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3 Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP Total lawyers: 74 Offices: Winnipeg; Steinbach (part-time satellite office) Core practice areas: Litigation and dispute resolution, labour and employment law, government and regulatory, corporate- commercial, property and development. Key clients: Toronto-Dominion Bank, Manitoba Hydro, HudBay Minerals Inc., MTS Allstream Inc., The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, Boyd Group Income Fund. Notable mandates: Counsel to Manitoba Hydro in negoti- ating a partnership and development agreement with First Nations for the development of two new hydro-electric generating facilities; HudBay Minerals Inc. in obtaining envi- ronmental regulatory approvals for its $700-million Lalor zinc-copper-gold project near Snow Lake; St. Joseph Wind Farm Inc. and Pattern Energy Group LP in connection with the development of Manitoba's largest wind farm project; University of Manitoba on the development of the new $190-million football stadium; MTS Allstream Inc. in a dis- pute with Bell Mobility Inc. regarding the provision of wireless services in Manitoba. Star alumni: Manitoba Chief Justice Richard Scott, Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench Associate Chief Justice William Burnett, Manitoba Minister of Family Services and Consumer Affairs Gord Mackintosh, Attorney General Andrew Swan, and the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba Hugh McFadyen. Affiliations: Lex Mundi The firm: Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP is the con- tinuum of firms dating back to 1887, but it adopted its current moniker in 1973. In 2009, the firm announced the launch of its affiliate, Acumen Corporate Development Inc., which co- ordinates companies' corporate development matters. In June 2010, TDS merged with Perlov Stewart LLP. Its services have expanded in recent years with the addition of tax litigation and business immigration practice groups. One in-house counsel praised TDS for possessing a "great understanding of law, but also of the political climate," add- ing the firm "is another pair of 'eyes' in the province for our company." Proud to be recognized by Canadian Lawyer Magazine as one of the Prairies' top regional firms. www.thinkRSPlaw.com Untitled-2 1 www.CANADIAN Lawyermag.com OCTO BER 2011 37 11-09-14 11:13 AM (www .tdslaw .com)