Doing Business in Canada: Cross-Border Resources

Our Capital Markets team, consisting of more than 100 lawyers, is one of the largest and most experienced in Canada. Our lawyers are leaders in capital markets transactions, serving prominent public companies and financial institutions in Canada, the United States and worldwide.

Our Structured Finance legal team has market-leading experience in Canada’s structured finance market, encompassing a wide array of asset classes and transaction types. We work closely with clients to make these transactions successful, despite unique challenges that stem from Canada’s tax regime, commercial law and regulatory environment.

Our multidisciplinary team is particularly skilled at assessing regulatory risk, developing appropriate risk-management strategies to meet a client’s needs and business model, communicating complex topics with finesse, and fostering strong relationships with regulators while maintaining the client’s reputation at the forefront in all facets. 

Blakes is acknowledged as having the preeminent Financial Services practice in Canada. We are known for our deep-bench strength and industry expertise. Many of the largest and most highly regarded financial institutions and financial services providers in Canada, the U.S., Europe and Asia, as well as other non-Canadian financial organizations, regularly retain Blakes as counsel.