About

Provided by Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

BLG is Canada’s law firm—we have a global reach and broad and deep corporate commercial expertise, including advising on many of the most prominent and complex commercial matters and high-profile public and private M&A and corporate finance transactions in the region.


Members of our integrated group are reinforced by other practice areas in Vancouver, including tax, financial services, labour & employment, real estate, IP, environmental/regulatory and disputes groups.


Our leading performance has positioned us to represent clients on a wide variety of significant mandates across a broad sectoral spectrum, including energy, mining, transportation, public and private infrastructure, financial services and investment management, information technology, health, education, consumer retail and food services.

We also regularly advise and assist clients seeking to obtain and maintain registration with Canadian securities regulators and/or self-regulatory organizations, and provide advice on a wide range of registration, regulatory and compliance matters affecting registered firms and individuals, including developing, reviewing and assessing compliance procedures and practices.

Our playbook on shareholder activism is well-tested and we undertake a multi-disciplinary approach, combining our corporate and securities expertise with our deep litigation experience resulting in leading case law and new best corporate practices.

Chambers Review

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Corporate/Commercial: The Elite - British Columbia

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Borden Ladner Gervais operates a national M&A practice and has a significant Vancouver presence. The team is noted for its involvement in both domestic and cross-border mining and securities transactions, and also handles M&A and commercial work in other sectors too, including in technology, oil and gas, and real estate. It offers further expertise in transportation matters and infrastructure projects, leveraging a strong national practice in these areas. The group acts for both public and private companies on financings, joint ventures and matters of corporate governance.

Work Highlights

  • Borden Ladner Gervais represented POSCO Canada on its USD9 billion sale of Elk Valley Resources.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Fred Pletcher
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Fred Pletcher
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Band 2
Vancouver-based Fred Pletcher is noted for his experienced handling of M&A transactions and matters of corporate governance, acting particularly for clients in the mining sector.

Fred is an excellent communicator and a joy to work. He has a high degree of experience.

Graeme Martindale
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Graeme Martindale
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Band 3

Graeme Martindale is a Vancouver-based lawyer with a strong reputation for handling national and cross-border M&A transactions and capital markets work. He regularly assists clients operating in the mining, technology and retail sectors.

He's a very smart and personable guy, as well as an excellent lawyer.

Graeme is an excellent lawyer with a commercial approach and is always responsive to clients' requests. He has deep legal expertise coupled with strong sector expertise in mining.

Andrew Hennigar
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Andrew Hennigar
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Band 4
Andrew Hennigar is based in BLG's Vancouver office and has a fast-developing reputation for taking on complex corporate mandates. He frequently supports clients on M&A transactions across a variety of sectors.

We appreciate Andrew's ability to resolve issues, his timeliness; and the biggest attribute he has is his experience in transactions.

Andrew and his team were seamless, I was very impressed. He is very commercial and gets the deal done.

Jennifer Archer
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Jennifer Archer
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Band 4
Jennifer Archer is a proficient and versatile lawyer who has successfully advised clients on a range of significant matters. Her expertise covers commercial contracts and corporate governance, as well as overseeing mid-market strategic acquisitions.

Jennifer is an excellent corporate and commercial lawyer.

Jennifer is very smart and very practical.

Julie Bogle
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Julie Bogle
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Up and Coming

Julie Bogle wins praise for her practice, which sees her advise a broad range of corporate clients and underwriters on capital markets transactions and on broader strategic M&A matters.

She thinks creatively and asks questions to ensure she fully understands client needs.

Julie is highly responsive and provides excellent service.

Julie is very proactive in her legal advice and approach.

She is an excellent lawyer and helps us navigate very complicated environments. Working with Julie was, overall, amazing.

Julie is a real pleasure to deal with and is highly skilled.

Ranked Lawyers at
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

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British Columbia

Corporate/Commercial

Fred Pletcher
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Fred Pletcher
2
Band 2
Graeme Martindale
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Graeme Martindale
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Band 3
Andrew Hennigar
4
Andrew Hennigar
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Band 4
Jennifer Archer
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Jennifer Archer
4
Band 4
Julie Bogle
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Julie Bogle
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Up and Coming

Members

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Bill Woodhead

Julie Bogle

Robert Owen

Sean Muggah

Steve Pearson

Warren Learmonth