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    BLG Welcomes New Partner to Commercial Real Estate Group

    BLG Welcomes New Partner to Commercial Real Estate Group

    ​Aaron Bowler brings significant real estate transaction experience to the firm

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    BLG is committed to helping its clients effectively and responsibly navigate Canada’s move from prohibition to regulation of cannabis

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    A Pure Question of Law May be Decided by the Judge at the Authorization Stage

    A Pure Question of Law May be Decided by the Judge at the Authorization Stage

    ​Benabu c. Vidéotron, 2019 QCCA 469

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      October 15, 2019

      ​Andrea Dickinson brings accounting background to legal practice

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      June 12, 2019

      ​Mohegan Enters Into Casino Operating and Services Agreement with OLG to Become Service Provider of Fallsview Casino Resort, Casino Niagara and Niagara Falls Entertainment Centre

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About BLG

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​Our approach to professional and service excellence is based upon personal standards of absolute integrity, unfailing mutual respect and dedication in all that we do for our clients. Maintaining a diverse team is a core value at BLG and we draw upon the strengths of knowledgeable and skilled individuals who represent a variety of viewpoints, experiences, and backgrounds.

We are an integrated national firm that provides a broad range of legal solutions to our clients. We have more than 700 lawyers, intellectual property agents and other professionals in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa and Montréal, with some of the best, most experienced and successful legal minds in Canada.

Backed by the talent, long-term commitment and support of our staff in all offices, the BLG team is committed to understanding and meeting the needs of our clients.

Fact Sheet & Backgrounder

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BLG Management

  • John Murphy — National managing partner and CEO
  • David Di Paolo — National group head, Commercial Litigation
  • Frank Callaghan — National group head, Corporate & Capital Markets
  • Stephen J. Redican — National group head, Specialized Business Law
  • David C. Whelan — National group head, Specialized Litigation
  • Alan Ross — Managing partner, Calgary
  • André Dufour — Managing partner, Montréal
  • Katherine Cooligan — Managing partner, Ottawa
  • Andrew Harrison — Managing partner, Toronto
  • Graham Walker — Managing partner, Vancouver

The Firm

  • Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) is a leading full-service, national law firm focusing on business law, commercial litigation and arbitration, and intellectual property solutions for our clients. BLG’s more than 700 lawyers, intellectual property agents and other professionals in five Canadian cities, BLG assists clients with their legal needs, from major litigation to financing and patent registration.
  • BLG was founded on March 1, 2000, when the law firms of Ladner Downs (Vancouver), McMaster Gervais (Montreal), Scott & Aylen (Ottawa), Howard Mackie (Calgary) and Borden & Elliot (Toronto) merged to create a single national firm. In July 2002, BLG acquired Armstrong Perkins Hudson LLP, a Calgary-based law firm bringing extensive experience in the corporate securities practice. This firm was the largest securities boutique in Western Canada.
  • For more information on our history, please see our backgrounder.

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The American College of Trial Lawyers

Founded in 1950, the American College of Trial Lawyers comprises the best of the trial bar from the United States and Canada. Fellowship in the College is extended by invitation only to experienced trial lawyers who have mastered the art of advocacy and whose professional careers have been marked by the highest standards of ethical conduct, professionalism, civility and collegiality.

BLG lawyer David W. Scott, OC, QC, is a past president of the American College of Trial Lawyers. BLG is also home to 13 fellows:

  • The Hon. Louise Arbour, CC, GOQ
  • Randall Block, QC
  • Robert Bonhomme
  • Frank R. Foran, QC
  • Patrick G. Foy, QC
  • Edward Chiasson, Q.C., FCIArb
  • Mathieu Piché-Messier
  • The Hon. Dennis O’Connor, QC
  • Alex K. Paterson, OC, OQ, QC
  • Guy J. Pratte
  • Lenard Sali, QC
  • Thomas Cromwell, CC

The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb.) is a leading professional membership organization for over 13,000 alternative dispute practitioners around the world. Fellowship is given to those who complete the highest levels of CIArb.’s training program, or meet equivalent standards, and demonstrate the required level of experience.

BLG is home to 5 Fellows, including one Chartered Arbitrator:

  • Jacques S. Darche C.Arb
  • Simon Grégoire
  • Julie Hopkins
  • Jeffrey Vallis, QC
  • Edward Chiasson Q.C., FCIArb

Backgrounder

On March 1, 2000, the law firms of Howard Mackie of Calgary, McMaster Gervais of Montreal, Scott & Aylen of Ottawa, Borden & Elliot of Toronto and Ladner Downs of Vancouver merged to create a single national firm.

Founding Firms

Howard Mackie
The Calgary law firm of Howard Mackie was founded in 1888 and was one of the largest in Western Canada. At the time of the merger, the firm employed 150 people including 66 professionals. Howard Mackie was closely associated with Calgary’s emergence as an international business centre, and was actively involved in local, national, and international corporate transactions generated by the city’s thriving business community.

McMaster Gervais
The Montréal, Quebec firm of McMaster Gervais was established in 1823. At the time of the merger, McMaster Gervais was the longest established law firm in Canada employing 280 people including 110 professionals. The fully bilingual firm was a result of a 1998 merger of McMaster Meighen and Mackenzie Gervais. Its history is interwoven with the industrial, maritime, financial, and economic development of Montréal and the rest of Canada. McMaster Gervais’ lawyers were instrumental during the formation of the Canadian railway system and in the growth of the country’s major transportation, finance, and trade industries.

Scott & Aylen
Scott & Aylen, a fully bilingual law firm in Ottawa, was founded in 1952 and a business association with Borden & Elliot in 1999. At the time of the merger, the firm employed 168 people including 62 professionals. The firm pioneered a multi-disciplinary partnership approach which brings lawyers, patent agents, and trademark agents together under one roof to provide a full spectrum of legal and intellectual property services to Canadian and international clients.

Borden & Elliot
The Toronto firm of Borden & Elliot was founded in 1936 by lawyers Henry Borden and Beverly V. Elliot. Over the next three decades, the firm experienced rapid expansion resulting in many name changes; however, the firm name was changed back to Borden & Elliot in 1973. At the time of the merger in March of 2000, Borden & Elliot employed 668 people including more than 230 professionals. The firm was one of Canada’s most prominent full-service law offices with one of the largest litigation practices in the country, and was a leader in a number of specialized practice areas.

Ladner Downs
The Vancouver, British Columbia firm of Ladner Downs was founded in 1911. At the time of the merger, the firm employed 318 people including 110 professionals. Ladner Downs was involved in transactions and developments in every major sector of B.C.’s economy including forestry, mining, energy, transportation, technology, manufacturing, and commercial real estate.

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John Murphy
John Murphy

National Managing Partner

Alan Ross
Alan Ross

Managing Partner, Calgary

 
John G. Murphy
André Dufour

Managing Partner, Montréal

 
Katherine Cooligan
Katherine Cooligan

Managing Partner, Ottawa

 
Andrew Harrison
Andrew Harrison

Managing Partner, Toronto

 
Don Bird
Graham Walker

Managing Partner, Vancouver

 
David Di Paolo
David Di Paolo

National Group Head, Commercial Litigation

 
Frank S. Callaghan
Frank S. Callaghan

National Group Head, Corporate & Capital Markets

 
David C. Whelan
David C. Whelan

National Group Head, Specialized Litigation

 
Stephen J. Redican
Stephen J. Redican

National Group Head, Specialized Business Law

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