Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP’s comprehensive cannabis offering maintains an interdisciplinary approach, with the ability to draw on specialists from its corporate, dispute resolution, IP and insolvency groups, among others. Montreal-based Tricia Kuhl anchors the team and stands out for her broad practice focus, which spans corporate, technology, regulatory and compliance; she recently advised Rose LifeScience on various commercial law issues. Rounding out the key partners are Toronto-based Pei Li, who specializes in regulatory matters, and Montreal-based litigator Patrick Lapierre. A robust second line of non-partners includes IP-focused counsel Henry Bian (Toronto) and corporate and commercial associate Renée Tousignant (Montreal).
Key clients
- Rose LifeScience
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Globe-Cann Worldwide Cannabis Consultants
- Aphelion Real Estate (LB Becker Consulting)
- Flower One Restructuring
- RIV Capital
- Canadian Securities Exchange
- L5 Capital
Work highlights
- Provided commercial law advice to Rose LifeScience in connection with cannabis distribution, marketing and sales.
- Advised Archerwill Investments (an investor in Canada House Cannabis Group) on the negotiation of several amendments in connection with Canada House’s reverse take-over transaction with Montréal Medical Cannabis to form MTL Cannabis Corp.
- Advised KPMG on a proposed class action, involving claims that misrepresentations with respect to unlicensed growing and storage of cannabis caused CannTrust’s share price to drop during the summer of 2019.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Tricia Kuhl