Alysha Pannu

Alysha Pannu

Alysha Pannu is an associate in Osler’s Competition/Antitrust, Foreign Investment, and International Trade Group, focusing on competition/antitrust and foreign investment matters. 

Alysha advises clients on all aspects of competition law, including merger review, abuse of dominance and compliance matters, and has been recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada as “Ones to Watch” in Canada for Competition/Antitrust Law. Alysha has extensive experience working on complex and high-profile merger transactions, advising clients on potentially anti-competitive business practices, and providing strategic advice to clients regarding investigations and other compliance matters under the Competition Act. She also regularly provides advice to clients on marketing/advertising law matters. 

In her foreign investment review practice, Alysha advises clients on national security, net benefit and cultural sector reviews under the Investment Canada Act.

Prior to joining Osler, Alysha worked in the Competition/Antitrust and Foreign Investment group of another Canadian law firm. She also worked at the Mergers Directorate of the Canadian Competition Bureau where she reviewed high-profile mergers under the Competition Act.

Alysha serves in leadership roles in both the Canadian Bar Association and the American Bar Association. She is the current Vice-Chair of the Podcast Programming Committee, and the former Vice -Chair of the Unilateral Conduct Committee of the Antitrust Law Section of the American Bar Association. She also serves as Vice-Chair of the Reviewable Matters/Unilateral Conduct Committee of the National Competition Law and Foreign Investment Review Section of the Canadian Bar Association.


Awards and Recognition

  • Recognized as “One to Watch” in Competition/Antitrust Law (2025, 2026)

    —Best Lawyers

Credentials

Education

  • University of Ottawa, J.D. (cum laude)
  • Carleton University - Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, M.A.
  • University of Ottawa, B.A. (magna cum laude)

Languages

  • English

Professional Affiliations

  • Canadian Bar Association (CBA), Vice-Chair of the CBA Competition Law and Foreign Investment Review Section’s Reviewable Matters/Unilateral Conduct Committee
  • American Bar Association (ABA), Vice-Chair of the ABA Section of Antitrust Law’s Podcast Programming Committee