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A leader in transactional work, we’re Canada’s most active law firm for cross-border deals and litigation. Regardless of the industry, timing, scope, or complexity, you can rely on our vast experience and the highest level of responsiveness.
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Overview

Your Partner in Canada for Cross-Border Business Law

Fasken is a leading full service law firm with offices in all the major commercial centres in Canada. Our Firm has deep bench strength in cross-border M&A, private equity, corporate finance and litigation. We are involved in some of the most high profile and complex transactions and litigation in Canada and across our border.

Whether we are leading a transaction, or providing the support needed in Canada as a trusted partner to a transaction team, we ensure that deals are done in real time with the highest levels of service and advice. Our full service capabilities and offices in every major business centre in Canada provide us with the ability to support any aspect of a transaction or case and our various practice areas compliment our core strengths.

We are recognized by third party ranking agencies around the world. Our M&A Group is routinely at the top of league tables and our Litigation Group  is consistently ranked at the top of various categories, including class actions, product liability and securities related matters.

Some feedback we have received following cross-border work for clients:

“ Fasken came highly recommended by two independent, large firms in the US. Our company was undergoing a cross-border transaction, which was quite complex and required in-depth business considerations, regulatory advice, and Federal Commission interaction. The depth of knowledge and experience the Fasken attorneys brought to the table was astounding. ”

“ My firm engaged Fasken to assist us in connection with our private equity client’s acquisition. Our client and the entire deal team were very impressed with the work of the Fasken team. I frequently work with, and across from, top US firms as part of my private equity practice and the Fasken team was more responsive, more technically proficient and much easier to deal with. ”

We offer a comprehensive Acquiring a Canadian Public Company Guide that provides an overview of crucial legal considerations relevant to transactions involving the acquisition of a public company in Canada.  In addition, our Doing Business in Canada Guide provides a concise and practical overview of the country's legal and regulatory environment.

Innovation

To revolutionize the way we provide legal services, Fasken is developing technology to build expertise, improve processes and deliver incredible value for our clients. We deploy a suite of innovative tools to better enable our legal teams and clients. These include Fasken Edge, our online legal services and collaboration platform; Kira, our artificial intelligence integrated software for reviewing contracts; Cosine, a powerful budgeting tool that provides real time budget-to-actual data and threshold notifications; Fasken InHouse, an innovative monthly retainer-based service model; and ACL (Automated Civil Litigation), an efficiency tool used to automate the creation of court forms, among others.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

We support numerous diversity initiatives throughout the Firm. Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, consisting of firm Board-level representation, is responsible for developing our diversity policies and procedures. Most notably, Fasken has achieved Mansfield Rule 4.0 Plus Certification confirming at least 30 per cent women, LGBTQ+ and minority lawyers were considered for 70 per cent or more of significant leadership roles at the Firm. As part of our broad range of diversity and inclusion initiatives, the Firm supports various groups and organizations including the National Bar Association and the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association.

Fasken offers a full range of expertise to support any transaction or business in Canada.

Areas of Expertise

  • Competition & Foreign Investment, Doing business in Canada and around the world requires a comprehensive understanding of local competition, consumer protection and foreign investment laws.
  • Corporate Finance, Fasken offers efficient, centralized and reliable processes. Legal work proceeds with fluidity and predictability, enabling clients to concentrate on other aspects of financing deals
  • Energy-and-climate, With over 100 lawyers working on projects across the energy industry and around the world, we assist with practical solutions inspired by decades of industry experience and collaboration.
  • Insolvency Law & Distressed Investments, Our lawyers have been involved in all types of restructuring and insolvency proceedings in Canada and have extensive experience in cross-border restructurings.
  • Intellectual Property, Our IP team includes lawyers, patent and trademark agents as well as advisors with advanced degrees in engineering, pharmaceutical and biological sciences, and physics.
  • Labour, Employment & Human Rights Law, In Canada, labour and employment law is governed predominantly at the provincial rather than federal level, with each province enacting its own labour and employment legislation.
  • Litigation, At Fasken, with our decades of experience, we understand both sides of the border and how to be effective in ways that are successful in Canada.
  • Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Our clients range from early stage companies to some of the world's leading multi-national public companies as well as private equity firms, investment banks, financial institutions and investors.
  • Private Equity, Canadian, U.S. and foreign clients look to Fasken for reliable buyout, investment and positioning advice. We have the credentials and experience to back up our advice.
  • Tax, Our firm’s tax lawyers have expertise in a variety of jurisdictions and are experienced in working with local tax counsel and advisors all over the world.
  • US cross border expertise, Your Canadian partner for cross-border transactions and complex litigation.

Team

Primary Contacts
  • Neil Kravitz, Partner | Co-lead, Corporate, Co-lead, Cross Border and International Practice, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 7551, nkravitz@fasken.com
  • Gesta A. Abols, Partner | Co-Leader, cross border and international practice, Toronto, ON, +1 416 943 8978, gabols@fasken.com
  • Antonio Di Domenico, Partner | Co-leader, Competition, Marketing & Foreign Investment, Toronto, ON, +1 416 868 3410, adidomenico@fasken.com
  • Caitlin Rose, Partner | Co-Leader, Private Equity, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 5277, crose@fasken.com
  • Adam Saskin, Partner, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 4343, asaskin@fasken.com
  • Luc Béliveau, Partner, Montréal, QC | London, +1 514 397 4336, lbeliveau@fasken.com
  • Frédéric P. Gilbert, Partner, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 5232, fgilbert@fasken.com
  • Claude E. Jodoin, M Fisc, Partner, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 7489, cjodoin@fasken.com
  • Jonathan Halwagi, Partner, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 5226, jhalwagi@fasken.com
  • Martin Racicot, Partner, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 5128, mracicot@fasken.com
  • Elias Retsinas, Partner, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 5215, eretsinas@fasken.com
  • Dylan A. Chochla, Partner, Toronto, ON, +1 416 868 3425, dchochla@fasken.com
  • Sarah Graves, Partner, Toronto, ON, +1 416 865 4474, sgraves@fasken.com
  • Andrew S. Nunes, Partner | CO-LEADER, TECHNOLOGY, MEDIA AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Toronto, ON, +1 416 865 4510, anunes@fasken.com
  • Vera Toppings, Partner, Toronto, ON, +1 416 865 5136, vtoppings@fasken.com
  • Enoch H. Chang, Partner, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 4803, echang@fasken.com
  • Michael Coburn, Partner, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 4832, mcoburn@fasken.com
  • Jon Conlin, Partner, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 3237, jconlin@fasken.com
  • Kibben Jackson, Partner, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 4786, kjackson@fasken.com
  • Kareen A. Zimmer, Partner, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 4775, kzimmer@fasken.com

Client Work

  • Class8 (formerly FleetOps) closes C$30.8 million Series A funding round led by Xplorer Capital, [Deal - Class8 (formerly FleetOps)], Canadian AI-driven freight solution raises Series A funding.
  • Cascadia Seaweed raises C$4 million in funding round, [Deal - Cascadia Seaweed Corp.], Canadian venture capital funding for Cascadia Seaweed
  • Dimension Capital leads Aspect Biosystems in raising US$115 million series B financing to advance bioprinted tissue therapeutics, [Deal - Dimension Capital], US$115 million series B financing in biotech industry
  • Aris Mining closes US$450 million senior notes offering, [Deal - Aris Mining Corporation], Senior notes offering for Aris Mining
  • Pulsar Helium Inc. (AIM:PLSR)(TSXV:PLSR) announces a fundraising and admission to trading on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange, [Deal - Strand Hanson Limited and Merlin Partners LLP t/a OAK Securities], Dual listing of Pulsar Helium Inc. on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange.
  • Squadra Ventures leads US$6 million seed extension round for Wyvern, [Deal - Squadra Ventures], Venture capital firm provides additional capital to Canadian space data startup.
  • Pender Growth Fund and Acorn Capital Partners acquire POWR Inc., Rowanwood Professional Services, CHL Software and Assured Software Limited, [Deal - Pender Software Holdings Ltd.], Sale of multiple subsidiaries in the Tech industry
  • Castle Harlan acquires Alumni Educational Solutions, [Deal - Castle Harlan Inc.], Global private equity investment firm’s acquisition of leading educational furniture manufacturer.
  • Ecomtent Inc., an artificial intelligence and e-commerce startup raises C$1.15 million in pre-seed financing round, [Deal - Ecomtent Inc.], Canadian startup raises C$1.15 million in pre-seed financing round.

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