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Top 10 Litigation boutiques
Woods LLP
Montreal
litigationboutique.com
The firm was founded by James Woods in 1994 and count-
ed seven lawyers at its inception. It often acts in class actions
as well as in matters relating to the interpretation or perfor-
mance of complex commercial agreements. Notably, it is
counsel to Richter Advisory Group Inc., the court appointed
monitor to the proceedings undertaken by Montreal Maine
& Atlantic Canada Co. to settle its liabilities following the
train derailment in the Lac Mégantic. It also represented
Goldman Sachs Canada Inc. in connection with its
$700-million claim relating to the restructuring of CanWest
Global Communications Corp., and its $2-billion acquisi-
tion by Shaw Communications Inc. The firm now counts
25 lawyers, many of whom are admitted to the bars and law
societies of other jurisdictions. Clients include Quebecor
Media Inc., Manulife Securities Inc., Chrysler Canada Inc.,
Philip Morris International Management SA, WSP Canada
Inc., and Domtar Corp.
Exceptional Advocates
155 Wellington Street West, 35th Floor
Toronto, ON, Canada M5V 3H1
Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP
w w w.paliareroland.com
416.646.4300
Paliare Roland is honoured to
be chosen once again as one of
Canadian Lawyer's Top 10
Litigation Boutiques.
When it's a Matter of Opinion,
Our Opinions Matter
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A new legal powerhouse. Highly
regarded litigators Marie Henein
and Scott Hutchison are Fellows of
the American College of Trial Lawyers,
members of the Supreme Court
Advocacy Institute and authors of
frequently cited texts. They have
been recognized for their excellence
in trial and appellate advocacy,
appearing frequently at the Supreme
Court of Canada and the Ontario
Court of Appeal. Strategic and
creative thinking. Their entire team
of outstanding lawyers offers
experience in criminal, quasi-criminal,
regulatory and cross-border litigation.
More experience. More defence.
hhllp.ca
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