Curtis Anthony Cusinato

For more than 30 years, Curtis has been a leading legal and strategic advisor to public and private companies, private equity sponsors, and institutional investors. He has led some of Canada’s most significant and complex transactions, including multi-billion-dollar M&A deals, leveraged and management buyouts, divestitures, going-private transactions, initial public offerings, restructurings and other complex corporate matters.

"Curtis is extremely talented, a critical part of the advisory team and he understands the business." — Chambers Global

Curtis’s clients include multinational corporations, top-tier private equity firms, hedge funds, merchant banks, prominent family offices and emerging companies. His experience spans a wide range of industries, including industrial, financial, technology, healthcare, energy, mining, and agribusiness providing him with unmatched perspective and versatility across sectors.

"Curtis is the best of the best. He rises above the minutiae to understand where clients are going directionally and applies a high level of sophistication and finesse in solving complex problems." — Chambers Global

Consistently recognized as one of Canada’s top M&A lawyers, Curtis is ranked Band 1 by Chambers Canada in Corporate/Commercial (ON) and by Chambers Global in Corporate/M&A. He is also ranked in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory and The Lexpert 500 Cross-Border Guide in various corporate categories, including corporate, private equity and M&A, and in several other publications, His standing in the market reflects both his exceptional legal skill and his reputation as a results-driven deal leader. Before joining Bennett Jones, Curtis held senior leadership positions at another leading Canadian national firm, where he served as Managing Partner of the Toronto office, a member of the Executive Committee and Partnership Board, National Head of the Corporate Group, and Co-Chair of the M&A and Private Equity Groups.