pierre n. gemson

PIERRE N. GEMSON
Avocat salarié
T 416.367.6324
F 416.367.6749
Toronto
[email protected]
Litige et arbitrage
Litige relatif au droit des sociétés et droit commercial
Anti-Trust/concurrence
Formation / Admission au Barreau
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
LLB / BCL (Great Distinction), McGill
University, 2009
Pierre Gemson is an associate in our Toronto office and is a member of the firm's
Commercial Litigation group. Pierre represents corporate clients in complex litigation
matters, with particular experience in competition law matters, including the defense of
consumer class actions. He has also advised on diverse competition law matters and
represented sellers and acquirers in antitrust merger clearance.
M Phil in International Relations,
University of Oxford (St. Antony's
College), 2005
BA (Hons. With High Distinction) in
History and Peace & Conflict Studies,
University of Toronto, 2002
United States District Court for the
Southern District of New York, 2013
New York, 2011
Ontario, 2010
Activités professionnelles
​Member, American Bar Association,
Section of Antitrust Law
Prior to joining BLG, Pierre practiced for five years at a leading, full-service firm in New
York, where he represented and advised U.S. and international corporations in a variety
of industries including cellular telecommunications, commercial aviation, banking, vision
care, and casino gaming.
In 2009-2010, Pierre served as law clerk to Justice Marie Deschamps at the Supreme
Court of Canada.
He is fluent in English and French.
REPRESENTATIVE WORK
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Advises and acts for clients in competition law litigation and regulatory
matters.
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Represented a multinational pharmaceutical company in a nationwide
putative consumer class action centralized in the United States District
Court for the Middle District of Florida alleging federal and state antitrust
violations relating to its pricing policy.
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Represented a multinational pharmaceutical company in a federal
constitutional challenge seeking to enjoin the application of a state
statute purporting to regulate contact lens pricing activity in U.S. federal
district court and in the court of appeals.
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Represented a European bank in a lawsuit under the U.S. federal AntiTerrorism Act alleging a conspiracy to provide material support for
terrorism.
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Represented a multinational cellular telecommunications company in an
antitrust action alleging a conspiracy in the development of the 4G-LTE
cellular standard.
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Represented a multinational glass packaging company in an antitrust
action brought by the Federal Trade Commission challenging the sale of
its North American glass packaging business.
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Advised the buyer on antitrust aspects of U.S. airline's partial acquisition
of a U.K. airline.
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Advised the buyer on antitrust aspects of a merger between two
companies in the gaming industry.
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Represented the City of New York and two New York police officers in
the jury trial of a lawsuit alleging false arrest and excessive force.
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