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5 Taylor McCaffrey LLP Total lawyers: 63 Office: Winnipeg Core practice areas: Business law, labour and employ- ment, civil litigation, taxation, and domestic law. Key clients: The City of Winnipeg, Apotex Fermentation Inc., MTS Allstream Inc., Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Palliser Furniture Ltd., and the University of Manitoba. Notable mandates: The City of Winnipeg in connec- tion with the disposition of its electric utility, the former Winnipeg Hydro, to Manitoba Hydro; Apotex Fermentation Inc. and Cangene Corp., members of the Apotex Group of Companies, on commercial, regulatory, and litigation mat- ters since 1992; the University of Manitoba in collective bargaining negotiations with faculty; retained by MTS Allstream Inc. to bring an appeal from a $100-million judgment rendered against it in favour of union members and retirees in relation to its pension plan; acted for the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and other lenders in connection with a $700-million syndicated loan to a Canadian agricultural sector borrower. Star alumni: Justice Joe Hershfield of the Tax Court of Canada, Justice Nicole Garson of the British Columbia Court of Appeal, former president/CEO/chairman of Investors Group Ltd. Sanford Riley, Canadian Wheat Board general counsel James McLandress, National Leasing Group Inc. vice president and general counsel Jacqueline Lowe. Affiliations: State Capital Group The firm: Taylor McCaffrey LLP formed originally in 1979 as a result of the merger of Richardson & Co. — a firm dating back several decades and whose senior partner was J.F. Reeh Taylor — and McCaffrey Akman Carr Starr and Prober, whose senior partner was D'Arcy McCaffrey. In 1980, it merged with Brazzell & Co., and in 1991 linked up with Newman MacLean to form Taylor McCaffrey LLP. Since the early 1990s, the firm has expanded through internal growth and the addition of individual practitio- ners. One respondent said Taylor McCaffrey fits into the upper echelon of Manitoba's full service firms for its "commitment to excellence," and applauded its lawyers for being "leading practitioners in their fields." McKertcher_CL_Oct_11.indd 1 www.CANADIAN Lawyermag.com OCTO BER 2011 39 11-09-15 2:01 PM (www .tmlawyers.com)