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Norton Rose Fulbright

Corporate/Commercial: The Elite

Canada Guide 2026 : Ontario

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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.

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Corporate/Commercial: The Elite - Ontario

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.
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Work Highlights

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  • 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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  • The team is excellent at reading the situation, understanding nuances and strategising.

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  • Norton Rose Fulbright strikes a good balance between practical business sense and the law.

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  • The department's multidisciplinary expertise and practical guidance have been instrumental in navigating both strategic decisions and day-to-day legal challenges.

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  • The firm is global and full service, which allows it to draw on multiple resources to service our needs. They are also very client-oriented.

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  • Norton Rose Fulbright is extremely well connected, which is a huge help in resolving things.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Walied Soliman
    Walied Soliman

    Walied Soliman

    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.

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

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

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

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    • 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.

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  • Nader Hasan
    Nader Hasan

    Nader Hasan

    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.

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

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    • 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.

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    • He is great.

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  • Sam Zadeh
    Sam Zadeh

    Sam Zadeh

    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.

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    • Sam offers great attention to detail and pragmatic solutions.

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

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

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

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