Lawyers in Canada
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Jennifer Baugh
Jennifer’s practice focuses on corporate and securities law, with an emphasis on corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions in established and emerging industries, such as technology, biotechnology and life sciences. Jennifer represents emerging to large domestic and international public and private companies, as well as investment dealers, in connection with various corporate and commercial transactions, including reverse takeovers and other going public transactions, public and private equity and debt financings, listings on Canadian stock exchanges, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate reorganizations. She advises public companies on general corporate/commercial law issues, areas of legal risk, regulatory matters, continuous disclosure obligations and corporate governance practices.
Torys
Jennifer Bernardo
Jennifer Bernardo is a partner in the Employment & Compensation Law Practice Group in Baker McKenzie's Toronto office. As a litigator, Jennifer represents clients in labour, employment, and corporate/commercial law matters before a variety of administrative tribunals, labour arbitrators, and all levels of court in Ontario. Jennifer has been recognized as a "Rising Star" by Legal 500 and "One to Watch" by Best Lawyers in Canada. Jennifer is a frequent contributor to Baker McKenzie's Canadian Labour and Employment Law blog, and co-author of the Employment Contracts Handbook (4th ed.). She co-chairs the Toronto office's Pro Bono Committee, is a member of the Toronto office’s Inclusion & Diversity Committee, and is the Toronto office chair of the North America Baker Asian Lawyers Network.
Baker McKenzie
Jennifer Danahy
Partner Certified Specialist (Environmental Law)
Gowling WLG
Jennifer Hancock
Jennifer's practice focuses primarily on domestic and cross-border debt financing transactions. She represents both lenders and borrowers on secured and unsecured financings, bilateral and syndicated financings, asset-based financings, acquisition financings, hotel financings, project financings, subordinated and convertible debt arrangements, margin loans, letter of credit facilities, and subscription facilities. She also acts as local counsel on multi-jurisdictional financings, providing advice to lenders and borrowers on the Canadian aspects of the transaction. Jennifer has advised clients across a wide range of industries and sectors including financial services and insurance, mining, retail, manufacturing, technology, and hospitality. Jennifer has been recognized as a leading lawyer in the 2025 edition of Chambers Canada in Banking & Finance (Up and Coming Category), in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada in Banking and Finance Law, and in the 2025 edition of The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in Banking and Financial Institutions.
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Jennifer Lennon
Jennifer supports clients with deep technical skill and experience across the spectrum of employment matters, including employee benefits and developing tax-effective executive compensation arrangements. Jennifer advises Canadian and international clients on the design and implementation of compensation arrangements and the related securities laws and stock exchange requirements. She has substantial experience providing strategic advice on executive compensation matters in corporate transactions, such as mergers, acquisitions and initial public offerings. Her broad practice also includes corporate governance advice for public and private institutions, including ongoing disclosure and compliance obligations.
Torys
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, initial public offerings, and cross-listings of foreign companies 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.
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Jennifer Stam
Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright
Jennifer Traub
Jennifer Traub is a partner in the Securities Group at Cassels and serves as Co-Chair of the firm’s Mining Group. Jennifer represents both issuers and investment dealers in connection with public and private securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions and other financing transactions. She has particular expertise and experience in the resource sector and has played an integral role in managing some of the largest and most complex corporate finance and M&A deals in the mining industry in Canada. Jennifer has completed the Osgoode Certificate in Mining Law. In addition to transactional work, Jennifer regularly advises public companies regarding general corporate and securities law matters, including continuous disclosure, corporate governance and Canadian stock exchange issues. Learn more.
Cassels
Jennifer Wasylyk
Jennifer Wasylyk serves as Deputy Managing Partner at Cassels and is a member of the firm’s Mining, Banking & Specialty Finance and Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Groups. Jennifer acts on behalf of both borrowers and lenders in a broad range of domestic and international corporate finance transactions. She has extensive experience structuring and negotiating secured and unsecured transactions, syndicated facilities, project finance facilities, asset-based lending transactions, alternative finance structures and complex intercreditor arrangements. Jennifer has particular expertise in the natural resources field and regularly works with both lenders and resource companies in the mining sector. She has worked at the Ontario Energy Board, Canada Energy Regulator, and Alberta Energy Regulator. Jennifer has completed the Osgoode Certificate in Mining Law and the Osgoode Certificate in ESG, Climate Risk and the Law. Jennifer is recognized as a leader in her field by the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (Asset Equipment Finance/Leasing) and Best Lawyers in Canada (Banking and Finance Law). In 2023, Jennifer was named a Lexpert Rising Star, an award that celebrates Canada’s leading lawyers under 40. Learn more.
Cassels
Jenya Hammond
Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright
Jerald Wortsman
Jerald is known as one of Canada’s leading tax lawyers, with an established track record of developing sophisticated solutions that guide clients through their most challenging and complex tax matters. Head of the firm’s Tax Practice, Jerald gives clients strategic tax counsel across business transactions and financings. His work includes domestic and international corporate tax planning, with an emphasis on complex, large-scale and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations and corporate finance. He has significant experience advising domestic and international financial institutions. Jerald regularly works with clients on Canadian and cross-border acquisitions, divestitures and restructurings, and inbound and outbound investments and multinational group structures. He also brings a wealth of tax experience to the structuring and issuance of various financial instruments and other capital markets activity.
Torys
Jeremy Barretto
Jeremy Barretto is a partner at Cassels and serves as Chair of the firm’s national Regulatory Law Group and Co-Chair of the Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Group. He has extensive regulatory, environmental, and Aboriginal law experience. Jeremy frequently represents proponents in obtaining approvals and negotiating agreements for resource development projects across Canada. He has expertise in renewable energy, oil and gas, mining, and infrastructure development. Jeremy published the book The Law of Indigenous Ownership and Projects with Thomson Reuters and has published articles in the Alberta Law Review and Globe and Mail. Jeremy previously worked in environmental engineering, earning his Professional Engineer designation. He is recognized as a leader in his field by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Chambers Canada, and Chambers Global. Jeremy is a guest lecturer with the University of Calgary and University of Alberta Faculty of Law. Learn more.
Cassels
Jeremy Forgie
Jeremy advises some of Canada’s largest pension plans and pension funds managers on plan and fund governance, pension fund investment, divestiture, acquisition, funding and de-risking issues. He works with numerous private- and public-sector employers, Canadian and foreign consulting firms and financial institutions on cross-border, pension, tax, trust and benefit issues. Jeremy also advises several large professional sports leagues on their players, officials and other employee pension, benefit and cross border compensation plans.
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Jeremy J. Herbert
Partner Areas of Practice Tax Planning Mergers & Acquisitions Corporate Tax Planning Indirect Tax Personal Tax Planning Farm Taxation Estate Planning Employee Stock Option Planning
Felesky Flynn LLP
Jeremy L. Comeau
Partner Areas of Practice Tax Planning Audits & CRA Proposals Corporate Tax Planning Objections Personal Tax Planning Tax Litigation Estate Planning Voluntary Disclosure Tax Representation & Litigation Farm Taxation
Felesky Flynn LLP
Jesse Gardner
Alternative Dispute Resolution Construction and Infrastructure Law Commercial and Business Litigation Domestic and International Arbitration Professional Liability Surety
Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP
Jessica Horwitz
Partner
Bennett Jones LLP
Jessica Lumière
Jessica is a senior lawyer who leads a team based in our Legal Services Centre in Halifax that provides a suite of new service offerings that rely on process and technology efficiencies to deliver client value. She also advises clients on technology acquisitions, technology and data licensing, procurement, outsourcing, cloud service-provider arrangements, and various transactions dealing with a broad spectrum of emerging tech such as blockchain and AI. Jessica brings a uniquely in-depth client perspective to her role; prior to joining Torys, she worked at The Toronto-Dominion Bank for over 10 years, advising senior executives on complex technology-related deals, as well as on enterprise policies, standards and protocols relating to third-party risk management and cloud computing. Jessica is also a member of the Data Governance and Strategy Group and advises clients on data-related issues such as data protection, governance and commercialization.
Torys
Jessica Zagar
Jessica Zagar is a partner in the Litigation Group at Cassels. Jessica practices in the area of copyright, trademark, and commercial litigation. She provides strategic direction and support to clients in the music, literary, television, film, broadcasting and entertainment sectors in the development, exploitation, and enforcement of intellectual property. Learn more.
Cassels
Jill McCutcheon
With extensive experience and nuanced knowledge of the complex regulatory landscape of the insurance industry, Jill gives clients practical advice on regulatory, transactional and other advisory matters. Co-head of the firm’s Financial Services practice, Jill has more than 25 years of experience advising the property and casualty, life and reinsurance sectors of the insurance industry on corporate, regulatory and transactional matters. Jill regularly advises on all aspects of the law, whether federal or provincial, and acts as counsel to a broad range of clients, including insurers, reinsurers, banks, credit unions, intermediaries, cover holders and MGAs, third-party administrators, retailers, employers and associations. Jill is noted for her ability to respond to and resolve issues with the numerous regulators who impact on the insurance sector in Canada. She also has extensive experience in privacy law and data breach response matters. Jill has broad and extensive experience advising on all aspects of activity in the insurance industry. This includes advising on the formation of insurers, governance matters and obtaining federal and provincial regulatory approvals. She also regularly acts as counsel to insurance company boards of directors. She frequently engages with regulators, resolving distribution, product and other regulatory issues on behalf of her clients. Jill also counsels clients on market conduct and compliance requirements. Her work regularly involves drafting and negotiating reinsurance, distribution and other specialized agreements germane to the sector, developing policy wordings, and advising on reinsurance and self-insured, risk retention and captive strategies. Beyond insurance matters, Jill has experience in privacy law, the resolution of privacy complaints and privacy breach responses.
Torys
Jill Yates
Partner in and Practice Lead of the firm’s Litigation Group in Vancouver. Chair of the firm’s National Class Actions Group. Experienced commercial litigator and has appeared at all levels of court in British Columbia, in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario, in the Federal Court, and in arbitral hearings. Has expertise in complex commercial litigation involving a variety of types of claims and in a broad range of industries, and particular expertise in defending class actions. Has significant trial experience, including trial of common issues. Frequently represents financial institution clients on a variety of matters including in relation to fraud, de-marketing, contract terms and mortgage issues. Frequently represents clients in consumer protection, product liability and privacy claims.
McCarthy Tétrault
Jim Holloway
Jim Holloway joined Baker McKenzie after graduating from law school in 1991. He is a recognized and ranked leader in the areas of intellectual property and technology, a skilled and experienced trial and appellate advocate, and a trusted strategic advisor. Jim was formerly the Managing Partner of the Toronto Office, a member of the Firm's Global Executive Committee, a member of the Firm's Policy Committee, and served as Chair of the North America region.
Baker McKenzie
Jim Hong
Jim brings decades of banking and finance experience and an international perspective in corporate and securities law, offering clients tailored solutions for structured finance and securitizations. Jim has broad market knowledge and experience advising on securitizations, public and private managed products, structured asset-backed financings and derivatives. He supports clients in developing securitization structures and products on Canadian and cross-border transactions. Jim is recognized as a leading lawyer in securitization matters and is a co-author of the Canada Chapter of The International Comparative Legal Guide to Securitisation, published by Global Legal Group, London.
Torys
Jim Russell
Partner
Dentons