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Clients come to Torys for M&A counsel—not only for our sophisticated skills, but also because of our dedicated approach to working together to make our clients’ deal a success.

Our creative business acumen helps clients fully maximize the potential of their deals. Our clients value the sense of partnership we bring to executing their transactions with them: they can expect an approach that assembles the best of the firm to advise and run deals of any level of complexity or profile smoothly.

We are experienced in sophisticated, complex and first-of-kind transactions. We have acted on some of Canada’s largest and most preeminent transactions and are trusted advisors to many of the country’s leading organizations, pension funds, private equity funds and other institutional investors on their most strategic and transformational deals.

Our decades-long experience in Toronto, New York, Calgary and Montréal reflects our distinguished and diverse client base, which is engaged in deal activity across industries in Canada, the U.S. and globally. With full-service capabilities on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border, we are uniquely positioned to advise as a single firm on cross-border and international transactions.

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What the Team is Known For

Torys is a large Toronto-headquartered law firm of significant national and international renown. It is firmly placed at the forefront of the business law community in Toronto, advising on both high-end and mid-market domestic and cross-border M&A transactions straddling various industry sectors. The group maintains longstanding institutional relationships with various private equity firms, pension funds, financial advisers and large corporates. Its lawyers are well placed to advise on both public and private transactions.

Work Highlights

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  • Torys acted as counsel to Brookfield Group of Companies on its USD4.7 billion acquisition of Triton International.

Strengths

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Torys has exceptional ability - they're one of the best firms I've worked with. They have an incredible depth in key practice areas, with the highest level of service and very strong responsiveness.

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Torys is always excellent at coming up with solutions to complex problems - they're very responsive and provide great service.

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Torys has a strong, dedicated team - they're very adept at navigating complex legal, commercial and regulatory issues. 

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The team at Torys is proactive and anticipatory, with deep knowledge and an understanding of our business.

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Torys has always provided outstanding advice and has been creative in identifying solutions to complex issues.

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Notable Practitioners

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Matthew W Cockburn
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Matthew W Cockburn
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Eminent Practitioners

Matthew Cockburn advises clients on significant M&A and leveraged buyout transactions, with a key focus on the private equity space. He currently serves as the firm's managing partner in Toronto.

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John Emanoilidis
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John Emanoilidis
Head of Corporate/Commercial
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John Emanoilidis is noted for his experienced handling of M&A and securities transactions across a number of industries. He currently serves as co-head of the firm's M&A group in Toronto.

John was a highly additive member of our team and provided superb advice and service.

John provides outstanding counsel on complex governance and M&A transactions.

John is one of the most sophisticated M&A lawyers. He did some excellent work and I would highly recommend him to anyone.

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Karrin Powys-Lybbe
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Karrin Powys-Lybbe
Head of Corporate/Commercial
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Co-head of the firm's M&A practice in Toronto, Karrin Powys-Lybbe is held in high esteem for her experienced counsel on corporate transactions, ranging from mergers and acquisitions to securities and corporate governance matters.

Karrin Powys-Lybbe stands out as one of the most sophisticated, creative and business-savvy lawyers in Canada. We received superb client service and sound legal advice.

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(Ricco) A.S. Bhasin
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(Ricco) A.S. Bhasin
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Ricco Bhasin is increasingly visible in the Toronto market. He advises clients on a range of corporate and commercial matters.

Ricco anticipates business issues better than any other lawyer and consistently provides a risk-adjusted menu of solutions.

An outstanding corporate M&A lawyer, who has done an excellent job for us and is our most trusted adviser.

Ricco is an exceptionally savvy, knowledgeable and dedicated lawyer.

He is a seasoned professional and a trusted adviser. He knows our business well and always provides creative, sophisticated, commercially aware advice for all of our complex transactions.

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Adrienne DiPaolo
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Adrienne DiPaolo
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Adrienne DiPaolo is a Toronto-based corporate lawyer with a noteworthy reputation in the market. She assists with significant transactions in diverse industry sectors.

Adrienne DiPaolo is very client-focused and thorough in her work.

Adrienne is client-focused and widely knowledgeable on a broad range of corporate and securities issues. She is extremely engaged and responsive, while providing relevant and pragmatic advice.

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Matthew W Cockburn
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Matthew W Cockburn
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Eminent Practitioners
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John Emanoilidis
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John Emanoilidis
Head of Corporate/Commercial
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Karrin Powys-Lybbe
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Karrin Powys-Lybbe
Head of Corporate/Commercial
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(Ricco) A.S. Bhasin
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(Ricco) A.S. Bhasin
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Adrienne DiPaolo
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Adrienne DiPaolo
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