Ninety-one lawyers from Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2016 across 33 areas of specialization, with five lawyers named Lawyer of the Year and seven practitioners newly recognized.
Best Lawyers awards the Lawyer of the Year title to a single lawyer in each practice area and community. The qualities on which leading lawyers are assessed include legal ability, professionalism and integrity. The following Davies lawyers were named Lawyer of the Year:
The following Davies lawyers are first-time honourees in the 2016 edition:
Best Lawyers compiles its lists of outstanding lawyers by conducting peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers.
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