Mohit Sethi

Associate

Toronto
[email protected]
416.367.7258

Mohit is an associate in the Competition/Antitrust and Foreign Investment Review group, where he advises clients on a range of legal issues across various industries.

Mohit has experience in providing strategic advice to clients on compliance matters, regulatory risk assessments, pre-merger notifications under the Competition Act, and advising on foreign investment issues under the Investment Canada Act. 

In addition to his competition/antitrust and foreign investment practice, Mohit has experience in civil and regulatory litigation, such as class actions involving competition claims. He also advises digital assets businesses, such as cryptocurrency exchanges, on matters before the Ontario Securities Commission.

Prior to joining BLG as an associate, Mohit completed a summer internship and articled with the firm. During law school, he interned at Canada's largest e-commerce company; Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada; and the University of Ottawa's Centre for Law, Technology and Society. Mohit is fluent in Hindi. 

Experience

  • Netflix Inc. on the Canadian aspects of its acquisition of Animal Logic (entertainment/technology).
  • Netflix, Inc. on the Canadian aspects of its global acquisition of Scanline VFX, Inc (entertainment/technology).
  • Samsung Electronics Corporation, Samsung Electronics America and Samsung Electronics Canada in Canadian class action proceedings related to the sale and supply of DRAM.
  • Korean Air in Canadian class action proceeding relating to air passenger surcharges.
  • A financial institution in defense of a regulatory proceeding by the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada
  • Various private equity firms in regulatory risk assessments for merger arbitrage opportunities

Beyond Our Walls

Professional Involvement

  • Member, American Bar Association, Antitrust Law Section
  • Member, Canadian Bar Association

Bar Admission & Education

  • Ontario, 2021
  • JD (Specialization in Law & Technology), University of Ottawa, 2020
  • MBT, University of Calgary, 2016
  • BSc (Hons.), McMaster University, 2014