Jan. 14, 2025 - Significant changes to the Québec consumer protection regime came into effect earlier this year. The president of the Office de la protection du consommateur (OPC), Québec’s consumer protection regulator, can now impose monetary administrative penalties (AMPs) for failing to comply with a large...
Davies Named Litigation Firm of the Year in Québec and National Competition Firm of the Year by Benchmark Canada
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP is proud to have been recognized at the annual Benchmark Canada Awards for the third time as Firm of the Year in Québec. The firm was also recognized as National Competition Firm of the Year. Matthew Milne-Smith was also recognized as National Insolvency Litigator of the Year.
The 2015 edition of Benchmark Canada: The Definitive Guide to Canada's Leading Litigation Firms & Attorneys awarded Davies its highest ranking, Highly Recommended, in both Ontario and Québec. It also acknowledged 14 of the firm's litigators as Litigation Stars and 2 as Future Stars.
Litigation Stars
- James Bunting (Class Action, General Commercial, Securities)
- William Brock, Ad. E. (Arbitration, General Commercial, Securities)
- Andrea L. Burke (General Commercial, Securities)
- James. W.E. Doris (Competition, General Commercial)
- Guy Du Pont, AD. E. (Arbitration, Criminal, General Commercial, Tax)
- Stéphane Eljarrat (General Commercial, White Collar Crime)
- Denis Ferland (Insolvency)
- Sandra A. Forbes (Competition, General Commercial)
- Matthew Milne-Smith (General Commercial, Securities)
- Louis-Martin O’Neill (General Commercial, Insolvency, Securities)
- George Pollack (Energy and Natural Resources, General Commercial, Securities)
- Nick Rodrigo (Class Action, Competition, Energy and Natural Resources, Securities)
- Luis Sarabia (General Commercial, Securities)
- Kent E. Thomson (Competition, General Commercial)
Future Stars
- Marc-Andre Boutin (Environmental, General Commercial, Insolvency)
- Jean-Philippe Groleau (General Commercial, Securities)
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