Jamie Litchen

Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP

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“I had a picture of a house, and the house was Premiere Mortgage Centre”

Kerri Reed, Premiere Mortgage Centre

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Winner: RISING STAR

Andrea is an Employee Learning and Development professional with two years of experience who is passionate about using her skills to implement innovative and pioneering HR initiatives to drive a culture of professional development. Her strengths lay in people and relationship management, critical thinking and delivering behaviour change projects with an innovative twist. She has been responsible for introducing compliance learning tailored to our significantly diverse employee base of over 12,000 and using her skills to create engagement for and roll out of 'Altogether Autism & Neurodiversity awareness programme at The Warehouse Group. She has shifted the way our team engages with learning, cultivating a continuous learning and development culture specific to their journey.

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Jamie Litchen has established herself as one of Canada’s leading M&A lawyers, with particular expertise in the mining and cannabis industries. In 2023 alone, Jamie acted on over $6 billion of transactions, with a deal volume that was nearly unparalleled across the country. Says Chambers Canada: Jamie has been a “[t]rusted advisor in many of the largest transactions in the Canadian mining and cannabis sectors over the last five years.” A true supporter of others in her field, particularly women, Jamie has been a dynamic participant in such organizations as Women in Capital Markets, Women in Mining, Young Mining Professionals, and the Osgoode Hall JD/MBA Alumni Association. Jamie believes that true organizational success is dependent on a strong future and devotes considerable time to improving the associate experience at Cassels through her role as Chair of both the firm’s Professional Resources Committee and Associate Committee. Clients praise Jamie for delivering innovative solutions and value her proactive commercial advice when structuring transactions. For her exceptional client work, Jamie is already ranked as a leading lawyer by several organizations, including Chambers, Best Lawyers, IFLR, and Legal 500.

J.R. Laffin is widely recognized as a leading dealmaker and talented public M&A lawyer. He advises on many of Canada’s most sophisticated and complex M&A transactions, offering strategic solutions and innovative approaches. J.R. was honoured in 2021 as a Top 10 M&A lawyer in Canada by a global news outlet for his leadership in high-profile transactions. He is known for his legal expertise, professionalism and collaborative approach helping clients complete industry-altering transactions. In addition to his distinguished legal presence, J.R. provides leadership as public M&A practice group head and is an active mentor to junior lawyers providing advice and support.

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