Top 10 Litigation boutiques Peacock Linder & Halt LLP (Calgary)
This Calgary firm, started in 1994 by an exodus of Macleod Dixon LLP partners, now has 14 law- yers in its lineup focusing on an array of energy, financial, and construction litigation. Its lawyers have successfully appeared in the Supreme Court of Canada, Alberta Court of Appeal, Alberta Court of Queen's Bench, Provincial Court, and before a broad range of administrative tribunals. The firm has also acted as counsel in matters involving the Law Society of Alberta's errors and omissions fund. "They are an extremely dedicated firm that I would have absolutely no hesitation in recommending," says a Montreal in-house counsel who used the firm for work in Alberta.
Stockwoods LLP
Barristers (Toronto)
The firm's founder David Stockwood died in 2008, almost three decades after starting out alone in 1979. The Toronto- based firm is now home to a stable of 18 lawyers led by litiga- tor Paul Le Vay. "David left a legacy of excellence in litigation that has permeated through in the partners who remain," says one Bay Street lawyer who refers work to the firm, which has a focus on civil, regula- tory, and criminal litigation. It boasts an impressive client list that includes RBC Dominion Securities, the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp., and the Ontario Racing Commission. The firm also successfully defended the law firm Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP on a motion for summary judgment in Bruno Appliance v. Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP.
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