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Nancy Hamzo

Nancy Hamzo

Canada 2026

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Nancy Hamzo is a principal in Baker McKenzie's North American Transactions Group. Nancy regularly advises clients in connection with mergers and acquisitions and complex corporate transactions including multi-jurisdictional reorganizations across a variety of industries, with a particular focus on the life sciences and technology sectors. She further advises on Canadian antitrust and foreign investment matters.

Nancy has practiced in the Firm's Amsterdam and Chicago offices working on cross border transactions. She serves on the Firm's North America Transactions Steering Committee and sits on the steering committee for Cross-Border Transactions and Integrations. She also co-chairs the Women's Networking Initiative in the Toronto office.

Nancy's practice focuses extensively on advising multinational clients with the planning and implementation of complex mergers and acquisitions, multi-jurisdictional corporate reorganizations, including pre-transaction restructurings, post-acquisition integrations, carve-outs, spin-offs, entity rationalizations, expansions and other strategic transactions. She also routinely advises on antitrust/competition and foreign investment requirements in Canada.

Education

University of Ottawa

Bachelor of Commerce, with Honors

University of Ottawa

J.D.

2008

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Chambers Canada Guide

Corporate/Commercial: Highly Regarded - Ontario

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Individual Editorial

Toronto-based Nancy Hamzo is an experienced member of Baker McKenzie's North American transactions group and is recognised for her strong expertise in advising clients on high-value acquisitions and investment matters.

Strengths

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  • Nancy is an excellent lawyer, particularly on client service.

    Corporate/Commercial: Highly RegardedChambers Canada Guide
  • She is one of the best partners I've worked with on an M&A deal.

    Corporate/Commercial: Highly RegardedChambers Canada Guide
  • She is enjoyable to work with and a strong leader of the process.

    Corporate/Commercial: Highly RegardedChambers Canada Guide
  • Nancy is the leader for Canadian corporate matters. There is no other attorney I would turn to to handle sophisticated issues, problems or challenging risks in the Canadian market.

    Corporate/Commercial: Highly RegardedChambers Canada Guide
  • I love working with Nancy.

    Corporate/Commercial: Highly RegardedChambers Canada Guide

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