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TOP PRAIRIE REGIONAL FIRMS MANITOBA AIKINS MACAULAY & THORVALDSON LLP (1) AIKINS.COM 1 Total lawyers: 97 Offices: Winnipeg Core practice areas: Securities, tax, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, labour and employment Key clients: Canadian Medical Protective Association, True North Sports & Entertainment Ltd., Exchange Income Corp., Artis REIT, Parrish and Heimbecker, Ltd., Manitoba Hydro Notable mandates: Lead counsel to Artis REIT as it purchased more than $1-billion worth of property in Canada and the U.S. in 2012; continues to act for Arctic Glacier Income Fund in CCAA claims process following a $400-million sale of assets; advised Coalspur Mines Ltd. (Alberta) in its sevenyear commercial contract with CN Rail; represented Parrish and Heimbecker in its successful takeover of Thirdcoast Ltd.; involved in purchase by True North Sports & Entertainment of Atlanta Thrashers NHL franchise, now the Winnipeg Jets. Star alumni: James Aikins, the first president of the Canadian Bar Association; former Supreme Court of Canada chief justice Brian Dickson; Supreme Court of Canada Justice Marshall Rothstein; Federal Court of Appeal Justice Eleanor Dawson; Manitoba Court of Appeal justices Martin Freedman, Barbara Hamilton, Marc Monnin, and Richard Chartier; for- mer Manitoba PC party leader Hugh McFadyen. Affiliations: World Services Group The firm: Founded by James Aikins in 1879, this firm is one of Canada's oldest. First clients included the Canadian Pacific Railway and Great-West Life. In 1914, the firm's Hugh Robson helped found the University of Manitoba's law school, now Robson Hall. In 1969, Aikins merged with Thorvaldson and Co., led by senator G.S. Thorvaldson. The merger made Aikins the largest law firm between Toronto and Vancouver at that time. Today Aikins is one of Manitoba's largest and most diversified firms and is consistently involved in files that shape the province. One in-house counsel who ranked the firm highest said "thorough work and attention to detail on corporate matters" earned his vote, adding that Aikins "rivals a lot of shops around the country, let alone in Manitoba." Executive board chair Jim Ferguson says he's proud of his firm for getting a "piece of every significant deal that has transpired in this part of the country." Keeping top spot, he says, depends on moving with Manitoba's economy. "We're always trying to understand where the success factors of the province are, because that will drive legal work." CANADIAN LAW LIST 2013 YOUR INSTANT CONNECTION TO CANADA'S LEGAL NETWORK Inside you will find: of more than 58,000 barristers, solicitors and Quebec notaries, corporate counsel, law firms and judges in Canada; for the Supreme Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Canada, Federal Cabinet Ministers, departments, boards, commissions and Crown corporations; related to each province for the Courts of Appeal, Supreme Courts, County and District Courts, Provincial Courts, law societies, law schools, Legal Aid, and other lawrelated offices of importance. MORE THAN A PHONE BOOK Prices subject to change without notice, to applicable taxes and shipping & handling. Visit carswell.com or call 1.800.387.5164 for a 30-day no-risk evaluation 30 Untitled-2 a1r y 2 0 1 3 Febru www.CANADIAN L a w ye r m a g . c o m 13-01-17 10:22 AM