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'''Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG)''' is the largest full-service national law firm in Canada.
'''Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG)''' is a full-service national law firm in Canada offering corporate, litigation and intellectual property solutions.


==Company Profile==
==Company Profile==
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# Tax Litigation
# Tax Litigation
# Team North
# Team North
# Wealth Management
# Wealth Management  
 
==Key Executives==
 
The law firms key executives include Sean Weir, National Managing Partner; Frank S. Callaghan, Managing Partner of Toronto; Deborah H. Overholt, Managing Partner of Vancouver; David C. Whelan, Managing Partner of Calgary and John G. Murphy, Managing Partner of Montréal, <ref>
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==References==
==References==


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Type: Partnership
Industry: Legal Practice
Founded: 2000
Headquarters: 40 King Street West Toronto, Ontario M5H3Y
Country: Canada
Employees: 750+ lawyers
Website: http://www.blg.com
Key People
David Scott & Doug Mitchel, National Co-Chairman

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) is a full-service national law firm in Canada offering corporate, litigation and intellectual property solutions.

Company Profile

BLG is recognized as a Go-To-Law Firm for Fortune 500 companies with more than 750 employees which include lawyers practicing in different fields of law in various industries, intellectual property agents and other professionals. The firm has offices in Calgary, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver and Waterloo Region.[1]

BLG received the Canadian National Law Firm Award during the 2010 Canadian Pro Bono Awards in recognition for the pro bono services and other programs the law firm provides and supports for the community.[2]

Founding Firms

BLG was formed as a single national law firm in Canada after the merger of Howard Mackie of Calgary, Mc Master Gervais of Montreal, Scott & Aylen of Ottawa, Borden & Elliot of Toronto and Ladner Downs of Vancouver, on March 1, 2000.[3]

  1. Howard Mackie- founded in 1888 and one of the largest law firm in Western Canada with 150 employees including 66 professionals with expertise in local, national, and international corporate transactions.
  2. McMaster Gervais- considered as the most pioneer law firm in Canada since 1823 with 280 employees including 110 professionals specializing in legal practices in the fields of industrial, maritime, financial, and economic development in Montréal and entire Canada.McMaster Gervais law firm is one of the entities responsible in the establishment of the Canadian Railway System as well as the growth of mass transportation, finance and trade industry in the country.
  3. Scott & Aylen- founded in 1952, it is a fully bilingual law firm with expertise in multi-disciplinary partnership approach. The firm employs 168 individuals including 62 professionals during the merger and a business associate of Borden and Elliot until 1999.The lawn firm is well-known in its ability to bring together lawyers, patent agents, and trademark agents under one roof to provide complete legal and intellectual property services to its international or local clients.
  4. Borden & Elliot- Henry Borden and Beverly Elliot founded the firm in 1936 based in Toronto with 668 employees including 230 professionals during the merger. It is recognized as the largest and most experienced when it comes to litigation practices.
  5. Ladner Downs- established in 1911 based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the firm employs 318 people including 110 professionals during the merger and its expert in forestry, mining, energy, transportation, technology, manufacturing, and commercial real estate law practices.

Practice Areas

The law firm serves its clients in the following fields of expertise:[4]

  1. Aboriginal Law
  2. Advertising and Sponsorship
  3. Appeal and Review
  4. Asia Pacific
  5. Automotive
  6. Aviation
  7. Banking Litigation
  8. Biotech and Pharmaceutical
  9. Business Immigration
  10. Class Actions
  11. Climate Change
  12. Commercial Arbitration and Mediation
  13. Commercial Leasing
  14. Commercial Litigation
  15. Commercial Real Estate
  16. Competition and Marketing Law
  17. Construction, Engineering, Surety and Fidelity
  18. Corporate Finance
  19. Corporate Governance
  20. Corporate Tax
  21. Derivatives
  22. Directors’ and Officers’ Liability
  23. Education Law
  24. Electricity Markets
  25. Entertainment Law
  26. Environmental Law
  27. Estate and Family Law
  28. Expropriation Law
  29. Financial Institutions Mergers
  30. Financial Services
  31. Financial Services Regulatory
  32. Forestry
  33. Franchise and Distribution Law
  34. Fraud Law
  35. Government Relations
  36. Health Law
  37. Health Sector Services
  38. Hotel and Hospitality
  39. Information Technology
  40. Insolvency and Restructuring
  41. Insurance and Tort Liability
  42. Intellectual Property
  43. Intellectual Property Agency
  44. Intellectual Property Litigation
  45. International Construction Projects
  46. International Tax Law
  47. International Trade Law
  48. Investment Management
  49. Intellectual Property Litigation
  50. Japan Group
  51. Labour and Employment
  52. Lending
  53. Maritime Law
  54. Mergers and Acquisitions
  55. Mining
  56. Municipal Law
  57. National Transportation
  58. Not-for-Profit
  59. Occupational Health & Safety
  60. Oil and Gas
  61. Pensions and Benefits
  62. Police and Municipal Government Liability
  63. Privacy and Access to Information
  64. Private Company
  65. Product Liability
  66. Public Law
  67. Public-Private Infrastructure Projects
  68. Real Estate Lending
  69. Regulatory Law
  70. Securities and Capital Markets
  71. Securities Litigation
  72. Specialized Lender
  73. Structured Finance and Leasing
  74. Tax Litigation
  75. Team North
  76. Wealth Management

Key Executives

The law firms key executives include Sean Weir, National Managing Partner; Frank S. Callaghan, Managing Partner of Toronto; Deborah H. Overholt, Managing Partner of Vancouver; David C. Whelan, Managing Partner of Calgary and John G. Murphy, Managing Partner of Montréal, [5]

References

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