Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Chair, National Council: Shelley-Mae Mitchell

Managing Partners: John G Murphy (National Managing Partner & CEO), Alan Ross (Calgary), André Dufour (Montréal), Larry Elliot (Ottawa), Andrew Harrison (Toronto), Steve Winder (Vancouver)

National Group Heads: David Di Paolo (Commercial Litigation), Prema Thiele (Corporate and Capital Markets), Graham Walker (Specialised Litigation), Stephen J Redican (Specialised Business Law)

Number of partners: 395

Number of other lawyers and professionals worldwide: 331

Languages: Afrikaans, Arabic, Armenian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Cantonese, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, English, Farsi, Finnish, French, Ga, Georgian, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Inuktitut, Italian, Japanese, Jung-San, Korean, Kurdish, Kutchi, Macedonian, Mandarin, Marathi, Montenegrin, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Telugu, Turkish, Twi, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba

Firm Overview:

As Canada’s law firm, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) provides high-value advice to assist clients with their business matters. With over 700 lawyers, intellectual property agents and other professionals, BLG serves businesses and institutions for all their legal needs — from M&A and capital markets to major disputes, financing, and trademark and patent registration.

BLG is the largest of Canada’s few AmLaw Global 100 firms, with five full-service offices located in each of Canada’s principal business markets, including the nation’s capital. As a bilingual English-French firm, BLG excels under both the common and civil law systems in Canada.

BLG has a legacy of ‘firsts’. BLG is Canada’s oldest law firm, but the firm is also amongst the most innovative, being one of the first in North America to implement client service standards. BLG consistently receives numerous legal industry recognitions for innovation in client service and value. BLG goes beyond legal to consult and advise in a digital world.

Outside the firm’s walls, BLG contributes to communities across Canada through its national pro bono program, its national BLG Reads to Kids literacy program, and supporting the charitable efforts of its members through fundraising and volunteer contributions.

International Work:

BLG provides resolutions and solutions to a wide range of clients internationally in virtually every area of law. Special expertise includes mergers and acquisitions, infrastructure and public-private projects, financings, international trade law, and commercial litigation and arbitration. BLG has acted in international banking transactions (including sovereign risk lending); international insolvencies, liquidations and restructurings; international joint ventures, reorganisations and acquisitions; commercial contracts; and international and multi-jurisdictional disputes.

Diversity:

BLG believes that diverse and inclusive teams drive today’s successful businesses. Its employees are accepted, respected and supported, regardless of gender, gender identity, race, religion, disability and/or sexual orientation. As Canada’s law firm, BLG champions diversity and inclusion in its workplace and in the wider legal community.

Clients:

BLG provides insight to domestic and international public and private corporations across all business sectors. BLG regularly advises governments, governmental organisations and agencies, as well as trade groups and broader public sector clients, such as universities and charitable groups.