Borden Ladner Gervais LLP — Canada

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With over 750 lawyers, intellectual property agents and other professionals, BLG services businesses and institutions across all of their legal needs – from M&A and capital markets; to complex disputes, financing, and trademark and patent registration. BLG is the largest of Canada’s few AmLaw Global 100 firms, with five full-service offices located in each of Canada’s principal business markets, and the nation’s capital. As a bilingual English-French firm, BLG excels under both the common and civil law systems in Canada. BLG has a legacy of ‘firsts’ – from being Canada’s first-founded law firm, to one of the first in North America to implement client service standards, and receives numerous legal industry recognitions for innovation in client service and value. BLG takes great pride in the communities it serves, and supports a variety of initiatives including pro bono legal services, fundraising and volunteer programs, such as the BLG Reads to Kids Program. International work: BLG provides business law, dispute resolution and intellectual property solutions to a wide range of clients internationally in virtually every area of law. Special expertise includes mergers and acquisitions, infrastructure and public-private projects, financings, international trade law, commercial litigation and arbitration. BLG has acted in international banking transactions (including sovereign risk lending); international insolvencies, liquidations and restructurings; international joint ventures, reorganisations and acquisitions; commercial contracts; and international and multi-jurisdictional disputes. Diversity: Diversity and inclusiveness are critical to the firm’s success. The principles of employment equity, diversity and human rights are an integral part of our culture. As Canada’s law firm, BLG champions diversity and inclusion in the workplace and in the wider legal community. BLG actively participates in and promote programs aimed at improving and celebrating diversity within the legal profession and the broader business community, including our robust Transgender Accommodation and Inclusivity Policy, BLG’s mental health strategy, unconscious bias training, and the development and continued growth of the Driven By Women™ initiative. BLG is a proud partners of Catalyst Canada, Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business, Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion, Canadian Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce and Pride at Work Canada. Clients and community: BLG is proud to support its clients and communities. The firm provides insight to domestic and international public and private corporations across all business sectors. BLG advises governments, governmental organisations and agencies, as well as trade groups and broader public sector clients. The firm’s ability to make a positive impact in the communities in which it lives and works directly connects to how it cultivates its relationships, both inside and outside of the office. BLG supports nearly 200 different non-profit organizations annually, ranging from local charities and grassroots community initiatives to international charitable missions. The firm’s cross-practice and cross-country firm provides more than 20,000 pro bono hours of legal support to nearly 200 not-for-profits and vulnerable individuals. - For further information, visit blg.com ### Languages - Armenian - Bosnian - Gaelic - Filipino/Tagalog - German - Greek - Hindi - Hebrew - Hungarian - Italian - Japanese - Korean - Albanian - Kurdish - Mandarin - Cantonese - Macedonian - Polish - Punjabi - Russian - Serbian - Spanish - Tamil - Croatian - Ukrainian - Urdu - Vietnamese - Yoruba - Czech - Dutch - English - Farsi (Persian) - Finnish - French ### Staffing Figures - 372 Number of Partners - 331 Number of Other Fee-Earners

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Lawyers in this office

Aaron Bowler

Aaron Bowler, Partner and National Business Leader, Commercial Real Estate · Real Estate

Alan Ross, K.C.

Regional Managing Partner, Calgary · Energy

Alex MacFarlane

Senior Counsel · Insolvency & Restructuring

Alexander De Zordo, Ad. E.

Partner · Litigation

Andrew Harrison

National Leader of the Pension and Benefits Group; Regional Managing Partner, Toronto · Pensions & Benefits

André Royer

Partner · Labour & Employment

Brendan Wong

Partner and Regional Group Manager of Disputes (Commercial and Construction) within the Toronto office · Litigation

Brian Dingle

Partner and National Leader, Beyond Business Immigration · Immigration

Brian Portas

Partner · Business Immigration

Cameron MacDonald

Partner · Corporate / M&A

Cherie Brant

Partner · Indigenous Law

Chris Roine

Partner · Indigenous Law

Claudine Millette

Partner and National Business Leader, Financial Services · Banking & Finance

Clifford J. Hart

Partner · Labour & Employment

Craig J. Webster

Partner · Tax

Danny Kaufer

Senior Counsel · Labour & Employment

David Di Paolo

National Managing Partner and CEO of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP. · Litigation

David Longcroft

Partner, Commercial Real Estate · Real Estate

Denes Rothschild

Partner · Competition & Antitrust

Diana Weir

Counsel · Environmental

Dionysios Rossi

Partner · Shipping & Maritime

Donna Spagnolo

Partner · Corporate / M&A

Douglas Sanders

Partner, Corporate Commercial Group · Construction

Duncan Marsden KC

Partner · Labour & Employment

Emily O’Donohue

Counsel · Capital Markets

Frank Arnone

Partner · Real Estate

François Grondin

Partner · Litigation

Frazer House

Partner · Corporate / M&A

Fred Pletcher

Partner · Corporate / M&A

Gabriel Lefebvre

Partner and Regional practice leader for both Construction and Commercial Litigation Groups. · Construction

Gabrielle K. Kramer

Partner · Environment

Gilbert Hourani

Partner · Litigation

Graeme Hamilton

Partner and National Leader, White Collar Criminal Defence & Corporate Investigations Group · White Collar Crime

Graham Walker

National Group Head, Specialized Disputes · Litigation

Gus Karantzoulis

Partner · Banking & Finance

Guy Pratte

Senior Counsel · Litigation

Howard S. Silverman

Partner · Banking & Finance

Hugh Meighen

Partner · International Arbitration

Ian Matthews

Partner, Commercial Litigation Group · Litigation

Isabelle Desharnais

Partner and National Co-Leader, Insolvency & Restructuring Group · Insolvency & Restructuring

James MacLellan

Partner · Construction

Jean-Marie Fontaine

Partner · Shipping

Joe Zed

Partner · Capital Markets

John Vellone

Partner and National Co-leader, Energy and Power Group · Energy & Natural Resources

Jonathan Liteplo

Partner, Commercial Litigation Group · Commercial Litigation

Joshua Favel

Senior Associate · Corporate / M&A

Justine Wiebe

Partner, Trademark Agent · Intellectual Property

Karine Chênevert, Ad. E.

Partner · Class Actions

Kathleen McDormand

Partner and Lead, Team North · Commercial Litigation

Kathryn Fuller

Partner · Corporate / M&A

Kent Kufeldt

Partner · Corporate / M&A

Kevin McGivney

Partner · Insurance

Larry Elliot

Regional Managing Partner, Ottawa · Litigation

Laura Levine

Partner and national leader of the firm's Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) initiative. · Corporate / M&A

Laura Mensch

Partner · Labour & Employment

Line Abecassis

Partner · Commercial Real Estate

Loni Da Costa

Partner, Commercial Litigation Group · Commercial Litigation

Marie-Pier Emery

Partner · Labour & Employment

Mark Fecenko

Partner · Technology

Mark J. Fecenko

Partner · Information Technology