| | Address | | 1 First Canadian Place, Suite 5600, 100 King Street West, P.O. Box 367 | | Toronto, Ontario M5X 1E2 | | (City of Toronto) |  | Accepts Credit Cards |
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| | Contact Information | | Phone: 416.365.3500 | | Facsimile: 416.365.7886 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.davis.ca | | |
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| | | Reviser of the British Columbia Law Digest for this Directory. | Davis LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Practice Areas: Aboriginal, Administrative, Alternate Dispute Resolution, Charities and Not-for-Profit Organizations, China and South East Asia, Competition and Anti-Trust, Commercial Lending, Construction, Corporate Services, Corporate/Commercial, Education, Employment and Labour, Energy and Utilities, Environment, Estate Planning and Estate Litigation, Family, Forestry, Franchise and Distribution, Health, Human Rights, Immigration, Infrastructure and Project Finance, Insolvency, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International Business Transactions, International Corporate Governance, International Trade, Japan, Legal Research, Litigation, Media, Entertainment and Communications, Mining, Municipal, Pension and Benefit Trusts, Personal Injury, Privacy, Products Liability, Professional Governance, Public Affairs, Real Estate, Renewable Energy, Securities and Corporate Finance, Taxation, Technology and Outsourcing, Transportation, Video Games and Interactive Entertainment. | | Year Established: 1892 | Firm Profile:
Established in 1892, Davis LLP is a full-service law firm providing a comprehensive range of legal services to clients around the world through our offices across Canada and in Japan. We have more than 200 lawyers working in integrated practice groups that focus on the highest levels of specialization. We add value to our clients' enterprises by helping them achieve their business objectives and resolve their business problems quickly and effectively. The Davis LLP Toronto office offers a full range of commercial transaction-oriented expertise in Securities & Corporate Finance including Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate and Taxation law. Other areas of practice include Commercial Litigation, Employment & Labour, Intellectual Property and Municipal law. Our Toronto office also offers specialized practice areas including Japan, Franchising and Distribution, Environmental, International Trade, International Business Transactions and International Corporate Governance law.Together with our Vancouver and Montréal offices, our Toronto office is a leader in providing legal expertise to large infrastructure projects and related project financing, including public-private partnerships. | | Firm Size: 210 | Rate Information:
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Other Office Locations of Davis LLP
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Main Office)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada
Tokyo, Japan
| | PARTNERS OF FIRM | | M. Sandra Appel (Partner) born Ottawa, Ontario, March 24, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1971); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1974); Osgoode Hall (LL.M., 1984). Contributing Author: "Current Issues in Canadian Business Law," Carswell Publication, 1986. Author: "Proposal Shopping: A Comparison of Two Routes," Canadian Bar Association Conference, Ontario, May 3, 1993. Member: Canadian Bar Association; Law Society of Upper Canada. Practice Areas: Business Law; Insolvency. Email: M. Sandra Appel | | Chris Barnett (Partner) born 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1991); Osgoode Hall Law School, York University (LL.B., 1994). Member: Canadian Bar Association; The Advocates Society. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: Chris Barnett | | Donald R. M. Bell (Partner) born Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, April 5, 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, British Columbia and New York; 2006, Ontario. Education: Sophia University, Tokyo; University of Saskatchewan (B.A., 1988); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1993). Languages: English and Japanese. Practice Areas: Corporate/Commercial; Finance; International Business Transactions. Email: Donald R. M. Bell | | Eric Belli-Bivar (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, British Columbia; 1987, Ontario. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Com. (Hons), 1984); McGill University (LL.B., 1984). Member: Ontario Bar Association; British Columbia Bar Association; Canadian Bar Association; International Bar Association. Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Commercial Banking; Commercial Credit; Investment Banking; Loan Refinancing; Letters of Credit; Lenders Security; Lender Liability; Loan Reorganization; Loan Syndication; Loans; Merchant Banking; Offshore Banking; Secured Lending; Financial Law; Bank Holding Company Law; Banking Contracts; Commercial Loans; International Banking Law; International Loans; Security Enforcement; Security Law; Corporate Governance; Executive Compensation; Employment Compensation. Email: Eric Belli-Bivar | | Douglas Blair Buchanan, Q.C. (Senior Partner) born Vancouver, British Columbia, April 22, 1950; admitted to bar, 1985, British Columbia; 2000, Ontario. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Comm., 1976; LL.B., 1984). Extensive work in Public-Private Partnerships in Canada. Practice Areas: Banking; Corporate/Commercial; Infrastructure Development; International Project Finance; Project Finance; Public-Private Partnerships. Email: Douglas Blair Buchanan, Q.C. | | David I. Crocker (Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, Ontario. Education: York University (B.A., 1969); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1972); University of British Columbia (Advanced Studies in Environmental Law and Planning, 1981). Email: David I. Crocker | | Lana J. Finney (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Saskatchewan; 1995, Ontario. Education: York University (B.A., 1993); University of Saskatchewan (1994); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B.). Practice Areas: Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Lana J. Finney | | David W. Foulds (Partner) born Brantford, Ontario, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1991); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1994). Member: Advocates Society; Canadian Bar Association; Ontario Expropriation Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Class Action; Defamation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Insolvency. Email: David W. Foulds | | Susan E. Friedman (Partner) born Toronto, Ontario, September 23, 1949; admitted to bar, 1985, Ontario. Education: Boston University (B.F.A., 1971); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1983). Author: with Jeanine Sears, "Security for Costs" in Avoiding Motion Sickness: Practical Advice On Commonly Contested Motions (Toronto: C.B.A.O., February, 1994); with Michael G. Fekete, "Assignment of Choses in Action in Bankruptcy" in Pandora's Box of Insolvency (Toronto C.B.A.O. 1992 Institute of Continuing Legal Education, January, 1992); "Franchisor's Remedies in Franchise Disputes" (Richard De Boo Conferences, Ninth Annual Franchising Conference, April, 1991). Member: Canadian Bar Association; The Advocates Society; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Metropolitan Toronto Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Shareholder Disputes; Partnership Disputes; Products Liability Litigation; Commercial Landlord and Tenant; Franchising. Email: Susan E. Friedman | | Theodore Maduri (Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, Ontario. Education: McMaster University (B.Comm, Hons., summa cum laude, with a Minor in International Justice and Human Rights, 1996); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1999). Canadian Securities Course Certificate, 1999. Level Three Student, Canadian Institute of Chartered Business Valuators. Email: Theodore Maduri | | Richard J. Nixon (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1973; M.B.A., 1975); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1978). Practice Areas: Management Labour Law; Collective Bargaining; Labour Arbitration; Employment Contracts; Wrongful Termination Defense; Workers Compensation Defense; Occupational Health and Safety; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Education Law; Labour Litigation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Human Rights; Pay Equity; Pensions; Employment Benefits; Restrictive Covenants; Workplace Harassment. | | Michael S. Richards (Partner) born Vancouver, British Columbia, June 20, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, British Columbia; 2001, Ontario. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Comm., 1996); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1999). Practice Areas: Labour and Employment; Civil Litigation. Email: Michael S. Richards | | John L. Rogers (Partner) born Vancouver, British Columbia, 1950; admitted to bar, 1977, British Columbia. (Not admitted in Ontario). Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1973; LL.B., 1976). Member: International Bar Association; International Trademark Association; American Bar Association; Canadian Bar Association; International Franchise Association; Canadian Franchise Association. Languages: Spanish (Intermediate). Practice Areas: Business Law; Franchising; Licensing and Distribution; Intellectual Property; Canada-US Trade; Canada-Mexico Trade. Email: John L. Rogers | | Samuel Schwartz (Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, Ontario; 1976, Alberta. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1967); York University (M.A., 1969; LL.B., 1972). Member: Law Society of Upper Canada; Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Finance; Securities; Life Sciences. Email: Samuel Schwartz | | ASSOCIATES | | Laura K. Bisset (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.A.H., History and Philosophy, 2001); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 2004). Email: Laura K. Bisset | | Karen R. Bock (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: University of Winnipeg (B.A., Hons., 1982); Brown University (Ph.D., 1989; M.A., 1989); University of Toronto (LL.B., 2001). Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; Labour Arbitration; Labour Litigation; Contracts; Wrongful Dismissal; Employment Law. Email: Karen R. Bock | | Andrew J. G. Burton (Associate) admitted to bar, 1997, England and Wales; 2005, British Columbia; 2007, Ontario. Education: Cambridge University (B.A., Hons. in Law, 1994; M.A., 1998); University of British Columbia (LL.M., 2004). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Finance; Public-Private Partnerships; Project Finance. Email: Andrew J. G. Burton | | Tudor Carsten (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.Sc., Psychology, honours, 1997); Queen's University (LL.B., 2002). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Law Society of Upper Canada; Advocates' Society. Languages: English and Romanian. Practice Areas: Administrative; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Labour and Employment; Environment; Health; Human Rights; Litigation; Personal Injury. Email: Tudor Carsten | | Lisa Laurine Davies (Associate) admitted to bar, 1990, Ontario; 1994, British Columbia. Education: York University (B.A., 1985); University of Windsor (LL.B., 1988). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate. Email: Lisa Laurine Davies | | Jonathan M. Davis-Sydor (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Ontario. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., Administrative and Commercial Studies, with distinction, 1995); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1998). Member: Law Society of Upper Canada; Canadian Bar Association (Ontario Branch); Metropolitan Toronto Lawyers Association. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Litigation; Administrative; Franchise; Distribution; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Insolvency; Products Liability. Email: Jonathan M. Davis-Sydor | | Tobor (Efetobor) Emakpor (Solicitor (Non-Practising) England & Wales) (Admission pending). Education: UK. Member, Davis & Company projects, corporate/commercial and international business transactions groups. Email: Tobor (Efetobor) Emakpor | | Liliane E. Gingras (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.A., Hons. Sociology, 2001; LL.B., 2004). Email: Liliane E. Gingras | | Sony Grewal (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: British Columbia Institute of Technology (B.B.A., 2003); University of Windsor (LL.B., 2006). Member: Law Society of Upper Canada; Canadian Bar Association; International Franchise Association (Washington, D.C.); Canadian Franchise Association (Toronto). Languages: English, Hindi and Punjabi. Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Mergers and Acquisitions. | | Celia Johnson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, New York; 2007, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.A., East Asian Studies, Honours, 1995); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 2000). Member, Davis & Company Japan practice group. Member: New York State and American Bar Associations. Email: Celia Johnson | | Nicole S. Kapos (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Ontario. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 2000); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 2004). Email: Nicole S. Kapos | | Mitchell I. Mostyn (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1992); Osgoode Hall, York University (LL.B., 1997). Email: Mitchell I. Mostyn | | Ali Owaisi (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto, (B.S., Cognitive Science, honours, with distinction, 1997; M.A., Philosophy, 1998); Osgoode Hall, Law School (LL.B, 2006). Member: Law Society of Upper Canada; Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Non-Profit Organizations Law; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations. | | Irina D. Schnitzer (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Ontario. Education: Nipissing University (B.A. in Philosophy and Psychology); University of Windsor (LL.B.). Email: Irina D. Schnitzer | | ASSOCIATE COUNSEL | | Ian Bendell (Consultant) (Admission pending). Education: UK. Member, National Infrastructure and Project Finance Group. Roll of Solicitors of England and Wales, 1987—. Former Partner, CMS Cameron McKenna. Email: Ian Bendell | | George Corn (Associate Counsel) admitted to bar, 1973, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.A. in Economics, with honours); York University (LL.B., 1973). Email: George Corn | | Richard R. Neville (Associate Counsel) born Toronto, Ontario, November 6, 1942; admitted to bar, 1969, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1964; J.D., 1967). Member: Canadian Bar Association (Member, Subsections on: Real Property; Insolvency). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law; Security Enforcement; Debt Restructuring. Email: Richard R. Neville | | Amy B. Pressman (Associate Counsel) born Columbus, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1997, British Columbia. (Not admitted in Ontario). Education: McGill University (B.Sc., Hons., 1993); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1996). Member: The Advocate's Society; Ontario and Canadian Bar Associations; Women's Law Association of Ontario; Women's Executive Network. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Maritime Litigation. Email: Amy B. Pressman | | Douglas Vincent Tingey (Associate Counsel) admitted to bar, 1984, British Columbia; 1992, England and Wales; 2006, Ontario. Education: University of Victoria (B.A., Hons., Economics, 1976); McGill University (Graduate Studies in Development Economics, 1977 and 1980); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1983). Practice Areas: Energy Project Development; Alternative Energy; Climate Change; Mining Law. | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Vancouver, British Columbia Office: 2800 Park Place, 666 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V6C 2Z7. Telephone: 604.687.9444. Fax: 604.687.1612.
Montréal, Québec Office: 1501 McGill College Avenue, Suite 1400, Montréal, QC, H3A 3M8. Telephone: 514.392.1991. Fax: 514.392.1999.
Calgary, Alberta Office: Livingston Place, 1000 - 250 2nd Street S.W., Calgary AB, T2P 0C1. Telephone: 403.296.4470. Fax: 403.296.4474.
Edmonton, Alberta Office: 1201 Scotia Tower 2, 10060 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, AB, T5J 4E5. Telephone: 780.426.5330. Fax: 780.428.1066.
Whitehorse, Yukon Territory Office: Suite 200, 304 Jarvis Street, Whitehorse, YT, Y1A 2H2. Telephone: 867.393.5100. Fax: 867.667.2669.
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories Office: Suite 802, Northwest Tower, 5201 50th Avenue, Yellowknife, NT, X1A 3S9. Telephone: 867.669.8400. Fax: 867.669.8420.
Tokyo, Japan Office: Kasumigaseki Building, 31st Floor, 2-5, Kasumigaseki 3-Chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6031. Telephone: +81-3 5251-5071. Fax: +81-3 5251-5072.
| | Lawyers practising in the Toronto Office are members of The Law Society of Upper Canada. | | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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