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 law, litigation, tax law, entertainment law and intellectual property, we deliver comprehensive legal advice and innovative business solutions to clients across Canada and abroad from our offices in Quebec, Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia.

In 2009, the firm opened a representative office in Singapore, at the heart of the Asian market. Furthermore, with its reinforced practice in Paris as of January 2011, Heenan Blaikie has become one of the leading international business law firms operating in France. 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 more than 575 lawyers and professionals strong and is 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., .C.C., O.M., Q.C., Ad. E., former Prime Minister of Canada; the Honourable Donald J. Johnston, P.C., O.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 Michel Bastarache, C.C., a judge of the Supreme Court of Canada for over a decade; the Honourable John W. Morden, former Associate Chief Justice of Ontario; the Honourable René Dussault, O.C., O.Q., FRSC, Ad. E., who was a judge of the Court of Appeal of Québec for close to two decades; Pierre Marc Johnson, G.O.Q., 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 16 years of his life after retiring from politics.

The firm’s culture inspires and motivates all of our 1,000 lawyers, managers and employees: in 2007 we were 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.