Corporate lawyer Frank DeLuca has left the Toronto office of Baker & McKenzie LLP, heading to Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP after a two-and-a-half-year stint at the U.S.-based firm.

Cassels announced the move Tuesday, saying Mr. DeLuca has joined as a partner in its securities group. The firm says Mr. Deluca, who previously spent 10 years at McCarthy Tétrault LLP, has worked on mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance and governance for companies in a range of industries, including real estate, infrastructure and communications.