Corporate/Commercial: Highly Regarded
Canada Guide 2025 : Ontario
Band 1
About
Provided by Aird & Berlis LLP
Attentive and proactive corporate counsel is vital to meeting the competitive demands of carrying on business domestically and internationally. At Aird & Berlis we advise public and private corporations, family offices and other investors, financial institutions, mutual funds, investment dealers, partnerships and trusts on matters requiring both immediate action and long-term planning, including:
- Structuring and negotiation of business transactions, including corporate acquisitions, divestitures and reorganizations
- Corporate restructurings - establishing domestic and international franchises, licensing arrangements, distributorships and joint ventures
- Corporate governance issues
- Arrangements for the commercial exploitation and use of technology
- Competition issues along with restrictive trade practices, including monopolization, restraint of trade, predatory pricing, price maintenance and discrimination and misleading marketing practices
Learn more about our Corporate & Commercial Group here: https://www.airdberlis.com/what-we-do/expertise/service/corporate-commercial
Chambers Review
Aird & Berlis is a Toronto-based firm that regularly provides advice on the Canadian aspects of cross-border M&A and corporate finance deals, as well as acting on a range of domestic commercial matters. The corporate department has established a particularly solid reputation for mid-market private equity transactions. The law firm is particularly well versed in technology and energy industry transactions, and is also well experienced in providing advice in the cannabis space.
Work Highlights
- Aird & Berlis acted for the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade in its winning bid for Volkswagen's first overseas gigafactory.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Aird & Berlis have earned our business by being a tremendous firm. The culture, the performance and the commitment to our work has enticed us over the years to move our work to them."
"Aird & Berlis have an excellent bench of specialists available to be tagged in as needed, with a splendidly capable core team who know us and our business intimately."
"I would absolutely use Aird & Berlis again; the firm is extremely professional."
"Aird & Berlis have earned our business by being a tremendous firm. The culture, the performance and the commitment to our work has enticed us over the years to move our work to them."
"Aird & Berlis have an excellent bench of specialists available to be tagged in as needed, with a splendidly capable core team who know us and our business intimately."
"I would absolutely use Aird & Berlis again; the firm is extremely professional."
Notable Practitioners
Toronto-based Richard Kimel assists both public and private companies with a range of corporate transactions.
Ranked Lawyers at
Aird & Berlis LLP
Ontario
Members
Provided by Aird & Berlis LLP
Adam Braun
Al Turnbull
Andy Nguyen
Angela Swan
Cathy Jares
Cecilia M. Moffat
Christian Nianiaris
Danielle Shields
Danny Kharazmi
David Malach
David Takenaka
Donald B. Johnston
Donald L. West
Douglas J. S. Younger
Felix Ng
Fiona Brown
Gary Volman
Graham Topa
Haylee Le
Heidi Visser
Ian McLeod
Jeffrey K. Merk
Jennifer A. Wainwright
Jennifer Bishop
Jeremy D. Burke
Jesse Rosensweet
Jessie Lewis
Joanne C. Coldwell
Joel M. Rose
John D. Andrew
Ken Clark
Lisa E. Moreau
Lorway Gosse
Lynn Tay
Martin Kovnats
Matthew Hibbert
Melanie Cole
Nevethan Balendra
Nick Torchetti
Paige Backman
Head of Department
Paul Jachymek
Peter K. Czegledy
Portia Biswas
R. Grant Cansfield
Randy Williamson
Reena Kotecha
Richard Epstein
Rochelle Perera
Ron W. Clark
Ryan Chalmers
Sairam Sanathkumar
Sarah Newman
Sherri M. Altshuler
Stanley W. L. Freedman
Stephen Zolf
Steven Kelman
Thomas A. Fenton
Tony Gioia
Trevor deBoer
William G. VanderBurgh
Industries
Provided by Aird & Berlis LLP
Automobiles & Parts
Charities / Not for Profit
Commercial & Professional Services
Construction
Energy
Financial Services
Food & Drink Producers
Mining & Metals
Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences
Private Clients / Individuals
Real Estate
Technology
Telecommunications
Transportation
Utilities