Stephen Nattrass’ practice focuses on a variety of regulatory issues, primarily related to business ethics and anti-corruption, anti-trust and competition, economic sanctions and international trade, privacy, and procurement.

Stephen conducts internal investigations, performs due diligence on transactions and counterparties, designs and audits codes of ethics and compliance programs, and provides training on compliance with the CFPOA, the Criminal Code, and similar anti-corruption legislation. He conducts internal investigations that span multiple jurisdictions and involve working with local legal counsel to ensure a coordinated approach with authorities and stakeholders.

Stephen also regularly advises on economic sanctions and trade issues, including coordinating such advice with colleagues in other jurisdictions so that clients benefit from a coordinated approach.

His competition law experience includes reviews of mergers and acquisitions, and he works on reviewable practices such as refusal to deal and abuse of dominant position, as well as criminal and civil conspiracy, bid-rigging and restraint of trade issues. He has attended at client offices during dawn raids by the Competition Bureau.

His privacy and anti-spam practice includes reviewing and updating privacy policies, employee handbooks, and procedures to ensure compliance with various federal and provincial privacy statues, with both private sector clients and crown corporations. His access to information work includes both making and defending against requests at the federal, provincial, and municipal levels.