Corporate/Commercial

Blakes has the preeminent Corporate & Commercial practice in B.C.  We have significant expertise in industries including private equity, infrastructure, mining, hydro and power, LNG, aquaculture, engineering, technology, manufacturing, retail, tourism, healthcare, government, and the evolving cannabis sector.

We are known for our expertise in:  

• Medium to large private M&A (domestic, cross-border and international), acting for strategic and financial buyers and sellers;
• Private Equity engagements and regarded as one of B.C.’s leading Private Equity practices.
  

• Technology-based transactions including financing, licensing, and joint venture arrangements as well as business process outsourcing;

• Commercial agreements in natural resource-based industries and other large commercial projects; and

• Cannabis and hemp industry, including regulatory related matters, financings, joint ventures, license arrangements and commercial agreements.
  

We work alongside U.S. and international law firms and advisers, assisting clients with complex legal issues specific to Canadian operations or international in scope that extend into Canada. We are skilled at managing multiple elements of major complex mandates.