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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.
The firm says the move shows Cassels is moving beyond its traditional focus on mining.
"Cassels Brock has always been well known for its leading mining practice, but in recent years our involvement in other industries has grown significantly," Mark Young, the firm's managing partner, said in a press release.
"Frank will be a perfect complement to our group, as his experience spans many of the sectors in which we are seeing the most rapid growth, such as real estate investment trusts."
Jeff Gray