On November 1, 2019, Heaven Hill Distilleries, Inc. completed its acquisition of the Black Velvet Distillery in Lethbridge, Alberta, and related assets from Constellation Brands Inc.
Cassels acted as Canadian counsel to Heaven Hill with a deal team that included Daniel Zuniga and Robert Hamilton (Business), Chris Hersh and Tegan O’Brien (Competition), Shauna Towriss (Real Estate), Adrian Jakibchuk and Maria Constantine (Employment & Labour), Kenton Rein and Viviana Berkman (Financial Services), Jeremy Barretto (Regulatory), and Corinne Grigoriu (Tax).