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TOP PRAIRIE REGIONAL FIRMS FILLMORE RILEY LLP (2) FILLMORERILEY.COM 4 Total lawyers: 60 Office: Winnipeg Core practice areas: Banking and finance, business law, insurance, litigation, real estate and commercial development, tax and wealth management Key clients: Royal Bank of Canada, Public Utilities Board of Manitoba, Richardson International Ltd., MacDon Industries Ltd., The Great-West Life Assurance Co., lead Manitoba counsel for multiple major insurance companies Notable mandates: Lead counsel to Smith Carter Architects and Engineers Inc. in its sale to GENIVAR Inc.; acts for Fairweather Properties Inc. in its 200-acre Seasons of Tuxedo development; lead counsel for B.C.-based Sunrise Poultry Processors in its acquisition of Manitoba's DunnRite Food Products; represented the Dufresne Group as it acquired a material ownership interest in a furniture and appliance retailer with a presence in the southern U.S.; acted successfully for the Great-West Life Assurance Co. in its appeal of a $32-million class action judgment concerning pension adjustments. Star alumni: Retired Manitoba Court of Appeal justice Alan Philp; Justice Shelley Fitzpatrick of the Supreme Court of British Columbia; Steven Kroft, CEO of Conviron; Jean-Marc Ruest, vice president, corporate affairs, and general counsel at Richardson International. Affiliations: TAGLaw, Risk Management Counsel of Canada The firm: Established in 1883 as Richards & Coutlee, the firm is now named after two long-time members of the Manitoba bar, W.P. Fillmore and H.J. Riley. Originally founded on the core practice areas of banking, financial, and insurance law, the firm has grown to full-service status, with expertise in areas of law relevant to its local and international client base. It boasts being the first law firm in North America to become ISO 9001 certified. One Bay Streeter lauded the firm for its "phenomenal service," adding that they "no longer use any other firm in Manitoba." Managing partner Glen Peters says the firm is ready to capitalize on a shakeup in the province's agricultural industry. At Pitblado Law, we represent local, national and "A lot of activity has followed the wheat international business interests through our deep board's loss of monopoly, so we will be understanding of the local economy and legislation. helping as businesses reposition themFind the lawyer to meet your challenge at Pitblado Law. selves to take advantage of the opportunities that affords them," he says. Thank you. We're proud to be named a Top 10 Prairie Firm. Local expertise and sound advice www.pitblado.com 2500 – 34 ntitled-3 1 F e b r uary - 2013 We understand www.CANADIAN L a w ye r m a g . c o m 13-01-16 2:21 PM