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We’re here to help drive business across borders.
As the largest business law firm in Canada, our team can draw upon a full suite of specialty practices whenever the need arises. From untangling complex transactions and getting them across the line to defending high profile class actions, we help companies across the Americas doing business in Canada.
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Overview

Fasken advises and represents clients in cross-border matters throughout the Americas. We work with Canadian companies doing business abroad and U.S. and Latin American companies doing business in Canada. We have also acted as global coordinating counsel on multijurisdictional M&A and financing transactions.

Our clients range from established multinational corporations to start-ups interested in attracting foreign investment or expanding to new markets.

Chambers Global, IJ Global Americas, iamPatent 1000, Who’s Who Legal and other respected international publications consistently recognize our practitioners as global leaders.

Fasken advises clients and works with professionals throughout the Americas in all types of commercial transactions, disputes, CSR and indigenous peoples matters. Canada has seven free trade agreements in the region; our team is proficient in regional regulations and bilateral treaties, with many of us having held key positions on treaty negotiation teams and committees.

If disputes arise, we represent clients before the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)'s International Court of Arbitration, American Arbitration Association (AAA), International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) and the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL).


Areas of Expertise

Experience

  • Fredonia Mining Inc. announces PEA results and completes bought deal LIFE offering for gross proceeds of C$11.5 million, [Deal - Fredonia Mining Inc.], Private placement LIFE offering to finance exploration and advancement of Fredonia's El Dorado Monserrat Project in Argentina.
  • Astrus closes US$12 million Series A financing, [Deal - Astrus Inc.], US$12 million Series A financing supporting Astrus’s AI-powered semiconductor design platform.
  • TMX Group Limited completes C$1.1 billion bond offering, [Deal - TMX Group Limited], TMX Group Limited Completes C$1.1 Billion Bond Offering.
  • DarkVision acquired by Blackstone from Koch Engineered Solutions, [Deal - DarkVision Technologies Inc.], Acquisition in the Technology industry.
  • Arc Mineral Royalties Ltd. (previously Stria Lithium Inc.) completes change of business transaction, including a royalty acquisition and concurrent C$12 million private placement, [Deal - ], Arc Mineral Royalties Ltd. (previously Stria Lithium Inc.) completes change of business transaction, including the acquisition of a 1% NSR royalty on the Mt Henry Gold Project and concurrent C$12 million private placement.
  • Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec issues C$500 million in additional senior “sustainable” notes in the Canadian market, [Deal - Desjardins Securities Inc.], On September 1st, 2026, Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec issued C$500 million in additional senior “sustainable” notes in the Canadian market. A Fasken team composed of Peter Villani, Guillaume Saliah and Sarah Pineau advised Desjardins Securities Inc., as sole agent, in connection wit...
  • Research Capital Corporation acts as sole agent in Theralase Technologies' C$3.6 million LIFE offering, [Deal - Research Capital Corporation], Canadian clinical-stage pharmaceutical company completes a C$3.6 million LIFE private placement financing.
  • Edesa Biotech completes US$25 million public offering, [Deal - Edesa Biotech, Inc.], Canadian clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company closes public offering of common shares pursuant to an underwritten public offering of common shares, common share purchase warrants, and pre-funded warrants.
  • IAMGOLD announces closing of sale of its interest in the Bambadji Joint Venture in Senegal, [Deal - IAMGOLD Corporation], Canadian gold mining company completes divestiture of non-core Senegal exploration assets as part of a US$200 million mining transaction.

Knowledge

  • Alberta Restructures Drug and Supplemental Benefits Coverage Under Bill 11, 9/30/2026
  • Fasken’s Noteworthy News: Privacy & Cybersecurity in Canada, the US, and the EU (September 2026), 9/29/2026
  • AI-Generated RWE: New Rules of the Road for CDA Health Technology Assessments, 9/28/2026
  • Investing in Canadian LNG: A Guide, 9/24/2026
  • Bill 101: Key Changes Introduced by An Act to improve certain labour laws, 9/22/2026
  • Revising the Rules: Bill C-39 and the Future of Federal Labour Relations, 9/22/2026
  • Optional Semi-Annual Reporting for All Canadian Public Companies May Be Two Steps Closer, 9/22/2026
  • Human Rights Protection for Contractors? HRTO Clarifies the Scope of the Employment Provisions of the Code, 9/18/2026
  • Canada’s Productivity Mega Deduction: A New Opportunity for the Mining Sector, 9/17/2026
  • Owners of Certain Québec Buildings Face New Energy Reporting Requirements, 9/16/2026

Events

  • The Legacy of Secret Path: From Awareness to ReconciliACTION, 10/1/2026
  • Expert Determination Clauses: When to Use Them, How to Draft Them, and Why they Differ from Arbitration Clauses, 9/22/2026
  • Latest Developments in Enforceability of Termination and Other Contract Clauses in Employment Agreements in Ontario, 9/17/2026
  • Trusts: Can They be Trusted to Provide the Shield Against Disputes?, 9/15/2026
  • Early-Career Judgment: Navigating Grey Areas in Practice, 9/10/2026
  • Canada's Defence Investment Renaissance: Where Global Capital Meets Allied Security, 9/10/2026
  • Investing in Canada's LNG Opportunity: Energy Security, Infrastructure and Global Markets, 9/10/2026
  • Data Centre Investing Opportunities in Canada Today: Addressing Power, Infrastructure and Regulatory Challenges, 9/9/2026
  • The Office is Calling: Legal Considerations for Return-to-Office Policies, 6/25/2026
  • The BC Foodtech Briefing: 2026 Trends & Local Impact, 6/17/2026

News

  • Fasken renews its partnership with Good to Grow as Exclusive Educational Partner, 9/24/2026
  • Fasken bulletin on Canadian government procurement co-authored by Marcia Mills and Daniel Fabiano featured in the Library of Parliament’s HillNotes, 9/17/2026
  • Fasken sponsored the 2026 Life Sciences BC Awards, 9/14/2026
  • Katie Higgins’ arrival at Fasken featured in Lexpert, 9/11/2026
  • Fasken to sponsor and attend the Canadian Health Food Association NOW Conference & Trade Show in Toronto, 9/9/2026
  • Dana Gregoire analyzes the impact of Canada’s foreign influence registry on businesses and legal counsel in Business in Vancouver, 9/8/2026
  • Vlad Calina’s arrival at Fasken highlighted in Canadian Lawyer, 9/3/2026
  • Brian Graves comments on M&A trends in the mining sector in Lexpert, 9/2/2026
  • Zach Romano comments on the duty to consult Indigenous peoples in relation to mining projects in Lexpert, 9/2/2026
  • David Turgeon discusses IP ownership in the defence sector in Canadian Lawyer, 7/14/2026