Established 2009 · Toronto

Counsel for the
consequential.

A firm built on judgment, not scale. For more than fifteen years, BYW LAW has advised on the matters that define a client's future.

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M&A $40B+ in transactions closed Litigation Trial & appellate advocacy Capital Markets Cross-border offerings Regulatory Competition & enforcement Private Equity Fund formation to exit M&A $40B+ in transactions closed Litigation Trial & appellate advocacy Capital Markets Cross-border offerings Regulatory Competition & enforcement Private Equity Fund formation to exit

Our Approach

We take on a deliberately limited number of engagements so that every client receives the undivided attention of the firm's most senior lawyers.

BYW LAW was founded on a simple conviction: that the quality of legal counsel is measured not by the size of a firm, but by the judgment it brings to a client's most difficult problems. We are the firm clients turn to when the stakes are highest and the path forward is least clear.

Our lawyers work as a single, cohesive team across disciplines — corporate, litigation, and regulatory — bringing an integrated perspective to matters that resist easy categorization. We measure our success by outcomes, and by the relationships we sustain across decades.

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15⁺

Years of practice

$40^B

In matters advised

Core practice groups

98^%

Client retention

Practices

Depth across the disciplines that matter most.

All practices →

01 Mergers & Acquisitions Advising acquirers, targets and boards on transformational transactions, contested deals and complex cross-border combinations. → 02 Litigation & Disputes Trial and appellate advocacy in the highest-stakes commercial, securities and shareholder disputes. → 03 Capital Markets Equity and debt offerings, IPOs and structured financings for issuers and underwriters. → 04 Regulatory & Competition Merger clearance, enforcement defense and strategic counsel before regulators and competition authorities. →

The BYW System

One team. Every matter. No handoffs.

We do not staff engagements with rotating juniors. Every client works directly with the partners responsible for their matter — from first call to final resolution.

This continuity is the foundation of our practice. It lets us move faster, take clearer positions, and stand behind our advice with the full weight of the firm's experience.

How we work

Counsel for the
consequential.

Depth across the disciplines that matter most.

One team. Every matter. No handoffs.

Recent work & perspectives.

BYW LAW advises on $3.2B cross-border energy combination

The new frontier of merger review in Canadian competition law

Firm recognized among leading disputes practices

Have a matter that demands judgment?

Counsel for the consequential.

Depth across the disciplines that matter most.

One team. Every matter. No handoffs.

Recent work & perspectives.

BYW LAW advises on $3.2B cross-border energy combination

The new frontier of merger review in Canadian competition law

Firm recognized among leading disputes practices

Have a matter that demands judgment?

Counsel for the
consequential.