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HOW WE DID IT
Canadian Lawyer InHouse asked
lawyers, in-house counsel and
clients from across Canada to vote on the
top corporate law boutiques. They were
asked to rank their top firms from a
preliminary list, with a chance to nominate
a firm that was not included on the list. To
be considered in the vote, firms were
required to have at least 80 per cent of
their business come from corporate law.
The final rankings were determined
through a points system, in which firms
were rewarded on a sliding scale for the
number of first- to 10th-place votes
received. The quantitative results are
combined with feedback from respected
senior members of the bar and in-house
counsel when applicable.
Allen McDonald Swartz LLP
Toronto
www.amsbizlaw.com
Allen McDonald Swartz LLP provides clients
with strategic counsel, sophisticated business
law advice and exceptional client service, and
has done so consistently and without
interruption in today's changing legal
marketplace and despite the dramatic impact
of COVID-19. The firm's lawyers — Jennifer
Allen, Henry Bertossi, Brad Elberg, Fraser
McDonald and Jillian Swartz — are all Bay
Street veterans. Their clients include
entrepreneurs, high-net-worth individuals,
family-owned businesses, private and public
companies, multinational enterprises, law
firms, independent committees, charities and
not-for-profit organizations. The lawyers at
AMS advise clients on mergers and acquisi-
tions, reorganizations, privacy and anti-spam,
financings, securities compliance and
regulatory work, capital markets transactions,
governance and business-critical commercial
arrangements. Among the firm's clients are a
world-renowned museum, a U.K-based
value-oriented, a fundamental investor who
proactively engages on ESG and other
Top 10 Corporate Law Boutiques
(Listed alphabetically)