Zach is an associate in Osler’s Competition, Trade and Foreign Investment Group. His practice covers all aspects of competition, foreign investment, and international trade law across a broad range of industries.
Zach is a graduate of the Queen’s University Faculty of Law, where he received his Juris Doctor degree and a Certificate in International Business Law. While at Queen’s, Zach was recognized on the Dean’s Honour List and received the Spirit Award for contributions to the law school community. Zach also assisted members of the local community through his work with the Queen’s Family Law Clinic.
Before law school, Zach graduated summa cum laude from McMaster University with a Bachelor of Arts degree (legal philosophy, economics), while also receiving the Humanities Medal of Special Achievement and other academic and community-based awards.
Prior to joining Osler, Zach completed his articles at a national law firm in federal regulatory law fields, including competition, foreign investment, intellectual property, marketing, and privacy.
Representative Work
- TELUS
TELUS in its $1.26-billion wireless tower infrastructure partnership with La Caisse
- Create Music Group
Create Music Group in its acquisition of Monstercat
- Volkswagen
Volkswagen in its $69-million investment in Patriot Battery Metals
- Emera
Emera Inc. in the sale of its interest in the Labrador Island Link
TELUS in its $1.26-billion wireless tower infrastructure partnership with La Caisse
Create Music Group in its acquisition of Monstercat
Volkswagen in its $69-million investment in Patriot Battery Metals
Emera Inc. in the sale of its interest in the Labrador Island Link
Latest Insights
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Report June 28, 2024
The amended Canadian Competition Act: what businesses need to know
Following a series of high-profile amendments aimed at strengthening Canada’s competition law regime culminating in royal assent for Bill C-59 on...
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Osler Update January 22, 2026
Competition Tribunal denies leave in first decision under new public-interest test for private applicants
The decision marks a crucial moment for private competition law enforcement in Canada.
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Report December 4, 2025
Navigating the new Competition Act: early impacts and emerging challenges
Transformative amendments to the Competition Act have been in force for just over a year and we are already seeing their impact in several areas.
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Osler Update June 25, 2025
Competition Bureau releases updated guidance on enforcement approach to property controls
The CPC Guidance published by the Competition Bureau advocates that firms use property controls only where justified.
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Awards and Recognition
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Dean’s Honour List, Faculty of Law, Queen’s University
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Spirit Award, Faculty of Law, Queen’s University
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Global Law Scholarship, Faculty of Law, Queen’s University
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Medal of Special Achievement, Faculty of Humanities, McMaster University
Community Involvement
- Adam F. Fanaki Competition Law Moot, Assistant Coach (University of Ottawa)
- Queen’s Family Law Clinic, Student Caseworker and Clinic Mentor
- Queen’s Law Education & Equity Office, Academic Tutor
Speaking and Writing
Published Work
Institutional Design and the Administration of Canadian Competition Law: Modernizing the Competition Tribunal, Canadian Competition Law Review, Vol. 36 No. 2, 15 September 2023.
Credentials
Education
- Queen’s University, J.D.
- Queen’s University, Certificate in International Business Law
- McMaster University, Hons. B.A. (summa cum laude)
Languages
- English
Professional Affiliations
- Canadian Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Ontario Bar Association
- Law Society of Ontario
