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.
Canada’s leading public companies and investment dealers regularly turn to us to handle their corporate finance transactions and securities regulatory matters, tapping into our national and international presence to access our exceptional cross-border capability in principal markets.
We have extensive experience with public offerings, including initial public offerings, acquisition finance and innovative fund structures, as well as private placements. We routinely advise corporations, trusts and investment banks on all types of securities regulatory matters and have unsurpassed knowledge of securities regulation gained, in part, through our work with Canadian securities regulators.
We also have specialized experience advising on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in connection with corporate financing, fund structuring, investment transactions, ESG reporting and disclosure obligations.
To view a list of our most recent representative matters, please visit Equity Capital Markets, or Debt Capital Markets.
Blakes is consistently recognized as a leading capital markets law firm in Canada. We were recently recognized as the best Capital Markets firm at the 2024 Lexology Awards: North America. Blakes also won Capital Markets Deal of the Year at the 2024 Canadian Law Awards for Pembina Pipeline Corporation’s C$1.28-billion offering of subscription receipts.
In the first half of 2024, Blakes was the top firm in Canada in the following capital markets league tables:
- No. 1 in Canada in equity, equity-linked and preferred offerings for issuers and underwriters combined by deal value (Bloomberg)
- No. 1 in Canada in debt offerings for issuers by deal count (Bloomberg)
- No. 1 in Canada in equity offerings for issuers and underwriters combined by deal value and deal count (Financial Post)
- No. 1 in Canada in equity and equity-related offerings for issuers and underwriters combined by deal value and deal count (LSEG (formerly Refinitiv))
People
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Tim AndisonPartner | Toronto
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Stephen R. AshbournePartner | Toronto
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Chris BarkerPartner | Toronto
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David BristowPartner | Toronto
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Liam ChurchillPartner | Toronto
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Jill DavisPartner | Toronto
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Shlomi FeinerPartner | Toronto
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Will FungPartner | Toronto
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Michael I. GansPartner | Toronto, New York
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Brock W. Gibson, KCPartner | Calgary, Toronto
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Jeff GlassPartner | Toronto
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Jacob GofmanPartner | Toronto
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Chris HewatPartner | Toronto
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Michael HickeyPartner | Toronto
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Christopher JonesPartner | Toronto
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Norbert KnutelPartner | Toronto
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Lauren LeahyPartner | Toronto
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Jeff LloydPartner | London, Toronto
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Alex MacMillanPartner | Toronto
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Stacy McLeanPartner | Toronto
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Matthew MerkleyPartner | Toronto
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Eric MoncikPartner | Toronto
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Alex MoorePartner | Toronto
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Jeremy OzierPartner | Toronto
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Aaron PalmerPartner | Toronto
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Tim PhillipsPartner | Toronto
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Brendan D. ReayPartner | Toronto
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Vladimir ShatiryanPartner | Toronto
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Linda TuPartner | Toronto
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Richard TurnerPartner | Toronto
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Markus ViirlandPartner | Toronto
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John WilkinPartner | Toronto
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Catherine YoudanPartner | Toronto
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Renate AllenLaw Clerk | Toronto
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Emilie AndrewsAssociate | Toronto
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Tairroyn ChildsAssociate | Toronto
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Sarah DeGenovaAssociate | Toronto
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Jessie DewdneyAssociate | Toronto
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Marc Di PierdomenicoAssociate | Toronto
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Melissa EarlAssociate | Toronto
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Mitchell HamiltonAssociate | Toronto
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Michael HayesAssociate | Toronto
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William JelinekAssociate | Toronto
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Antoine KillinAssociate | Toronto
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Liz Litwack-LandsbergAssociate | Toronto
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Selena LucienAssociate | Toronto
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Lisa MarcheseLaw Clerk | Toronto
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Alyssa MosesAssociate | Toronto
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Raul OlaeriuAssociate | Toronto
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Biljana PereiraLaw Clerk | Toronto
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Karam PutrosAssociate | Toronto
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Sabrina Radia-BramwellAssociate | Toronto
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Josh RosenbaumAssociate | Toronto
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Adam ShermanAssociate | Toronto
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Demi ToneguzzoAssociate | Toronto
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Rishi VermaAssociate | Toronto
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Jacob WebsterAssociate | Toronto
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Christopher YeretsianAssociate | Toronto
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Kym ZelinskiLaw Clerk | Toronto
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Jeff BakkerPartner | Calgary
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Ross A. BentleyPartner | Calgary
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Brock W. Gibson, KCPartner | Calgary, Toronto
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Olga KaryPartner | Calgary
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Daniel McLeodPartner | Calgary
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Cameron ProctorPartner | Calgary
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Chad C. SchneiderPartner | Calgary
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Kristopher SimardPartner | Calgary
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Farrukh AhmadAssociate | Calgary
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Michael BarrettAssociate | Calgary
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Sean CahillAssociate | Calgary
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Tori ChiuAssociate | Calgary
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Ivana DokicAssociate | Calgary
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Emilio FilomenoAssociate | Calgary
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Ryley HarriganAssociate | Calgary
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Lindsay HoferAssociate | Calgary
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Peter HoworunAssociate | Calgary
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Cole OllisAssociate | Calgary
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Bharbara ParkenAssociate | Calgary
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Matthew SantilloAssociate | Calgary
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Mercer TimmisAssociate | Calgary
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Emma CostantePartner | Vancouver
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Joseph GarciaPartner | Vancouver
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Jamie KariyaPartner | Vancouver
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Kathleen KeiltyPartner | Vancouver
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Troy LehmanPartner | Vancouver
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Steven McKoen, KCPartner | Vancouver
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Kyle MisewichPartner | Vancouver
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Michelle Noorani (née Audet)Partner | Vancouver
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Peter J. O'CallaghanRetired Partner | Vancouver
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Evan StraightPartner | Vancouver
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Susan TomainePartner | Vancouver
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Bob J. WooderPartner | Vancouver
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Alessandra DavoliAssociate | Vancouver
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Vijay DhillonAssociate | Vancouver
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Glen HarrisonAssociate | Vancouver
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Michael HoptonAssociate | Vancouver
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Christina SutcliffeAssociate | Vancouver
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Ilia KatiraeeAssociate | Vancouver
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Shona LiuAssociate | Vancouver
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Seb LloydAssociate | Vancouver
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Hayley NellesAssociate | Vancouver
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Jamie OleksiewAssociate | Vancouver
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Mackenzie ParlowAssociate | Vancouver
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Arina PolyachekAssociate | Vancouver
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Ziyao SunAssociate | Vancouver
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Justin TiessenAssociate | Vancouver
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Darren WhitehouseAssociate | Vancouver
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Edmond YanAssociate | Vancouver
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Pascal de GuisePartner | Montréal
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Anthony Lanouette-MarierPartner | Montréal
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Howard LevinePartner | Montréal
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Julien MichaudPartner | Montréal
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Justin AllardAssociate | Montréal
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Philippe BerthiaumeAssociate | Montréal
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Michael ChecchinAssociate | Montréal
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Émile ForcioneAssociate | Montréal
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Bryan FuchsAssociate | Montréal
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Louis-Philippe LacasseAssociate | Montréal
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Hubert T. LacroixStrategic Counsel | Montréal
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Yu LiAssociate | Montréal
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Louis MorissetStrategic Counsel | Montréal
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Siobhan MullanAssociate | Montréal
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Robert TorralboSenior Counsel | Montréal
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Stefan VrinceanuAssociate | Montréal
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Michael I. GansPartner | Toronto, New York
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Kevin RusliPartner | New York, Toronto
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Kai DuchnyczAssociate | New York
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Jeff LloydPartner | London, Toronto
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Jennifer MaxwellPartner | London
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Jennifer CrawfordAssociate | London
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Michelle PeriniAssociate | London
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Tim AndisonPartner | Toronto
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Stephen R. AshbournePartner | Toronto
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Jeff BakkerPartner | Calgary
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Chris BarkerPartner | Toronto
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Ross A. BentleyPartner | Calgary
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David BristowPartner | Toronto
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Liam ChurchillPartner | Toronto
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Emma CostantePartner | Vancouver
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Jill DavisPartner | Toronto
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Pascal de GuisePartner | Montréal
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Shlomi FeinerPartner | Toronto
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Will FungPartner | Toronto
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Michael I. GansPartner | Toronto, New York
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Joseph GarciaPartner | Vancouver
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Brock W. Gibson, KCPartner | Calgary, Toronto
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Jeff GlassPartner | Toronto
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Jacob GofmanPartner | Toronto
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Chris HewatPartner | Toronto
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Michael HickeyPartner | Toronto
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Christopher JonesPartner | Toronto
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Jamie KariyaPartner | Vancouver
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Olga KaryPartner | Calgary
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Kathleen KeiltyPartner | Vancouver
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Norbert KnutelPartner | Toronto
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Anthony Lanouette-MarierPartner | Montréal
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Lauren LeahyPartner | Toronto
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Troy LehmanPartner | Vancouver
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Howard LevinePartner | Montréal
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Jeff LloydPartner | London, Toronto
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Alex MacMillanPartner | Toronto
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Jennifer MaxwellPartner | London
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Steven McKoen, KCPartner | Vancouver
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Stacy McLeanPartner | Toronto
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Daniel McLeodPartner | Calgary
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Matthew MerkleyPartner | Toronto
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Julien MichaudPartner | Montréal
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Kyle MisewichPartner | Vancouver
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Eric MoncikPartner | Toronto
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Alex MoorePartner | Toronto
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Michelle Noorani (née Audet)Partner | Vancouver
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Peter J. O'CallaghanRetired Partner | Vancouver
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Jeremy OzierPartner | Toronto
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Aaron PalmerPartner | Toronto
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Tim PhillipsPartner | Toronto
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Cameron ProctorPartner | Calgary
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Brendan D. ReayPartner | Toronto
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Kevin RusliPartner | New York, Toronto
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Chad C. SchneiderPartner | Calgary
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Vladimir ShatiryanPartner | Toronto
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Kristopher SimardPartner | Calgary
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Evan StraightPartner | Vancouver
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Susan TomainePartner | Vancouver
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Linda TuPartner | Toronto
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Richard TurnerPartner | Toronto
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Markus ViirlandPartner | Toronto
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John WilkinPartner | Toronto
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Bob J. WooderPartner | Vancouver
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Catherine YoudanPartner | Toronto
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Farrukh AhmadAssociate | Calgary
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Justin AllardAssociate | Montréal
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Renate AllenLaw Clerk | Toronto
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Emilie AndrewsAssociate | Toronto
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Michael BarrettAssociate | Calgary
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Philippe BerthiaumeAssociate | Montréal
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Sean CahillAssociate | Calgary
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Michael ChecchinAssociate | Montréal
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Tairroyn ChildsAssociate | Toronto
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Tori ChiuAssociate | Calgary
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Jennifer CrawfordAssociate | London
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Alessandra DavoliAssociate | Vancouver
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Sarah DeGenovaAssociate | Toronto
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Jessie DewdneyAssociate | Toronto
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Vijay DhillonAssociate | Vancouver
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Marc Di PierdomenicoAssociate | Toronto
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Ivana DokicAssociate | Calgary
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Kai DuchnyczAssociate | New York
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Melissa EarlAssociate | Toronto
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Emilio FilomenoAssociate | Calgary
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Émile ForcioneAssociate | Montréal
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Bryan FuchsAssociate | Montréal
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Mitchell HamiltonAssociate | Toronto
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Ryley HarriganAssociate | Calgary
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Glen HarrisonAssociate | Vancouver
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Michael HayesAssociate | Toronto
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Lindsay HoferAssociate | Calgary
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Michael HoptonAssociate | Vancouver
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Peter HoworunAssociate | Calgary
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Christina SutcliffeAssociate | Vancouver
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William JelinekAssociate | Toronto
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Ilia KatiraeeAssociate | Vancouver
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Antoine KillinAssociate | Toronto
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Louis-Philippe LacasseAssociate | Montréal
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Hubert T. LacroixStrategic Counsel | Montréal
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Yu LiAssociate | Montréal
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Liz Litwack-LandsbergAssociate | Toronto
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Shona LiuAssociate | Vancouver
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Seb LloydAssociate | Vancouver
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Selena LucienAssociate | Toronto
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Lisa MarcheseLaw Clerk | Toronto
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Louis MorissetStrategic Counsel | Montréal
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Alyssa MosesAssociate | Toronto
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Siobhan MullanAssociate | Montréal
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Hayley NellesAssociate | Vancouver
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Raul OlaeriuAssociate | Toronto
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Jamie OleksiewAssociate | Vancouver
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Cole OllisAssociate | Calgary
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Bharbara ParkenAssociate | Calgary
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Mackenzie ParlowAssociate | Vancouver
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Biljana PereiraLaw Clerk | Toronto
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Michelle PeriniAssociate | London
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Arina PolyachekAssociate | Vancouver
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Karam PutrosAssociate | Toronto
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Sabrina Radia-BramwellAssociate | Toronto
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Josh RosenbaumAssociate | Toronto
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Matthew SantilloAssociate | Calgary
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Adam ShermanAssociate | Toronto
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Ziyao SunAssociate | Vancouver
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Justin TiessenAssociate | Vancouver
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Mercer TimmisAssociate | Calgary
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Demi ToneguzzoAssociate | Toronto
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Robert TorralboSenior Counsel | Montréal
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Rishi VermaAssociate | Toronto
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Stefan VrinceanuAssociate | Montréal
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Jacob WebsterAssociate | Toronto
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Darren WhitehouseAssociate | Vancouver
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Edmond YanAssociate | Vancouver
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Christopher YeretsianAssociate | Toronto
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Kym ZelinskiLaw Clerk | Toronto