Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Jeffrey Lloyd

Jeff is widely recognized as one of Canada’s leading M&A lawyers. He has advised purchasers, targets and special committees on many of Canada’s most significant M&A transactions, and has extensive experience in both negotiated and unsolicited transactions. He also advises public companies on corporate governance, shareholder activism, restructurings and securities law matters, and in connection with public offerings of equity and debt securities. He has experience in a wide range of industries, including mining, media and telecommunications, real estate, financial services, power generation and retail/consumer products.

Jennifer Maxwell

Based in our London office, Jennifer represents private and public companies and investors on a wide variety of Canadian business law matters, including cross-border mergers and acquisitions, divestments, investments, capital market financings, joint ventures, restructurings, securities regulatory matters, and general commercial matters. Jennifer regularly acts for issuers and underwriters on offerings of Canadian and international debt and equity, including private placements, public financings and IPOs, and cross-listings on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and the TSX Venture Exchange (TSX-V). She also advises Canadian public issuers with respect to compensation, governance and disclosure matters. Jennifer has expertise in a diverse range of sectors, including technology, mining, energy, private equity, defence and financial services. After initially practising with Blakes in Toronto in the Corporate & Commercial and Capital Markets groups, Jenn joined a Magic Circle firm in London, U.K., providing capital markets advice to issuers and underwriters. In 2009, she rejoined Blakes in its London office and became a partner in 2015.