Ms Dominique Hussey > Bennett Jones LLP > Toronto, Canada > Lawyer Profile

Few cannabis practices are as well balanced as Bennett Jones LLP’s team, which brings to bear strong capability in both the corporate and regulatory areas. In terms of the former sphere, high-profile department co-head Aaron Sonshine (Toronto) demonstrated the team’s transactional firepower with his advice to Cresco Labs on the $2bn acquisition of Columbia Care and the concurrent disposition of $185m of assets. Other transaction-focused names in this field include Angela Blake, who operates from Toronto and Vancouver, as well as Toronto-based partners Kim Lawton and Corey Yermus. Firm Chief Executive Officer Dominique Hussey fronts the regulatory and IP sides of the group from Toronto.

Bennett Jones LLP is sought after for IP matters concerning the energy, natural resources and agriculture industries, where it supports clients on a wide scope of prosecution, portfolio management and litigation. The team also handles work relating to the life sciences, tech and media sectors. Toronto-based firm CEO Dominique Hussey co-chairs the department and is recommended for IP litigation covering trademark, patent, copyright, trade secret and advertising disputes. Calgary-based group co-head Stephen Burns focuses on non-contentious work, including transaction support. Toronto-based IP litigator Vincent de Grandpré — who recently joined from Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP — is also noted.