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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

Canada (National)

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Rankings published in 2026
Banking
Tier 1
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Tier 1

Blake Cassels & Graydon
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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
12 practice areas
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Fasken
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McCarthy Tétrault
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Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
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Stikeman Elliott
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Torys
14 practice areas
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Tier 2

Borden Ladner Gervais
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Norton Rose Fulbright Canada
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Tier 3

Dentons
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Goodmans
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McMillan
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Tier 4

Bennett Jones
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Burnet Duckworth & Palmer
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Cassels Brock & Blackwell
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Gowling WLG
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Aird & Berlis
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DLA Piper
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Miller Thomson
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Sangra Moller LLP
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Capital markets : Debt
Tier 1
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Tier 1

Blake Cassels & Graydon
15 practice areas
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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
12 practice areas
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McCarthy Tétrault
15 practice areas
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Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
15 practice areas
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Stikeman Elliott
16 practice areas
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Torys
14 practice areas
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Tier 2

Fasken
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Goodmans
14 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright Canada
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

Bennett Jones
15 practice areas
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Cassels Brock & Blackwell
14 practice areas
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McMillan
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

Borden Ladner Gervais
14 practice areas
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Burnet Duckworth & Palmer
8 practice areas
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Dentons
12 practice areas
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Capital markets : Equity
Tier 2
16 firms ranked
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Blake Cassels & Graydon
15 practice areas
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McCarthy Tétrault
15 practice areas
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Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
15 practice areas
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Stikeman Elliott
16 practice areas
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Torys
14 practice areas
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Tier 2

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
12 practice areas
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Dentons
12 practice areas
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Fasken
15 practice areas
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Goodmans
14 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright Canada
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

Bennett Jones
15 practice areas
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Borden Ladner Gervais
14 practice areas
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Cassels Brock & Blackwell
14 practice areas
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McMillan
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

Burnet Duckworth & Palmer
8 practice areas
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Sangra Moller LLP
6 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 1
20 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Blake Cassels & Graydon
15 practice areas
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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
12 practice areas
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Fasken
15 practice areas
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Goodmans
14 practice areas
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McCarthy Tétrault
15 practice areas
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Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
15 practice areas
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Stikeman Elliott
16 practice areas
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Torys
14 practice areas
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Tier 2

Bennett Jones
15 practice areas
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Dentons
12 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright Canada
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

Borden Ladner Gervais
14 practice areas
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Cassels Brock & Blackwell
14 practice areas
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Miller Thomson
6 practice areas
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Sangra Moller LLP
6 practice areas
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Burnet Duckworth & Palmer
8 practice areas
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Lawson Lundell
1 practice area
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Loopstra Nixon
1 practice area
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McInnes Cooper
3 practice areas
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McMillan
12 practice areas
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Projects : Energy and infrastructure
Tier 1
17 firms ranked
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Blake Cassels & Graydon
15 practice areas
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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
12 practice areas
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McCarthy Tétrault
15 practice areas
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Torys
14 practice areas
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Tier 2

Bennett Jones
15 practice areas
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Borden Ladner Gervais
14 practice areas
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Cassels Brock & Blackwell
14 practice areas
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Stikeman Elliott
16 practice areas
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Tier 3

Aird & Berlis
6 practice areas
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DLA Piper
5 practice areas
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Dentons
12 practice areas
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Farris
3 practice areas
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Goodmans
14 practice areas
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McMillan
12 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright Canada
13 practice areas
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Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
15 practice areas
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Fasken
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Restructuring and insolvency
Tier 2
22 firms ranked
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Blake Cassels & Graydon
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Goodmans
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McCarthy Tétrault
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Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
15 practice areas
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Stikeman Elliott
16 practice areas
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Thornton Grout Finnigan
2 practice areas
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Torys
14 practice areas
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Tier 2

Bennett Jones
15 practice areas
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Cassels Brock & Blackwell
14 practice areas
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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
12 practice areas
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Fasken
15 practice areas
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McMillan
12 practice areas
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Tier 3

Borden Ladner Gervais
14 practice areas
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Dentons
12 practice areas
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Gowling WLG
5 practice areas
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Miller Thomson
6 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright Canada
13 practice areas
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Aird & Berlis
6 practice areas
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Chaitons
1 practice area
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Fishman Flanz Meland Paquin
1 practice area
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McInnes Cooper
3 practice areas
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Sangra Moller LLP
6 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

One of the Seven Sisters, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg is best known for its top tier work in M&A in project development: infrastructure. It has two offices in Canada, in Toronto and Montréal, but has an international presence through its office in New York. 

 

Focusses/specialisms

Though the firm excels in its M&A and infrastructure related project development practices, it also does outstanding work in banking and finance, capital markets and restructuring and insolvency. 

In banking and finance, the firm acts on the borrower and lender side in acquisition finance, refinance, project finance and general working capital finance matters.

The capital markets practice has experience on both the debt and equity side. The team advises issuers and underwriters in high yield and investment grade bond offerings in the debt space, as well as IPOs, public offerings, bought deals and private placements on the equity side. The team also represents private equity firms in investment fund formations and fundraises.

In M&A, the team acts on the buy and sell side in private equity and strategic acquisitions, joint ventures and mergers across a wide array of industries.

The project development team has outstanding expertise in the infrastructure industry, but also does great work in the energy industry. The team represents developer consortiums and financial sponsors in bids and developments. Much of its work is cross border and the team often works on project based in the United States, as well as project acquisitions.

The restructuring and insolvency practice represents monitors, debtors and creditors in CCAA proceedings, out of court restructurings and US bankruptcy proceedings.

 

Key clients

Key clients for the firm include Barrick Gold, Northlead Capital Partners, Bank of Montreal, HSBC, National Bank of Canada, JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, RBC, TransAlta, Fortis, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, Rogers Communications,Blackstone, Ipsen, Hostess Brands, M&G Investment Management, Redwood Holdings, AirBoss of America, FTI Consulting Canada, Bentley Leathers, The Cadillac Fairview Corporation and Crystallex. 

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Deal Highlights
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Shaw Communications Inc. - M&A
2021-03-15
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Andrew Ellis, Andrew Mihalik, Brett Seifred, Christopher Anderson, Elisa Kearney, John Bodrug, Joshua Hollenberg, Marc Pontone, Michael Rafalovich, Vincent Mercier
Shaw Communications Inc.
Target
Sequoia Capital - M&A
2021-06-08
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Brian Kujavsky, Ha Nguyen, Laila Paszti, Marie-Andree Latreille, Michael Kandev, Tyson Lowrie, William Rosenberg
Sequoia Capital
Buyer
Enbridge Inc. - M&A
2021-06-07
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Alexandria Pike, Anita Banicevic, Charles Jodoin, Elise Beauregard, Marie-Claude Bellemare, Michael Kandev, Michel Gelinas, Robyn Barabash, Sebastien Roy, Tyson Lowrie
Enbridge Inc.
Seller
Ontracks Consulting Ltd. - M&A
2021-03-31
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Ontracks Consulting Ltd.
Target
New Look Vision Group Inc. - M&A
2021-03-18
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Amelie Doyon, Arianna Yoffe, Brian Bloom, Dan Wolfensohn, Elisa Kearney, Elise Beauregard, Elliot Greenstone, Faiz Lalani, John Lennard, Louis-Martin O'Neill, Olivier Desilets, Richard Cherney, Talya Kornitzer, Tyson Lowrie
New Look Vision Group Inc.
Target
Canada Housing Trust No 1 - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
Bond issue
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, BMO Capital Markets, Casgrain & Co, CIBC, Desjardins Securities Inc, HSBC, Laurentian Bank of Canada, National Bank Financial, Royal Bank of Canada, Scotiabank, Toronto-Dominion Bank
Underwriter
Viking Global Investors LP - M&A
2022-03-28
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Charles Jodoin, Justin Vineberg, Kimvy Ngo, Mark Katz, Michael Kandev, Yixiao Zheng
Viking Global Investors LP
Buyer
Searchlight Pharma Inc. - M&A
2022-01-05
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Arianna Yoffe, Brian Bloom, Dan Wolfensohn, Hillel Rosen, Shayna Goldman, Taj Kudhail, Tyson Lowrie
Searchlight Pharma Inc.
Buyer
Beanfield Technologies Inc. - M&A
2022-01-25
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Cameron Rusaw, Diana Bahous, Elisa Kearney, Gilles Comeau, Paul Lamarre, Ryan Wolfe, Stuart Berger
Beanfield Technologies Inc.
Buyer
Sherwin-Williams Co. - M&A
2022-02-11
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Caroline Menard, Justin Vineberg, Mark Katz, Shayna Goldman
Sherwin-Williams Co.
Buyer
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. - M&A
2021-07-30
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Alysha Manji-Knight, Charles Tingley, Elise Beauregard, Jonathan Godin, Marie-Emmanuelle Vaillancourt, Sebastien Theriault
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.
Buyer
Connor, Clark & Lunn Infrastructure - M&A
2022-01-20
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Cadie Yiu, Christopher Anderson, Sharon Ford
Connor, Clark & Lunn Infrastructure
Buyer
Points International Ltd. - M&A
2022-05-09
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Points International Ltd.
Target
Thermogenics Inc. - M&A
2022-06-02
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Thermogenics Inc.
Target
Rogers Communications Inc - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
Bond issue
Rogers Communications Inc
Issuer
Rogers Communications Inc - Bond Issue
2022-02-01
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
Bond issue
Rogers Communications Inc
Issuer
Kesson Group Inc. - M&A
2022-01-25
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Andrew Ellis, Guy-Etienne Richard, Laila Paszti, Matthew Sherman, Rachel Park, Zain Rizvi
Kesson Group Inc.
Target
Investor Group - multiple investors - M&A
2021-12-01
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Franziska Ruf, George Pollack, Guy-Etienne Richard, Mark Katz, Samuil Stoychev
Investor Group - multiple investors
Buyer
Metrio - M&A
2022-06-02
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Arianna Yoffe, Charles Jodoin, Elliot Greenstone, James Trougakos, Marie-Emmanuelle Vaillancourt
Metrio
Target
American Tire Distributors Inc. - M&A
2022-07-13
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Elisa Kearney, Helene Bussieres, Joshua Hollenberg, Justin Vineberg, Marie-Emmanuelle Vaillancourt, Zachary Silver
American Tire Distributors Inc.
Seller
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