About

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Our corporate and commercial practice group supports our clients through each stage of their corporate growth by providing experience and pragmatic advice on both day-to-day business issues and long-term strategic initiatives, including the establishment of a new business, acquisitions, financing, strategic alliances, outsourcing, joint ventures and other critical endeavours.

Our technical and deep industry knowledge, and corporate and commercial acumen is relied upon and valued by our clients.

Chambers Review

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Corporate/Commercial: The Elite - Ontario

2
Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Norton Rose Fulbright operates a robust corporate practice in Toronto and Ottawa, with an especially high profile for its experience of proxy contests and other hostile and distressed transactions. The firm also handles going-private matters, recapitalisation transactions and joint venture arrangements. The practice often advises on national and international transactions, leveraging the expertise of its counterparts across the country and worldwide. Its client roster features a variety of companies, boards of directors and private equity investors straddling a broad range of sectors, including mining and energy, infrastructure, technology and cannabis.

Work Highlights

  • Norton Rose Fulbright represented Parkland Corporation as it entered into a definitive agreement with Sunoco, whereby Sunoco will acquire all outstanding shares of Parkland in a cash and equity transaction worth approximately USD9.1 billion.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Walied Soliman
2
Walied Soliman
2
Band 2

Walied Soliman has a wealth of experience handling M&A and securities transactions, as well as proxy contests. Based in Toronto, he serves as Norton Rose Fulbright's Canadian chair and the co-founder of its special situations team.

Walied is super smart, strategic and is a delight to work with.

Walied finds creative approaches to resolve issues and is relentless in implementing them.

He is an exceptionally astute lawyer and business-minded as well.

Walied really knows his craft and is so extremely well connected that it just makes things flow.

His counsel is as grounded in integrity as it is in razor-sharp legal acumen. Beyond his client work, he demonstrates a deep and genuine commitment to his team.

Nader Hasan
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Nader Hasan
U
Up and Coming

Nader Hasan is a partner in the firm's Toronto office and focuses his growing practice on securities and corporate law in a variety of industries.

Nader is truly awesome. I can't emphasise enough how pleased I am with his work. I would use him again in a heartbeat.

Nader is an amazing lawyer. He is very thorough, thoughtful and wise beyond his years.

Nader's commitment to providing excellent customer service to clients has been clear from the first moment we started working together. He makes an effort to really know the client.

He is great.

Sam Zadeh
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Sam Zadeh
U
Up and Coming

Sam Zadeh acts out of Norton Rose Fulbright's Toronto office. He assists with corporate transactions and capital markets deals.

Sam provides timely, pragmatic advice. He connects us with resources and ensures the work done matches the importance of the matter.

Sam offers great attention to detail and pragmatic solutions.

Sam always puts his client's needs first and makes himself available to support with all stages of a transaction.

In addition to being a subject matter expert, he provides excellent client service.

Sam handles anything that is thrown at him on the transaction with consummate ease.

Ranked Lawyers at
Norton Rose Fulbright

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Corporate/Commercial

Walied Soliman KC
2
Walied Soliman KC
2
Band 2
Nader Hasan
U
Nader Hasan
U
Up and Coming
Sam Zadeh
U
Sam Zadeh
U
Up and Coming

Members

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Adrienne Oliver

Pierre-Paul Henrie