Dentons won Best Value-Creating Deal of the Year ($500 million–$1 billion) in the Americas Corporate deals category at the 12th Annual Americas M&A Atlas Awards. The award recognizes Dentons’ representation of Cura Partners, the largest cannabis company on the West Coast, in its sale to Curaleaf, the largest cannabis company on the East Coast. Originally valued at just under US$1 billion, it is the largest US cannabis deal to date. The deal required navigating a host of complex factors, including M&A, tax, intellectual property and regulatory compliance work. Cannabis group co-chairs Kathryn Ashton and Eric Berlin led the deal.

Global M&A Network’s Americas M&A Atlas Awards annually recognize outstanding firms and dealmakers. The Deal of the Year awards honor the world’s most prestigious acquirers, sellers and advisors in successful and noteworthy transactions. This year’s winners were announced over two days of virtual celebrations.