Blake, Cassels & Graydon

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Type	Limited liability partnership
Founded	Toronto, (1856)
Headquarters	Toronto with 8 other offices (Montréal, Ottawa, Calgary, Vancouver, New York, Chicago, London (UK), and Beijing)
Industry	Law
Products	Legal advice
Employees	997 (Cdn. full-time)
Website	www.blakes.com

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP – Blakes for short – is a major full-service Canadian law firm. It is known as one of the seven sisters that make up the top tier of law firms in Toronto, Canada.

Founded in 1856 by Dominick Edward Blake, Blakes now has more than 500 lawyers in offices in Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, New York, Chicago, London and Beijing. The Firm's international capabilities have been enhanced by their charter membership in Lex Mundi, the world's leading association of independent law firms with member firms in 160 jurisdictions. Blakes is an advisory member of TechLaw Group, Inc., an international network of 19 law firms in 26 countries, whose primary mission is to advance clients' interests in all areas of technology-related business. Blakes is also a member of the China Alliance, an arrangement with three leading independent U.S. law firms with growing practices in China's business and regulatory centres.

In 2006, Blakes celebrated its 150th anniversary and published a special edition of its Annual Review^[1], highlighting the history of the Firm.^[2]

In October 2006, and for the fourth consecutive year, Blakes was the only law firm named one of "Canada's Top 100 Employers" in Maclean's newsmagazine. The Firm was also chosen as one of Greater Toronto’s “Top 50 Employers” for 2007 by the Toronto Star newspaper.^[3]