McCarthy Tétrault
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| Company type | Limited liability partnership |
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| Industry | Law |
| Founded | Toronto, (1855) |
| Headquarters | Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City and London (UK) |
| Products | Legal advice |
Number of employees | approx. 560 lawyers |
| Website | mccarthy.ca |
McCarthy Tétrault LLP is a Canadian law firm that delivers integrated business law, litigation services, tax law, real property law, labour and employment law nationally and globally through offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Montréal and Québec, as well as London, UK. It is one of the Seven Sisters (law firms) in Canada.
The firm represents Canadian and international clients, including major public institutions, financial services organizations, mining companies, manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies and other corporations.
McCarthy Tétrault’s London office specializes in assisting clients with their transatlantic transactions, and is staffed with both English and Canadian-qualified lawyers. A charter member of the Canada-UK Chamber of Commerce, it provides services in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
History
McCarthy Tétrault was created through the merger of several firms: McCarthy & McCarthy of Toronto, Clarkson Tétrault of Montreal, Shrum Liddle & Hebenton of Vancouver, and Black & Company of Calgary.[1] This merger was initially denied by the Law Society of Alberta, which enacted rules designed to stop it. The rules prohibited members from entering into a partnership with anyone who was not a resident of Alberta, and prohibited members from being partners of more than one firm. This rule was challenged as being contrary to the mobility rights protected by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In the resulting court case, Black v. Law Society of Alberta,[2] the Supreme Court of Canada struck down the rules. The subsequent merger made McCarthy Tétrault Canada's first national law firm.[3] In 2010 Diane LaCalamita, a former lawyer at McCarthy Tétrault, sued them for discrimination on the grounds that she did not get a deserved promotion due to sexism.[4] The case has since been settled.
Notable alumni
- Dalton McCarthy
- Salter Hayden
- John J. Robinette
- Ian Binnie
- John Manley
- Judith Woods
- Jean Charest
- Marc-André Blanchard
- Maxime Bernier
References
- ^ "Introduction to McCarthy Tetrault" (PDF). Christoper Moore. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ "Black v. Law Society of Alberta". The David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ "Law Firm Rankings and Analysis". LMG Life Sciences. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ "Real Pleadings: Did Canadian Law Firm Discriminate Against a Female Partner?". Law of Work. Retrieved 6 September 2016.