Canada Guide 2026 : Nationwide - Canada
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Provided by DLA Piper (Canada) LLP
DLA Piper is a leading legal advisor to the global cannabis industry with a team that covers a range of corporate, finance, capital markets, intellectual property, ‎‎technology and R&D, employment, regulatory (importantly, both life sciences and financial), ‎‎insolvency and restructuring and litigation services, and we are acting across every segment of ‎‎pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, wellness, medical sectors and educational.‎
DLA Piper Canada has been at the forefront of some of the leading transactions in the cannabis ‎sector, acting for Acreage Holdings in various arrangements with Canopy Growth, Aphria in its US$8.2 billion business ‎combination with Tilray, Trulieve in its US$2.1 billion acquisition of Harvest Health & ‎Recreation and Ascend Wellness in a significant cross-border IPO, all of which have received ‎wide media coverage.‎
Global Reach
With 600 lawyers around the world who specifically serve entrepreneurs, start-up companies, ‎funds ‎and other stakeholders and more than 95 offices globally, we are strategically positioned ‎to ‎effectively advise and represent investors, licenced producers, licenced dealers, laboratories, ‎‎pharmaceutical companies, service providers, start-ups, investors and lenders on a full ‎range of ‎legal issues relating to the cannabis industry.‎
Provided by Chambers
DLA Piper houses a notable practice that offers cannabis sector clients the benefits of an extensive reach through its network. The law firm handles M&A as well as equity and debt capital markets and secured financing transactions. It is also well equipped to advise on intellectual property matters, including litigation.
Provided by Chambers
DLA Piper represented Acreage Holdings as Canadian counsel in the closing of their acquisition by Canopy USA.
Provided by Chambers
They are a really full service firm.
They have deep experience with cannabis-related transactions.
Provided by Chambers
Robert Fonn acts on a broad array of corporate mandates in the cannabis industry, including cross-border and international M&A transactions. Based in the firm's Toronto office, he also advises on capital raising and debt financings.
He has deep experience, and is just a pleasure to work with.
Cannabis Law
Provided by DLA Piper (Canada) LLP
Robert Fonn
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