Since its inception in 1973, Heenan Blaikie has become one of the leading law firms in the country. With our outstanding track record in business law, labour and employment, litigation, taxation, entertainment law and intellectual property, we deliver comprehensive legal advice and innovative business solutions to clients across Canada and abroad from our offices in Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Quebec City, Calgary, Ottawa, Sherbrooke, Trois-Rivières and Victoria.

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.

This firm culture inspires and motivates all of our 1,000 lawyers, managers and employees: in 2007 we have been named one of the 50 “Best Workplaces in Canada” by Canadian Business magazine. This honour is a tribute to our team and we consider it a great achievement that our employees see working here in such a positive light.

Today the firm is over 440 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; the Honourable Donald J. Johnston, P.C., Q.C., a co-founder of the firm, who was Secretary-General of the Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); the Honourable John W. Morden, former Associate Chief Justice of Ontario; 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 Astral Media.

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.