TORONTO and MONTRÉAL, May 6, 2005 - Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP has the highest percentage of lawyer citations of any major firm in Canada in the 2005 Lexpert Guide to the Leading 100 Canada/US Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers in Canada.
Eight Davies lawyers are recognized in the publication, in several areas, for a total of twelve citiations. They are:

• George N. Addy (Competition)
• William M. Ainley (Mergers & Acquisitions; Private Equity)
• Maryse Bertrand (Mergers & Acquisitions)
• Nathan Boidman (Corporate Tax)
• Robert Raizenne (Corporate Tax)
• Stephen S. Ruby (Corporate Tax)
• David W. Smith, Q.C. (Corporate Tax)
• Jay A. Swartz (Mergers & Acquisitions; Banking; Private Equity; Insolvency & Corporate Restructuring)

In an accompanying article about Canadian law firms, Davies was ranked as the foremost corporate law firm in Canada in each of the Toronto and Montréal markets, relative to firm size. We are consistently at the heart of the most important transactions that shape the face of business in Canada – the centre of the Canadian business bull's-eye.