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38 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 SASKATCHEWAN Total lawyers: 65 Offices (with # of lawyers): Saskatoon (47), Regina (18) Core practice areas: personal injury and insurance litigation, corpo- rate commercial litigation, class actions, administrative litigation includ- ing professional regulation for a number of professional organizations as well as professional defence, labour and employment, agriculture and agribusiness, corporate/commercial, mining, natural resources and environmental, First Nations and aboriginal law Key clients: Canadian Medical Protective Association, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan Polytechnic, Wal-Mart Canada Corp., Overwaitea Food Group (Save-On-Foods), Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority, Global Transportation Hub, Input Capital Corp., 49 North Resources, Redhead Equipment Group Notable mandates: local counsel working in conjunction with in-house counsel for Fortis Properties Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fortis Inc. in the disposition of its hotel portfolio, which was comprised of 22 hotels in seven Canadian provinces; counsel for Wright Construc- tion Western Inc. and its parent in financial close of the Saskatchewan Joint-Use Schools Project, which includes 18 elementary schools and nine joint-use facilities in the province; acted in conjunction with in- house counsel for Crown Investments Corporation of Saskatchewan as special counsel (securities) in the privatization of Information Services Corporation; one of two negotiators for 50 Catholic entities parties to the Indian Residential School Settlement Class Action; acted for Input Capital in a one-of-a-kind private placement of shares offering used to fund canola streaming contracts for farmers seeking capital; assisted Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP in the acquisition by the Great-West Life Insurance Co. of several shopping centres across Canada; involved in development and subsequent expansions of, and represents, Canadian Light Source Inc., the country's only national synchrotron research facility Star alumni: Saskatchewan Minister of Justice and Attorney Gen- eral Gordon Wyant; Saskatchewan Court of Appeal Justice Peter A. Whitmore; Federal Court of Appeal Justice Denis Pelletier; Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench Justices Neil G. Gabriel- son, Daniel B. Konkin and Richard W. Elson; Provincial Court of Saskatchewan Judge Shannon Metivier; former Court of Queen's Bench Chief Justice R. D. Laing; former Saskatchewan Court of Appeal Justice Percy Maguire; former Supreme Court of Canada Justice Emmett Hall; CEO of Morris Industries Casey Davis Affiliations: Lawyers Associated Worldwide, Risk Management Counsel of Canada, Employment Law Alliance The firm: With offices in Regina and Saskatoon, McKercher LLP has more than 60 lawyers practising in all major areas of the law. Tracing its roots back to 1926, its lawyers have been involved in many of Saskatch- ewan's significant commercial projects and cases. The firm has offices in Saskatoon, known as a strong commercial and economic hub, and Regina, the provincial capital and centre of government activity. "The high level of legal expertise and its strong focus on the local community," was cited by one respondent, while another described the firm as a "modern full service firm with finger on pulse of innovation and client service." MCKERCHER LLP (Saskatoon, Regina) MCKERCHER.CA Total lawyers: 32 Offices (with # of lawyers): Regina (21); Saskatoon (11); satellite office in Estevan Core practice areas: agribusiness, capital markets and securities, con- struction/infrastructure, municipal, corporate, mergers and acqui- sitions, corporate tax/private client services/social impact, energy/ environmental/renewable energy/natural resources and aboriginal, financial services and insolvency, IP/IT, labour and employment, litigation — commercial/construction/insurance, real estate Affiliations: MultiLaw The firm: Miller Thomson helps businesses of every size, entrepre- neurs and individuals. It works with not-for-profit organizations as well as financial institutions and governments. The national firm is close to 550 lawyers, with 11 offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmon- ton, Saskatoon, Regina, London, Kitchener-Waterloo, Guelph, Toronto, Markham and Montréal. One respondent described the firm as a "great place to work for both lawyers and staff." MILLER THOMSON (Saskatoon, Regina) MILLERTHOMSON.COM MLT AIKINS LLP (formerly MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman LLP) (Regina, Saskatoon) MLTAIKINCOM As MLT has merged with Aikins MacAulay & orvaldson LLP, a full description of the firm can be found under MLT Aikins LLP in the Manitoba section.

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