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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 35 MANITOBA Total lawyers: 62 Offices (with # of lawyers): Two offices in Manitoba: Winnipeg (62) and one rural office Core practice areas: corporate and commercial, litigation, labour and employment, taxation, banking, aboriginal law, commercial real estate and leasing/commercial leasing Representative clients: Pitblado enjoys the confidence of major banks, credit unions, insurers, financial service providers, pharmaceutical com- panies, manufacturers, contractors, health authorities, and boards Star alumni: Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench Justice Candace Gram- mond; Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench Justice Robert Dewar; Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench Associate Chief Justice Marianne Rivoalen; Former Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench Justice Ted Glowacki; Former Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench Justice R.D. Guy; Former Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench Justice John Scollin; Former Manitoba Court of Appeal Justice and Premier of Manitoba Sterling Lyon; Former Manitoba Court of Appeal Justice Kerr Twaddle; Former Senator Duncan Jessiman; His Worship Mayor Brian Bowman, City of Winnipeg; Assistant Deputy Minister, Manitoba Health, Seniors, and Active Living, Beth Beaupre; Chairman of the board and President and CEO of Onex Corp., Gerald Schwartz; Former Chairman of the board of the Global Media Network and visionary of the new Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Israel Asper; Former General Counsel and Senior Vice President of Canwest Global Communications Corp., Richard Leipsic Affiliations: Meritas Notable mandates: Recently obtained $10.7 million trial judgment on behalf of vendors of insurance brokerage. This complex commercial litigation concerned the rectification of a share purchase agreement and attracted 'Case of the Year' recognition from Benchmark Canada; Provided advice on matters related to the law of Manitoba with respect to the City of Winnipeg's Southwest Rapid Transitway and Pembina Highway Underpass, a $467 million Public-Private Partnership project; Acted on behalf of Manitoba Blue Cross (MBC) on an $80 million dollar project creating a shared, SAP-based, claims processing solution serving MBC and a government medical payment system. Representa- tion entailed negotiating a series of agreements with the government, system-builder, consultants, and service providers from conception through blueprint, build, and sustainment. Pro bono: Pitblado Law is committed to supporting the community. It is proudly involved with the United Way Winnipeg, Legal Help Centre, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, and several other outstanding not-for-profit organizations. The firm: Pitblado Law is a full-service business law firm based in Win- nipeg and serving local, national, and international clients. Operating for more than 130 years, it has 62 lawyers and a total team size of 130. Pitblado is the result of the amalgamation of several firms, and dates back as far as 1882. In the 1950s it became counsel for the International Nickel Co. in its multi-million dollar investment at Thompson. In 1971, Pitblado Hoskin & Co. amalgamated with Johnston Jessiman Gardner & Twaddle to form Pitblado & Hoskin, and moved to the corner of downtown Winnipeg's iconic Portage and Main intersection. In 1998, Pitblado & Hoskin merged with Buchwald Asper Gallagher Henteleff and assumed the firm's current name, Pitblado, in 2002. Since then, Pitblado has expanded its Aboriginal law, immigration, technology and privacy practices. One respondent cites the firm's "service ethos," adding "Pitblado has a reputation for creativity and focusing on client needs. They also have a wide breadth of expertise." Another describes it as "forward thinking, innovative, authentic." PITBLADO LLP (Winnipeg) PITBLADO.COM Total lawyers: 64 Offices (with # of lawyers): Winnipeg (64) Core practice areas: corporate & commercial, civil litigation, labour & employment, taxation, family law Key clients: the City of Winnipeg, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Business Development Bank of Canada, the Royal Canadian Mint, Royal Bank of Canada, the University of Mani- toba, CAA Manitoba, Forks North Portage Partnership, Brandon University, Loblaws, Caisse Financial Group, the Northwest Com- pany, University of Winnipeg, the Winnipeg Airport Authority Notable mandates: negotiated and completed the merger of CAA Manitoba and CAA South Central Ontario to form CAA Club Group, an organization with more than two million members; acted as local counsel for BCE Inc. in connection with the acquisition of MTS pursuant to Manitoba's largest Plan of Arrangement; represented the City of Winnipeg in interest arbitration with paramedics, fire and police; lead negotiator for the University of Brandon in talks with its faculty association; negotiated first labour agreement for the Canadian Human Rights Museum; Manitoba counsel on a number of P3 deals, including the Pan/Parapan American Games Athletes' Village Project; S.L.A.K v A.S H 2016 MBQB 141 represented same-sex couple in contested adoption trial, and obtained order of adoption for 2-year- old boy with reliance on attachment theory and research; successfully argued at the Supreme Court that lien bond has no effect on the exist- ence and application of trust remedies under the Manitoba Builders' Lien Act in Stuart Olson Dominion Construction Ltd. v. Structural Heavy Steel. Star alumni: Manitoba Court of Appeal Justice Jennifer Pfuetzner; Manitoba Court of Appeal Justice Charles Huband; Federal Tax Court Justice Joe Hershfield; British Columbia Court of Appeal Justice Nicole Garson; chairman of Manitoba Hydro Sanford Riley; chief legal officer and executive vice president of Ceridian Inc. Scott Kitching Affiliations: SCG Legal, Employment Law Alliance The firm: Taylor McCaffrey LLP focuses on business and local entre- preneurs in Manitoba, tracing its roots back over 50 years. The firm was founded as a result of the merger of the firms of Reeh Taylor and D'Arcy McCaffrey. As a full-service firm, Taylor McCaffrey has a team of more than 60 lawyers practising in every area of law. Service is available in French and Italian, and the firm maintains rural offices in Gimli, Steinbach, La Broquerie, Riverton and Winnipeg Beach. One respondent said: "Although they are a large firm, they really take the time to get to know their clients and provide a personalized approach one may not expect of a large firm. They are also very community minded, and that relates in the way they treat their clients." TAYLOR MCCAFFREY LLP (Winnipeg) TMLAWYERS.COM

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