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Announcement
Ninety-one Davies Lawyers Recognized by The Best Lawyers in Canada 2016
Ninety-one lawyers from Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2016 across 33 areas of specialization, with five lawyers named Lawyer of the Year and seven practitioners newly recognized.
Best Lawyers awards the Lawyer of the Year title to a single lawyer in each practice area and community. The qualities on which leading lawyers are assessed include legal ability, professionalism and integrity. The following Davies lawyers were named Lawyer of the Year:
- Robert Bauer – Real Estate Law, Toronto
- Guy Du Pont – Appellate Practice, Montréal
- Carol Pennycook – Banking and Finance Law, Toronto
- Alexandria J. Pike – Environmental Law, Toronto
- Franziska Ruf – Mergers and Acquisitions, Montréal
The following Davies lawyers are first-time honourees in the 2016 edition:
- Neal H. Armstrong – Tax Law
- Frank S.A. Arnone – Corporate Law, Real Estate Law
- Lucien Bouchard – Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Michael Disney – Banking and Finance Law
- Richard Fridman – Mergers & Acquisitions Law
- Jean-Phillipe Groleau – Corporate and Commercial Litigation
- Geoffrey S. Turner – Tax Law
Best Lawyers compiles its lists of outstanding lawyers by conducting peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers.
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