Litigation: General Commercial
Canada Guide 2025 : Nationwide - Canada
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Provided by Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Blakes has one of the largest and most successful Litigation & Dispute Resolution practices in Canada, with top-tier litigators in the major business centres across the country and an extraordinary depth of local industry knowledge, practice expertise and litigation experience.
Our multidisciplinary team is armed with the skills and insights required to achieve favourable results for our clients. With all of the advice and expertise needed under one roof, we leverage best practices across industries and take swift action to resolve disputes smoother, smarter and with greater success.
We represent client interests at every stage of a dispute, from fact-finding and risk evaluation through final resolution and enforcement. We litigate in trial and appellate courts, resolve disputes at the negotiating table, and represent clients before tribunals and government agencies.
In large, document-intensive cases we integrate skilled paralegal support, leading-edge document management technology and a project management and e-discovery team to manage matters efficiently and cost effectively.
Chambers Review
This distinguished law firm offers expansive litigation capabilities and a strong national footprint, boasting skilled disputes teams in Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, Montréal and Ottawa. Its trial lawyers are accomplished across a comprehensive range of practice specialisms, with an excellent reputation for commercial disputes as well as highly acclaimed tax, product liability and competition litigation expertise. Blakes serves prominent corporations in the finance, tech, energy and life sciences sectors, providing national and multinational clients with an impressive platform for high-end cross-border and national litigation files, maintaining a leading class actions team operating throughout Canada's major cities.
Work Highlights
- Blake, Cassels & Graydon represented The Skipping Stone Foundation and QMUNITYin a Supreme Court of Canada decision about the interpretation and application of British Columbia’s anti-SLAPP laws.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Blakes is my go-to firm for the most complex and sophisticated legal issues. They are able to provide practical and business oriented advice even in the most complex situations."
"Blakes has great depth and dedication of resources and expertise, particularly to complicated matters. They can think outside the box to resolve complex issues in the most efficient manner possible."
I appreciated their ability to consider the bigger picture of our dispute and plan for and address issues that were two or three moves ahead in the strategic "chess game" that was being played.
"The litigation team included subject matter experts from multiple cities who were all well prepared, worked extremely well together and seamlessly handled significant logistics challenges."
"Blakes is my go-to firm for the most complex and sophisticated legal issues. They are able to provide practical and business oriented advice even in the most complex situations."
"Blakes has great depth and dedication of resources and expertise, particularly to complicated matters. They can think outside the box to resolve complex issues in the most efficient manner possible."
I appreciated their ability to consider the bigger picture of our dispute and plan for and address issues that were two or three moves ahead in the strategic "chess game" that was being played.
"The litigation team included subject matter experts from multiple cities who were all well prepared, worked extremely well together and seamlessly handled significant logistics challenges."