Over the years, Heenan Blaikie has grown progressively by attracting and retaining top calibre professionals, ensuring that each new member of the team embodies the culture of dedication to excellence that has made the firm’s reputation.

Today the firm is 370 lawyers strong and still growing steadily. Despite a highly competitive business environment, Heenan Blaikie continues to thrive as a result of the excellence and cost effectiveness of our services, and the value that we place on relationships with our clients. We understand their preoccupations and priorities, and consistently adapt the scope of our services to better serve their legal needs.

Our clients range in size from start-ups to many of North America’s largest public companies, public institutions including hospitals and universities, and government bodies. We also represent international clients seeking to protect and expand their interests in Canada.

Heenan Blaikie has within its ranks a number of prominent individuals who have made their mark on the national and international stage, including the Right Honourable Jean Chrétien, P.C., Q.C., former Prime Minister of Canada; Pierre Marc Johnson, FRSC, former Premier of the Province of Québec and André Bureau, O.C., former Chair of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission and current Chair of AstralMedia and Microcell.

We also maintain close ties with the Honourable Donald J. Johnston, P.C., Q.C., a co-founder of the firm, who is currently Secretary-General of the Paris-based Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Another former Prime Minister of Canada, the Right Honourable Pierre Elliott Trudeau, also acted as counsel to the firm for the last sixteen years of his life after retiring from politics.

Our lawyers are entrusted with key roles in policy setting, decision making and transactions of all kinds. We are recognized for our business acumen and insight in serving clients in key industry sectors, including banking and financial services, construction, energy, entertainment and media, forests and mines, insurance, life sciences and technology, manufacturing and distribution, professional services, real estate, retail, sports, telecommunications and transportation.

Over the years, Heenan Blaikie has grown progressively by attracting and retaining top calibre professionals, ensuring that each new member of the team embodies the culture of dedication to excellence that has made the firm’s reputation.

Today the firm is 370 lawyers strong and still growing steadily. Despite a highly competitive business environment, Heenan Blaikie continues to thrive as a result of the excellence and cost effectiveness of our services, and the value that we place on relationships with our clients. We understand their preoccupations and priorities, and consistently adapt the scope of our services to better serve their legal needs.

Our clients range in size from start-ups to many of North America’s largest public companies, public institutions including hospitals and universities, and government bodies. We also represent international clients seeking to protect and expand their interests in Canada.

Heenan Blaikie has within its ranks a number of prominent individuals who have made their mark on the national and international stage, including the Right Honourable Jean Chrétien, P.C., Q.C., former Prime Minister of Canada; Pierre Marc Johnson, FRSC, former Premier of the Province of Québec and André Bureau, O.C., former Chair of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission and current Chair of AstralMedia and Microcell.

We also maintain close ties with the Honourable Donald J. Johnston, P.C., Q.C., a co-founder of the firm, who is currently Secretary-General of the Paris-based Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Another former Prime Minister of Canada, the Right Honourable Pierre Elliott Trudeau, also acted as counsel to the firm for the last sixteen years of his life after retiring from politics.

Our lawyers are entrusted with key roles in policy setting, decision making and transactions of all kinds. We are recognized for our business acumen and insight in serving clients in key industry sectors, including banking and financial services, construction, energy, entertainment and media, forests and mines, insurance, life sciences and technology, manufacturing and distribution, professional services, real estate, retail, sports, telecommunications and transportation.