Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP

Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP is a leading Canadian law firm focused on serving the transaction, advocacy, and advisory needs of the country's most dynamic business sectors, with particular expertise in blockchain and digital assets. Founded in 1888, Cassels has over 130 years of experience providing sophisticated legal counsel to clients ranging from start-ups to multinational organizations.

Core Services

Cassels offers one of the largest business law practices in Canada, with a specialized Blockchain & Digital Assets Group that is among the leading practices of its kind in the country. The firm's multidisciplinary team provides comprehensive legal services to businesses operating within the Web3 and digital asset ecosystem, including virtual asset service providers, exchanges and trading platforms, miners, NFT issuers, software developers, digital artists, Web3 creative agencies, regulators, and industry associations.

The firm's practice areas span capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, litigation, employment law, intellectual property, real estate, private equity, class actions, restructuring and insolvency, regulatory compliance, tax law, and specialized sectors including mining, infrastructure, insurance, franchise law, sports and entertainment, and technology.

Key Strengths

Cassels is recognized as a market leader by prominent legal authorities including Chambers, Lexpert, and Best Lawyers. The firm's Blockchain & Digital Assets Group brings deep expertise across critical legal disciplines necessary for Web3 businesses to navigate commercial opportunities, regulatory challenges, and compliance requirements. The team has significant experience in anti-money laundering (AML) and anti-terrorism financing (ATF) compliance, securities law, consumer protection, data privacy, cybersecurity, intellectual property protection, NFT issuance and licensing, real property tokenization, banking and specialty finance, and corporate transactions including IPOs and M&A.

With offices strategically located across Canada (Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary) and in the United States (Miami), Cassels serves clients across the street and around the world. The firm's lawyers hold leadership roles in business, civic, charitable, and cultural organizations at community, national, and international levels.

Why Choose Cassels

Cassels believes that the use of distributed ledger technology and the proliferation of digital assets in the world economy will continue to evolve at a rapid pace. The firm is well-positioned to assist clients strategically navigate this evolving landscape at all stages of the business lifecycle. The firm is dedicated to staying on the leading edge of trends in law and business to offer practical, flexible, and innovative solutions to complex legal challenges in the Web3 space. At Cassels, client success is the top priority.