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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

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Herzing College secures a safeguard order to continue its IT Support Program, [Case - ], Herzing College secures an order allowing it to continue its IT Support program while contesting the Ministère de l’Éducation’s decision before the TAQ.
  • Vistara Growth and Beedie Capital announce strategic partnership, [Deal - Vistara Capital Partners Ltd.], Beedie Capital acquired a 50% interest in Vistara Capital and agrees to be anchor investors in new US$500M Vistara Growth Structured Opportunities Fund.
  • Les Pneus Beaucerons is acquired by Groupe Desharnais, [Deal - ], Acquisition of Les Pneus Beaucerons by Groupe Desharnais.
  • UFA announces acquisition of Ponoka Fertilizer Ltd., [Deal - United Farmers of Alberta Co-operative Ltd.], Acquisition of Ponoka Fertilizer by UFA.
  • LMPG receives strategic investment from Platinum Equity, [Deal - LMPG Inc], Strategic private equity investment in a leading North American manufacturer of specification-grade lighting solutions.
  • Lomiko Metals enters into definitive agreement to be acquired by Global Battery Materials for an implied equity value of C$11 million, [Deal - ], Global Battery Materials to acquire Lomiko Metals in an approximately C$11 million transaction to create a vertically integrated Canadian graphite platform.

Knowledge

  • Chambers Canada 2026 Corporate Governance Guide, 9/10/2026
  • Canada’s Counter-Tariffs on US Goods: A Primer on What Canadian Businesses Need to Know, 9/10/2026
  • Think Your Release Covers Equity Claims? Think Again, 9/10/2026
  • When Tariffs Threaten Commercial Relationships: A New Role for International Arbitration, 9/10/2026
  • Corporations Canada Increases Scrutiny of ISC Register Filings by Federal Corporations, 9/10/2026
  • Competition Bureau Proposes New Cartel Enforcement Guidelines, 9/9/2026
  • Counter-Tariffs in Force, U.S. Import Bans Announced, a Cabinet Planning Forum, an Investment Summit, EU Diplomatic Overtures and a House Returning, 9/9/2026
  • Distilled Law, Part 1: Whisky Business: Alberta's New Spirit Standards and the Future of AI Use In Legislative Drafting, 9/8/2026
  • Quebec’s 2026 General Election: Which Lobbying Activities May Continue During the Election Campaign?, 9/3/2026
  • Ontario Court of Appeal Addresses Termination Clauses and the Enforceability of Equity-Based Compensation Language, 9/3/2026

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, 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

  • David Turgeon discusses IP ownership in the defence sector in Canadian Lawyer, 7/14/2026
  • Marie-Gabrielle Bélanger discusses Québec’s new regulation on sexual violence in the workplace in Canadian HR Reporter, 7/13/2026
  • Marie-Gabrielle Bélanger comments on employers’ rights and obligations related to return-to-office policies in Les Affaires, 7/9/2026
  • Laurie Turner and Claire Gowdy analyze healthcare M&A trends in Canada in Lexpert, 7/8/2026
  • Fasken to Attend the 13th Annual Summit for Women in Life Sciences Law, 7/6/2026
  • Marie-Gabrielle Bélanger discusses the rules surrounding return-to-office policies on Radio-Canada, 7/6/2026
  • Bulletin on Indigenous equity investments co-authored by Amy Carruthers and Tara Bishop referenced in The Logic, 6/10/2026
  • Celebrating BC's Food & Beverage Industry: Fasken Continues its Partnership with BCFB, 5/25/2026
  • Fasken Will Attend the 2026 Food and Beverage Ontario Annual Conference, 5/13/2026
  • Ella Plotkin discusses alternative infrastructure project delivery models in Lexpert, 5/6/2026