In a game-changing development, Cozen O’Connor today announced it has added a team of 22 — made up of 13 lawyers and nine support staff — greatly expanding its Canadian footprint and furthering its goal of becoming one of Canada’s foremost full-service, international law firms. All 22 come to the firm from Clark Wilson LLP and will work out of Cozen O’Connor’s fast-growing Vancouver office. The incoming group is led by international finance, M&A, and mining attorney Virgil Hlus, international finance and M&A attorney Cam McTavish, and family attorney Chantal M. Cattermole. All three join the firm as shareholders. In the past two and a half years, the Vancouver office has grown from three lawyers to 28 lawyers.
Dentons Canada Boosts Mining and Energy Offering With Addition of New High-Profile Corporate M&A Partner Greg McNab
Dentons announces the addition of Greg McNab as a partner in the Firm’s Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions groups. Greg has an impressive track record of advising domestic and global clients in the mining and energy sectors on financings, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, continuous disclosure and stock exchange matters. McNab arrives from Baker & McKenzie LLP.
Tags: Dentons | TorontoAird & Berlis Welcomes Rachel Silber
Aird & Berlis is pleased to announce that Rachel Silber has joined the firm as counsel in our Financial Services Group. More >>
Tags: Aird & Berlis LLP | TorontoDentons Canada Expands its National And Cross-Border Corporate and M&A Offering With the Addition of Two Partners
Dentons continues its strong growth to support increased client demand for the international corporate and M&A expertise with the addition of two new partners, Nurhan Aycan and Mehmet Kömürcü, to the Firm’s national Corporate and M&A groups. The pair arrive at Dentons from the Toronto branch of Gowling WLG.
Tags: Dentons | TorontoRobert Farmer Joins Gowling WLG’s Canadian Banking & Finance Group
Gowling WLG is pleased to welcome Robert Farmer as a partner in the firm’s national Banking & Finance Group. He will be based in the Toronto office.
Dentons Significantly Enhances Insurance Capabilities With The Addition of Nine-Strong Team in Canada
Canada-Dentons has significantly strengthened its insurance capabilities by adding a team of nine lawyers and legal professionals in Canada. The team joins from Cassels, Brock & Blackwell LLP and includes five partners, three associates and one paraprofessional with expertise spanning corporate, regulatory and litigation. The team, led by partner Laurie LaPalme and based across Dentons’ Toronto and Calgary offices, will provide corporate and regulatory advice to insurance sector clients, and includes partners Derek Levinsky and Marisa Coggin, associates Taschina Ashmeade and Katie-May O’Donnell, as well as law clerk April Campbell (all based in Toronto).
Tags: Dentons | Calgary | TorontoDentons Further Enhances Trusts and Estates Capabilities With New Partner in Toronto
Dentons Expands in Toronto With Addition of Corporate and Securities Partner
BLG Welcomes New Partner to Corporate Commercial Group
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) welcomes Daniel J. Michaluk, who is joining the firm as partner in its Corporate Commercial Group. Dan will be based in BLG’s Toronto office. Prior to joining BLG, Dan was a partner at Hicks Morley, where he specialized in responding to cybersecurity incidents, defending against privacy complaints and grievances, and freedom of information matters.