Canada’s business landscape moves fast – and Baker McKenzie is built for that pace. As the first truly integrated global law firm in Canada, we combine decades of domestic experience with one of the world’s most expansive legal networks. From coast to coast, clients – including major financial institutions, global manufacturers, energy and infrastructure companies, technology innovators, and emerging Fintechs – choose us for our ability to simplify cross-border complexity, anticipate regulatory shifts, and deliver coordinated, business-first solutions across jurisdictions.
Our Canada team includes leading practitioners in competition and foreign investment, international arbitration and complex litigation, employment and compensation, financial services regulation, technology and data privacy, intellectual property, international trade, tax, and Fintech. Whether advising on a multijurisdictional transaction, a sophisticated regulatory challenge, a high-stakes investigation, or a transformative digital initiative, we bring the combined strength of Canadian market insight and global best practices to help clients operate confidently in Canada and worldwide.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Baker McKenzie is a global pioneer in AI law, offering one of the world’s largest AI-focused legal teams. With more than 250 AI practitioners, we advise on regulation and governance, data privacy, IP, workforce impacts, consumer protection, competition issues, M&A structuring, and litigation risk. Our cross-border AI capabilities help clients deploy responsible and compliant AI solutions at scale.
Fintech
Our Fintech practice supports financial institutions, technology companies, payment providers, and digital asset innovators as they navigate Canada’s evolving regulatory environment. We advise on payments regulation, licensing, Open Banking, blockchain and digital assets, consumer finance, AML and financial crime compliance, and regulatory aspects of product rollout and cross-border expansion.
Antitrust / Competition & Foreign Investment
We act for Canadian and global clients on merger control, foreign investment reviews, and conduct-related matters involving competitor agreements, information-sharing, dominance, and commercial practices that raise enforcement risk.
We regularly manage complex multijurisdictional reviews, integrating Canadian requirements into coordinated global regulatory strategies.
Dispute Resolution
Our litigators appear before courts and tribunals across Canada and major international arbitral centres. We are widely recognized for our work in complex cross-border disputes, including international arbitration, commercial litigation, fraud and financial recovery, competition litigation, white-collar defence, and class actions alleging anti-competitive conduct, fraud, or securities violations.
Employment & Compensation
We advise employers across jurisdictions on labour relations, high-stakes employment disputes, workplace investigations, pay equity, pensions, discrimination and harassment matters, and executive issues. We also provide end-to-end employment support on transactions, restructurings, and post-closing workforce transitions.
Technology, Data, & IT/C
Our IT/C and technology teams advise on digital transformation, cybersecurity, data privacy compliance, automation, cloud adoption, and platform regulation. We support clients in sectors including automotive, banking, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, telecommunications, social media, and advanced technology as they navigate Canada’s regulatory and commercial tech landscape.
Intellectual Property (IP)
Our lawyers, patent and trademark agents, and clerks provide a full range of IP services, including prosecution, portfolio management, enforcement, and licensing. We are global leaders in using artificial intelligence to enhance and streamline trademark prosecution processes.
International Trade & Investment
We are one of Canada’s leading international trade practices. Our team advises on anti-dumping and subsidy matters, trade remedies, sanctions, export and import controls, forced labour restrictions, customs compliance, anti-corruption and AML issues, supply chain ethics, and cross-border M&A. We help clients navigate complex and rapidly shifting global trade regimes with clarity and confidence.
Inclusion, Diversity & Equity (ID&E)
Baker McKenzie is recognized globally for its longstanding commitment to inclusion, diversity, and equity. We invest in our people, foster a culture where every voice is valued, and collaborate with clients and communities to advance ID&E best practices across the legal sector.
Areas of Practice
Antitrust & Competition | Artificial Intelligence | Banking & Finance | Blockchain & Digital Assets | Capital Markets | Commercial Contracts | Compliance | Customs, Imports & Exports | Data, Technology, Privacy & Cybersecurity | Dispute Resolution | Employment & Compensation | Energy, Mining & Infrastructure | Financial Services Regulation | Fintech | Government Enforcement | Healthcare | Intellectual Property | International Arbitration | International Commercial & Trade | Investigations, Compliance & Ethics | Litigation | Marketing & Advertising | Mergers & Acquisitions | Private Equity | Real Estate | Restructuring & Insolvency | Tax
