Torys
A key part of Torys‘ international work is underpinned by its longstanding relationships with major institutional investors, including private equity funds, pension funds and other financial services clients. Additionally, its dominant energy, projects and life sciences practices also translate into a significant volume of cross-border mandates. The firm maintains a sizeable New York platform, which has been led by corporate and securities partner David Chaikof since 2019. Other key names in New York include PPP specialist Tara Mackay and Jared Fontaine, whose practice has an emphasis on institutional investing for clients such as pension and sovereign wealth funds, private equity funds and global corporations. In Toronto, M&A specialists John Emanoilidis, Michael Amm and former New York office managing partner Karrin Powys-Lybbe are noted for their experience in high-profile, cross-border transactions.
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Key clients
- Brookfield Group of Companies
- Fairfax Financial Holdings
- Olympus Corporation
- BNP Paribas Paris
- Link Administration Holdings
- Teck Metals Corp
- HRL Morrison & Co (US)
- The Bank of Nova Scotia
- Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
- Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
- Stellex Capital Management
- Ahlstrom Capital
- Barry Fishman, Field Trip Health, Helen Boudreau
- Clairvest Group
- OMERS
Work highlights
- Advised Brookfield Asset Management on its proposed division into two publicly traded companies, including cross-listings on both the TSX and NYSE.
- Advised Fairfax Financial (as part of a consortium including Ocean Network Express, certain affiliates of the Washington Family, and David Sokol) on the $10.9bn acquisition of all outstanding shares of Atlas Corp.
- Advised BNP Paribas, as Canadian counsel, on its $16.3bn sale of Bank of the West and its subsidiaries to BMO Harris Bank.
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
John Emanoilidis, Michael Amm, Karrin Powys-Lybbe, Krista Hill, Jared Fontaine, Mile Kurta, Don Bell