/Home/Global/Corporate/M&A in Canada/Torys LLP
View profile of Torys LLP
Department profile
Torys LLP
Department profile | Torys LLP
Corporate/M&A

About

Provided by Torys LLP

Torys' M&A Practice has an established reputation for creative transactional acumen, helping clients to fully maximize the potential of their deals. We have a decades-long history of being considered among the best M&A practices in Canada, with a strong and active presence in public and private markets across Canada, the U.S. and worldwide.

We specialize in sophisticated, complex and innovative transactions, both public and private, for organizations of all sizes. Our experience and commercially minded approach allow us to run deals of any level of complexity or profile smoothly. Our clients include major corporations, entrepreneurial and growth-oriented companies in all major industrial sectors, investment funds, and all levels of government. A substantial amount of our work is international and involves more than one jurisdiction; our presence in Toronto, New York, Calgary and Montreal uniquely positions us to assist as a single firm to advise on cross-border and international transactions.

We have top-ranked M&A expertise in financial services (banks, insurance, investment dealers, mutual funds), pension funds, private equity funds and other investment and asset managers.

Our services include

  • corporate
  • securities
  • leveraged buyouts
  • litigation and dispute resolution
  • competition and foreign investment review
  • tax
  • regulatory matters, including stock exchange requirements

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Corporate/M&A - Canada

1
Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Torys is an eminent Toronto-headquartered law firm with a strong and growing presence in Calgary. The team regularly features on high-profile domestic deals as well as global transactions, and is highly regarded for its representation of major pension funds, financial institutions and resources companies. The firm's outstanding M&A expertise is coupled with a robust private equity offering and experience of company reorganisation and advisory work; industry expertise cuts across sectors including technology, electricity, oil and gas, and transportation. Clients benefit from the support of the firm's legal services centre in Halifax, as well as its New York office providing US law expertise.

Work Highlights

  • Torys acted as counsel to Canadian Western Bank in its CAD5.3 billion sale to National Bank of Canada.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Torys and the deal team met or exceeded our expectations on all aspects of the transaction. They are very pragmatic and very responsive.

Corporate/M&A respondent
Global

Torys is a best-in-class firm. The team is adept at identifying nuanced issues in highly complex transactions and providing practical solutions and advice to mitigate risk.

Corporate/M&A respondent
Global

The firm is a market leader in Canada. Their depth of talent, relationship with clients and sophistication internally makes them a go-to in Canada for complex M&A transactions.

Corporate/M&A respondent
Global

The team has excellent business acumen which assures us that they are providing tailored advice for our needs and goals.

Corporate/M&A respondent
Global

Torys is extremely responsive and goes above and beyond in delivery of legal services.

Corporate/M&A respondent
Global

Notable Practitioners

Provided by Chambers

Matthew W Cockburn
E
Matthew W Cockburn
E
Eminent Practitioners

Toronto-based Matthew Cockburn is the firm's managing partner. He maintains a distinguished reputation in private equity, having overseen a number of noteworthy deals over the course of a career stretching back more than 30 years.

Matthew is a brilliant private equity figure and has a wealth of knowledge.

View Profile
Guy Berman
1
Guy Berman
1
Band 1
Toronto-based Guy Berman has extensive experience advising on buyouts, public M&A and a variety of corporate structuring mandates.

Guy Berman is a pleasure to work with.

Guy has a tonne of experience and sharp expertise in this field.

Guy is very smart, he understands business objectives and is a good advocate.

Guy Berman is fantastic. He is creative, thoughtful and is someone I trust to find solutions to complex situations.

View Profile
John Emanoilidis
1
John Emanoilidis
1
Band 1
John Emanoilidis is noted for his experienced handling of M&A and securities transactions across a number of industries. He currently serves as co-head of the firm's M&A group in Toronto.

John has deep and broad knowledge and excellent commercial awareness. He is clearly a leader in his field and at the top of Canadian legal talent.

John Emanoilidis is my number one choice of counsel, under all deals and types, period.

John is very experienced and has seen just about everything. I can call him and he has the right answer right away.

John is a go-to set of safe hands to lead us through any high profile, complex transaction. He exhibits a calm demeanour and depth of experience that reassures us through high stress environments.

John is amongst the best lawyers I have ever worked with. I would recommend him without hesitation to anyone requiring sophisticated, thoughtful, experienced and responsive counsel.

View Profile
Karrin Powys-Lybbe
2
Karrin Powys-Lybbe
2
Band 2

Co-head of the firm's M&A practice in Toronto, Karrin Powys-Lybbe is held in high esteem for her experienced counsel on corporate transactions, ranging from mergers and acquisitions to securities and corporate governance matters.

Karrin is a terrific lawyer.

View Profile
2
Laurie Duke
2
Band 2
Toronto-based Laurie Duke is a respected lawyer in Canada's private equity buyouts space, with a long list of notable deals to her name.

Laurie is a terrific lawyer.

Laurie Duke is excellent. She has great EQ with clients, can command a room and understands when to play it tough and when not to.

View Profile
4
Danielle Kline
4
Band 4

Danielle Kline regularly advises a number of leading Canadian and international private capital firms on transactional matters.

Danielle does a terrific job on her deals.

View Profile
4
Janan Paskaran
4
Band 4

Janan Paskaran has extensive experience acting for clients from the energy sector on mergers and acquisitions, as well as corporate finance and securities law mandates. Based in Calgary, he often advises on international oil and gas transactions.

He's a strong, knowledgeable lawyer and extremely hard-working.

Janan is a very strong lawyer who can provide advice on many different facets of the law. He's very responsive and provides practical advice.

Janan is our go-to counsel for where we are venturing into uncharted territory.

He has incredible legal knowledge paired with acute business acumen which makes him an invaluable adviser.

View Profile
Don Bell
F
Don Bell
F
Foreign Expert
Don Bell has extensive experience working on transactions involving Asia-Pacific, and spent many years working in Japan as the founding partner of the Tokyo office of a large Canadian law firm. He is fluent in Japanese.
View Profile

Ranked Lawyers at
Torys LLP

Provided by Chambers
Filter by
Band

Canada

Corporate/M&A
Matthew W Cockburn
E
Matthew W Cockburn
E
Eminent Practitioners
View Profile
John Emanoilidis
1
John Emanoilidis
1
Band 1
View Profile
Karrin Powys-Lybbe
2
Karrin Powys-Lybbe
2
Band 2
View Profile
4
Janan Paskaran
4
Band 4
View Profile
Don Bell
F
Don Bell
F
Foreign expert for Japan
View Profile
Private Equity: Buyouts
Matthew W Cockburn
E
Matthew W Cockburn
E
Eminent Practitioners
View Profile
Guy Berman
1
Guy Berman
1
Band 1
View Profile
2
Laurie Duke
2
Band 2
View Profile
4
Danielle Kline
4
Band 4
View Profile