Bennett Jones is named Canada's Corporate Firm of the Year in the 2022 IFLR Americas Awards.
The firm is also recognized for its role in the M&A Deal of the Year—Canadian Pacific Railway's (CP) historic US$31 billion merger with Kansas City Southern. The transaction will create the first single-line rail network linking the United States, Mexico and Canada. Bennett Jones is advising CP on Canadian M&A, corporate/securities, tax, finance, employment and competition/antitrust matters.
These awards recognize Bennett Jones' outstanding track record in domestic and cross-border corporate work and deal making. The firm's public and private M&A practice spans all industries, and particularly those that drive the Canadian economy. Bennett Jones is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2022 and clients in Canada and around the world trust the firm to solve their most complex legal matters.
The IFLR Americas Awards celebrate the most legally innovative cross-border transactions that closed in 2021—and the teams and firms behind the deals, their work and ingenuity.