Media Alert - Frank DeLuca Joins Cassels Brock Securities Group

TORONTO, Oct. 23, 2012 /CNW/ - Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP is pleased to announce that Frank DeLuca has joined the firm as a Partner in the Securities Group. Mr. DeLuca has more than 15 years of experience in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, corporate governance and continuous disclosure. His expertise extends across a broad range of industries, including energy, natural resources, communications, entertainment, real estate and infrastructure.

"Cassels Brock has always been well known for its leading mining practice, but in recent years our involvement in other industries has grown significantly," states Mark Young, the firm's Managing Partner. "Frank will be a perfect complement to our group, as his experience spans many of the sectors in which we are seeing the most rapid growth, such as real estate investment trusts."

About Cassels Brock

Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP is a leading Canadian law firm focused on serving the transaction, advocacy and advisory needs of Canada's most dynamic business sectors. The firm is regularly named at or near the top of Canadian and international corporate finance and M&A league tables, including Bloomberg, Thomson and MergerMarket, having acted on more than 500 significant deals over the past five years, including many of the country's largest and most complex transactions.

SOURCE: Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP

Kelli Wight, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP Director of Business Development, [email protected] or 416-860-6761.