Five lawyers uproot to establish Canadian office for 90-year-old Boston-based firm
A giant U.S. law firm is making a splash on Bay Street, poaching five high-profile partners from three firms to establish a Canadian foothold.office with three partners who are leaving Torys LLP – Michael Akkawi, Mitch Frazer and Cheryl Reicin – as well as Dentons Canada LLP partner Eric Foster and Lee Johnson, a Canadian who works in San Diego as a partner with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC. Mr. Frazer will be managing partner in Toronto.
Mintz has more than 500 lawyers at seven offices in cities including Los Angeles, New York, San Diego, San Francisco and Washington. An eighth is slated for Miami this year. The firm, founded in 1933, has been repeatedly recognized as one of the best U.S. law firms by U.S. News and World Report. It had revenue of US$617-million and net income of US$212-million last year.
Mr. Akkawi is one of the leading lawyers in the formation of venture capital and private equity funds. His clients include John Ruffolo’s Maverix Private Equity“Mike and his team have been stellar to work with and it was important that we had his skill working for us through 2023′s challenging fundraising environment,” Ms. Dickinson said. “In a difficult market it will be hard to replace him and he will leave a significant hole at Torys.
“Canadian companies and investors are increasingly looking to the U.S. and we are excited to be plugging into a platform and business network that will be beneficial to our clients,” Mr. Frazer said in a statement.
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