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34 M A R C H 2 0 1 7 w w w . C A N A D I A N L a w y e r m a g . c o m Total lawyers: More than 235 Offices (with # of lawyers): Winnipeg (95), Regina (45), Saskatoon (41), Calgary (25), Edmonton (19), Vancouver (12) Core practice areas: corporate and commercial, litigation, labour and employment, securities, intellectual property and taxation; key sectors include transportation, science and technology, agribusiness, energy, mining, real estate, infrastructure, aboriginal, banking and insurance Key clients: Canadian Medical Protective Association, Exchange Income Corp., Artis REIT, Parrish and Heimbecker, Ltd., Manitoba Hydro, ARxIUM Inc., HyLife Ltd., Lanesborough Reit, Manitoba Tele- com Services Inc., WGI Westman Group Inc., True North Sports & Entertainment Ltd., Harvard Developments Inc., Greystone Managed Investments Inc., Cameco Corp., AREVA Resources Canada Inc., The Mosaic Co., Saskatchewan Power Corp. Notable mandates: Aikins (legacy): lead counsel to Artis REIT in con- nection with the purchase and sale of more than $600 million worth of property in Canada and the U.S. in 2016. Currently co-lead counsel, alongside Stikeman Elliott LLP, to Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. in its acquisition by BCE Inc. (transaction valued at $3.9 billion). Lead coun- sel to the Canadian Wheat Board in connection with its $500-million "commercialization" transaction. Acted as external counsel for Tundra Energy Marketing Ltd. in the acquisition of the Enbridge South Prairie Region Pipeline System from Enbridge Income Fund for $ 1.075 billion. MLT (legacy): successfully fended off a class action certification motion against Canadian National Railway over alleged overcharg- ing for grain carriage; acted for Federated Co-operatives Ltd. in its $138-million acquisition of oil company Triwest Exploration Inc.; Sas- katchewan counsel to Wal-Mart Canada Realty Inc. and SmartCentres Realty Inc. on the $200-million sale of shopping centres to Great-West Life Assurance Co. and London Life Insurance Co.; represented North- ern Property REIT in $70-million purchase of Nunavut properties; advised Saskatchewan Power Corp. on its $1.24-billion Boundary Dam Integrated Carbon Capture and Storage Demonstration Project. Star alumni: Sir James Aikins, founder and first president of the Cana- dian Bar Association, Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba; Murdoch A. MacPherson, Q.C., member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatche- wan; G.S. Thorvaldson, Q.C., senator, member of the Legislative Assem- bly of Manitoba; Brian Dickson, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada; Marshall Rothstein, Justice of the SCC; Eleanor Dawson, Fed- eral Court of Appeal Justice; Donald K. MacPherson, Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of Saskatchewan; John Klebuc, Chief Justice of Saskatchewan; Robert Richards, Chief Justice of Saskatchewan; Geor- gina Jackson, Justice of the Court of Appeal of Saskatchewan Affiliations: None The firm: MLT Aikins LLP is a full-service law firm with a presence across Western Canada. Based out of six key centres across the four western provinces, it's the only law firm to have offices in Winni- peg, Regina, Saskatoon, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. As one of the 30 largest law firms in Canada, it is the result of the merger of MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman LLP (MLT) and Aikins MacAulay & Thorvaldson LLP (Aikins), whose histories date back to 1920 and 1879, respectively. "Superb lawyers, top quality service, competitive price, West- ern Canadian reach," said one respondent, with another citing its "depth of expertise in all areas of practice." MLT AIKINS LLP (formerly Aikins MacAulay & Thorvaldson LLP) (Winnipeg) MLTAIKINS.COM Integrated Legal Marketing Solutions LawyerMarketingCanada.com/solutions Put Your Digital Marketing Tactics into High Gear Untitled-7 1 2017-02-14 12:16 PM

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