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w w w . C A N A D I A N L a w y e r m a g . c o m M A R C H 2 0 1 7 33 Total lawyers: 70 Offices (with # of lawyers): Winnipeg (70) Core practice areas: banking and finance, business law, insur- ance, litigation, real estate and commercial development and tax and wealth management Key clients: Royal Bank of Canada, Public Utilities Board of Manitoba, Richardson International Limited, MacDon Indus- tries, The Great-West Life Assurance Company, 24-7 Intouch Inc. and lead Manitoba counsel for multiple major insurance companies Notable mandates: acted as counsel for Fresh Hemp Foods Ltd. (Manitoba Harvest) and its shareholders in connection with its sale to Compass Diversified Holdings for a total purchase price of $132.5 million; acted as counsel for Slate Asset Management with respect to the sale of its retail and industrial portfolios, representing some 25 commercial properties located throughout Manitoba including regional shopping centres, strip malls, business centres and single- use tenant premises; counsel for 24-7 Intouch Inc. in con- nection with the acquisition of a minority interest in 24-7 Intouch by Trilantic Capital Management L.P.; assisted as Manitoba counsel to TRG Capital Corp., the private capital division of British Columbia-based The Regency Group, in the acquisition of Manitoba-based Melet Plastics Inc. (a leading provider of engineered plastics solutions) and North Dakota-based Ambutech Inc. (a business engaged in the design, manufacture and distribution of mobility canes for the visually impaired around the world); acted for the vendors in the sale of 100 per cent of the shares of Knifeless Technologies to 3M Canada Star alumni: Madam Justice Shelley C. Fitzpatrick, Supreme Court of British Columbia; Justice David Kroft, Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench; Master Shayne Berthaudin, Mani- toba Court of Queen's Bench; retired justice Susan Devine, Provincial Court of Manitoba; retired Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench justices Gerald Jewers and George Lockwood; retired Manitoba Court of Appeal Justice Alan Philp; Steven Kroft, CEO, Conviron; Jean-Marc Ruest, vice president, cor- porate affairs and general counsel, Richardson International Affiliations: TAGLaw and the Risk Management Counsel of Canada The firm: established in 1883 as Richards & Coutlee, the firm is now named after two long-time members of the Manitoba bar, W.P. Fillmore and H.J. Riley. Originally founded on the core practice areas of banking, financial and insurance law, the firm has grown to full-service status, with expertise in areas of law relevant to its local and international client base. One respondent mentioned that the firm provides "full service in more practice areas than other firms, ISO certifica- tion for better quality customer service, high volunteerism in legal profession [and an] innovative brand." Another said that they "enjoy working with their lawyers. Very competent, very fair with cost, very professional." FILLMORE RILEY LLP (Winnipeg) FILLMORERILEY.COM MANITOBA FULL SERVICE BUSINESS LAW IN THE HEART OF THE COUNTRY pitblado.com WINNIPEG, MANITOBA Untitled-1 1 2017-02-14 7:44 AM

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