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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 37 MANITOBA SASKATCHEWAN Total lawyers: 80 Offices (with # of lawyers): Regina (41); Saskatoon (39) Core practice areas: litigation, including complex commercial, class actions and insurance defence; criminal; corporate-commercial; insolvency and restructuring; banking and financial services; labour and employment; wills and estates Key clients: Graham Construction Engineering, North Ridge Devel- opment Corp., SaskPower, Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation, Uni- versity of Regina, Business Development Bank of Canada Notable mandates: representing corporate defendants in class actions; applications under the Charter including a successful appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada to establish Internet identity can only be disclosed with judicial authorization; representing professionals in various regulatory and criminal matters Star alumni: Saskatchewan lieutenant governors George Brown and Frank Bastedo; Saskatchewan Court of Appeal justices Thomas Wakeling, Hector MacDonald, and Neal Caldwell; Federal Court justice James Russell; Tax Court of Canada justice Georgette Sheri- dan; Queen's Bench justices R. Shawn Smith, Mary Ellen Wellsch, Richard Danyliuk and Daryl Labach; Provincial Court justice Kevin Lang; former chancellor of the University of Regina William Ready. Affiliations: Canadian Litigation Counsel The firm: McDougall Gauley LLP is a Saskatchewan firm with a diversified local, provincial, national and international practice. Since 1891 it has served the legal needs of domestic and interna- tional organizations, insurance companies, individuals in business, government, law and finance, as well as local, national and multina- tional corporations. With over 80 legal professionals, the firm offers a wide range of services and has been in business for 125 years. "Over the past five years, they have been involved in some of the largest real estate developments in Western Canada," said one respondent. Another said the firm has "quick service and turn- around. Minimal follow up required (they stay on top of workload and get things done as requested). Always willing to answer ques- tions and provide guidance on deals (structure, security issues, etc). Don't nickel and dime us or our clients for some of the small requests and questions." MCDOUGALL GAULEY LLP (Saskatoon, Regina) MCDOUGALLGAULEY.COM Total lawyers: 87 Offices (with # of lawyers): 10 offices, Winnipeg (78), Brandon (6), Portage la Prairie (3), Boissevain (1), Carberry (1), Gladstone (1), Mac- Gregor (1), Morden (1), Steinbach (1), Winkler (1) Core practice areas: corporate commercial, litigation and dispute resolu- tion, government and regulatory, financial services, indigenous law, environmental law, natural resources and energy, property and develop- ment, taxation and labour and employment Key clients: True North Sports & Entertainment Ltd. (Winnipeg Jets), Manitoba Hydro, Hudbay Minerals Inc., Boyd Group Income Fund, The Toronto-Dominion Bank, Province of Manitoba, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, Winnipeg Police Association, Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries Corp. Notable mandates: Partner Glen Agar, along with associate Danny Spencer, acted as lead counsel for True Temper Sports Inc. based in Memphis, Tenn. and Lincolnshire Management based in New York in the November 2016 acquisition of VH Footwear Inc., a Winnipeg- based custom skates manufacturer for elite hockey players in the NHL and worldwide; Partner Leilani Kagan, along with associate Stephen Porco, acted for Hopewell Development to purchase a nine-building industrial complex with 31 tenants located in the Sherwin Industrial Park; Kagan and Porco acted for Hopewell Development to purchase the former Canadian Wheat Board building; the purchase of the Medi- cal Arts Building for $7.9 million. Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries Corp. purchased this property, and was represented by Lisa Stiver and Lewis Allen. The firm worked with Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries Corp. on the request for proposals to select this property for its new head office; acted for Glasshouse, a condominium development; acted for SkyCity, a condominium development; acts for Manitoba Power Industrial Power Users Group in rate hearings before the Public Utilities Board; acted for a farmer whose land and buildings were expropriated resulting in compensation for them, and additional compensation of more than $1.8 million in consequential damages; acting on behalf of the Urban Development Institute in a court application challenging the ability of the City of Winnipeg to impose growth fees on new developments. Star alumni: former Manitoba chief justice Richard Scott, former Mani- toba Court of Queen's Bench Associate Chief and current member of the Manitoba Court of Appeal Justice William Burnett, Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench Chief Associate Justice Shane Perlmutter, Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench Justice Colleen Suche, Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench Justice James Edmond, Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench Justice Karen Simonsen, Chief Judge of the Manitoba Provincial Court Margaret Wiebe, former Manitoba Minister of Family Services and Consumer Affairs Gord Mackintosh, former Manitoba Minister of Justice Andrew Swan, former leader of the PC Party of Manitoba, Hugh McFadyen Affiliations: Lex Mundi, Acumen Corporate Development Inc. The firm: TDS is a Manitoba-based law firm, providing legal services to its clients locally, nationally and internationally. The full-service firm of close to 90 lawyers provides services in more than 25 areas of the law and delivers corporate development services through its strategic part- ner Acumen. It has 10 full-time and part-time offices in the province. One respondent cited "the people, their expertise and their profes- sionalism," while another said the firm provides "excellent service, great client base, provides practical advice." THOMPSON DORFMAN SWEATMAN LLP (Winnipeg, Brandon, Portage la Prairie) TDSLAW.COM

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