Dentons has now picked up a total of 46 lawyers from collapsed Canadian firm Heenan Blaikie following the signing of a five-partner, 11-associate team this week.

Corporate partner Allen Garson and insolvency partners Kenneth Kraft and John Salmas join in Toronto, while corporate partner Wendy Del Mul and infrastructure partner Tommaso Nanci will join Dentons as counsels in Toronto and Montreal respectively.

The remaining 11 associates join Dentons' Calgary, Montreal and Toronto offices, and are split across the firm's tax, infrastructure, entertainment, business, financial services, energy and corporate securities practices.