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| | Location: 30th Floor, Commodity Exchange Tower, 360 Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 4G1, (Eastern Jud. Dist.) | | |
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| Reviser of the Manitoba Law Digest for this Directory. | Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Banking and Commercial, Civil Litigation, Insurance Law, Corporate Law and Finance, Taxation, Employment and Labour Law, Environmental Law, Estate Planning and Administration, Real Estate, Transportation Law, Municipal Law, Aboriginal Law, Intellectual Property, Technology Law, Securities. | | Year Established: 1879 | Firm Profile:
Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson LLP is a full service law firm established in 1879 by Sir James Aikins. This is Winnipeg's oldest and largest law firm. The Firm provides a complete range of services to local, regional, national and international clients. The Firm's clients include large financial, banking, insurance, manufacturing and transportation corporations as well as small and medium sized business organizations and individuals. Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson LLP also acts for many corporations and businesses in the mid-western United States in the establishment and maintenance of Canadian business. The Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson LLP litigation group provides counsel in all aspects of litigation on behalf of a clientele that includes major insurers and financial institutions as well as individual litigants. | | Firm Size: 89 | | Sir James Aikins, K.B., K.C., LL.D. (1879-1929). | | G.H. Aikins, D.S.O., Q.C., LL.D. (1910-1954). | | John A. MacAulay, C.C., Q.C., LL.D. (1919-1978). | | Hon. G.S. Thorvaldson, Q.C., LL.D. (1925-1969). | | MEMBERS, PARTNERS, COUNSEL AND ASSOCIATES | | Michael J. Mercury, Q.C. (Partner) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 1959, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (B.A., 1955; LL.B., 1959). Consul of Greece, 1961-1971. Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Manitoba (Bencher, 1975-1977); Advocates' Society of Manitoba. Practice Areas: Municipal Taxation; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Commercial Law; Real Estate. Email: Michael J. Mercury, Q.C. | | J. Timothy Samson, Q.C. (Partner) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 1967, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (B.A., 1963; LL.B., 1967). Awarded, Knight's Cross of the Icelandic Order of the Falcon, 2000. Lecturer: Canadian Business Law, Continuing Education Department, University of Manitoba, 1973; Corporate Law and Policy, Faculty of Law, University of Manitoba, 1989—. Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; American (International Associate) and International Bar Associations; Law Society of Manitoba. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Finance; Secured Transactions. Email: J. Timothy Samson, Q.C. | | Larry R. Crane, Q.C. (Partner) born Fort William, Ontario; admitted to bar, 1968, Manitoba. Education: Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick (B.Com.,1959); University of Manitoba (LL.B., 1967). Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Manitoba. Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Company Law; Commercial Law; Real Estate. Email: Larry R. Crane, Q.C. | | Bryan D. Klein (Partner) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 1968, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (B.A., 1964; LL.B., 1967); University of Toronto (LL.M., 1974). Lecturer, Landlord, Tenant and Business Planning, University of Manitoba, Faculty of Law, 1974-1979. Course Head Corporate and Commercial, Bar Admissions, Law Society of Manitoba, 1983-1987. Member: Law Society of Manitoba; Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; Canadian Tax Foundation; American Bar Association (International Associate). Practice Areas: Tax Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Real Estate. Email: Bryan D. Klein | | Cyril G. Labman (Partner) born Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan; admitted to bar, 1968, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (B.A., 1964; LL.B., 1967). Lecturer in Canadian Business Law, Continuing Education Department, University of Manitoba, 1978—. Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Manitoba; Advocates' Society of Manitoba. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Law; Employment Litigation; Insurance Litigation. Email: Cyril G. Labman | | Charles L. Chappell (Associate) born Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; admitted to bar, 1969, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (Bs.C., 1965; LL.B., 1968). Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Manitoba. Practice Areas: Business Immigration; Environmental Law; Eminent Domain; Property Tax Assessments; Municipal Law; Property Tax Appeals; Zoning Law. Email: Charles L. Chappell | | Daryl A. Chicoine (Associate) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 2003, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (B.Com., with honors, 1999; LL.B., 2002). Lorman Seminars Presenter: "Employment Standards Code," May 2007- May 2008; "Collection Law: The Good, The Bad, The Profitable," January 2007. Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Manitoba; Community Legal Education Association. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Civil Litigation. Email: Daryl A. Chicoine | | Colin R. MacArthur, Q.C. (Partner) born Owen Sound, Ontario; admitted to bar, 1969, Manitoba. Education: United College (B.A., 1965); University of Manitoba (LL.B., 1968). Member: Manitoba and Canadian (President, Manitoba Branch, 1982-1984) Bar Associations; Law Society of Manitoba (Bencher, 1984-1991, President, 1990-1991); Advocates' Society of Manitoba. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Finance; Municipal Law; Construction Law. Email: Colin R. MacArthur, Q.C. | | Thomas P. Dooley (Partner) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 1970, Manitoba; 1981, Saskatchewan. Education: University of Manitoba (B.A., 1965; LL.B., 1969). Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Manitoba; American Agricultural Law Association. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Business Law; Commercial Law; Real Estate; Agricultural Marketing. Email: Thomas P. Dooley | | Rod E. Stephenson, Q.C. (Partner) born Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; admitted to bar, 1971, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (B.A., 1967; LL.B., 1970). Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Manitoba; Advocates' Society of Manitoba Board of Review. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Rod E. Stephenson, Q.C. | | Gerald D. Parkinson (Partner) born Montreal, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1972, Manitoba. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 1968); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1971). Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Manitoba. Practice Areas: Labor Law; Public School Law. Email: Gerald D. Parkinson | | Duncan D. Jessiman, Q.C. (Counsel) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 1973, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (B.Comm., 1969; LL.B., 1972). Director: RIM Resources Inc.; Consolidated Properties Ltd. Governor of the Winnipeg Stock Exchange. Honorary Secretary, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. Secretary, Vision Capital Fund Ltd. Partnership. Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Manitoba; Canadian Tax Foundation. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities. Email: Duncan D. Jessiman, Q.C. | | Edward L. Warkentin (Managing Partner) born Niagara Falls, Ontario; admitted to bar, 1975, Ontario; 1977, Manitoba. Education: University of Winnipeg (B.A., 1970) University of Manitoba (LL.B., 1973). Member and Chairman, Youth for Christ (Winnipeg) Inc. Director, Trend AG International Inc. Member: Law Society of Upper Canada; Law Society of Manitoba; Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law. Email: Edward L. Warkentin | | Charles N. Guberman (Partner) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 1976, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (B.A., 1972; LL.B., 1975). Seminar Instructor, Bar Admission Course, Family Law, 1986—. Lecturer, University of Manitoba, Faculty of Law, 1984—. Member, Board of Directors, Winnipeg Jewish Community Council, 1984—; Winnipeg Board of Jewish Education, 1990—, U.I.A. of Canada, 1985 . Honorary Solicitor, Winnipeg Jewish Community Council, 1988-1990. Executive, Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University, 1986-1987. Y.M.H.A. Board of Directors, 1984-1987. Member: Family Mediation Canada. Practice Areas: Family Law; Collaborative Family Law. Email: Charles N. Guberman | | Judith M. Blair (Associate) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 1977, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (B.A., 1973; LL.B., 1976). Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Manitoba. Practice Areas: Family Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Judith M. Blair | | E. Wells Peever, Q.C. (Partner) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 1977, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (B.Sc., Mech.Eng., 1973; LL.B., 1976). Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Manitoba. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Construction Law; Environmental Law. Email: E. Wells Peever, Q.C. | | Hugh A. Adams (Partner) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 1978, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba; Robson Hall (LL.B., 1977). Member: Law Society of Manitoba; Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Real Estate; Mortgage Law; Conveyancing. Email: Hugh A. Adams | | Robert G. Sly (Associate) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 1978, Manitoba. Education: University of Winnipeg (B.A., 1974); University of Manitoba (LL.B., 1977). Chartered Accountant, Manitoba, 1983. Practice Areas: Taxation. Email: Robert G. Sly | | James A. Ferguson (Partner) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 1979, Manitoba; 1988, British Columbia. Education: University of Manitoba (1975; LL.B., 1978). Lecturer, Law Society of Manitoba; University of Manitoba, Faculty of Law. Member: Law Society of British Columbia; Law Society of Manitoba; Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Agribusiness; Securities; Finance. Email: James A. Ferguson | | Martin S. Minuk (Partner) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 1979, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (B.A., 1975; LL.B., 1978). Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associaton; Law Society of Manitoba. Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Civil Litigation; Immigration; Regulatory Offences. Email: Martin S. Minuk | | Daryl J. Rosin (Partner) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 1979, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (B.A., 1975; LL.B., 1978). Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Manitoba; Advocates' Society of Manitoba. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation. Email: Daryl J. Rosin | | Robert T. Gabor, Q.C. (Partner) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 1980, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (B.A., 1975; LL.B., 1979). Dean's List, 1974-1976. Recipient, Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce Presidential Award of Recognition, 1990; A Montague Israels Award, 1980. Lecturer, Transportation Law, University of Manitoba Law School, 1985-1987. Professor, Oral Advocacy Course, University of Manitoba Law School, 1987. Member, Advisory Committee, Transport Institute, University of Manitoba. Member, Canadian Technology Innovation Council. Member: Manitoba, Canadian and American (Member, Air and Space Law Subsection) Bar Associations; Canadian Transport Lawyers' Association (Past President, 1992); Information Technology Lawyers of Canada. Practice Areas: Transportation; Environment; Technology; Internet Law; E-Commerce. Email: Robert T. Gabor, Q.C. | | G. Bruce Taylor (Partner) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 1980, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (B.A., 1976; LL.B., 1979). Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Manitoba. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Financial Services Law. Email: G. Bruce Taylor | | Richard L. Yaffe (Partner) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 1980, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (B.A., 1976; LL.B., 1979). Seminar Leader, Ethics and Professional Responsibilities, Bar Admission Course, Law Society of Manitoba, 1992. Member: Manitoba (Chair, Securities Law, 1990—) and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Manitoba. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Securities; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Richard L. Yaffe | | Herbert J. Peters (Partner) born Steinbach, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 1981, Manitoba. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., Hons., 1977); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1980). Former Instructor, Real Estate, Law Society of Manitoba Bar Admission Course, 1989-1999. Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Manitoba. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Finance; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Leases and Leasing; Small Business Law; Probate; Estate Planning. Email: Herbert J. Peters | | G. Todd Campbell (Partner) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 1982, Manitoba. Education: University of Winnipeg (B.A. Hons., 1978); University of Manitoba (LL.B., 1981). Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Manitoba; Advocates' Society of Manitoba. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Litigation; Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice; Administrative Law. Email: G. Todd Campbell | | David M. Carrick (Partner) born Deloraine, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 1982, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (B.Comm., Hons., 1978); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1981). Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Manitoba. Practice Areas: Internet Law; Computer Technology; Privacy Law; E-Business. Email: David M. Carrick | | J. Milton Christiansen (Partner) born Selkirk, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 1982, Manitoba. Education: University of Winnipeg (B.A., 1978); University of Manitoba (LL.B., 1981). Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Manitoba. Practice Areas: Labour Law; Employment Law. Email: J. Milton Christiansen | | Barbara M. Shields (Associate) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 1982, Manitoba. Education: University of Leeds (M.A., 1977); University of Manitoba (LL.B., 1981). Recipient, Jack Rice Memorial Prize - Administrative Law. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Income Tax; Goods and Services Tax; Aboriginal Law; Corporate Law. Email: Barbara M. Shields | | Betty A. Johnstone (Partner) born Stettler, Alberta; admitted to bar, 1983, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (B.H.E.C., 1965; M.S.W., 1969; LL.B., 1982). Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Manitoba; Advocates' Society of Manitoba. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Commercial Litigation; Insolvency. Email: Betty A. Johnstone | | Kristin L. Gibson (Partner) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 1984, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (LL.B., 1983). Lecturer, Human Resource Legislation, Continuing Education, University of Manitoba, 1985—. Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Manitoba. Practice Areas: Labour Arbitration; Employment Litigation; Administrative Litigation; Collective Bargaining. Email: Kristin L. Gibson | | J. Douglas Sigurdson (Partner) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 1985, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (B.Sc.(C.E.), 1980; LL.B., 1984). Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Manitoba. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Real Estate; Financial Services Law. Email: J. Douglas Sigurdson | | John R. Braun (Partner) born Winkler, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 1986, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (LL.B., 1985). Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Manitoba. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Banking Law; Secured Lending; Real Property. Email: John R. Braun | | Allan F. Foran (Partner) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 1987, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (B.A., 1983; LL.B., 1986). Member: Canadian Bar Association (Life Member, Bar Council, 10/96). Practice Areas: Transportation; Pensions; Civil Litigation. Email: Allan F. Foran | | J. Guy Joubert (Partner) born Balcarres, Saskatchewan; admitted to bar, 1988, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (B.A., 1983; LL.B., 1987). Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; Association des Juristes d'Expression Française du Manitoba; Intellectual Property Institute of Canada; International Trade-mark Association. Languages: English and French. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Intellectual Property; Domain Name Infringement; Domain Names. | | Keith Ferbers (Partner) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 1988, British Columbia; 1990, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (B.Comm., 1984; LL.B., 1987). Member: Law Society of Manitoba; Law Society of British Columbia; Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defence; Insurance Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Keith Ferbers | | Thor Hansell (Partner) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 1989, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (B.Comm., Hons., 1984; LL.B., 1988). Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Manitoba; Advocates Society of Manitoba. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Appellate Practice; Civil Litigation; Health Care; Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Products Liability. Email: Thor Hansell | | Brian D. Lerner (Partner) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 1989, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (LL.B., 1988; B.A., Econ., 1990). Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Manitoba. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Business Law; Commercial Law; Natural Resources; Real Estate. Email: Brian D. Lerner | | Carmele N. Peter (Partner) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 1990, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (LL.B., 1989). Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Manitoba; Canadian Tax Foundation. Practice Areas: Tax Law; Estate Planning. Email: Carmele N. Peter | | Robert L. Tyler (Partner) born Portage La Prairie, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 1990, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (LL.B., 1989). Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Manitoba. Practice Areas: Land Use; Municipal Law; Zoning Law; Probate; Estate Planning; Real Estate; Financial Services Law. Email: Robert L. Tyler | | Theodor E. Bock (Partner) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 1991, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (B.A., 1986; LL.B., 1990). Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Manitoba. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Litigation. Email: Theodor E. Bock | | Helga D. Van Iderstine (Partner) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 1991, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (B.R.S., 1984; LL.B., 1990). Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Manitoba. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Civil Law; Torts; Personal Injury; Insurance. Email: Helga D. Van Iderstine | | Nigel J. Thompson (Partner) born Fort William, Ontario; admitted to bar, 1993, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (B.Comm., Hons., 1989; LL.B., 1992). Member: Law Society of Manitoba; Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Environmental Law; Commercial Real Estate; Financial Services Law. Email: Nigel J. Thompson | | Harley C. Boles (Partner) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 1994, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (B.Sc., 1988; B.Comm., Hons., 1990; LL.B., 1993). Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Manitoba. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Real Estate; Financial Services Law. Email: Harley C. Boles | | Michelle R. Redekopp (Partner) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 1994, Manitoba. Education: University of Winnipeg (B.A., 1990); University of Manitoba (LL.B., 1993). Vice-Chair, Manitoba Pension Commission. Chair, Manitoba Chamber and Commerce Small Business Committee. Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Manitoba. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Securities; Finance; Real Estate; Transportation. Email: Michelle R. Redekopp | | David C. Filmon (Partner) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 1995, Manitoba and British Columbia. Education: University of Manitoba (B.Comm., Hons., 1991); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1994). Member: Law Society of Manitoba; Law Society of British Columbia. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Securities; Investments; Finance. Email: David C. Filmon | | Tyler J. Kochanski (Partner) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 1995, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (LL.B., 1994). Member: Law Society of Manitoba; Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Insurance Litigation; Labor (Labour) and Employment. Email: Tyler J. Kochanski | | Steven J. Kohn (Partner) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 1995, Manitoba; 1997, Alberta. Education: University of Western Ontario; University of Manitoba (LL.B., 1994). Dean's Honour List, 1990, 1991, 1993. Member: Manitoba and Calgary Bar Associations; Canadian Tax Foundation. Practice Areas: Taxation; Corporate Law; Estate Planning; E-Commerce Taxation. Email: Steven J. Kohn | | Robert C. Lee (Partner) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 1995, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (B.Comm., Hons., 1990; LL.B., 1994). Dean's Honour List, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992. Robert Syme Memorial Scholarship, 1990. Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Manitoba. Practice Areas: Tax Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Law. Email: Robert C. Lee | | David P. Negus (Partner) born Toronto, Ontario; admitted to bar, 1995, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (LL.B., 1994). Member: Law Society of Manitoba; Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labour Law; Employment Law; Collective Bargaining. Email: David P. Negus | | R. Reis Pagtakhan (Associate) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 1995, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (LL.B., 1994). Member: Law Society of Manitoba; Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Law; Immigration and Naturalization. Email: R. Reis Pagtakhan | | David M. Wright (Partner) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 1995, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (B.Comm., 1984; LL.B., 1994). Member: Law Society of Manitoba; Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Litigation. Email: David M. Wright | | Jennifer (JJ) B. Burnell (Associate) born Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; admitted to bar, 1996, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (B.Sc., 1992; LL.B., 1995). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Pension Law. Email: Jennifer (JJ) B. Burnell | | Gregory M. Fleetwood (Partner) born Ottawa, Ontario; admitted to bar, 1996, Manitoba. Education: University of Winnipeg (Arts, 1992); University of Manitoba (LL.B., 1995). Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Professional Liability Litigation. Email: Gregory M. Fleetwood | | Nicole M. Watson (Partner) born Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island; admitted to bar, 1996, Manitoba. Education: McGill University (B.A., 1991); University of Manitoba (LL.B., 1995). Recipient: Canada Law Book Company Prize, 1992-1993, 1993-1994; Third Law Society Prize, 1994-1995; Alf Francis Memorial Prize, 1994-1995; George Thomas Chapman Q.C. Family Prize, 1994-1995; Manitoba Law School Foundation - Erickson Prize, 1994-1995; Life Underwriters Association of Canada Prize, 1994-1995. Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; The Law Society of Manitoba. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Civil Litigation; Professional Liability Litigation. Email: Nicole M. Watson | | Richmond J. Bayes (Partner) born Halifax, Nova Scotia; admitted to bar, 1998, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (B.A., 1991; M.A., 1994; LL.B., 1997). Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; The Law Society of Manitoba. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Securities and Corporate Finance. Email: Richmond J. Bayes | | Jason A. Goldberg (Partner) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 1998, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (B.A., 1993); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1997). Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Manitoba; Estate Planning Council of Winnipeg Inc. Practice Areas: Tax Law; Corporate Law; Trust Law. Email: Jason A. Goldberg | | Lucia M. Stuhldreier (Partner) born Krefeld, Germany; admitted to bar, 1998, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (B.A., 1986; LL.B., 1997). Member: Law Society of Manitoba; Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Transportation. Email: Lucia M. Stuhldreier | | Adam L. Levene (Partner) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 1999, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (LL.B., 1998). Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; The Law Society of Manitoba; Canadian Tax Foundation; Estate Planning Council of Winnipeg. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Taxation; Wills; Estates; Corporate Law; Small Business Law. Email: Adam L. Levene | | Marla S. Levene (Associate) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 1999, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (LL.B., 1998). Dean's Honour List, 1993-1994, 1994-1995, 1997-1998. Canada Scholar, 1993, 1994. Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Manitoba. Languages: Hebrew. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Real Estate; Wills; Estates; Financial Services Law. Email: Marla S. Levene | | Brent C. Ross (Partner) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 1999, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (B.A., with distinction, 1995; LL.B., 1998). Member: Law Society of Manitoba; Canadian Bar Association; Manitoba Bar Association; The Law Society of British Columbia. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Administrative Law. Email: Brent C. Ross | | Todd W. Thomson (Partner) born Mississauga, Ontario; admitted to bar, 1999, Manitoba; 2002, Ontario. Education: University of North Dakota (B.B.A., 1995); University of Manitoba (LL.B., 1998). Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; The Law Society of Manitoba. Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Intellectual Property; Trademarks. Email: Todd W. Thomson | | Curtis M. Unfried (Partner) born The Pas, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 1999, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (B.A., 1995; LL.B., 1998). Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Manitoba. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Criminal Law. Email: Curtis M. Unfried | | Shandra N. Czarnecki (Associate) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 2000, Manitoba. Education: University of Winnipeg (B.A., Student of Highest Distinction, 1996); University of Manitoba (LL.B., 1999). Dean's Honour List, 1996-1998. Recipient: National Sopinka Cup, Award for Best Opening Statement, 1999; A.J. Christie Prize for Highest Standing in Advocacy, 1998; Solomon Greenberg Prize for Moot Court Competition, 1998; University of Winnipeg Academic Proficiency Scholarship, 1994. Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Manitoba. Practice Areas: Labour and Employment. Email: Shandra N. Czarnecki | | James A. Mercury (Associate) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 2000, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (B.A., 1995; LL.B., 1999). Dean's Honour List, 1995. Highest Overall Standing, International Trade and Business Law, 1999; Transportation Law, 1999. Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Manitoba. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance; Construction Law. Email: James A. Mercury | | Florence I. Carey (Associate) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 2001, Manitoba. Education: Brandon University (B.A., 1997); University of Manitoba (LL.B., 2000). Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Manitoba. Practice Areas: Taxation; Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Estate Planning; Wills. Email: Florence I. Carey | | W. Douglas Stewart (Associate) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 2001, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (B.A., 1997; LL.B., 2000). Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Manitoba. Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Law; Commercial Law. Email: W. Douglas Stewart | | Dale R. Melanson (Associate) born Pine Falls, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 2002, Manitoba. Education: University of Winnipeg (B.A., 1998); University of Manitoba (LL.B., 2001). Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Manitoba; Canadian Corporate Counsel Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Commercial Law; Securities. Email: Dale R. Melanson | | Erin M. Wilcott (Associate) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 2003, Manitoba. Education: University of Winnipeg (B.A., 1998); Dalhousie University (LL.B., 2002). Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; The Law Society of Manitoba. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Erin M. Wilcott | | Peter F. Drazic (Associate) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 2004, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (B.A., 2000); Dalhousie University (LL.B., 2003). Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; The Law Society of Manitoba. Practice Areas: Corporate and Commercial Law; Wills and Estates; Real Estate. Email: Peter F. Drazic | | Erin E. McNicol (Associate) born Regina, Saskatchewan; admitted to bar, 2004, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (B.A., 1999; LL.B., 2003). Member: The Law Society of Manitoba; Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Erin E. McNicol | | Paul A. McDonald (Associate) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 2005, Manitoba. Education: Carleton University (B.A., 2001); University of Manitoba (LL.B., 2004). Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Manitoba. Practice Areas: Labour and Employment. Email: Paul A. McDonald | | Kerry-Krista (KK) N. Pinkowski (Associate) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 2005, Manitoba. Education: University of Winnipeg (B.A., 1998); University of Manitoba (LL.B., 2004). Member: Law Society of Manitoba; Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate and Commercial. Email: Kerry-Krista (KK) N. Pinkowski | | Maria C. Reimer (Associate) born Halifax, Nova Scotia; admitted to bar, 2005, Manitoba. Education: University of Winnipeg (B.A., Honours, 2000); University of New Brunswick (LL.B., 2004). Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; The Law Society of Manitoba. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Financial Services; Commercial Real Property. Email: Maria C. Reimer | | Michael A. Selchen (Associate) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 2005, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (B.A., 1995; B. Comm., Hons, 1999; LL.B., 2004). Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Manitoba. Practice Areas: Taxation Law. Email: Michael A. Selchen | | John B. Martens (Associate) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 2006, Manitoba. Education: University of Winnipeg (B.A., 2001); University of Manitoba (LL.B., 2005). Member: Law Society of Manitoba; Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: John B. Martens | | Robert W. Fleischaker (Associate) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 2003, Alberta; 2007, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (B.A., Economics, 1995; LL.B., 2001); University of Calgary (Master of Business Administration). Trade-Mark Agent. Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Manitoba. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Corporate Commercial Law; Securities. Email: Robert W. Fleischaker | | Jamie M. Horyski (Associate) born Selkirk, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 2007, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (LL.B., 2006). Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Manitoba. Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Finance. Email: Jamie M. Horyski | | Leah K. D. Ross (Associate) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 2007, Manitoba. Education: University of Winnipeg (B.A., Hons., 2001); University of Manitoba (LL.B., 2005). Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Manitoba. Practice Areas: Family Law. Email: Leah K. D. Ross | | Aimee K. Warkentin (Associate) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 2007, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (B.Mus., Violin Performance, 2002; University of Manitoba, LL.B., 2006). Recipient: Honors, Piano Performance, Associate of Royal Conservatory of Toronto, 1997; First Class Honors, Violin Performance, Associate of Royal Conservatory of Toronto, 1998. Royal Conservatory of Toronto Associate. Member: Law Society of Manitoba; Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Transportation; Residential Real Estate; Wills and Estates. Email: Aimee K. Warkentin | | Jessica A. Arnett (Associate) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 2008, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (B.A., 2004; LL.B., 2007). Recipient, Class of 1980 Prize, Faculty of Law, University of Manitoba. T.I.D.E. Chair, Children's Hospital Teddy Bear's Picnic. Marketing and Communications Director, 2005-2006 and Vice President, Manitoba Law Students' Association. Member, Art and Soul Organizing Committee, Winnipeg Art Gallery, 2007. Member: Law Society of Manitoba; Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law; Criminal Law. Email: Jessica A. Arnett | | Melissa N. Burkett (Associate) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 2008, Manitoba. Education: Collège Universitaire de Saint-Boniface; University of Manitoba (B.A., Adv., 2003); University of Moncton (LL.B., 2006); New York University (LL.M., 2007). Summer Legal Researcher, Court Challenges Program of Canada, 2005. Member: Law Society of Manitoba; Manitoba (Secretary, Administrative Law Section) and Canadian Bar Associations; Association des Juristes d'Expression Française du Manitoba; Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Labor (Labour) and Employment. Email: Melissa N. Burkett | | Pamela E. Hilderman (Associate) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 2008, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (B.Comm. Hons., 2003; LL.B., 2007). Recipient: Asper School of Business Dean's Honour List, 2002-2003; Faculty of Law Dean's Honour List, 2005-2006; D.A. Thompson Q.C. Prize for Securities Law, 2006; D.A. Thompson Q.C. Prize for Business Planning and Finance Law, 2007; Garth Erickson Memorial Prize for Commercial Law, 2007; Max Kaplan Prize for Business Planning and Finance Law, 2007. Member: Law Society of Manitoba; Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate and Commercial Law; Securities. Email: Pamela E. Hilderman | | Scott A. McCamis (Associate) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 2008, Manitoba. Education: University of Manitoba (B.Sc., Computer Engineering, 2003; LL.B., 2007). Recipient: Dean's Honour List, Faculty of Engineering, 1999 and 2000; Dean's Honour List, Faculty of Law, 2005 and 2007; D. A. Thompson, Q.C., Prize for Torts, 2005; Max and Manley Isaacs Prize for Legal Methods, 2005; Honourable Mr. Justice Hudson Price for Jurisprudence, 2007; Benvenuto Straccha Prize for Agency, 2007; Manitoba Law Journal Prize for Best Submitted Article, 2007. Editor-in-Chief, Manitoba Law Journal, 2006-2007. Library Seminar Instructor, Legal Methods Course, 2006-2007. Member, Board of Directors: Manitoba Curling Association, 2006—; Manitoba Curling Tour, 2006—. Member: Law Society of Manitoba; Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; Canadian Tax Foundation. Practice Areas: Taxation; Tax Litigation; Trust and Estate Planning. Email: Scott A. McCamis | | Bianca Salnave (Associate) born Montreal, Quebec; admitted to bar, 2008, Manitoba and Quebec. Education: Collège André-Grasset (D.E.C., Health Sciences, 2003); University of Sherbrooke (LL.B., 2006; Diplôme de 2e cycle en common transnational, 2008). Member: Manitoba and Canadian Bar Associations; The Law Society of Manitoba. Languages: French and Creole. Practice Areas: Litigation; Family Law. Email: Bianca Salnave | | Elsa H. Li (Associate) born Hong Kong, Hong Kong; admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario and New York; 2008, Manitoba. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 2000); York University, Schulich School of Business (M.B.A., 2003); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 2003). Languages: French and Cantonese. Practice Areas: Corporate and Commercial ; Securities. Email: Elsa H. Li |
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