Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Reviser of the Canada, Ontario and Quebec Law Digests for this Directory.

Aboriginal Law, Advertising and Sponsorship, Appeal and Review, Asia Pacific, Aviation, Banking Litigation, Biotech and Pharmaceutical, Business Immigration, Class Actions, Commercial Arbitration and Mediation, Commercial Leasing, Commercial Lending, Commodity Tax, Competition and Marketing Law, Corporate Finance, Corporate governance, Corporate Tax, Directors' and Officers' Liability, Education Law, Electricity Markets, Entertainment Law, Environmental Law, Estate and Family Law, Expropriation Law, Financial Services, Forestry, Franchise and Distribution, Fraud Law, Government Relations, Health Care Institutions and Services (non-litigious), Hotel and Hospitality, Information Technology, Insolvency and Restructuring, Infrastructure and Public-Private Partnership, International, International Tax Law, International Trade Law, Investment Management, IP Agency, IP Litigation, Japan, Marine, Mergers and Acquisitions, Municipal Law, National Transportation, Not-for-Profit, Oil and Gas, Pensions, Personal Tax and Estate Planning, Police and Municipal Government Liability, Privacy and Access to Information, Private Company, Product Liability, Public Law, Regulatory, Securities Litigation/Broker Liability, Structured Finance and Leasing, Tax Litigation, Venture Capital, Wealth Management.

BLG is a leading, full-service, integrated national law firm focusing on business law, litigation and intellectual property solutions for our clients. With more than 750 lawyers, intellectual property agents and other professionals in Calgary, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver and Waterloo Region, clients turn to us for assistance with their legal needs, from major litigation to corporate finance and patent registration.

Our goal at BLG is to provide our clients with the best service, by the best professionals and support staff. We are accessible to our clients and proactive in uncovering and serving their needs. BLG's team approach provides the best resources based on location, expertise and experience to develop and articulate solutions to legal challenges. BLG's strength is the ability of its professionals to apply our breadth and depth of legal experience to clients' businesses, whether their needs are in a single location, across North America or overseas.

BLG provides advice to a variety of regional, national, and multinational businesses across a wide variety of sectors. In addition, we represent public institutions such as universities, governments and agencies, health-care facilities including hospitals as well as business, trade, and charitable groups.

BLG's professionals and staff take pride in the communities we are a part of and members of the Firm are involved in BLG's community programs including pro bono legal services, fundraising and volunteer service.

For more information about the firm, its practice areas and community support go to www.blgcanada.com.

Montreal, Quebec Office: 1000 de La Gauchetière Street West, Suite 900, H3B 5H4. Telephone: 514-879-1212. Fax: 514-954-1905.

Ottawa, Ontario Office: World Exchange Plaza, 100 Queen Street, Suite 1100, K1P 1J9. Telephone: 613-237-5160; 800-661-4237. Fax: 613-230-8842.

Toronto, Ontario Office: Scotia Plaza, 40 King Street West, M5H 3Y4. Telephone: 416-367-6000. Fax: 416-367-6749.

Vancouver, British Columbia Office: 1200 Waterfront Centre, 200 Burrard Street, V7X 1T2. Telephone: 604-687-5744. Fax: 604-687-1415.

Waterloo, Ontario Office: Waterloo City Centre, 100 Regina Street South, Suite 220, N2J 4P9. Telephone: 519-579-5600. Fax: 519-579-2725.