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Announcement
Davies Recognized as “Simply the Best” in The Legal 500 Canada
The 2016 edition of The Legal 500 Canada has recognized Davies for its “world-class lawyers” and “excellent service levels” with rankings in 14 categories, including Tier 1 rankings in the following:
- Capital markets
- Competition and antitrust
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute Resolution: Québec
- Infrastructure and projects
- Tax
Additionally, the following 15 Davies partners have been named leading lawyers in their respective areas of practice:
- George Addy (Competition and antitrust)
- William Ainley (Corporate and M&A)
- Robert Bauer (Infrastructure and projects, Real estate)
- John Bodrug (Competition and antitrust)
- William Brock (Dispute resolution: Québec)
- Guy Du Pont (Dispute resolution: Québec, Tax)
- Adam Fanaki (Competition and antitrust)
- Gregory Howard (Real estate)
- Vincent Mercier (Corporate and M&A)
- Patricia Olasker (Capital markets, Corporate and M&A)
- Carol D. Pennycook (Banking and finance)
- Sarah Powell (Environment)
- Jay Swartz (Banking and finance, Restructuring and insolvency)
- Kent Thomson (Dispute resolution: Ontario)
- John Ulmer (Tax)
Updated annually, The Legal 500 assesses the strengths of law firms in 106 jurisdictions, on the basis of feedback from 250,000 clients worldwide, submissions from law firms and interviews with leading private practice lawyers.
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