Davis LLP strategic advisor Barry Penner, former provincial Minister of the Environment, was recently quoted in the Globe and Mail on Premier Christy Clark's plan to establish a liquefied natural [more]
Donald Campbell, senior strategy advisor at Davis LLP and Co-Chair of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council , was recently quoted in foreign policy newspaper Embassy.
In the article "Former [more]
Davis' Tokyo office, Davis & Takahashi, Named “Securities Law Firm in Japan for 2012” by Global Law Experts
Davis LLP received the "Securities Law Firm" award for Japan [more]
The Davis team of Brent Meckling (Partner, Vancouver) and Monika Gehlen (Associate Counsel, Vancouver) won a recent appeal for Alvarez & Marsal Canada Inc., the receiver of Redfern Resources Ltd [more]
Davis LLP is pleased to announce that Senior Strategy Advisor Donald Campbell has been appointed Co-Chair of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC), a multi-disciplinary network of distinguished [more]
Davis LLP is pleased to welcome accomplished business lawyer, Bill Hearn, to its growing Toronto office.
"Bill is an impressive lawyer with a robust legal practice," said Rob Seidel, the [more]
On March 23, 2012, Canfor Corporation, a leading Vancouver-based integrated forest products company, completed its acquisition of the Tembec Industries Ltd. ("Tembec") southern British Columbia [more]
Kelly Friedman is quoted in the April 6, 2012, issue of Lawyers Weekly. In the article, "E-data Costs to 'Overwhelm,'" written by Michael Rappaport, Kelly comments on the increasing [more]
Davis LLP is pleased to offer its clients an expanded base of patent services through the firm’s special relationship with MBM, a patent firm with offices in Ottawa, Vancouver and Montreal.
Davis&rsqu [more]
Stu Morrow was quoted in the April 3, 2012, issue of the Financial Post. In the article, "Fibrek and market integrity," Stu comments on the contentious Fibrek Inc. case.
Excerpt from the [more]
On March 25th, Davis LLP turns 120. If a law firm’s success is measured by its growth, then Davis’ 120-year history speaks to an unparalleled achievement. This success would not have been [more]
Davis LLP is pleased to announce it has been recognized by Chambers and Partners, an authoritative legal directory, as a Canadian leader in the areas of Projects: PPP & Infrastructure, Band 2, and [more]
On February 29, 2012, Rubicon Minerals Corporation (TSX: RMX | NYSE-AMEX: RBY) (the "Company" or "Rubicon") announced that it had closed its bought deal equity financing of 49,000,000 [more]
Davis LLP advised Marubeni Corporation in connection with its acquisition, together with Winsway Coking Coal Holdings Limited, a Hong Kong company, of Grande Cache Coal Corporation and Grande Cache Coal [more]
At an awards gala in Toronto on February 29, 2012, the Canadian Dealmakers named Capstone Mining Corp.'s $710 million-acquisition of Far West Mining Ltd. as "Mining Deal of the Year." Davis [more]
Mark Schmidt, Office Managing Partner, is pleased to announce that Jeff Waatainen, a seasoned forestry lawyer with 15 years of experience, has joined the Vancouver office. Jeff brings a wealth of commercial [more]
Davis LLP is pleased to announce that Kathleen Ryan and Craig Rose, of the firm's Edmonton office, have been appointed Queen’s Counsel.
“This designation recognizes the excellent [more]
On February 6, 2012, Rubicon Minerals Corporation (RMX:TSX | RBY:NYSE-AMEX) announced that it has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters co-led by GMP Securities L.P. and TD Securities [more]
For the fifth year in a row, the editors of Canada's Top 100 Employers have chosen Davis LLP as one of B.C.’s Top Employers.
The editors say Davis consistently makes the list because the [more]
Donald Campbell recently appeared on CBC’s Lang & O’Leary exchange. Donald discussed Canada's economic and trade future, with a focus on Asia, following Prime Minister Harper's [more]
Davis LLP strategic advisor Barry Penner, former provincial Minister of the Environment, was recently quoted in the Globe and Mail on Premier Christy Clark's plan to establish a liquefied natural [more]
Donald Campbell, senior strategy advisor at Davis LLP and Co-Chair of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council , was recently quoted in foreign policy newspaper Embassy.
In the article "Former [more]
Davis' Tokyo office, Davis & Takahashi, Named “Securities Law Firm in Japan for 2012” by Global Law Experts
Davis LLP received the "Securities Law Firm" award for Japan [more]
The Davis team of Brent Meckling (Partner, Vancouver) and Monika Gehlen (Associate Counsel, Vancouver) won a recent appeal for Alvarez & Marsal Canada Inc., the receiver of Redfern Resources Ltd [more]
Davis LLP is pleased to announce that Senior Strategy Advisor Donald Campbell has been appointed Co-Chair of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC), a multi-disciplinary network of distinguished [more]
Davis LLP is pleased to welcome accomplished business lawyer, Bill Hearn, to its growing Toronto office.
"Bill is an impressive lawyer with a robust legal practice," said Rob Seidel, the [more]
On March 23, 2012, Canfor Corporation, a leading Vancouver-based integrated forest products company, completed its acquisition of the Tembec Industries Ltd. ("Tembec") southern British Columbia [more]
Kelly Friedman is quoted in the April 6, 2012, issue of Lawyers Weekly. In the article, "E-data Costs to 'Overwhelm,'" written by Michael Rappaport, Kelly comments on the increasing [more]
Davis LLP is pleased to offer its clients an expanded base of patent services through the firm’s special relationship with MBM, a patent firm with offices in Ottawa, Vancouver and Montreal.
Davis&rsqu [more]
Stu Morrow was quoted in the April 3, 2012, issue of the Financial Post. In the article, "Fibrek and market integrity," Stu comments on the contentious Fibrek Inc. case.
Excerpt from the [more]
On March 25th, Davis LLP turns 120. If a law firm’s success is measured by its growth, then Davis’ 120-year history speaks to an unparalleled achievement. This success would not have been [more]
Davis LLP is pleased to announce it has been recognized by Chambers and Partners, an authoritative legal directory, as a Canadian leader in the areas of Projects: PPP & Infrastructure, Band 2, and [more]
On February 29, 2012, Rubicon Minerals Corporation (TSX: RMX | NYSE-AMEX: RBY) (the "Company" or "Rubicon") announced that it had closed its bought deal equity financing of 49,000,000 [more]
Davis LLP advised Marubeni Corporation in connection with its acquisition, together with Winsway Coking Coal Holdings Limited, a Hong Kong company, of Grande Cache Coal Corporation and Grande Cache Coal [more]
At an awards gala in Toronto on February 29, 2012, the Canadian Dealmakers named Capstone Mining Corp.'s $710 million-acquisition of Far West Mining Ltd. as "Mining Deal of the Year." Davis [more]
Mark Schmidt, Office Managing Partner, is pleased to announce that Jeff Waatainen, a seasoned forestry lawyer with 15 years of experience, has joined the Vancouver office. Jeff brings a wealth of commercial [more]
Davis LLP is pleased to announce that Kathleen Ryan and Craig Rose, of the firm's Edmonton office, have been appointed Queen’s Counsel.
“This designation recognizes the excellent [more]
On February 6, 2012, Rubicon Minerals Corporation (RMX:TSX | RBY:NYSE-AMEX) announced that it has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters co-led by GMP Securities L.P. and TD Securities [more]
For the fifth year in a row, the editors of Canada's Top 100 Employers have chosen Davis LLP as one of B.C.’s Top Employers.
The editors say Davis consistently makes the list because the [more]
Donald Campbell recently appeared on CBC’s Lang & O’Leary exchange. Donald discussed Canada's economic and trade future, with a focus on Asia, following Prime Minister Harper's [more]
Davis LLP is pleased to announce that five gifted associates have been appointed to the firm’s partnership. Dean Dalke, Megan Filmer, Colin Lipsett, Richard Lord, and Justin Mooney became partners [more]
Davis LLP is pleased to announce that Larry Robinson, QC (Insolvency & Financial Restructuring), David Nathanson, QC (Corporate Tax), and Kevin Wright (Competition Law) were listed in Lexpert's [more]
Davis LLP acted for Canacol Energy Ltd. (“Canacol”) as it completed the acquisition of approximately 96% of the issued and outstanding shares (“Carrao Shares”) of Carrao Energy [more]
Davis LLP is pleased to announce the City of Calgary has appointed Laura Safran, Q.C., to the Board of Directors of the Calgary Airport Authority.
Laura practises in the areas of corporate/commercial, [more]
Jennifer Cleall, of Davis LLP's Edmonton office, was quoted recently in Canadian Lawyer magazine. In the article, "Warming to Adaptation,” by Patricia MacInnis, Jennifer discusses the [more]
Adrienne Woodyard, of Davis LLP's Toronto office, was quoted recently in the Financial Post and Ottawa Citizen. In the article, "Court ruling clarifies tax loophole plug's use," Drew [more]
The Surrey Pretrial Services Centre Expansion Project, which Davis LLP closed earlier this year, won a gold award for innovation and excellence in public-private partnership infrastructure development [more]
Davis LLP announced today that Mark Schmidt has been appointed Managing Partner of the Vancouver office effective January 1, 2012.
Mark has a successful corporate and commercial-law practice, with [more]
Ellen Swan, Associate in Davis LLP's Toronto office, was quoted in the December 5, 2011 issue of Law Times. In the article “Law firms ready for accessibility standards” by Kendyl Sebesta, [more]
Davis LLP is pleased to announce that Weiguo (William) He, a partner in the Vancouver office, was named as one of the Lexpert® Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40 at a gala event in Toronto last [more]
November 29, 2011 – INPEX Corporation of Japan announced today it has reached an agreement to purchase 40% working interest in Nexen Inc.’s gas-rich shale properties in the Horn River, Cordova [more]
Vancouver - Davis LLP is pleased to announce that Barry Penner, Q.C., will be joining the firm as Senior Counsel after a distinguished career of more than 15 years serving the province of British Columbia [more]
Davis LLP is pleased to announce that the firm’s Managing Partner, Robert Seidel, Q.C., has been appointed Honorary Consul of Denmark for Edmonton and Acting Vice Consul for Calgary.
The honorary [more]
Lana Finney, Partner in Davis LLP’s Toronto office, was quoted in the November 21, 2011, issue of Law Times.
In the article, “Tribunal Case Sends Shivers: original polluter responsible [more]
Thursday, November 17, 2011 - Sheila Tucker, Associate Counsel of Davis LLP's Vancouver office, was quoted at length in the Globe & Mail regarding the high-profile assisted-dying case before [more]
Davis LLP assisted Jipangu International Inc. to close a US$35,000,000 gold monetization loan transaction with Waterton Global Value, L.P. The transaction relates to Jipangu's two gold mines [more]
On November 1, 2011, NRGreen Power and GE announced plans for a new recovered-energy project that will produce power without additional emissions, using the first global application of GE's ORegen [more]
Davis LLP lawyer, John Craig, received a special award later this month, conferred by the Emperor of Japan, for devoting much of his career to strengthening ties between Canada and Japan. John, who practises [more]
Marc Philibert, Managing Partner of Davis LLP's Montreal office, was quoted in a November 2011 issue of The Lawyers Weekly. In the article, "Work in sprints, less marathons," by Matthew [more]
October 13, 2011 - Davis LLP's clients, the First Nations Health Council and First Nations Health Society, signed a landmark legal agreement with the federal and provincial governments that will [more]
Vancouver - At the 22nd annual Big Sisters Gala last month, the organization raised an historic $340,000 with the help of individual and corporate donations. Davis LLP was pleased to be one of the corporate [more]
Friday, November 4, 2011 - Donald Campbell, Senior Strategy Advisor at Davis LLP, appeared at 1:00pm EDT on BNN's Headline with Howard Green to discuss global political leadership, the G20 and the [more]
Mary Hamilton, associate counsel in Davis LLP's Vancouver office, was quoted on Advisor.ca on November 1, 2011. In the article "Keep Your Client's Will out of the Spotlight," by [more]
Gwen Randall, Q.C., of the firm’s Calgary office, recently won the award, “Leadership in the Profession (Private Practice Section).”
The Women in Law Leadership (WILL) Awards are [more]
Michael Styzcen, Associate in Davis LLP's Calgary office, was quoted in the October 2011 issue of Oilsands Review. In the article "Bolstering the seeds of Alberta's reclamation bank" [more]
Asian Legal Business, a Thomson Reuters publication, has named Tokyo partner Hiroaki Takahashi to its Top 100 list that features Asia's leaders, movers and shakers, experts and dealmakers. In its [more]
October 12, 2011 - Richard J. Nixon, Partner in the Davis LLP Toronto office, appeared today on CBC's Lang & O'Leary Exchange to discuss the changing face of Canadian labour relations, with [more]
Davis LLP is pleased to announce that Linda Parsons has been named the Best Lawyers' 2012 Vancouver Health Care Law Lawyer of the Year. Only a single lawyer in each specialty in each community is [more]
Rod Snow, partner in Davis LLP's Whitehorse office, was quoted in the October issue of Lexpert. In the article, "Mining: Old Resources, New Frontiers," by Marzena Czarnecka, Rod [more]
September 30, 2011 - In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of Canada said that Vancouver's controversial supervised injection site, Insite, can remain open. The facility is operated by the Vancouver [more]
Davis LLP is proud to announce that 28 of the firm's lawyers have been named in 23 categories to the list of Best Lawyers in Canada 2012.
"As these rankings demonstrate, Davis is home to [more]
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) released for comment Staff Notice 54-701 - Regulatory Developments Regarding Shareholder Democracy Issues. Comments are requested on whether Staff should develop [more]
September 22, 2011 - Davis is proud to have received a Lexpert Zenith Award for the firm's charitable work following the disasters that hit Japan in March, 2011.
After the earthquake and tsunami [more]
Weiguo (William) He, Partner of Davis LLP's Vancouver office, was quoted by National magazine, the official periodical of the Canadian Bar Association. In the article "Chinese Listings", [more]
Robert Seidel, Managing Partner, is pleased to announce that John Craig has joined Davis LLP as Counsel. His 40 years of professional experience and his 30 years of working with Japanese clients have [more]
Tim Chick, Partner of Davis LLP's Calgary office, was recently in the Alberta Court of Appeal, arguing an important employment case on behalf of Globex Foreign Exchange Corporation.
The case, [more]
Robert A. Seidel, Q.C., Managing Partner of Davis LLP is pleased to announce the appointment of David R. Reid as the Head of the firm's Global Mining Group.
David is a senior partner of [more]
Capstone Mining Corp. ("Capstone") acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Far West Mining Ltd. ("Far West") pursuant to a statutory plan of arrangement, effective [more]
On July 28, 2011, Rubicon Minerals Corporation ("Rubicon Minerals") announced the closing of a non-brokered private placement of common shares, pursuant to which Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited [more]
The Insolvency Institute of Canada (IIC) has invited Mary Buttery, Partner of Davis LLP's Vancouver office, to join its ranks.
The IIC is Canada's premiere private sector insolvency organization [more]
On Tuesday, June 21, 2011, Brookfield Infrastructure Partnerships Quinte entered into an agreement with the Province of Ontario to design, build, finance and maintain the Quinte Consolidated Courthouse, [more]
When the triple disasters hit Japan in March 2011, Davis LLP lawyers and staff were gravely concerned for their colleagues and clients in Japan, as well as the wider Japanese community. Davis has [more]
Congratulations to Kelly Friedman, Partner of Davis LLP's Toronto office, who has been named to Canadian Lawyer's Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in Canada list. Kelly, who specializes [more]
As the global race for rare-earth minerals heats up, Great Western Minerals Ltd., a Saskatoon-based firm with global operations, is ready to become a primary producer of those minerals, which are used [more]
Chris Bennett is quoted in this article first published on Global Winnipeg, Monday, June 27, 2011.
The article reports how Canadian law differs after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a law banning [more]
During Canadian Environment Week, Davis LLP staff, students and lawyers left cars at home from coast to coast and logged more than 36,000 kilometres walking, cycling, carpooling, taking transit and telecommutin [more]
Davis LLP is pleased to announce that Ross Clark, Q.C., was chosen as "lawyer of the week" by Lawyers Weekly. Clark was lead lawyer on the Davis team that represented 15 female ski jumpers [more]
Bloomberg's annual rankings of securities firms across the globe, which provides a snapshot of the capital market landscape, Davis appears in Canada's top 20, alongside many of the biggest firms [more]
Derrick Auch appears on the cover of the Lexpert May 2011 issue and is quoted in the feature article entitled "Securities Showdown" on Ottawa's controversial plan to create a national securities [more]
Robert Seidel, Q.C., Firm Managing Partner, is pleased to announce that Weiguo (William) He has been admitted to the partnership of Davis LLP.
"As the firm continues to expand its services in [more]
Once again, Davis has been recognized for its top-notch legal blogs. Recently, LexisNexis released their yearly ranking of the top 50 environmental and climate change blogs, and Davis made the grade [more]
Tokyo, Japan - Davis LLP / Davis & Takahashi is pleased to welcome Yasumasa Gomi as Senior Advisor to the firm. Commencing May 1, 2011, Mr. Gomi will be based in the firm's Tokyo office [more]
April 6, 2011 - Today, the IOC announced that it will include a ski jumping event for women in the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia.
"I'm absolutely delighted," says Ross Clark, [more]
On payment of the prescribed fee, the Commissioner may advance a Canadian patent application out of the normal queue for examination if the failure to do so will likely prejudice the requester's [more]
Davis LLP, a leading full-service law firm based in Canada and Japan, announced today that the firm, staff and lawyers have donated over $33,600 to relief efforts in Japan. As the only Canadian-based [more]
Recently, Davis LLP's Senior Strategy Advisor, Donald W. Campbell, discussed the economic consequences of Japan's multiple disasters in an interview on the Business News Network (BNN). As a former [more]
On January 24, 2011, the Commissioner of Competition (the head of the federal Competition Bureau) filed an application with the Competition Tribunal seeking dissolution of the acquisition of Complete [more]
For the third year in a row, Davis is helping to send children from low-income neighbourhoods to New York for a weekend of fun and hockey skills training. The firm has teamed up with the NHL to help [more]
On Monday, March 7th, Davis LLP client, the Canadian-based New Millennium Capital (NMC), announced a major deal with India's Tata Steel to jointly develop one of the world's largest untapped [more]
February 2011 - The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) proposes to limit the security-based compensation that can be issued, without shareholder approval, to officers as an inducement to enter into employment [more]
Brian Hiebert, Managing Partner of the firm's Vancouver office, is pleased to announce that Elaine Tham has joined Davis LLP as an associate.
Ms. Tham joins the Securities & Corporate Finance [more]
Firm Managing Partner, Robert Seidel, Q.C., Quoted in Canadian Lawyer on Current Law Firm Trends
In the February issue of Canadian Lawyer, Robert Seidel, Q.C., is quoted in the cover story, "Merging [more]
Davis LLP congratulates eight clients who have been named to the 2011 TSX Venture 50, a ranking of strong performing companies listed on the TSX Venture Exchange.
Comprised of ten companies from [more]
February 9, 2011 - The TMX Group and London Stock Exchange Group announced their intentions to combine Europe and Canada's leading diversified exchange groups in a merger of equals. Subject to regulatory [more]
Our Toronto office has grown so much over the past year, we have had to move to a new space.
Recently, numerous high-profile lawyers in the fields of aviation, litigation, corporate and securities [more]
In a survey undertaken by Mediacorp Canada Inc., Davis LLP Vancouver has been named as one of British Columbia's top employers for 2011. This is the fifth consecutive year the firm has been recognized, [more]
Davis is pleased to announce that two of its blogs have been nominated as candidates for "LexisNexis's Top 50 Environmental Law & Climate Change Blogs for 2011." The nominated pair [more]
Davis LLP, with its leading Japan practice in Canada, has formed Davis & Takahashi, a foreign law joint enterprise1 established with one of Japan's preeminent finance and corporate law team led [more]
About Davis LLP's unique relationship with Japanese clients:
Davis LLP has had a special relationship with Japanese clients dating back to the end of World War II when the firm successfully defended [more]
Tokyo, Japan - Davis LLP is pleased to announce that seven leading Japanese lawyers have joined the firm. The group is led by Hiroaki Takahashi, one of Japan's top commercial and finance practitioners [more]
Rob Seidel, Firm Managing Partner, and Jennifer Cleall, Partner, of Davis' Edmonton office, acted for Alberta Innovates - Bio Solutions, negotiating the $4.5-million funding agreements to Livestock [more]
Montréal, Quebec - Davis LLP announced today that Marc Philibert has been appointed Managing Partner of the Montréal office.
Mr. Philibert replaces Pablo Guzman, who was the previous [more]
At a reception last night in Calgary, a group of female lawyers, bankers, trustees and judges met with a view to launching a local chapter of the International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring [more]
As the first Canadian law firm to launch a practice group dedicated entirely to video game law, it is no surprise Davis was recently selected as one of the top 30 firms with a video game specialty practice [more]
In an article that appeared on Advisor.ca on January 12th, Stuart B. Morrow was quoted regarding the controversial decision by the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) to censor the the Mutual [more]
Robert Seidel, Q.C., National Managing Partner, is pleased to announce that five lawyers have been appointed to the partnership of Davis LLP.
"We are committed to providing clients with first-rate [more]
Davis LLP congratulates David C. Nathanson, QC, on being listed as a top Corporate Tax litigator in the Lexpert 2010 Guide to Leading US/Canada Cross-border Litigation Lawyers in Canada.
Additionally, [more]
In the October/November issue of the Occupational Health and Safety magazine, Kathleen Ryan wades in on the Sunshine Village Ski Resort case in which an employee was killed while working at the resort [more]
Davis LLP would like to congratulate Paul Albi on his recent appointment as Queen's Counsel. This is a tremendous achievement and honour that recognizes his exceptional contribution to the legal [more]
We are pleased to announce that Robert Black, a corporate and securities partner in our Toronto office, has been appointed to serve a two-year term on the Securities Advisory Committee to the Ontario [more]
Davis LLP congratulates partner Allen Soltan on his appointment to the Advisory Board of UBC's internationally renowned Sauder School of Business.
Mr. Soltan is himself an honours graduate of [more]
In two articles recently published in the Financial Post, Davis Lawyers are featured prominently.
The article titled "Public accepts P3 deals," discusses the public's growing acceptance [more]
November 29, 2010 - At an awards gala held in Toronto on November 25th, Rachel Hamilton of the firm's Edmonton office, was one of 47 lawyers honoured as a Lexpert Rising Star, an award honouring [more]
In the November 26 issue of The Lawyers Weekly, Davis lawyer and Canadian Bar Association (CBA) president Rod Snow weighed in on a proposed tax reform that if passed, lawyers say, would pit them against [more]
Robert Seidel, Q.C., is pleased to announce that Kelly Friedman has joined the firm as a partner in the Toronto office. Ms. Friedman will be a key member of the firm's commercial litigation group [more]
Terence Dalgleish, Q.C., a partner in the Calgary office, and his wife, Judith Dalgleish, were awarded the 2010 Golden Baton Award during the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra's closing performance [more]
Robert Seidel, Q.C., is the firm's national managing partner and the chair of the board of Alberta Innovates Health Solutions. He was recently interviewed by the Edmonton Journal regarding the province' [more]
This week, Linda Parsons, Q.C., received an award for her outstanding contribution to Big Sisters of the Lower Mainland.
Thirty years ago, Linda decided she wanted to help the young girls of BC so [more]
Stuart Morrow, one of the firm's senior partners, has been elected as President of Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club, which will host the PGA Tour-sponsored RBC Canadian Open championship in July, [more]
Robert Seidel, Q.C., is pleased to announce that Catherine McKendry has joined Davis LLP's Calgary office. Ms. McKendry will provide legal services to clients in both Alberta and the northern territories [more]
This past Friday, Hubert Sibre discussed Canada's insolvency legislation and its accompanying amendments at the Annual Convention of the National Association of Credit Management (NACM- Canada) in [more]
We are proud to announce that Mary Hamilton was recently named the Vancouver Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyer's for 2011.
Best Lawyers chooses only one lawyer per region in [more]
Davis lawyers made quite a splash in the October issue of Lexpert.
Rodney Snow's appointment as the President of the Canadian Bar Association was noted in the "On the Move," section [more]
On September 28, 2010, Zodiac Exploration Corp. ("Zodiac") completed its plan of arrangement ("Arrangement") with Peninsula Resources Ltd. ("Peninsula"), pursuant to which [more]
On October 15, 2010, Far West Mining Ltd. ("Far West") (TSX: FWM) announced the closing of its private placement financing with Quadra FNX Mining Ltd. ("Quadra") (TSX: QUX) and the [more]
In an article posted on the Canadian Bar Association's website this month, Dana Schindelka discusses the intricacies of representing clients who are embroiled in emotionally charged cases.
For [more]
A team of Davis lawyers led by David R. Reid that included Ruby Chan, Alan L. Monk, Donald W. Cooper, Don Collie, and Michael R. Coburn with assistance from Claudia Tsao, Rosemary McCabe and Cheryl Clark [more]
Robert Seidel, Q.C., is pleased to announce that Mary Buttery has joined Davis LLP as a partner in the Vancouver office. Specializing in insolvency matters and commercial litigation, Mary will lead the [more]
On October 5, 2010, Rubicon Minerals Corporation ("Rubicon" or the "Company") announced the closing of its previously announced "overnight" secondary offering (the "Offering&q [more]
This week, Don Campbell is participating in the annual Science and Technology in Society Forum in Kyoto (Japan), which brings together over 1,000 Science and Technology leaders in research in academia [more]
Sheila Tucker will speak at the 2010 Rightswatch Conference presented by the Canadian Civil Liberties Association in Toronto on October 15 - 16. Sheila will be part of a panel discussing "Safe Injection [more]
Doug Buchanan was recently chosen "lawyer of the week" by Lawyer's Weekly. Mr. Buchanan, a former Olympian, cattle rancher and professional hockey player in both North America and Japan [more]
Two Davis pro bono project teams received platinum awards at the Lexpert Zenith awards recognition dinner held on September 28th, 2010. The Women Ski Jumpers Project won in the Change Agent: Gender category [more]
"We are very happy to have Trevor in charge of the Calgary office," says Robert Seidel, Q.C., National Managing Partner. "Since joining the firm, he has been a key part of the Calgary [more]
Davis LLP is pleased to announce that Jean-Yves Fortin has been appointed Advocatus Emeritus by the Québec Bar Association to acknowledge his history of professional excellence.
"On behalf [more]
Recently, two partners at the Montréal office, Hubert Sibre and Marc Philibert successfully assisted Atis Group to complete their new financing. Atis is one of Canada largest manufacturers of [more]
Davis LLP is proud to announce that Rodney Snow has become the president of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA). Rodney practises as a corporate and commercial solicitor in Davis' Whitehorse office, [more]
Making headlines across the country, Davis LLP has successfully helped its client, the Qikiqtani Inuit Association, stall a German-Canadian seismic testing project in Baffin Bay. Less than a day before [more]
A team of advisors from Davis LLP was instrumental in the recent sale of VisualSonics Inc., a Toronto-based ultrasound technology company, to U.S. public company SonoSite Inc., with an aggregate transaction [more]
Michiko Hara discussed workplace harassment in Japanese in the July 15 seminar held at Davis Toronto office. It was organized by JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization) and Toronto Japanese Association [more]
Davis Associate Colin Lipsett appeared on Alberta Primetime to discuss the growing problem of contaminated gas stations in the province of Alberta. At present, hundreds of derelict gas station sites [more]
Congratulations to Davis partner Robert White, Q.C., who has recently been named one of the 50 most influential people in Alberta by the province's Venture magazine, July 2010 issue. Referred to [more]
Davis partner Mike Richards will be participating in an upcoming webcast to discuss the legal issues surrounding Bill 168 and to outline employers' obligations under the Occupational Health & [more]
Robert Seidel, Q.C., National Managing Partner of Davis LLP, is pleased to announce that Brian Tsuji has joined Davis' Vancouver office as associate counsel. Brian will be returning to Davis where [more]
A team of Davis lawyers, led by Hubert Sibre and Annie Claude Beauchemin of the Montréal office, will argue an unprecedented consumer law case before the Supreme Court of Canada.
In the case [more]
We are pleased to announce that the firm's client, Southern Pacific Resource Corp., raised $108,360,000 through a bought deal prospectus offering with a syndicate of underwriters, including the underwriters [more]
We are pleased to announce that the firm's client, Canacol Energy Ltd., raised $57,500,288 through a bought deal prospectus offering with a syndicate of underwriters, including the underwriters' [more]
Davis LLP is proud to be a sponsor of the Calgary Stampede Royalty Program, a sponsorship that supports the activities of the Stampede Queen and Princesses. The Royalty Program holds a competition each [more]
Robert Seidel, Q.C., National Managing Partner of Davis LLP, is pleased to announce that Shelley C. Fitzpatrick, of the firm's Vancouver office, has been appointed judge of the Supreme Court of British [more]
This month, an article written by one of Davis' senior tax advisors, Shane Onufrechuk, C.A., "Tax Traps & Tips: Why It Pays to Stay "Connected,'" appeared in the Chartered [more]
This week, the firm's Senior Strategy Advisor, Donald W. Campbell, is in Washington, D.C., at the Asia Society Global Forum for a two-day session (June 9th and 10th) on US-Asia relations. The forum [more]
Once again Davis LLP is well represented in the annual Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory. Published since 1997, Lexpert identifies leading lawyers across Canada in 64 practice areas through an extensive [more]
A team of Davis lawyers, led by Greg Heinrichs, Q.C., was recently successful in the Alberta Court of Appeal - Mitten v College of Psychologists case. The decision is an important administrative law [more]
Adrienne Woodyard is quoted in this story about offshore financial centre, first published in Canadian Lawyer Magazine, June 2010.
Read Good Business of Cheating the Taxman? online. [more]
