Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Type Limited liability partnership
Founded Toronto, (1882)
Headquarters Toronto with 4 other offices (Montréal, Ottawa, Calgary, New York)
Industry Law
Products Legal advice
Employees 1,300
Website www.osler.com

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (Osler for short) is a Canadian corporate law firm. With over 450 lawyers, it is one of the country's largest and is one of the seven sisters. In addition to its headquarters in Toronto, it has offices in Montréal, Ottawa, Calgary, and New York.

The firm provides legal services to Canadian and multinational corporations in the area of business law, mergers and acquisitions, tax, financial services, competition and anti-trust, and pensions.

The firm was founded in 1882 by Britton Bath Osler, John Hoskin, and several others. Frederick Harcourt became a member of the firm in 1902.

Alumni to the firm include former Supreme Court Justice Bertha Wilson and former Prime Minister Paul Martin.

The Canadian office is the same legal entity as the United States office in New York, New York.

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