Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP’s comprehensive cannabis offering maintains an interdisciplinary approach, with the ability to draw on specialists from its corporate, dispute resolution, IP and insolvency groups, among others. Montreal-based Tricia Kuhl anchors the team and stands out for her broad practice focus, which spans corporate, technology, regulatory and compliance; she recently advised Rose LifeScience on various commercial law issues. Rounding out the key partners are Toronto-based Pei Li, who specializes in regulatory matters, and Montreal-based litigator Patrick Lapierre. A robust second line of non-partners includes IP-focused counsel Henry Bian (Toronto) and corporate and commercial associate Renée Tousignant (Montreal).
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Kernmandanten

  • Rose LifeScience
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers
  • Globe-Cann Worldwide Cannabis Consultants
  • Aphelion Real Estate (LB Becker Consulting)
  • Flower One Restructuring
  • RIV Capital
  • Canadian Securities Exchange
  • L5 Capital

Highlight-Mandate

  • Provided commercial law advice to Rose LifeScience in connection with cannabis distribution, marketing and sales.
  • Advised Archerwill Investments (an investor in Canada House Cannabis Group) on the negotiation of several amendments in connection with Canada House’s reverse take-over transaction with Montréal Medical Cannabis to form MTL Cannabis Corp.
  • Advised KPMG on a proposed class action, involving claims that misrepresentations with respect to unlicensed growing and storage of cannabis caused CannTrust’s share price to drop during the summer of 2019.

Anwält*innen

Führende Partner*innen

Die stärksten Partner*innen ihres Praxisbereichs, die eine führende Rolle in signifikanten Mandaten einnehmen und weitreichende Anerkennung unter Wettbewerbern und Mandanten genießen.

Praxisleitung

Tricia Kuhl

Weitere Kernanwält*innen

Pei Li; Patrick Lapierre; Henry Bian; Renée Tousignant