Baker McKenzie LLP


Headquarters: Toronto, Ontario

16 The Best Lawyers in Canada awards

7 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada awards

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Baker McKenzie is the premier global law firm in North America. Our 850 lawyers in Canada and the United States provide strategic advice to domestic and multinational companies as they grow and manage issues close to home or across the globe. As market leaders in Corporate & Securities, Labour & Employment and Litigation, our strength is the ability to combine our knowledge of Canadian federal, provincial and local laws with an international perspective to provide clients with services like no other Canadian law firm can. We have been the leading global firm in Canada for more than 60 years, advising clients on federal, provincial, and local laws with an unparalleled international perspective. With more than 50 years of experience in the Canadian market, we are committed to helping clients fulfill their ambitions in an increasingly complex global marketplace. As a global practice, our team are experts in full transactional compliance including regulatory, reporting and listing requirements in all jurisdictions and exchanges – so you can rely on us to provide precise and customized legal advice that will maximize the value of your deal, limit risks and costs and help you to achieve business goals.

Management
Management & Personnel
Managing Partner
Assistant Manager, Business Development
Contacts
Contacts
Stephanie Vaccari
Managing Partner/ Intellectual Property
+ 1 416 865 6976
Jim Holloway
Intellectual Property
+ 1 416 865 6914
Jacques Bernier
Tax | Tax Controversy
+ 1 416 865 6903
Nancy Hamzo
Corporate and Securities/ M&A | Cross-border Transactions
+ 1 416 865 2332
David Palumbo
Corporate and Securities/ Capital Markets
+ 1 416 865 6879
Charles "Chuck" Magerman
Corporate/ M&A and Finance
+ 1 416 865 6916
Matthew Latella
Corporate and Commercial Litigation
+ 1 416 865 6985
David Gadsden
Commercial Litigation
+ 1 416 865 6983
Michael Nowina
Dispute Resolution and Global Restructuring & Insolvency
+ 1 416 865 2312
John Pirie
Litigation and Government Enforcement
+ 1 416 865 2325
Theo Ling
Information Technology/ Communications
+ 1 416 865 6954
George Avraam
Labour & Employment
+ 1 416 865 6935
Jennifer Bernardo
Labour & Employment
+ 1 416 865 6971
Arlan Gates
Antitrust & Competition
+ 1 416 865 6978

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  • Advertising and Marketing Law
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Appellate Practice
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Biotechnology Law
  • Commodity Tax/Customs
  • Communications Law
  • Competition / Antitrust Law
  • Construction Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Defamation and Media Law
  • Employee Benefits Law
  • Energy Law
  • Environmental Law
  • FinTech Practice
  • Franchise Law
  • Health Care Law
  • Immigration Law
  • Information Technology Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • International Arbitration
  • International Trade and Finance Law
  • Labour and Employment Law
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
  • Litigation
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Natural Resources Law
  • Oil and Gas Law
  • Privacy and Data Security Law
  • Project Finance Law
  • Real Estate Law
  • Structured Finance Law
  • Tax Law
  • Technology Law
  • Trade
  • Trusts and Estates
  • Venture Capital Law

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Adoption of “Emergency Bylaws” Continues


by Shenna Johnson and David Clark

The disruption to businesses stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic that took hold in 2020 prompted renewed focus on corporate governance under emergency conditions.

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Understanding a Creditor’s Duty to Investigate: Recent Guidance from the Ontario Superior Court in Anisman v. Drabinsky, 2020 ONSC 1197


Understanding a Creditor’s Duty to Investigate: Recent Guidance from the Ontario Superior Court in Anisman v. Drabinsky, 2020 ONSC 1197

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The head of Baker McKenzie's Real Estate practice group in Ukraine discusses the firm's standout attorneys.

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