Canada Guide 2027 : Nationwide - Canada
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Blake, Cassels & Graydon is a highly regarded national firm that advises Canadian and international telecommunications companies, equipment providers, broadcasters and media organisations on a range of regulatory, corporate, commercial and financing matters. The team also regularly assists clients with regulatory compliance issues and proceedings before the CRTC and ISED.
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Blakes advised Kpler Holding on the Canadian aspects of its USD241 million acquisition of the maritime business of Spire Global, including exactEarth, a Canadian provider of satellite-based maritime tracking services.
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Blakes' team is exceptionally positioned to handle complex and sophisticated matters. The team is strong at all levels that we have worked with and is very responsive.
They have done a good job of simplifying things and tell us what we should be doing, and communication with them is super easy.
Blakes is incredibly proactive, prompt and client-oriented. They quickly notify us of all pending industry developments and tailor advice to our specific company needs.
Blakes has been a great partner. The firm are extremely knowledgeable, and I feel confident in their abilities.
Blakes has a strong team that proactively flags relevant developments and helps ensure we remain on top of regulatory requirements applicable to our organisation.
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Sunny Handa serves clients engaged in a broad range of operational matters across the satellite and telecommunications sectors, frequently advising on regulatory, corporate and commercial issues. He is the national practice group leader of the firm's technology and communications law departments.
Sunny does an excellent job, and we appreciate his work and support.
Sunny Handa is super knowledgeable technology lawyer. He is very practical in his advice in terms of evaluating and digesting risk and very good at helping you identify paths to take.
Sunny is extremely knowledgeable and brings practical advice to his clients.
Céline Poitras practises commercial and regulatory law, with expertise in technology, communications, media and life sciences. She often acts for telecommunications and broadcasting companies navigating Canada's communications regulations.
Céline is an exceptional lawyer and always provides advice in a clear, concise, thoughtful and kind manner.
Céline provides superior client services and demonstrates strong commercial awareness.
Céline has the experience in the field to be aware of regulatory changes that sometimes impact us both directly and indirectly, and is a very effective communicator and very available and helpful.
Céline is an excellent strategic adviser with deep subject-matter expertise and strong commercial judgment. She consistently provides clear, thoughtful guidance on complex regulatory issues. She is responsive, pragmatic and a trusted partner on Canadian regulatory matters.
John Lenz is a Montréal-based associate at Blake, Cassels & Graydon with strong experience in the telecommunications sector. He frequently assists clients with compliance and wider regulatory issues.
John Lenz stands out because of his ability to plainly communicate things in an uncomplicated fashion despite extremely complicated legal content and complex technology.
John is very responsive to our needs and provides proactive updates on critical workstreams, which helps give confidence that required regulatory work will be completed without issue.
I consider John a trusted partner with extensive knowledge and experience in telecom regulatory compliance.
John is exceptionally responsive to requests for guidance. He provides comprehensive and risk-aware answers quickly.
John is highly responsive, detail-oriented and very effective at managing day-to-day regulatory matters. He provides clear, well-reasoned analysis, follows issues through to completion and is a reliable point of contact on complex CRTC filings and ongoing compliance matters.
Liliane Langevin advises clients on regulatory and public law matters at the intersection of technology, communications and government policy.
Telecommunications & Broadcasting
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Telecommunications & Broadcasting
Global 2026
Practice area: Telecommunications & Broadcasting
Location: Canada
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