McLean & Kerr is the proud recipient of the 2013 International Legal Awards for Practice Excellence as the Securities Law Firm of the Year in Canada.

Leader of the firm’s Securities Practice Group, partner Jim Blake, Q.C., said “It is so satisfying for the quality of the firm’s work to be recognized by a jury of one’s peers.”

Sponsored by Corporate INTL, winning firms are first shortlisted by the organization’s own independent team, and then reviewed by an independent awards panel consisting of senior legal, accounting and business professionals.

Jim Blake has extensive experience in securities, finance, mining and natural resources matters, and in various areas of commercial and corporate.

Read his full bio.