Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

The powerhouse practice at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP remains a market leader, leveraging the bench strength of national offices in Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, Montreal and Ottawa and abroad in London and New York, to advise major domestic and multinational corporates and financial institutions involved in high-value public and private M&A. The practice is led by a trio of M&A experts in Toronto: Rory ffrench, who specializes in such sectors as healthcare, infrastructure and tech; Cheryl Satin, who also brings expertise to divestitures, private equity investments, joint ventures and corporate reorganizations; and Catherine Youdan, who advises on complex capital markets matters. Ross Bentley continues to be a key figure in Calgary, bringing experience to advising clients in the aviation, energy and agribusiness sectors, on such matters as domestic and international mergers, takeover bids and plans of arrangement. Michael Gans draws on over 25 years of practice to manage complex M&A, related party transactions and internal investigations. Jeffrey Lloyd brings authority to major negotiated and unsolicited transactions involving clients in industries ranging from real estate and media to telecoms and financial services. Linda Tu acts for a broad base of public and private companies, boards of directors, special committees and underwriters across the retail, tech, renewables, agriculture and cannabis spaces. All lawyers, unless noted, work in the Toronto office.