The most widely read magazine for Canadian lawyers
Issue link: https://digital.canadianlawyermag.com/i/51912
REGIONAL WRAP-UP things they need to do," he says. "It gives us exposure to what we hope will be suc- cessful companies in the future." Fillmore Riley is the second corporate The Incubator building at the University of Manitoba's innovative Smartpark. considers itself to be the "legal mentor" of Eureka Project companies. "We want to put them on the right legal founda- tion so that as they grow, they can do the sponsor of the Eureka Project, joining accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoo- pers. Both firms will have the oppor- tunity to join Smartpark tenants and Eureka Project clients at many network- ing events held throughout the year. Lindsey Wiebe, Smartpark's project co- ordinator, says the partnerships with the two professional firms are a natural fit. "These incubator companies are at the beginning of the life cycle. What better time, from a service provider's perspec- tive, to meet with them? If you can get their business now, you could have a customer for life," she says. — GEOFF KIRBYSON gmkirbyson@shaw.ca BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS TEAM LAUNCHED O ne of Saskatchewan's big- gest law firms has launched a new practice group to ride the wave of the province's booming economy. Robertson Stromberg Ped- ersen LLP decided to start a business transactions team after it completed its work on the Assiniboia Farmland Limited Partnership, an entity estab- lished to provide investors with ex- posure to farmland in Saskatchewan. AFLP has issued nearly 440,000 units and has total gross proceeds of nearly $11 million. "Our firm has the ability to do quite sophisticated business transac- tions," says Chris Donald, a partner in Robertson Stromberg Pedersen's Sas- katoon office. "We've been involved in quite a few. We'd like to let people doing business in Saskatchewan, and their lawyers, know that there is a lo- cal law firm that can do this kind of work." The business transactions unit cur- rently has nine lawyers, but Patricia Warsaba, a partner in the firm's Re- gina office, says it will grow in lockstep with its corporate business. "One of the key strengths of our firm is our re- DD CL GRLBBC Promo 03 bw 1/9/08 2:37 PM Page 1 Corporate Promotional Products W C e're dedicated to meeting the promotional needs of your company and will develop an exciting & unique program to brand your corporate image. Select customized products from key chains to high quality lead crystal products. Name it and we'll brand it. Our Scales of Justice made with an antique brass finish is an attractive addition to any legal office. Made in Italy. Size 8-3/4"wide x 11-3/4"high. To order please quote product code #LG000003 dyedurham.ca • 1-888-393-3874 • Fax: 1-800-263-2772 Choose Dye& Durham your ONE source supplier 10 FEBRU AR Y 2008 www. C ANADIAN Law ye rmag.com sponsiveness. Most transactions [like Assiniboia Farmland] have incredibly tight time frames. We pride ourselves on having the 'wow' factor," she says. Robertson Stromberg Pedersen is also looking to grow its stable of law- yers in other practices areas as well. The firm has about 40 lawyers, split about evenly between Saskatoon and Regina. It even went so far as to post a recruitment notice on the web site of the Law Society of Manitoba. "With the economic boom Saskatchewan is having, we need good people. Mani- toba is as good a place as any to look," W e ' r e a y C a n a p d i m a n o a n