Practical business solutions in a language that makes sense. Trained at Canada’s national firms — delivered at a boutique, with senior-level attention on every file.
Thirteen practice areas, organized into four pillars — the way our partners think about your work, not the way a brochure indexes it.
End-to-end counsel on the work that actually drives the business — formation, contracts, reorganizations, and day-to-day commercial questions.
Public-market transactions, debt finance, and growth capital — guided by partners who have closed deals at Canada's largest firms.
Board-level counsel that helps directors, officers, and management make the right call when stakes are real.
Industry-deep expertise where the law and the business move together — natural resources, media, and the technology sector.
Jillian Swartz · Founding Partner
We say what we are going to do, and we follow through on our promises. This is part of the very fabric of our firm.”
Jillian Swartz · Founding Partner
We have deep expertise in all of the areas in which we practice and are committed to providing the highest quality legal services.
We say what we are going to do, and we follow through on our promises. This is part of the very fabric of our firm.
We simplify complex legal concepts into straight-forward, practical advice that our clients can act upon.
We are excited to be part of your team. We are equally prepared to lead and to follow.
We believe that it is our responsibility to give back to the community in which we live and work.
Each of our partners trained at one of Canada’s leading national firms. When you retain AMS, that’s the experience working your file directly.
Founding Partner
M&A · Private Equity · Technology Law
25+ years · Formerly Blakes
Partner
Capital Markets · M&A · Mining
30+ years · Cross-jurisdiction
Partner
M&A · Corporate Finance · Private Equity
20+ years · Deal-of-the-Year recognized
Partner
M&A · Joint Ventures · Governance
30+ years · Best Lawyers 2015–2022
Partner
Transactional · Commercial · Cross-Border
Former GC · Investment dealer experience
A selection of matters our partners have led — drawn from public record and referenced with the discretion our clients expect.
TCI Fund Management · Canadian National Railway
Acted as Canadian counsel to TCI Fund Management in connection with its shareholder activism campaign concerning Canadian National Railway.
CBC Computer Systems · Epicor Software Corporation
Represented the shareholders of CBC Computer Systems in the sale of the business to Epicor Software Corporation.
Selected matters. Further engagements available on request, subject to client consent for disclosure.
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