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Fasken

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202 Regional Rankings
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Overview

As a premier law firm with over 900 lawyers worldwide, Fasken is where excellence meets expertise. We are dedicated to shaping the future our clients want, precisely when it matters most. For more information, visit fasken.com.

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Practice Areas:
40
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Best Lawyers Recognized:
376

Rankings

"Law Firm of the Year" Awards

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2026 "Law Firm of the Year"
Advertising and Marketing Law
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2026 "Law Firm of the Year"
Environmental Law

National

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1
National Ranking
Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice
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1
National Ranking
Administrative and Public Law
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1
National Ranking
Advertising and Marketing Law
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1
National Ranking
Alternative Dispute Resolution
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1
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Banking and Finance Law
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1
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Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice

Regional

Calgary

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1
Calgary
Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice
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1
Calgary
Alternative Dispute Resolution
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1
Calgary
Bet-the-Company Litigation
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1
Calgary
Construction Law
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1
Calgary
Corporate and Commercial Litigation
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1
Calgary
Corporate Law

Rankings

"Law Firm of the Year" Awards

Star inside a segmented circle
2026 "Law Firm of the Year"
Advertising and Marketing Law
Star inside a segmented circle
2026 "Law Firm of the Year"
Environmental Law

National

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1
National Ranking
Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice
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1
National Ranking
Administrative and Public Law
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1
National Ranking
Advertising and Marketing Law
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1
National Ranking
Alternative Dispute Resolution
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1
National Ranking
Banking and Finance Law
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1
National Ranking
Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
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1
National Ranking
Class Action Litigation
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1
National Ranking
Construction Law
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1
National Ranking
Corporate and Commercial Litigation
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1
National Ranking
Corporate Law
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1
National Ranking
Criminal Defence
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1
National Ranking
Energy Law
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1
National Ranking
Environmental Law
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1
National Ranking
Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law
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1
National Ranking
Insurance Law
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1
National Ranking
Intellectual Property Law
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1
National Ranking
Labour and Employment Law
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1
National Ranking
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
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1
National Ranking
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
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1
National Ranking
Mining Law
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1
National Ranking
Natural Resources Law
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1
National Ranking
Privacy and Data Security Law
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1
National Ranking
Real Estate Law
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1
National Ranking
Securities Law
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1
National Ranking
Tax Law
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1
National Ranking
Trusts and Estates
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1
National Ranking
Workers' Compensation Law
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2
National Ranking
Appellate Practice
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2
National Ranking
Competition / Antitrust Law
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2
National Ranking
Family Law

Regional

Calgary

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1
Calgary
Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice
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1
Calgary
Alternative Dispute Resolution
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1
Calgary
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Tier
1
Calgary
Construction Law
Tier
1
Calgary
Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Tier
1
Calgary
Corporate Law
Tier
1
Calgary
Employee Benefits Law
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1
Calgary
Energy Law
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1
Calgary
Energy Regulatory Law
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1
Calgary
Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law
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1
Calgary
International Arbitration
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1
Calgary
Real Estate Law
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2
Calgary
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
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2
Calgary
Technology Law
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2
Calgary
Trusts and Estates
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2
Calgary
Venture Capital Law
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3
Calgary
Asset-Based Lending Practice
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3
Calgary
Banking and Finance Law
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3
Calgary
Director and Officer Liability Practice
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3
Calgary
Labour and Employment Law

Montréal

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1
Montréal
Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice
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1
Montréal
Administrative and Public Law
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1
Montréal
Advertising and Marketing Law
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1
Montréal
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Tier
1
Montréal
Asset-Based Lending Practice
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1
Montréal
Banking and Finance Law
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1
Montréal
Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
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1
Montréal
Cannabis Law
Tier
1
Montréal
Class Action Litigation
Tier
1
Montréal
Commercial Leasing Law
Tier
1
Montréal
Construction Law
Tier
1
Montréal
Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Tier
1
Montréal
Corporate Governance Practice
Tier
1
Montréal
Corporate Law
Tier
1
Montréal
Defamation and Media Law
Tier
1
Montréal
Employee Benefits Law
Tier
1
Montréal
Energy Law
Tier
1
Montréal
Energy Regulatory Law
Tier
1
Montréal
Environmental Law
Tier
1
Montréal
Equipment Finance Law
Tier
1
Montréal
FinTech Practice
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1
Montréal
Franchise Law
Tier
1
Montréal
Health Care Law
Tier
1
Montréal
Information Technology Law
Tier
1
Montréal
Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law
Tier
1
Montréal
Intellectual Property Law
Tier
1
Montréal
International Arbitration
Tier
1
Montréal
Labour and Employment Law
Tier
1
Montréal
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Tier
1
Montréal
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Tier
1
Montréal
Mining Law
Tier
1
Montréal
Municipal Law
Tier
1
Montréal
Natural Resources Law
Tier
1
Montréal
Privacy and Data Security Law
Tier
1
Montréal
Private Funds Law
Tier
1
Montréal
Product Liability Law
Tier
1
Montréal
Project Finance Law
Tier
1
Montréal
Public Procurement Law
Tier
1
Montréal
Real Estate Law
Tier
1
Montréal
Securities Law
Tier
1
Montréal
Structured Finance Law
Tier
1
Montréal
Tax Law
Tier
1
Montréal
Technology Law
Tier
1
Montréal
Trusts and Estates
Tier
1
Montréal
Venture Capital Law
Tier
1
Montréal
Workers' Compensation Law
Tier
2
Montréal
Aviation Law
Tier
2
Montréal
Insurance Law
Tier
2
Montréal
International Trade and Finance Law
Tier
3
Montréal
Criminal Defence

Ottawa

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1
Ottawa
Corporate and Commercial Litigation
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1
Ottawa
Corporate Law
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1
Ottawa
Labour and Employment Law
Tier
1
Ottawa
Public Procurement Law
Tier
1
Ottawa
Technology Law
Tier
2
Ottawa
Administrative and Public Law
Tier
2
Ottawa
Competition / Antitrust Law
Tier
2
Ottawa
Intellectual Property Law
Tier
2
Ottawa
International Arbitration
Tier
2
Ottawa
Transportation Law
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3
Ottawa
Criminal Defence
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3
Ottawa
Real Estate Law

Québec City

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1
Québec City
Administrative and Public Law
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1
Québec City
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Tier
1
Québec City
Class Action Litigation
Tier
1
Québec City
Construction Law
Tier
1
Québec City
Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Tier
1
Québec City
Corporate Law
Tier
1
Québec City
Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law
Tier
1
Québec City
Intellectual Property Law
Tier
1
Québec City
Labour and Employment Law
Tier
1
Québec City
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Tier
1
Québec City
Privacy and Data Security Law
Tier
1
Québec City
Real Estate Law
Tier
1
Québec City
Technology Law
Tier
1
Québec City
Venture Capital Law
Tier
2
Québec City
Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice
Tier
2
Québec City
Banking and Finance Law
Tier
2
Québec City
Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
Tier
2
Québec City
Insurance Law
Tier
2
Québec City
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Tier
2
Québec City
Securities Law
Tier
2
Québec City
Workers' Compensation Law

Toronto

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1
Toronto
Administrative and Public Law
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1
Toronto
Advertising and Marketing Law
Tier
1
Toronto
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Tier
1
Toronto
Asset-Based Lending Practice
Tier
1
Toronto
Banking and Finance Law
Tier
1
Toronto
Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
Tier
1
Toronto
Charities / Non-Profit Law
Tier
1
Toronto
Class Action Litigation
Tier
1
Toronto
Competition / Antitrust Law
Tier
1
Toronto
Construction Law
Tier
1
Toronto
Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Tier
1
Toronto
Corporate Governance Practice
Tier
1
Toronto
Corporate Law
Tier
1
Toronto
Defamation and Media Law
Tier
1
Toronto
Employee Benefits Law
Tier
1
Toronto
Environmental Law
Tier
1
Toronto
FinTech Practice
Tier
1
Toronto
Franchise Law
Tier
1
Toronto
Health Care Law
Tier
1
Toronto
Information Technology Law
Tier
1
Toronto
Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law
Tier
1
Toronto
Insurance Law
Tier
1
Toronto
Intellectual Property Law
Tier
1
Toronto
International Arbitration
Tier
1
Toronto
Labour and Employment Law
Tier
1
Toronto
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Tier
1
Toronto
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Tier
1
Toronto
Mining Law
Tier
1
Toronto
Natural Resources Law
Tier
1
Toronto
Privacy and Data Security Law
Tier
1
Toronto
Private Funds Law
Tier
1
Toronto
Product Liability Law
Tier
1
Toronto
Real Estate Law
Tier
1
Toronto
Securities Law
Tier
1
Toronto
Tax Law
Tier
1
Toronto
Technology Law
Tier
1
Toronto
Trusts and Estates
Tier
1
Toronto
Workers' Compensation Law
Tier
2
Toronto
Aviation Law
Tier
2
Toronto
Cannabis Law
Tier
2
Toronto
Commercial Leasing Law
Tier
2
Toronto
Expropriation Law
Tier
2
Toronto
International Trade and Finance Law
Tier
2
Toronto
Project Finance Law
Tier
2
Toronto
Structured Finance Law
Tier
3
Toronto
Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice
Tier
3
Toronto
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Tier
3
Toronto
Energy Law
Tier
3
Toronto
Municipal Law

Vancouver

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1
Vancouver
Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice
Tier
1
Vancouver
Administrative and Public Law
Tier
1
Vancouver
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Tier
1
Vancouver
Appellate Practice
Tier
1
Vancouver
Banking and Finance Law
Tier
1
Vancouver
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Tier
1
Vancouver
Charities / Non-Profit Law
Tier
1
Vancouver
Class Action Litigation
Tier
1
Vancouver
Commercial Leasing Law
Tier
1
Vancouver
Construction Law
Tier
1
Vancouver
Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Tier
1
Vancouver
Corporate Governance Practice
Tier
1
Vancouver
Corporate Law
Tier
1
Vancouver
Criminal Defence
Tier
1
Vancouver
Director and Officer Liability Practice
Tier
1
Vancouver
Employee Benefits Law
Tier
1
Vancouver
Energy Law
Tier
1
Vancouver
Energy Regulatory Law
Tier
1
Vancouver
Environmental Law
Tier
1
Vancouver
Equipment Finance Law
Tier
1
Vancouver
FinTech Practice
Tier
1
Vancouver
Information Technology Law
Tier
1
Vancouver
Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law
Tier
1
Vancouver
Insurance Law
Tier
1
Vancouver
Intellectual Property Law
Tier
1
Vancouver
International Arbitration
Tier
1
Vancouver
Labour and Employment Law
Tier
1
Vancouver
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Tier
1
Vancouver
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Tier
1
Vancouver
Mining Law
Tier
1
Vancouver
Natural Resources Law
Tier
1
Vancouver
Oil and Gas Law
Tier
1
Vancouver
Product Liability Law
Tier
1
Vancouver
Professional Malpractice Law
Tier
1
Vancouver
Real Estate Law
Tier
1
Vancouver
Securities Law
Tier
1
Vancouver
Technology Law
Tier
1
Vancouver
Transportation Law
Tier
1
Vancouver
Trusts and Estates
Tier
1
Vancouver
Venture Capital Law
Tier
2
Vancouver
Asset-Based Lending Practice
Tier
2
Vancouver
Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
Tier
2
Vancouver
Defamation and Media Law
Tier
2
Vancouver
Family Law
Tier
2
Vancouver
Franchise Law
Tier
2
Vancouver
Private Funds Law
Tier
2
Vancouver
Public Procurement Law
Tier
2
Vancouver
Tax Law
Tier
3
Vancouver
Aviation Law
Tier
3
Vancouver
Legal Malpractice Law

Practice Areas

Fasken has been ranked by Best Law Firms for excellence in 61 specialties, reflecting the firm's commitment to delivering outstanding legal services.
Additionally, the firm provides services in these practice areas:
  • Administrative and Public Law
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Aviation Law
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Biotechnology Law
  • Class Action Litigation
  • Communications Law
  • Construction Law
  • Corporate and Commercial Litigation
  • Corporate Governance Practice
  • Corporate Law
  • Defamation and Media Law
  • Employee Benefits Law
  • Energy Regulatory Law
  • Entertainment Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Franchise Law
  • Health Care Law
  • Immigration Law
  • Information Technology Law
  • Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • International Arbitration
  • International Trade and Finance Law
  • Labour and Employment Law
  • Legal Malpractice Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Mutual Funds Law
  • Natural Resources Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation
  • Product Liability Law
  • Project Finance Law
  • Real Estate Law
  • Securities Law
  • Tax Law
  • Technology Law
  • Transportation Law
  • Trusts and Estates

Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada™

Fasken proudly has 376 lawyers recognized for their outstanding professional performance in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada™. This peer-reviewed honor highlights individual excellence and directly qualifies the firm for consideration in the prestigious Best Law Firms rankings. For over four decades, Best Lawyers has been the gold standard for recognizing top legal talent, serving as the cornerstone for Best Law Firms awards. Learn more about our rigorous Best Lawyers research and selection process.
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Offices & Contacts

Toronto, ON
333 Bay Street, Suite 2400
Bay Adelaide Centre
P.O. Box 20
Toronto, ON M5H 2T6
Canada
416-366-8381
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Tsuut'ina, AB
11501 Buffalo Run Boulevard, Suite 211
Tsuut'ina, AB T3T 0E4
Canada
587-233-4113
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Calgary, AB
First Canadian Centre, Suite 3400
350 Seventh Avenue, SW
Calgary, AB T2P 3N9
Canada
403-261-5350
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Surrey, BC
13401 - 108th Avenue, Suite 1800
Surrey, BC V3T 5T3
Canada
604-631-3131
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Vancouver, BC
550 Burrard Street, Suite 2900
Vancouver, BC V6C 0A3
Canada
604-631-3131
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Ottawa, ON
55 Metcalfe Street, Suite 1300
Ottawa, ON K1P 6L5
Canada
613-236-3882
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Montréal, QC
800 Victoria Square, Suite 3500
P.O. Box 242
Montréal, QC H4Z 1E9
Canada
514-397-7400
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Québec, QC
365 Rue Abraham Martin, Suite 600,
Québec, QC G1K 8N1
Canada
418-640-2000
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Johannesburg, ZA
Inanda Greens
54 Wierda Road West
Johannesburg 2196
South Africa
27 11 586 6000
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London, GB
6th Floor
100 Liverpool Street
London EC2M 2AT
United Kingdom
44 20 7917 8500
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Agribusiness, Food & Beverage
Agribusiness, Food & Beverage
Asia Pacific
Asia Pacific
Banking and Finance
Banking and Finance
Banking and Finance
Banking and Finance
Capital Markets and Mergers & Acquisitions
Capital Markets and Mergers & Acquisitions
Competition, Marketing and Foreign Investment
Competition, Marketing and Foreign Investment
Corporate Social Responsibility, Global Energy and Climate
Cross Border and International Practice
Cross Border and International Practice
Environmental Social Governance
Environmental Social Governance
Financial Services
Financial Services
Global Energy and Climate
Global Energy and Climate
Global Infrastructure and Projects
Global Mining
Global Mining
Government Relations and Political Law
Government Relations and Political Law
Health Law
Health Law
Indigenous Law
Insolvency and Restructuring
Insolvency and Restructuring
Intellectual Property
Labour, Employment, and Human Rights
Labour, Employment, and Human Rights
Labour, Employment, and Human Rights
Life Sciences
Life Sciences
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Pensions and Benefits
Pensions and Benefits
Privacy and Cybersecurity
Privacy and Cybersecurity
Private Client Services
Private Client Services
Private Equity
Private Equity
Real Estate
Real Estate
Real Estate
Real Estate
Tax Law
Technology, Media and Telecommunications
Technology, Media, and Telecommunications
Technology, Media and Telecommunications
Technology, Media and Telecommunications
Blaize Vance
Managing Partner - South Africa
Jodi Katz
Managing Partner - London
François Brais
Managing Partner - Québec Region
Karen Sargeant
Managing Partner - Ontario Region
Alex Kotkas
Managing Partner - Alberta Region
Jenny Francis
Managing Partner - BC Region
Martin Denyes
Firm Chair
Clarke Barnes
Firm Managing Partner
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