Blake, Cassels & Graydon
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| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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| No. of offices | 11 in 7 countries worldwide |
| No. of employees | 1441 (Canada) |
| Major practice areas | General Practice |
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| Date founded | 1856 |
| Founder | Edward Blake |
| Company type | Limited liability partnership |
| Slogan | Blakes Means Business |
| Website | www.blakes.com |
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes) is an international corporate law firm based in Canada. It is one of the "Seven Sisters" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Founded in 1856 by Dominick Edward Blake, Blakes has offices in Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, New York City, London, Bahrain, Beijing and associated offices in Al-Khobar and Shanghai. The Firm's international capabilities are extended by its charter membership in Lex Mundi, the world's largest non-exclusive referral network of independent law firms with member firms in 160 jurisdictions. Blakes is an advisory member of TechLaw Group, Inc., an international network of 18 law firms in more than 31 countries, whose primary mission is to advance clients' interests in all areas of technology-related business.
The current Chair of Blakes is Brock Gibson. He was elected to this post in January 2009 and is the first leader to hail from one of the Firm's offices in Western Canada. Robert Granatstein has been the Firm Managing Partner since 2002. Blakes also has office managing partners in each of its other offices.
1856 Blakes was launched after Dominick Edward Blake3,5 was called to the bar and entered into partnership with Stephen M. Jarvis in Toronto. Soon it was Blake & Blake when brother Samuel Hume Blake joined.
1867 Blakes incorporated what would become Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, one of the Firm’s most valued and oldest clients.
1878 Blakes was the first business in Canada to install a telephone system that provided a direct link to the offices of the Ontario Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada at Osgoode Hall.
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