Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP has announced the addition of Farzad Forooghian – founder and managing lawyer of boutique firm Forooghian + Company Law Corporation, established in 2016 – as a Vancouver-based partner in its capital markets group.
“His practical, business-minded counsel will strengthen our ability to help clients navigate complex transactions, evolving regulatory requirements, and opportunities across the mining sector,” stated the firm’s news release.
With two decades of experience, Forooghian has assisted public and private companies with capital markets and mining transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and regulatory compliance.
The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory has featured him as a leading lawyer repeatedly recommended for corporate finance and securities.
More on Farzad Forooghian
According to Forooghian’s LinkedIn profile, before he founded his boutique firm, he was with MOI Solicitors (now Bennett Jones LLP) for nearly three years, serving as a partner from January 2015 to March 2016 and as associate counsel from June 2013 to December 2014.
Prior to that, at McMillan LLP, he was a partner from January 2012 to June 2013, an associate from May 2006 to December 2011, an articled student from May 2005 to May 2006, and a summer articled student from May 2004 to August 2004.
According to Forooghian’s biography on the Cassels website, he has been a member of the TSX Venture Exchange’s Local Advisory Committee (British Columbia) and of the British Columbia Securities Commission’s Corporate Finance Advisory Forum.
He earned admission to the British Columbia bar in 2006 and passed the Level 1 Exam for the CFA Institute’s Chartered Financial Analyst Program in 2002.
Forooghian received his mining law certificate from Osgoode Hall Law School in 2012, his LLB from the University of British Columbia in 2005, and his BComm in accounting and finance from McGill University in 2001.
Forooghian’s thoughts on the move
“Building Forooghian+Co was one of the most rewarding experiences of my career,” Forooghian said in a LinkedIn post. “I'm incredibly proud of what Wendy Malin and I did together, and deeply grateful to her for the dedication, loyalty and friendship that made so much of it possible.”
He added that he decided to join a bigger organization to accommodate his growing practice and to meet his clients’ needs.
“Cassels stood out to me because of its strengths in mining and capital markets, making it a natural fit for my practice,” Forooghian said. “I'm excited to bring my clients the benefits of that platform while continuing to provide the personal attention and strategic advice they've come to expect.”
More news relating to mergers and acquisitions
In July, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) announced the appointment of Tim McCormick as national practice chair for M&A and corporate transactions. He is based in Toronto.
According to PwC Canada’s 2026 mid-year Canadian M&A update, the world has begun to consider Canada a stable and strategic option amid a fractured global landscape, given the country’s relatively steady deal activity in the year’s first half.
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