Few cannabis practices are as well balanced as Bennett Jones LLP’s team, which brings to bear strong capability in both the corporate and regulatory areas. In terms of the former sphere, high-profile department co-head Aaron Sonshine (Toronto) demonstrated the team’s transactional firepower with his advice to Cresco Labs on the $2bn acquisition of Columbia Care and the concurrent disposition of $185m of assets. Other transaction-focused names in this field include Angela Blake, who operates from Toronto and Vancouver, as well as Toronto-based partners Kim Lawton and Corey Yermus. Firm Chief Executive Officer Dominique Hussey fronts the regulatory and IP sides of the group from Toronto.
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Key clients
- Emerald Health Therapeutics
- Gold Flora
- Redecan Pharm
- Greg Guyatt
- Nova Cannabis
- Praesidio Health
- Kaos Capital
- Glass House Brands
- MPX International
- Vivo Cannabis
- Trichome Financial
- Trichome JWC Acquisition
- MYM Nutraceuticals
- Trichome Retail
- MYM International Brands
- Highland Grow
- TerrAscend
- Cresco Labs
- Nation to Nation
- Canopy Growth
- Safe Supply Streaming
- Alliance Global Partners
- Cantor Fitzgerald Canada
- Leef Brands
- Stifel Nicolaus Canada
Work highlights
- Acted for Canopy Growth Corporation in connection with an enforcement proceeding by the Ontario Securities Commission against Cormark Securities and others.
- Advised Indiva on corporate, securities and regulatory matters.
- Advised Cresco Labs on Canadian corporate, securities, financial services and litigation matters.
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Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Aaron Sonshine, Dominique Hussey