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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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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
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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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Blake Cassels & Graydon
15 practice areas
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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
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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
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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
Aecon Group Inc. - M&A
2023-03-01
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Aecon Group Inc.
Seller
Fengate Capital Management Ltd. - M&A
2023-01-24
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Marc Pontone, William Buchner
Fengate Capital Management Ltd.
Seller
Copper Mountain Mining Corp. - M&A
2023-04-13
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Copper Mountain Mining Corp.
Target
Bellus Health Inc. - M&A
2023-04-18
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Amelie Doyon, Brian Bloom, Charles Tingley, Helene Bussieres, Sebastien Roy, Taj Kudhail
Bellus Health Inc.
Target
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. - M&A
2023-03-01
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Alysha Manji-Knight, Alyssa Wiseman, Ariane Hunter-Meunier, Caroline Parent-Harvey, Caroline Robertson, Charles Tingley, Jonathan Godin, Sebastien Theriault, Taj Kudhail, Teraleigh Stevenson
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.
Seller
Sleep Country Canada Holdings Inc. - M&A
2023-04-14
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Sleep Country Canada Holdings Inc.
Buyer
Mountaingate Capital Management LP - M&A
2023-05-09
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Mountaingate Capital Management LP
Buyer
Tecpetrol Investments SL - M&A
2023-05-22
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Andrew Carlson, Andrew Mihalik, Christopher Anderson, Ian Caines, Jim Dinning, Mathieu Taschereau, Vinayak Mishra, Vincent Mercier
Tecpetrol Investments SL
Buyer
Integrated Media Co. LLC - M&A
2023-07-13
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Integrated Media Co. LLC
Buyer
Beanfield Technologies Inc. - M&A
2023-07-18
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Alexis Lemajic, Andrew Ellis, Cameron Rusaw, Diana Bahous, Elisa Kearney, Gilles Comeau, Seann McAleese, Stefanie Milner, Sumeet Dang, Victoria Li
Beanfield Technologies Inc.
Target
Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. - M&A
2023-02-27
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Aaron Atkinson, Brett Seifred, Shefali Sood, Zach Hershenfeld, Zain Rizvi
Canaccord Genuity Group Inc.
Target
Coriel Capital Inc . - M&A
2023-08-10
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Coriel Capital Inc .
Target
IOU Financial Inc. - M&A
2023-07-14
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
IOU Financial Inc.
Target
Hydromega Services Inc. - M&A
2023-09-13
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Hydromega Services Inc.
Target
Investor Group - multiple investors - M&A
2023-03-20
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Andrea Dupuis, Brian Kujavsky, Charles Jodoin, Marie-Emmanuelle Vaillancourt, Ryan Brun, Zain Rizvi
Investor Group - multiple investors
Buyer
Atlas Holdings LLC - M&A
2023-09-22
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Alex Maly, Alexandria Pike, Andrew Ellis, Dale Osadchuk, Diana Bahous, Elisa Kearney, Gillian Stacey, Patrice Thomas, Paul Capparelli, Robyn Barabash, Seann McAleese, Shari Cohen, Steven Cutler, Sumeet Dang, Teraleigh Stevenson
Atlas Holdings LLC
Buyer
Grafton Apparel Ltd. - M&A
2023-11-20
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Grafton Apparel Ltd.
Target
Terra Insights - M&A
2023-12-20
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Terra Insights
Target
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