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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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Blake Cassels & Graydon
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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
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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
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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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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
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Burnet Duckworth & Palmer
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Dentons
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Capital markets : Equity
Tier 2
16 firms ranked
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Blake Cassels & Graydon
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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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Burnet Duckworth & Palmer
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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
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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
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Farris
3 practice areas
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Goodmans
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McMillan
12 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright Canada
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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
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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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Bennett Jones
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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
Centurion Apartment REIT - M&A
2022-02-04
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Anthony Arquin, Antoine Le Bihan, Kimvy Ngo, Sylvie Samson
Centurion Apartment REIT
Buyer
Apotex Inc. - M&A
2022-09-28
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Apotex Inc.
Target
Vance Street Capital LLC - M&A
2022-10-18
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Vance Street Capital LLC
Buyer
Urbanfibre - M&A
2022-07-28
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Andrew Ellis, Cameron Rusaw, Diana Bahous, Stuart Berger, Zahra Naqvi
Urbanfibre
Target
Investor Group - multiple investors - M&A
2022-11-04
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Investor Group - multiple investors
Buyer
Barrick Gold Corp. - M&A
2022-09-01
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Ian Caines, Jennifer Lee, Marc Pontone, Richard Fridman, Robin Upshall, Todd Wierenga
Barrick Gold Corp.
Seller
Agnico Eagle Ltd. - M&A
2022-04-01
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Alexandria Pike, Jerome Biroo, John Aziz, Marc Pontone, Patricia Olasker, Robert Murphy
Agnico Eagle Ltd.
Buyer
Valley Fiber Ltd. - M&A
2022-09-01
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Avani Verma, Cameron Rusaw, Ian Caines, John Aziz, Zahra Naqvi
Valley Fiber Ltd.
Buyer
Johnvince Foods - M&A
2022-05-05
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Avani Verma, Brian Kujavsky, Jennifer Prieto, Shayna Goldman
Johnvince Foods
Target
Bruker Corp. - M&A
2022-11-14
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Fotini Gagaoudakis, Gillian Stacey, Michel Gelinas, Olivia Khazam, Ryan Brun, Shari Cohen
Bruker Corp.
Buyer
Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc. - M&A
2022-10-07
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Aaron Atkinson, Alexandria Pike, Anthony Alexander, Daniel Pearlman, Ghaith Sibai, Helene Bussieres, Ian Caines, James Trougakos, Jim Dinning, John Aziz, Jordan Lavi, Rui Gao, Sarah Powell, Sarbjit Basra, Shari Cohen, Zach Hershenfeld, Zachary Silver
Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc.
Target
Valley Fiber Ltd. - M&A
2022-10-26
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Avani Verma, Cameron Rusaw, Ian Caines, John Aziz, Zahra Naqvi
Valley Fiber Ltd.
Buyer
Shockwave Medical Inc. - M&A
2023-01-17
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Brett Seifred, Olivier Desilets
Shockwave Medical Inc.
Buyer
Birch Hill Equity Partners Management Inc. - M&A
2022-08-03
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Catherine Lobb, Ghaith Sibai, Patrick Barry, Robert Murphy, Shefali Sood
Birch Hill Equity Partners Management Inc.
Buyer
DIF Capital Partners - M&A
2023-01-24
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
DIF Capital Partners
Buyer
MacKinnon Bennett & Co. - M&A
2022-12-20
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Brian Kujavsky, Charles Jodoin, Marie-Emmanuelle Vaillancourt
MacKinnon Bennett & Co.
Seller
Velan Inc. - M&A
2023-02-10
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Velan Inc.
Target
LKQ Corp. - M&A
2023-02-27
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
LKQ Corp.
Buyer
HID Global Corp. - M&A
2023-02-08
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Caroline Parent-Harvey, Dragos Flueraru, Mark Katz, Max Jarvie, Michel Gelinas, Sabina Han, Sammy Cheaib, Shari Cohen, Shayna Goldman, Taj Kudhail
HID Global Corp.
Buyer
Aptum - M&A
2023-01-12
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Andrew Ellis, Gilles Comeau, Helene Bussieres, Laurence Jolicoeur, Ryan Wolfe, Shayna Goldman, Yixiao Zheng
Aptum
Buyer
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