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What the Team is Known For

Bennett Jones is highly regarded for its focus on transactions in the mining, energy, tech and fintech sectors. The corporate team benefits from the firm's strength in areas such as restructuring and tax to provide a comprehensive service on a range of deals, including public and private M&A, joint ventures and capital markets matters. Its Toronto lawyers are experienced in handling deals in the telecommunications, retail and construction industries. The firm also advises on transactions in the cannabis space.

Work Highlights

  • Bennett Jones acted as Canadian competition counsel for Amazon in its USD8.45 billion acquisition of MGM Studios.

Strengths

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The group has a very high level of technical knowledge and competence, creative planning solutions and as great communication skills.

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The team is incredibly knowledgeable and one of the reasons we continue to utilise Bennett Jones is due to its strength in managing highly sophisticated issues.

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Bennett Jones is experienced, nimble and practically-minded. They are always focused on representing the best interests of the organisation.

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We find the team to be very knowledgeable and practical in terms of examining a matter or query and distilling it to its essence that makes it easy for us to make an actionable decision.

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Bennett Jones has been an excellent group at keeping us on top of the technical law that impacts our business. They know our facts and unique business circumstances.

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Notable Practitioners

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Curtis A Cusinato
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Curtis A Cusinato
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Band 1

Toronto-based Curtis Cusinato has deep experience assisting clients in the technology, energy and private equity spaces with mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts and financing transactions. He currently co-heads the mergers and acquisitions practice at Bennett Jones.

Curtis is an icon that we feel lucky to have on our side. In times of stress and chaos he brings calm and sound legal and strategic advice.

Curtis is the best of the best. He rises above the minutiae to understand where clients are going directionally and applies a high level of sophistication and finesse in solving complex problems.

Curtis gives a balanced approach, has deep subject matter expertise and is quick to respond. He is excellent to work with and always on top of our issues.

Curtis is extremely talented, a critical part of the advisory team and he understands the business.

He is the best lawyer on Bay Street.

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Kristopher Hanc
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Kristopher Hanc
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Toronto-based Kristopher Hanc is an increasingly visible name in the corporate space who routinely advises on M&A and recapitalisation matters.

Kris always has an answer and is willing to support, seeing as he has deep knowledge and understanding of our business.

Kris is very balanced between legal and business matters. He knows where and how to add the best value to a transaction or situation with practical advice.

He is a tremendous lawyer, who not only possesses the legal skills to maneuver complex issues, but also the ability to think as part of the business team to achieve business objectives practically.

Kris is very responsive, practical and efficient. It is remarkable what he can accomplish in a short period of time on complicated matters.

He is a businessman first and an excellent commercial lawyer, which is a rare combination.

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Curtis A Cusinato
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Curtis A Cusinato
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Kristopher Hanc
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Kristopher Hanc
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