b'New Mintz OfficesToronto OpeningIn March 2023, Mintz announced that it was expanding into Canada to further bolster its global practices in life sciences, private equity, capital markets, pensions, and employment. Leading cross-border transactions for both US and Canadian clients is a significantocus for the attorneys in the office.The Toronto office founding team included Mitch Frazer as Managing Partner along with Cheryl Reicin, who serves as International Chair, Life Sciences, Michael Akkawi, Eric Foster, and Lee Johnson, PhD. This is a group of trusted advisors that every clientand law firm ants on its team. We are fortunate to have them join us, and are confident th t they will have a highly positive impact on the firm and our clients said Mintz Managing Member Bob Bodian.Since then, Mintz has added Partners Matthew Atkey, Anthony de Fazekas, Alex North, Katy Pitch, and Brad Tartick, as well as Special Counsel Bernard Kwasniewski and Of Counsel Matthew Imrie. The firmontinues to grow the office with strategic hires, with a goal to have 50 attorneys over the next 18 months and 75 within three years.16'