Danielle is an Associate in Osler’s Competition/Antitrust Law, International Trade and Foreign Investment Group. Danielle’s primary focus is on International Trade, advising on trade remedies, free-trade agreements, trade policy, World Trade Organization (WTO) disputes, customs, import/export control, and sanctions.
Danielle also has vast experience in Competition/Antitrust and Foreign Investment matters including merger review, abuse of dominance and other anti-competitive practices investigations and litigation, and marketing/advertising law matters under the Competition Act, and net benefit, national security and cultural sector reviews under the Investment Canada Act.
Prior to specializing in international trade and competition issues, Danielle was a regulatory and environmental lawyer based in Calgary, Alberta. Danielle focused on energy, natural resources and mining development with an emphasis on environmental, regulatory and Indigenous matters. Danielle draws on her in-depth knowledge in a number of highly specialized and technical fields to provide a unique perspective to clients, offering subject-matter expertise informed by a deep understanding of the broader legal and political framework.
Danielle serves as a member of 4-H Canada’s Board of Directors and a Vice-Chair of the American Bar Association’s International Trade Committee. Danielle has previously been a term lecturer at the University of Alberta for Competition & Antitrust Law.
An avid outdoorswoman and passionate athlete, Danielle has climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro and Mt. Everest Base Camp, is a certified Swift Water Rescue Technician and Wilderness First-Aid Responder, and was a member of the University of Toronto Varsity Women’s Lacrosse Team.
Areas of Expertise
Representative Work
- Rocky Mountain Equipment
Rocky Mountain Equipment in its acquisition of Robertson Implements
- Energy Transfer Canada
Energy Transfer Canada in connection with Pembina Pipeline Corporation and KKR’s joint venture to merge Western Canadian processing assets
- Safran
Safran in its acquisition of Orolia
- Kinross Gold Corporation
Kinross Gold Corporation in its US$1.4-billion acquisition of Great Bear Resources
- Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Goldman Sachs Asset Management in its US$250 million investment in Hydrostor
- Spire Global
Spire Global in its $204.2 million acquisition of exactEarth
- Aceto
Aceto in its acquisition of A&C
- Textron Inc.
Textron Inc. in its sale of TRU Simulation Inc + Training Inc., to CAE Inc. for US$40 million
- 2223890 Alberta Ltd.
2223890 Alberta Ltd. in its $195-million go-private transaction with Rocky Mountain Dealerships Inc.
- MHR Fund Management LLC
MHR Fund Management LLC in Telesat Canada’s going public transaction
- KingSett Capital
KingSett Capital on behalf of KingSett Real Estate Growth LP No.7, KingSett Canadian Real Estate Income Fund and other investors, in connection with its $4.9 billion acquisition, with Starlight Investments, of Northview Apartment REIT
- Enterprise Holdings Inc.
Enterprise Holdings Inc. in its Canadian subsidiary's acquisition of Discount Car and Truck Rentals
- ConocoPhillips
ConocoPhillips in its acquisition of Montney acreage from Kelt Exploration Ltd.
- Aura Power Renewables Ltd.
Aura Power Renewables Ltd. in its Fox Coulee Solar Project approval by the Alberta Utilities Commission
Rocky Mountain Equipment in its acquisition of Robertson Implements
Energy Transfer Canada in connection with Pembina Pipeline Corporation and KKR’s joint venture to merge Western Canadian processing assets
Safran in its acquisition of Orolia
Kinross Gold Corporation in its US$1.4-billion acquisition of Great Bear Resources
Goldman Sachs Asset Management in its US$250 million investment in Hydrostor
- Spire Global
Spire Global in its $204.2 million acquisition of exactEarth
- Aceto
Aceto in its acquisition of A&C
- Textron Inc.
Textron Inc. in its sale of TRU Simulation Inc + Training Inc., to CAE Inc. for US$40 million
- 2223890 Alberta Ltd.
2223890 Alberta Ltd. in its $195-million go-private transaction with Rocky Mountain Dealerships Inc.
- MHR Fund Management LLC
MHR Fund Management LLC in Telesat Canada’s going public transaction
- KingSett Capital
KingSett Capital on behalf of KingSett Real Estate Growth LP No.7, KingSett Canadian Real Estate Income Fund and other investors, in connection with its $4.9 billion acquisition, with Starlight Investments, of Northview Apartment REIT
- Enterprise Holdings Inc.
Enterprise Holdings Inc. in its Canadian subsidiary's acquisition of Discount Car and Truck Rentals
- ConocoPhillips
ConocoPhillips in its acquisition of Montney acreage from Kelt Exploration Ltd.
- Aura Power Renewables Ltd.
Aura Power Renewables Ltd. in its Fox Coulee Solar Project approval by the Alberta Utilities Commission
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 June 3, 2025
U.S. court overturns President Trump’s IEEPA tariffs: implications for Canada-U.S. trade
We explain the implications of the recent U.S. Court of International Trade decision overturning many tariffs and what businesses should expect next.
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Osler Update April 4, 2025
Trump tariffs: Canada mostly avoids U.S. ‘reciprocal’ tariffs…for now
We describe the key details of the executive order, explain how it does and does not affect Canadian goods and discuss what to expect next.
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Osler Update April 1, 2025
Trump tariffs: executive order imposing ‘automobile’ tariffs slams North American automotive integration into reverse
We discuss the scope of the automotive tariff, how it builds upon measures from President Trump’s first term and what it could mean for the CUSMA.
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Awards and Recognition
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Chambers Canada: Canada’s Leading Lawyers for Business: Recognized as an “Associate to Watch” in International Trade/WTO Law
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King Charles III Coronation Medal Recipient
Community Involvement
- Director, 4-H Canada
- Vice Chair, American Bar Association, International Law Section, International Trade Committee
Speaking and Writing
Speaking Engagements
Term Lecturer, University of Alberta (Competition & Antitrust Law) / Coach of the University of Alberta Adam F. Fanaki Canadian Competition Law Moot Team
Speaker, Ontario Bar Association International Law Program, U.S. Election Results: Impacts on Trade and International Relations (November 26, 2024)
Moderator, Canadian Bar Association, Gaining a Firm Legal Foundation for Geopolitical Risk Management (October 10, 2024)
Speaker, Indigenous Law Insights: Haida Nation Aboriginal title recognized in B.C. (May 28, 2024)
Steering Committee, CBA Competition Law Young Lawyers Symposium 2021, June 3, 2021.
Organizing Committee, CBA Competition Law Spring Online Symposium “Staying Ahead of the Curve: Advanced Topics in Mergers and Joint Ventures”, April 29-30, 2021.
Organizing Committee, CBA Competition Law Fall Online Symposium, “Competition Law and Foreign Investment Enforcement in the Time of COVID-19”, October 20-22, 2020.
Energy Regulation Quarterly, The New Alberta Electricity Legislation, Energy Regulation Quarterly Volume 6, Issue 3 2018.
Published Work
“The New Alberta Electricity Legislation”, Energy Regulation Quarterly Volume 6, Issue 3 2018.
“Can Quantum Mechanics Be Reconciled with Relativity?”, Solving Superliminal Causation through Lewis’ Counterfactuals. Noesis. Spring 2014.
“Invention of Interference-Cancelling Wires Developed for Condensed Matter Cryostats”. University of Toronto Undergraduate Physics Student Research Presentation Series, Toronto, 2013.
“Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics”. University of Toronto Undergraduate Philosophy Research Conference, Toronto, 2013.
“Can Quantum Mechanics Be Reconciled with Relativity?: Solving Superliminal Causation through Lewis’ Counterfactuals”. University of Toronto Undergraduate Philosophy Research Conference, Toronto, 2012.
Credentials
Education
- London School of Economics, LL.M., with Merit (International Dispute Resolution & Global Antitrust/Competition Law)
- University of Alberta, J.D.
- University of Toronto, Hon. B. Sc. . (double major Physics and Philosophy, Mathematics minor)
Languages
- English
- French
- Cantonese
