Dec. 19, 2024 - Despite a strong start to the year, activist activity in Canada in 2024 tapered to pre-pandemic levels. This reversion to more historic annual totals follows a notable resurgence of shareholder demands directed at Canadian public companies in 2023, when shareholder engagement reached its...
Announcement
Chambers Canada 2017 Recognizes Davies as a Leader in 24 Practice Areas
Davies was recognized as one of Canada’s top law firms by Chambers & Partners in Chambers Canada: Canada’s Leading Lawyers for Business. Once again, Davies leads Canada’s 30 largest law firms with the highest percentage of lawyer rankings, as well as the highest percentage of lawyers ranked and the highest percentage of Band 1 lawyer rankings.
Additionally, the guide lists Davies as a leading firm in 24 practice areas, ranked in the following as Band 1:
- Competition & Antitrust
- Corporate/Commercial: Ontario
- Corporate/M&A
- Dispute Resolution: Québec
- Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation
- Private Client
- Projects: PPP & Infrastructure
- Real Estate: Ontario
- Real Estate: Québec
- Tax
Each year, Chambers & Partners conducts research through a series of confidential and non-attributable in-depth interviews with lawyers and their clients. The rankings are based on technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial astuteness, diligence, commitment and other qualities most valued by clients. Rankings are independent, objective and based solely on the research team’s findings. Chambers Canada is published annually.
Related
Federal Court of Appeal Confirms CRA Can Collect Arrears Interest Despite Absence of a Tax Debt
Dec. 04, 2024 - The Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) recently dismissed the Bank of Nova Scotia’s (BNS) appeal and upheld the Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) practice of charging arrears interest on a non-existent tax debt where audit adjustments increase taxable income that is offset by the carryback of a loss...
