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'''Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP''' ('''FMC''') is one of Canada’s leading business & litigation [[law firms]]. With more than 520 lawyers (175 litigators) it is the fifth largest law firm in Canada as well as the largest law firm in Western Canada.<ref>[http://www.lexpert.ca/directory/files/1-Canada-Top30Firms.pdf "The 30 Largest Law Firms in Canada-2007"]</ref> FMC is a fully integrated national partnership with offices in [[Montreal]], [[Ottawa]], [[Toronto]], [[Edmonton]], [[Calgary]], and [[Vancouver]].
'''Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP''' ('''FMC''') is one of Canada’s leading business & litigation [[law firms]]. With more than 520 lawyers (175 litigators) it is the sixt largest law firm in Canada as well as the largest law firm in Western Canada.<ref>[http://http://www.lexpert.ca/directory/files/30LargestFirms2010.pdf "The 30 Largest Law Firms in Canada-2010"]</ref> FMC is a fully integrated national partnership with offices in [[Montreal]], [[Ottawa]], [[Toronto]], [[Edmonton]], [[Calgary]], and [[Vancouver]].


==History==
==History==
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==Areas of Expertise==
==Areas of Expertise==
According to the FMC website they have over 520 lawyers (175 litigators) practicing in 48 Areas of Expertise (often referred to as “Practice Areas”).
According to the FMC website they have over 520 lawyers (175 litigators) practicing in 48 Areas of Expertise (often referred to as “Practice Areas”).

FMC specializes in the following areas of law:

*''[http://www.fmc-law.com/AreaOfExpertise/Aboriginal.aspx Aboriginal]''
*''[http://www.fmc-law.com/AreaOfExpertise/Aviation.aspx Aviation]''
*''[http://www.fmc-law.com/AreaOfExpertise/Business_Immigration.aspx Business Immigration]''
*''[http://www.fmc-law.com/AreaOfExpertise/Communications.aspx Communications]''
*''[http://www.fmc-law.com/AreaOfExpertise/Competition_Antitrust.aspx Competition | Antitrust & Foreign Investment Review]''
*''[http://www.fmc-law.com/AreaOfExpertise/Construction_Infrastructure.aspx Construction | Infrastructure]''
*''[http://www.fmc-law.com/AreaOfExpertise/Corporate_Commercial.aspx Corporate | Commercial]''
*''[http://www.fmc-law.com/AreaOfExpertise/Corporate_Governance.aspx Corporate Governance]''
*''[http://www.fmc-law.com/AreaOfExpertise/Cross_Border.aspx Cross-Border]''
*''[http://www.fmc-law.com/AreaOfExpertise/Employment_Labour.aspx Employment | Labour]''
*''[http://www.fmc-law.com/AreaOfExpertise/Energy.aspx Energy]''
*''[http://www.fmc-law.com/AreaOfExpertise/Renewable_Energy_Sources.aspx Renewable Energy]''
*''[http://www.fmc-law.com/AreaOfExpertise/Entertainment.aspx Entertainment | Sports | Media]''
*''[http://www.fmc-law.com/AreaOfExpertise/Environmental.aspx Environmental]''
*''[http://www.fmc-law.com/AreaOfExpertise/Financial_Services.aspx Financial Services]''
*''[http://www.fmc-law.com/AreaOfExpertise/Forest_Products.aspx Forest Products]''
*''[http://www.fmc-law.com/AreaOfExpertise/Franchising.aspx Franchising]''
*''[http://www.fmc-law.com/AreaOfExpertise/Health.aspx Health]''
*''[http://www.fmc-law.com/AreaOfExpertise/Insolvency.aspx Insolvency | Restructuring]''
*''[http://www.fmc-law.com/AreaOfExpertise/Intellectual_Property.aspx Intellectual Property (IP)]''
*''[http://www.fmc-law.com/AreaOfExpertise/INRI.aspx International Natural Resources and Infrastructure]''
*''[http://www.fmc-law.com/AreaOfExpertise/International_Trade.aspx International Trade]''
*''[http://www.fmc-law.com/AreaOfExpertise/Litigation.aspx Litigation & Dispute Resolution]''
*''[http://www.fmc-law.com/AreaOfExpertise/Alternative_Dispute_Resolution.aspx Alternative Dispute Resolution]''
*''[http://www.fmc-law.com/AreaOfExpertise/Class_Actions.aspx Class Actions]''
*''[http://www.fmc-law.com/AreaOfExpertise/Fraud_Corruption_Asset_Recovery.aspx Fraud | Corruption & Asset Recovery]''
*''[http://www.fmc-law.com/AreaOfExpertise/Insurance.aspx Insurance]''
*''[http://www.fmc-law.com/AreaOfExpertise/Professional_Liability.aspx Professional Liability]''
*''[http://www.fmc-law.com/AreaOfExpertise/Mergers_Acquisitions.aspx Mergers & Acquisitions]''
*''[http://www.fmc-law.com/AreaOfExpertise/Mining.aspx Mining]''
*''[http://www.fmc-law.com/AreaOfExpertise/Pensions_Benefits.aspx Pensions | Benefits]''
*''[http://www.fmc-law.com/AreaOfExpertise/Privacy.aspx Privacy]''
*''[http://www.fmc-law.com/AreaOfExpertise/Private_Equity.aspx Private Equity | Venture Capital]''
*''[http://www.fmc-law.com/AreaOfExpertise/Public_Policy.aspx Public Policy]''
*''[http://www.fmc-law.com/AreaOfExpertise/Public_Private_Partnership.aspx Public-Private Partnership (P3)]''
*''[http://www.fmc-law.com/AreaOfExpertise/Real_Estate.aspx Real Estate]''
*''[http://www.fmc-law.com/AreaOfExpertise/Securities_Corporate_Finance.aspx Securities | Corporate Finance]''
*''[http://www.fmc-law.com/AreaOfExpertise/Tax.aspx Tax]''
*''[http://www.fmc-law.com/AreaOfExpertise/Tax_Planning.aspx Business Structures | Tax Planning]''
*''[http://www.fmc-law.com/AreaOfExpertise/Charities_Tax.aspx Charities | Not-for-Profits Tax]''
*''[http://www.fmc-law.com/AreaOfExpertise/Commodity_Sales_Tax.aspx Commodity | Sales Tax]''
*''[http://www.fmc-law.com/AreaOfExpertise/International_Tax.aspx International Tax]''
*''[http://www.fmc-law.com/AreaOfExpertise/Resource_Taxation.aspx Resource Taxation]''
*''[http://www.fmc-law.com/AreaOfExpertise/Tax_Dispute_Resolution.aspx Tax Dispute Resolution]''
*''[http://www.fmc-law.com/AreaOfExpertise/Wealth_Management.aspx Wealth Management]''
*''[http://www.fmc-law.com/AreaOfExpertise/Technology.aspx Technology]''
*''[http://www.fmc-law.com/AreaOfExpertise/Technology_Transactions.aspx Technology Transactions]''
*''[http://www.fmc-law.com/AreaOfExpertise/Technology_Capital.aspx Tech Companies | Venture Capital]''
*''[http://www.fmc-law.com/AreaOfExpertise/Transportation.aspx Transportation]''


==Notable Past & Present Firm Members==
==Notable Past & Present Firm Members==
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==Recognition and Rankings==
==Recognition and Rankings==
A sample of rankings and recognition:
A sample of rankings and recognition:
*''[http://www.bestlawyers.com/search/firmProfile.aspx?firm_ID=38076 The Best Lawyers in Canada 2011]'' recommends 89 FMC lawyers across 36 specialty areas of practice. FMC is ranked #1 (by number of lawyers) in many areas by region/office, most notably #1 in Canada in the areas of Insolvency & Financial Restructuring and Natural Resources. <ref name="The Best Lawyers in Canada 2011">[http://www.bestlawyers.com/search/firmProfile.aspx?firm_ID=38076 The Best Lawyers in Canada 2011]</ref>
*''[http://www.lexpert.ca/500/ Lexpert / ALM Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada]'' ranks 15 FMC partners as leaders in their respective areas of expertise
*''[http://www.lexpert.ca/Directory/DirectoryContent/Firm.aspx?firm_id=82 The 2010 Canadian Legal LEXPERT Directory]'' recommends 69 of FMC’s lawyers, 19 of whom have achieved a ranking of the highest level (“Most Frequently Recommended”) in at least one area of specialization; a total of 104 rankings were earned across 44 key areas of business law. <ref name="The 2010 Canadian Legal LEXPERT Directory ">[ http://www.lexpert.ca/Directory/DirectoryContent/Firm.aspx?firm_id=82 / The 2010 Canadian Legal LEXPERT Directory]</ref>
*''[http://www.chambersandpartners.com/Global/Firms/3766-34953 Chambers Global 2010]'' ranks FMC among Canada's leading firms in 2010 in 12 areas of expertise
*''[http://www.lexpert.ca/Directory/DirectoryContent/Firm.aspx?firm_id=82 The 2010 Canadian Legal LEXPERT Directory]'' recommends FMC among Canada's leading firms in 18 areas of practice, listing us as Canada's sixth largest firm with 517 lawyers across our six offices, the largest firm in Edmonton with 70 lawyers, and the second largest firm in the Calgary/Edmonton market, with 174 lawyers in our Alberta offices. <ref name=" The 2010 Canadian Legal LEXPERT Directory "/>
*''[http://www.chambersandpartners.com/Global/Firms/3766-34953 Chambers Global 2010]'' recommends 30 FMC partners as leaders in their field
*''[http://www.lexpert.ca/500/ Lexpert ALM Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada]'' features 18 FMC lawyers as leaders in their respective fields. Based on LEXPERT’s peer review surveys in 2009, the guide distinguishes those identified as the “Most Frequently Recommended” by their peers. <ref name="ALM Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada">[http://www.lexpert.ca/500/ ALM Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada]</ref>
*''[http://www.lexpert.ca/ LEXPERT Guide to the US/Canada Cross-Border Litigation Lawyers in Canada]'' features 7 elite FMC lawyers
*''[http://www.chambersandpartners.com Chambers Global 2010: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business]'' ranks 28 FMC lawyers as leaders in their fields, across 14 areas of practice, and ranks FMC as a leading firm in 12 key areas of business law <ref name="http://www.chambersandpartners.com / Chambers Global 2010: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business "</ref>
*''[http://www.lexpert.ca/ LEXPERT]'' references FMC as the fifth largest law firm in Canada and rated its offices in 18 practice areas, ranking them as "Most Frequently Recommended" in three instances
*Is the largest law firm in Western Canada with more than 240 lawyers in Alberta and British Columbia.
*''[http://www.whoswholegal.com/home.cfm Who’s Who Legal]'' lists 10 FMC lawyers in its 2006 international business law directory
*The inaugural edition of ''[http://www.bestlawyers.com/ The Best Lawyers in Canada]'' was published in June 2006 and featured 69 of Fraser Milner Casgrain’s lawyers
*''[http://www.expertguides.com/ Expert Guides (Euromoney)]'' recommends 15 FMC lawyers in its 2006 edition
*''[http://www.practicallaw.com/main.jsp PLC Which Lawyer?]'' identifies 23 FMC lawyers in its 2007 edition
*''[[Martindale-Hubbell]]'' rated 213 of FMC’s lawyers in 2006
*''[http://www.lexpert.ca/ American Lawyer 2007 Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada]'' lists 12 of FMC’s lawyers
*The 2006 Canadian Legal LEXPERT Directory recommends 69 of FMC’s lawyers
*''[http://www.internationaltaxreview.com/ 2006 International Tax Review]'' places FMC in the fourth category group within its Best Tax Law Firms in Canada
*''[http://www.internationallawoffice.com/ International Law Office]'' (ILO) Client Choice Award for Leading Client Service by a Canadian law firm (2005 winner, 2006 finalist)


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.fmc-law.com Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP Website]
* [http://www.fmc-law.com Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP (FMC) Website]
* [http://fr.fmc-law.com Fraser Milner Casgrain S.E.N.C.R.L. French Website]
* [http://fr.fmc-law.com Fraser Milner Casgrain S.E.N.C.R.L. (FMC) French Website]
* [http://www.linkedin.com/company/14962 FMC on LinkedIn]
* [http://www.linkedin.com/company/14962 FMC on LinkedIn]
* [http://www.twitter.com/fmc_law FMC on Twitter]
* [http://www.twitter.com/fmc_law FMC on Twitter]
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* [http://www.ontariorulesofcivilprocedure.com Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure Blog]
* [http://www.ontariorulesofcivilprocedure.com Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure Blog]
* [http://www.leaveforchange.com Leave for Change Blog]
* [http://www.leaveforchange.com Leave for Change Blog]
* [http://www.techstartupcenter.com Tech Start Up Center]


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 16:22, 16 November 2010

Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP (FMC)
Company typePrivate
IndustryLaw
Founded1839
HeadquartersCanada with offices in Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Edmonton, Calgary, and Vancouver
Websitewww.fmc-law.com

Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP (FMC) is one of Canada’s leading business & litigation law firms. With more than 520 lawyers (175 litigators) it is the sixt largest law firm in Canada as well as the largest law firm in Western Canada.[1] FMC is a fully integrated national partnership with offices in Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Edmonton, Calgary, and Vancouver.

History

For more than 170 years, Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP (FMC) has grown organically and through mergers, the most notable being the 1998 merger between Fraser & Beatty and Calgary-based Milner Fenerty, to form Fraser Milner and its subsequent merger with Montreal-based Byers Casgrain in 2000 to form Fraser Milner Casgrain. The following list of dates can be found on FMC's website:[2]

  • 1839 — John Willoughby Crawford opens his law office in Toronto, the earliest predecessor of Fraser & Beatty.
  • 1916 — George Hobson Steer joins the Edmonton law firm of Rutherford, Jamieson & Grant, a predecessor of Milner Fenerty, and the firm is renamed Rutherford, Jamieson, Grant & Steer.
  • 1920 — Crombie, Worrell & Gwynne, Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries, a predecessor of Fraser & Beatty, becomes Worrell, Gwynne & Beatty, Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries.
  • 1921 — Hyndman, Milner & Matheson, a predecessor of Milner Fenerty, becomes Hyndman, Milner, Matheson, Carr & Dafoe.
  • 1945 — Milner, Steer, Poirier, Martland & Bowker, a predecessor of Milner Fenerty, becomes Milner, Steer, Dyde, Poirier, Martland & Bowker.
  • 1980 — J. Donald Mawhinney, Q.C. and Howard J. Kellough, Q.C. establish Mawhinney & Kellough in Vancouver.
  • 1989 — The Supreme Court of Canada rules that national law firms are allowed to do business in Canada, a ruling that would set the stage for the union of Fraser & Beatty with Mawhinney & Kellough, and later with Milner Fenerty and Byers Casgrain. The case was one of the earliest to deal with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
  • 1990 — Fraser & Beatty, Barristers & Solicitors, with offices in Toronto and Ottawa, merges with Mawhinney & Kellough in Vancouver under the name Fraser & Beatty. When Fraser & Beatty merged with Mawhinney & Kellough, it was one of the first law firm mergers in Canada after the 1989 ruling.
  • 1991 — Milner Steer joins Fenerty Robertson, becomes Milner Fenerty.
  • 1998 — Fraser & Beatty and Alberta-based Milner Fenerty, becomes Fraser Milner.
  • 2000 — On June 6, Fraser Milner, with offices in Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Ottawa and Vancouver, merges with Byers Casgrain in Montréal to form Fraser Milner Casgrain.

Areas of Expertise

According to the FMC website they have over 520 lawyers (175 litigators) practicing in 48 Areas of Expertise (often referred to as “Practice Areas”).

FMC specializes in the following areas of law:

Notable Past & Present Firm Members

Notable Recent Deals and Cases

  • Counsel to Gateway Casinos, Star of Fortune Gaming Management and Star of Fortune shareholders in connection with the $1.4B acquisition of Gateway by New World Gaming [2]
  • Acting for the Special Committee of Arizona Star Resource Corp. on $773M takeover bid by Barrick Gold [2]
  • Counsel to Skyservice Airlines Inc. in its acquisition by Gibralt Capital Corporation [2]
  • Acted for Meridian Gold in the $3.5 billion takeover bid by Yamana Gold [2]
  • Acted for Millennium in connection with $750M credit facilities financing a million+ sq. ft. mixed-use residential development part of which will temporarily house athletes during the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games [2]
  • Counsel to BMO Capital Markets in the announced $209M acquisition of Golf Town by OMERS Capital Partners [2]
  • Represented Rio Narcea Gold Mines, Ltd. in Lundin Mining Corporation’s $956 million take-over bid for Rio Narcea [2]
  • Counsel to Société générale de financement du Québec (SGF) on US$400m investment deal with Lions Gate Entertainment Inc.[2]
  • Advised Pogo Producing Co. of Houston, Texas on their $2 billion (US) sale of their Calgary-based oil and gas company, Northrock Resources Ltd., to Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA)[2]
  • Represented the author and publisher of the Harry Potter novels in Canada in connection with all Canadian copyright protection issues and embargo enforcement rights and remedies, including winning a number of injunctions to protect the copyright in and pre-release date confidentiality of the Harry Potter novels.[2]
  • Counsel to the family of Deirdre Molson Stevenson in the $7.7B merger of Molson Inc. and Adolph Coors Co. to create the world's fifth largest brewer.[2]
  • Counsel to Underwriters (Goldman Sachs, Nesbitt Burns and Scotia McLeod) on its $2.1 billion cross border initial public offering by Canadian National Railway Company.[2]
  • Acted for Royal Bank of Canada in one of the most important claims in damages in Quebec ($95M in capital and interest) against a financial institution by a religious corporation concerning the Marché Central financing.[2]
  • Counsel to a lending syndicate providing US$1.3 billion acquisition financing to a large multinational for its acquisition of Canada's largest vintner and wine seller.[2]
  • Counsel to the borrower in connection with the financing of international transactions in the United States, England, Germany, Scotland, Israel, India, Russia and Mexico.[2]
  • Advising in the development of multi-billion dollar LNG production and shipping facilities in the State of Qatar, including multi-million dollar purchase and sale agreements, large-scale financings and complex EPC contracts.[2]

Recognition and Rankings

A sample of rankings and recognition:

  • The Best Lawyers in Canada 2011 recommends 89 FMC lawyers across 36 specialty areas of practice. FMC is ranked #1 (by number of lawyers) in many areas by region/office, most notably #1 in Canada in the areas of Insolvency & Financial Restructuring and Natural Resources. [3]
  • The 2010 Canadian Legal LEXPERT Directory recommends 69 of FMC’s lawyers, 19 of whom have achieved a ranking of the highest level (“Most Frequently Recommended”) in at least one area of specialization; a total of 104 rankings were earned across 44 key areas of business law. [4]
  • The 2010 Canadian Legal LEXPERT Directory recommends FMC among Canada's leading firms in 18 areas of practice, listing us as Canada's sixth largest firm with 517 lawyers across our six offices, the largest firm in Edmonton with 70 lawyers, and the second largest firm in the Calgary/Edmonton market, with 174 lawyers in our Alberta offices. [4]
  • Lexpert ALM Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada features 18 FMC lawyers as leaders in their respective fields. Based on LEXPERT’s peer review surveys in 2009, the guide distinguishes those identified as the “Most Frequently Recommended” by their peers. [5]
  • Chambers Global 2010: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business ranks 28 FMC lawyers as leaders in their fields, across 14 areas of practice, and ranks FMC as a leading firm in 12 key areas of business law <ref name="http://www.chambersandpartners.com / Chambers Global 2010: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business "</ref>

References

  1. ^ "The 30 Largest Law Firms in Canada-2010"
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Fraser Milner Casgrain
  3. ^ The Best Lawyers in Canada 2011
  4. ^ ALM Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada
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