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
Seven Tier 1 Rankings and Three Partners Named Women Leaders in 2023 IFLR1000 Guide
Davies has again been recognized by International Financial Law Review as a top-tier firm, achieving Tier 1 status in seven financial and corporate law practice areas, including
- Banking: Canada
- Capital Markets: Ontario
- M&A: Canada
- M&A: Ontario
- M&A: Québec
- Project Development – Infrastructure: Canada
- Restructuring and Insolvency: Québec
The Guide also names partners Patricia Olasker, Carol Pennycook and Natasha MacParland IFLR1000 Women Leaders. This distinction recognizes female leaders with outstanding reputations in their markets, expertise in complex matters and leadership roles in their practice groups and firms.
In addition, the 2023–24 edition of IFLR1000: Guide to the World’s Leading Financial and Corporate Law Firms names 42 Davies partners as leaders in their field.
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