International Experience

We provide Canadian legal expertise with global reach, helping clients navigate cross-border transactions, investments and disputes with seamless, strategic counsel.
Key Contact
Mercury John
International Experience

Overview

Bennett Jones is one of Canada’s premier business law firms and home to more than 500 lawyers and business advisors. With deep experience in complex transactions and litigation matters, the firm is well equipped to advise businesses and investors with Canadian ventures, and connect Canadian businesses and investors with opportunities around the world.

We advise clients across the globe, including in:

  • The United States;
  • Latin America, The Caribbean and Bermuda;
  • Europe, Middle East and Africa; and
  • Asia Pacific.

What sets us apart is our ability to deliver a seamless client experience, our comprehensive understanding of our clients’ businesses and industries, our history of building strong client relationships and our roster of highly skilled lawyers. Our experience with legal, commercial, regulatory and political realities enables us to identify risk and provide creative strategies and solutions for our clients.

We stand by our clients and see things from their perspective—across sectors, industries and borders. 

Canadian Lawyers With Global Reach

We act for public and private companies operating in local, national or international markets. We give practical advice to governments in other jurisdictions, pension and private equity funds and institutional investors.

Through our US presence in New York and Washington, we provide seamless and timely Canadian legal advice to our US and international clients. Whether quarterbacking the deal or providing Canadian counsel support, we coordinate seamlessly with counsel, financial advisors and regulators around the world. 

Client Work

Canadian Pacific Railway
in its US$31-billion merger with Kansas City Southern
American Airlines
in class actions regarding allegations of capacity discipline and COVID-related refunds complaints
Time Warner
in its US$85.4-billion acquisition by AT&T
Tiffany & Co.
in connection with the US$16-billion transaction with LVMH
Cenovus Energy
in its $23.6-billion merger with Husky Energy
Dow Chemical Canada
in a claim against NOVA Chemicals Corporation for breach of contract related to an ethylene facility in Alberta
CF Acquisition
in its US$2.1-billion business combination with Rumble
GM
in nationwide class actions covering allegations of product defect and of non-compliance with diesel emissions regulations
Amazon
in connection with its US$8.5-billion acquisition of MGM

Recognitions

Chambers Global folder

Band 1, International Trade /WTO
Band 2, Competition/Antitrust; Corporate/M&A; Disputes (International & Cross Border); Disputes (International & Cross Border); Restructuring/ Insolvency; Tax

Legal 500 folder
Ranked, Capital Markets; Corporate and M&A; Dispute Resolution; International Trade; International Expertise; Labour & Employment; Energy: Oil & Gas; Energy Power; Infrastructure and Projects; Real Estate; Technology; Transportation: Aviation
Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
Most Frequently Recommended, Construction Law (Calgary); Corporate Commercial Law (Calgary); Mergers & Acquisitions (Calgary); Mining (Toronto)
Consistently Recommended, Banking & Financial Institutions (Calgary); Competition Law (Calgary and Toronto); Corporate Commercial Law (Edmonton and Toronto); Mergers & Acquisitions (Toronto); Mining (Vancouver); Intellectual Property (Calgary, Edmonton and Toronto)
Repeatedly Recommended, Banking & Financial Institutions (Toronto); Corporate Commercial Law (Vancouver); Project Finance (Calgary, Toronto); Mergers & Acquisitions (Edmonton and Vancouver)
Best Lawyers
Canadian Corporate Law Firm of the Year, 2023
IFLR Americas Awards
Canadian Corporate Law Firm of the Year, 2022
IFLR Americas Awards
2022 M&A Deal of the Year—Canadian Pacific Railway's US$31 billion merger with Kansas City Southern

At the centre of market-shaping deals and high-stakes disputes, Bennett Jones delivers clarity, strategy and results. Our cross-border teams turn complexity into progress, always focused on what drives your success.

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The Bennett Jones Story

At Bennett Jones, legal solutions are our starting point. What drives us forward is knowing our clients inside and out—their ambitions, obstacles and success metrics.

For more than a century, we have shaped outcomes that matter in business, in law and in the broader Canadian landscape. And our commitment extends beyond legal matters: we invest deeply in the communities in which we live and work.