Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP is an integrated firm of more than 240 lawyers with offices in Toronto
, Montreal
, and New York
. It is one of the Toronto
law firms known as the Seven Sisters
. Davies focuses on business law and is consistently at the heart of large and complex commercial and financial matters on behalf of its clients, regardless of borders. The firm acts for a wide range of industrial and commercial companies and financial institutions, both public and private; the firm's clients are located in Canada, the United States, and abroad. The firm’s M&A practice spans most industrial and service sectors and includes representation in transactions of every size. Davies is consistently ranked in the top 20 by Bloomberg's Global M&A Advisory rankings.
Davies is smaller than each of its Canadian competitors—in most cases by a considerable margin—but is ranked ahead of them in dollar value of M&A transactions completed over most reporting periods. The firm has a high percentage of top-ranked lawyers relative to other major Canadian firms. It is a market leader in each of its core practice areas: the 2011 Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada ranks Davies as the leading Canadian firm in corporate transactions (including banking, competition law, corporate / commercial law, corporate finance and securities, corporate tax, and mergers and acquisitions). The Practical Law Company
lists Davies as a "Leading" corporate/M&A firm, and lists the greatest number of individual lawyers at Davies as "Endorsed" relative to firm size.
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, and New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. It is one of the Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
law firms known as the Seven Sisters
Seven Sisters (law firms)
The Seven Sisters refers to a collection of seven leading Canadian law firms with offices in Toronto. The term can be traced back to at least 2001, when it may have been coined by Sandra Rubin to describe the top seven Canadian law firms by mergers and acquisitions deal volume...
. Davies focuses on business law and is consistently at the heart of large and complex commercial and financial matters on behalf of its clients, regardless of borders. The firm acts for a wide range of industrial and commercial companies and financial institutions, both public and private; the firm's clients are located in Canada, the United States, and abroad. The firm’s M&A practice spans most industrial and service sectors and includes representation in transactions of every size. Davies is consistently ranked in the top 20 by Bloomberg's Global M&A Advisory rankings.
Davies is smaller than each of its Canadian competitors—in most cases by a considerable margin—but is ranked ahead of them in dollar value of M&A transactions completed over most reporting periods. The firm has a high percentage of top-ranked lawyers relative to other major Canadian firms. It is a market leader in each of its core practice areas: the 2011 Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada ranks Davies as the leading Canadian firm in corporate transactions (including banking, competition law, corporate / commercial law, corporate finance and securities, corporate tax, and mergers and acquisitions). The Practical Law Company
Practical Law Company
Practical Law Company is a UK-based legal publishing company which provides legal know-how for business lawyers. It also acts as secretariat for the GC100 group of general counsel and company secretaries....
lists Davies as a "Leading" corporate/M&A firm, and lists the greatest number of individual lawyers at Davies as "Endorsed" relative to firm size.