Cassels
Canadian Corporate Law Firm
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Mackenzie Comand is an associate in the Litigation Group at Cassels. Mackenzie has a broad commercial and civil litigation practice. Mackenzie’s experience covers a variety of industries and practice areas, including complex infrastructure and construction projects, energy, rail transportation, civil enforcement, and commercial real estate.
Before joining Cassels, Mackenzie was an associate at another leading national law firm in Calgary.
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Tushar Sharma is an associate in the Capital Markets Group at Cassels. Tushar recently completed the JD program at Osgoode Hall Law School. While in law school, Tushar was a volunteer for the Law in Action within Schools (LAWS) Program and a member of the Osgoode Mental Health and Wellness group. At Osgoode, Tushar participated in both the Osgoode Business Clinic, and the Intellectual Property Intensive program. Prior to joining Cassels as an associate, Tushar was both a summer and articling student with the firm.
Prior to law school, Tushar graduated with high distinction from the University of Toronto, obtaining an Honors Bachelor of Arts in Criminology, and Ethics, Society & Law. Shortly after his undergrad and before starting law school, Tushar spent two summers as a consultant for a Big 4 financial firm in Toronto.
In his free time, Tushar enjoys watching the Toronto Raptors, collecting sneakers, and spending time with his friends and family.
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Daryl Waud is an associate in the Real Estate & Development Group at Cassels. He graduated with his bachelor’s and master’s degree from Western University. Prior to joining Cassels as an associate, Daryl was an articling student with the firm.
Daryl completed an LLM at Osgoode Hall after completing his LLB in Ireland. Daryl played four seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL), winning a Grey Cup with the Toronto Argonauts in 2017. He also competed in the National Lacrosse League (NLL) before attending law school. Daryl interned at U SPORTS national office during his graduate studies. His experiences has generated a strong interest in the sports and entertainment industries.
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Bobby Solhi is a partner in the Tax & Trusts Group at Cassels, where he leads the firm’s Canadian sales and commodity tax practice, as well as its tax disputes and controversy mandates. He serves as a strategic tax advisor to major organizations across a range of sectors, including transportation, logistics, real estate development, technology, energy, lending, and financial services.
Bobby maintains a leading tax litigation and dispute resolution practice. He has achieved significant success in managing and defending tax audits, advancing tax appeals, and litigating complex tax disputes before the Courts when resolution is not possible.
He is also a frequent writer and speaker on tax law issues for accounting, financial, and industry audiences..
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Prior to joining Cassels, Bobby served as a partner in the Tax Group of a full-service Canadian law firm.
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Alex Burrell is an associate in the Real Estate Group at Cassels and a member of the firm’s commercial leasing team. Alex offers extensive experience interpreting, drafting, and negotiating commercial leases for all property types, including retail, office, industrial and mixed-use properties, with leased premises ranging in size from 1,500 square feet to 300,000 square feet.
Alex offers unique insight gained from experience working as a Property and Leasing Manager for a commercial property management company responsible for multiple retail, medical, and office properties.
Alex’s practice also includes a broad range of construction law matters, including the negotiation of construction contracts and the drafting of supplementary conditions for such contracts and between owners, contractors, architects, engineers, and consultants.
Prior to joining Cassels, Alex served as an associate in the Real Estate Group at another national firm.
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Jacob Cawker (he/him/his) is a partner in the Capital Markets Group at Cassels. Jacob’s practice focuses on securities and corporate law with an emphasis on corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and special situations (encompassing contested shareholder meetings and transactions).
Jacob has acted for both public and private issuers as well as underwriters in a variety of public and exempt market offerings (equity and debt), and strategic investments. He has represented both purchasers and targets in public and private acquisitions. He has also acted for both issuers and activist investors in contested shareholder meetings and transactions, and on complex matters relating to corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and related-party transactions. Jacob regularly advises reporting issuers in a variety of industries in connection with their continuous disclosure obligations, stock exchange regulatory requirements and matters of general corporate law.
Jacob has volunteered as a high school coach for the provincial OBA/OJEN Competitive Mock Trial in partnership with the Ontario Bar Association and the Ontario Justice Education Network.