5 billion in an all cash transaction.
  • GATX Corporation and Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. completes acquisition of Wells Fargo’s rail operating lease portfolio., [Deal - GATX Corporation and Brookfield Infrastructure Group Inc.], GATX Corporation and Brookfield Infrastructure Group Inc. complete the acquisition of Wells Fargo’s rail operating and finance lease portfolios.
  • United Rentals of Canada, Inc. completes the acquisition of Direct Equipment, [Deal - United Rentals, Inc.], North American equipment rental company completes acquisition of Canadian distributor
  • Predictive Discovery Limited enters into a definitive agreement to merge with Robex Resources Inc. by way of a C$1.5 billion plan of arrangement, [Deal - Predictive Discovery Limited], Australian gold company enters into a definitive agreement to acquire West African gold production and development company.
  • Blue Wolf Capital Partners completed the acquisition of LOGISTEC Corporation, [Deal - LOGISTEC Corporation], Acquisition of LOGISTEC Corporation by Blue Wolf Capital Partners.
  • SCR-Sibelco NV announces strategic joint venture with Avalon Advanced Materials Inc., [Deal - SCR-Sibelco NV], Belgian based global material solution company completes a joint venture agreement to develop Ontario lithium mining operations.
  • FortisBC agrees to sell a large underground natural gas storage facility for $400 million, [Deal - FortisBC Holdings Inc.], Sale of natural gas storage facility.
  • Kellogg Company successfully completes separation into two independent, publicly traded companies, Kellanova and WK Kellogg Co., [Deal - Kellogg Company], Kellogg Company separates into two independent public companies.

Career & Education

Education

  • LLM, International Business Law London School of Economics and Political Science
  • LLB Osgoode Hall Law School at York University

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Member, Law Society of Upper Canada
  • Past Chair, Canadian Bar Association Competition Law Section 2019-2020
  • Executive Member of Canadian Bar Association Competition Law Section since 2015
  • Chair of CBA Competition Law Spring Forum Conference 2015
  • Chair of CBA Competition Law Section's Criminal Matters Committee 2014
  • Member, Ontario Bar Association
  • Member, American Bar Association - Antitrust Section
  • Member, International Bar Association

Knowledge

  • Canada Maintains Competition Act Pre‑Merger Notification Threshold at C$93 million for 2026, 3/5/2026
  • Key Takeaways from the Annual Report on the Administration of the Investment Canada Act for Fiscal Year 2024–25, 3/2/2026
  • Government of Canada Raises Net Benefit Review Thresholds for 2026, 1/14/2026
  • Competition Bureau Releases Proposed Enforcement Guidelines: A New Framework for Addressing Anti-Competitive Conduct and Agreements, 11/19/2025
  • “Hell or High Water” Clauses in M&A: Delaware Gives Guidance, 5/13/2025
  • Government of Canada Raises Net Benefit Review Thresholds for 2025, 1/20/2025
  • Amendments To The Competition Act Only One Step Towards A Truly Competitive Economy, 9/11/2024
  • Series – The Evolving Competition Law Landscape in Canada: Part 5 – Private Competition Litigation, 7/22/2024
  • BILL C-59 RECEIVES ROYAL ASSENT, 6/21/2024
  • Further and Significant Proposed Amendments to the Competition Act in the areas of Merger Review, Ordinary Sales Pricing, Drip Pricing and Environmental Claims, 5/10/2024

Events

  • Global Antitrust Challenges Shaping the Pharmaceutical Industry, 4/16/2026
  • Leading the Way or Falling behind? Comparing Allied Critical Minerals Investment Control Regimes, 3/2/2026
  • Should I Stay or Should I Go Now? The Fateful Choice and Narrow Path to Leave Canada, 3/5/2025
  • Antitrust/Competition, Foreign Investment & Marketing Laws in the Face of COVID-19: Where We Are, Where We Are Going, 4/7/2020
  • Competition and Deceptive Marketing Enforcement in the Digital World, 6/6/2019
  • The Impact of Foreign Investment Laws on M&A Transactions in the Mining Sector, 3/3/2017
  • Canadian Competition Law: A 2016 Retrospective and Discussion of Trends for 2017, 2/16/2017
  • Innovation & Competition Law: Threats and Opportunities, 5/3/2016
  • 'Back to School' Pharma Forum 2015, 9/24/2015
  • "Back to School" Pharma Forum, 9/18/2014

News

  • Huy Do discusses growth opportunities linked to Canada-China trade in Law.com, 4/16/2026
  • Fasken will attend the 2026 IBA in Copenhagen, 4/13/2026
  • Fasken Welcomes the IBA to Toronto, 5/1/2025
  • Fasken will attend the 2024 IBA in Mexico City, 6/13/2024
  • Fasken will Attend the 2023 IBA in Paris, 7/21/2023
  • Fasken Attends IBA 2022 in Miami, 7/21/2022
  • Lexpert® ALM 500 Directory 2022 Names 22 Fasken Lawyers, 1/6/2022
  • The Global Competition Review quotes Huy Do in an article on the Canadian government to review the competition regime, 3/17/2021
  • Legalwriter.net quotes Huy Do in an article about COVID’s role on regulatory risk on businesses coping with Canada’s competition laws, 3/2/2021
  • Fasken Ranked in GCR 100 Guide for 9th Consecutive Year, 12/17/2020

Publications

  • Beware Ex Ante Regulation: Introducing “Cut and Paste” Ex Ante Regulations in Canada Against Select Big Tech Companies is Just Bad Economic and Legislative Policy, 4/20/2023
  • The Foreign Investment Regulation Review, Edition 10 - Chapter 4: Canada, 11/7/2022
  • Canada: Foreign Investment Review, 9/30/2022
  • Greenwashing: What It Is and Why It Matters, 9/13/2022
  • Getting The Deal Through - Mining 2016 - Canada, 7/4/2016
  • The Competition Bureau Clarifies its Enforcement Approach in IP Matters with Updated Intellectual Property Enforcement Guidelines, 4/7/2016
  • Mediation: A First in Resolving Merger Challenges under the Competition Act, 4/4/2016
  • Competition Tribunal Dismisses Refusal to Deal Application, 1/15/2016
  • Class Action Launched Against Banks for Alleged Price-Fixing Conspiracy in Foreign Exchange Market, 9/17/2015
  • Merger Control and Foreign Investment Review in Canada, 7/31/2015

Speaking Engagements

  • Restocking the Leniency Tool Shed, 4/11/2024
  • How Franchisors Can Navigate the Competition Act’s New No-Poaching and Anti-wage Fixing Provisions, 6/12/2023
  • New Trends in Cartel Enforcement, 6/1/2023
  • What Changes Across the Northern Border? Five Key Differences Between US & Canadian Antitrust Law, 3/23/2020
  • Diversity and Inclusion in Canadian Competition Law and Economics: How are we doing and how can we get better?, 1/14/2020
  • Competition and Deceptive Marketing Enforcement in the Digital World, 6/6/2019
  • Antitrust and Competition Law Update, 6/28/2018
  • Liability of Parent Companies, 3/22/2018
  • NGA Engagement, 5/11/2017
  • The Rise Of Finance Technology in Canada, 6/9/2016
Speaker Restocking the Leniency Tool Shed American Bar Association (ABA) 2024 Antitrust Spring Meeting location location Washington, DC
Speaker How Franchisors Can Navigate the Competition Act’s New No-Poaching and Anti-wage Fixing Provisions Canadian Bar Association (CBA) location location Toronto, ON
Speaker New Trends in Cartel Enforcement American Bar Association (ABA) Antitrust in the Americas Conference 2023 location location Rio de Janeiro, Brazil