Eight Davies lawyers are listed in the Lexpert Guide to the Leading U.S./Canada Cross-border Corporate Lawyers in Canada. Recognized are:

• George Addy (Competition)
• William Ainley (Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity)
• Maryse Bertrand (Mergers & Acquisitions)
• Nathan Boidman (Corporate Tax)
• Stephen Ruby (Corporate Tax)
• Jay Swartz (Banking, Insolvency & Corporate Restructuring, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity)
• Kevin Thomson (Mergers & Acquisitions)
• John Ulmer (Corporate Tax)

The guide also lists 20 corporate lawyers to watch.  Included from Davies are:

• Sarbjit Basra
• Neil Kravitz

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, with over 235 lawyers, practices nationally and internationally from offices in Toronto, Montréal, New York and Paris and is consistently at the heart of the largest and most complex commercial and financial matters on behalf of our clients, regardless of borders.

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CONTACTS:

Gary Nurse
Manager, Marketing
Toronto
Tel. 416-367-6902
gnurse@dwpv.com

Nicolas Rubbo
Manager, Marketing
Montréal
Tel. 514-841-6451
nrubbo@dwpv.com