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www.canadianlawyermag.com 43 MILLER THOMSON Regina, Saskatoon millerthomson.com Total lawyers (in Saskatchewan offices): 39 Offices (with # of lawyers): Regina (25), Saskatoon (14) Core practice areas: Agribusiness and food production, capital markets and securities, construction/infrastructure, municipal, corpo- rate, mergers and acquisitions, corporate tax/ private client services/social impact, energy/ environmental/renewable energy/natural resources, aboriginal, financial services and insolvency, blockchain, IP/IT, labour and employment, litigation (commercial/construc- tion/insurance, real estate), emerging business (startups to scaling to commercialization), data privacy and cyber-security The firm: Miller Thomson helps businesses of every size, entrepreneurs and individuals. It works with not-for-profit organizations as well as financial institutions and govern- ments. The national firm has more than 550 lawyers, with 12 offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Regina, London, Kitchener-Waterloo, Guelph, Vaughn, Toronto, Markham and Montréal. Star Alumni: William Thomas Molloy (lieutenant governor of Saskatchewan); R. James Balfour (member of Parliament for Regina East, Saskatchewan and senator); Kenneth Roy MacLeod (Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench); Stuart John Cameron (Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench, Saskatchewan Court of Appeal); William Vancise (Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench, Saskatchewan Court of Appeal, Northwest Territories Supreme Court); Brian J. Scherman (Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench); Heather MacMil- lan-Brown (Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench) Affiliations: MultiLaw The firm is exemplary because of its "great bench strength, strong service levels. Very competent firm," said one survey respondent. MLT AIKINS LLP Regina, Saskatoon mltaikins.com Total lawyers (in Saskatchewan offices): 81 Offices (with # of lawyers): Winnipeg (100), Regina (42), Saskatoon (39), Calgary (24), Edmonton (24), Vancouver (17) A full description of the firm can be found under MLT Aikins LLP in the Manitoba section. ROBERTSON STROMBERG LLP Regina, Saskatoon rslaw.com Total lawyers: 30 Office (with # of lawyers): Saskatoon (30) Core practice areas: Mining and energy, business law, insolvency and restructuring, corporate finance, commercial and civil liti- gation, urban development and construc- tion, professional regulation, insurance, family law Key clients: AIG Canada, Canadian Broad- casting Corporation, College of Dental Surgeons of Saskatchewan, Liberty Inter- national Mutual Insurance Co., LutherCare Communities, Meadow Lake Tribal Council, Nutrien, Postmedia Network Inc., P.R. Hotels Ltd., Saputo Dairy Products Canada GP, Saskatchewan Medical Association, Saskatchewan Mutual Insurance, Siemens Transportation Group Affiliations: Meritas, The ARC Group Canada Notable mandates: Was retained by the Saskatchewan Construction Association for work related to the design and develop- ment of the Adjudication Authority under Saskatchewan's newly introduced Builders' Lien (Prompt Payment) Amendment Act Star alumni: Justice Gwendolyn Goebel and Justice Grant Currie (Saskatch- ewan, Court of Queen's Bench); Justice Ralph Ottenbreit (Saskatchewan, Court of Appeal); Frank Quennell (minister of justice, Saskatchewan), James Wilfred Estey (attorney general for Saskatchewan and later a justice on the Supreme Court of Canada); Arthur Moxon (first dean of the University of Saskatchewan College of Law); and Peter Makaroff (distinguished civil libertarian best known for his representation of labour and minorities during the Great Depression). The firm: For nearly a century, Robertson Stromberg LLP has offered its clients service in every major area of the law. It has 30 lawyers, two articling students, six paralegals and 29 administrative staff with a portfolio of individual, corporate and institutional clients across the province and country. Its "overall quality" and "experience" is what makes the firm exemplary, said two survey respondents.