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SASKATCHEWAN Total lawyers: 58 Lawyers by office: 1 McKercher LLP Saskatoon 41; Regina 17 Core practice areas: Civil litigation, labour and employment, corporate- commercial, mining, and First Nations and Aboriginal law. Key clients: University of Saskatchewan, Wal-Mart Canada Corp., Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority, Assiniboia Farmland Limited Partnership, 49 North Resources Inc. Notable mandates: Acts for Assiniboia Farmland Limited Partnership in all aspects of its agri-business, including raising capital through public offerings and acquisitions of farmland; acted for Wal-Mart Canada Corp. in the attempted unionization of its retail stores in Saskatchewan; lead counsel for Athabasca Potash Inc. during its ini- tial public offering and as local counsel during its acquisition by BHP Billiton Canada Inc.; represented the defendant in Baert v. Graham, a medical negli- gence case involving catastrophic per- sonal injuries; represents various clients in the film, television, and multimedia industry, including Corner Gas and Little Mosque on the Prairie. Star alumni: Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench Chief Justice R.D. Laing; Justice Denis Pelletier of the Federal Court of Appeal; former Supreme Court of Canada justice Emmett Hall; former Saskatchewan Court of Appeal justice Percy Maguire; Casey Davis, president and CEO of Morris Industries Ltd. Affiliations: Lawyers Associated Worldwide; Risk Management Counsel of Canada The firm: McKercher dates back to 1926, when Emmett Hall relocated his practice to Saskatoon. With the appointment of Hall to the bench in 1957, the firm was renamed Maguire Wedge McKercher & McKercher, reflecting the addition of Donald and Robert McKercher, who continue to practise with the firm. In 1989, it merged with Regina's Whitmore & Co., solidifying its presence in the province's two major cities. The firm assumed its current name in 2008. One survey respondent from a glob- al law firm said McKercher has gained a positive reputation for its "Proac- tive and highly responsive lawyers who give careful, considered, and practical advice within requested time frames, however short those may be." 40 OCTO BER 2011 www. CANADIAN Lawyermag.com ntitled-1 1 11-09-09 9:34 AM (www .mckercher .ca) JusT A PrAirie boy