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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
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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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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
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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
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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
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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
12 practice areas
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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
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
Royal Bank of Canada - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
Bond issue
Royal Bank of Canada
Issuer
Granite REIT Holdings LP - Bond Issue
2021-08-01
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
Bond issue
Granite REIT Holdings LP
Issuer
Fortis Inc - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
Bond issue
Fortis Inc
Issuer
GFL Environmental INC - Bond Issue
2021-08-01
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
Bond issue
National Bank of Canada, Bank of Montreal, BCP Securities, Bank of Nova Scotia, CIBC, JP Morgan Chase, Royal Bank of Canada, Barclays, Toronto-Dominion Bank, Goldman Sachs, Stifel Nicolaus
Underwriter
Royal Bank of Canada - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
Bond issue
Royal Bank of Canada
Issuer
Wesco Utility - M&A
2021-02-02
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Andrew Ellis, Ariane Hunter-Meunier, Cameron Rusaw, Charles Tingley, Dajena Pechersky, Jason Stapley, Mark Katz, Rachael Lee, Stefanie Milner
Wesco Utility
Target
Mondo Products Company Ltd. - M&A
2021-12-03
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Mondo Products Company Ltd.
Target
Wattpad - M&A
2021-01-19
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Antoine Le Bihan, Brian Kujavsky, Dajena Pechersky, Elisa Kearney, Fotini Gagaoudakis, Marie-Emmanuelle Vaillancourt, Richard Cherney, Tyson Lowrie
Wattpad
Target
Moka Financial Technologies Inc. - M&A
2021-03-23
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Gregg Benson, Marie-Emmanuelle Vaillancourt, Nir Servatka, Olivier Desilets
Moka Financial Technologies Inc.
Seller
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. - M&A
2021-09-28
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.
Buyer
Roxgold Inc. - M&A
2021-04-26
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Aaron Atkinson, Guy-Etienne Richard, Jim Dinning, John Lennard, Mathieu Taschereau, Melanie Shishler, Natalie Renner, Paul Lamarre, Sarah Powell, Seann McAleese, Shane Freedman, Trevor May
Roxgold Inc.
Seller
Plusgrade - M&A
2021-09-17
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Plusgrade
Target
Canadian Orthodontic Partners - M&A
2021-04-14
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Cameron Rusaw, Christopher Anderson, Ryan Abrahamson, Zain Rizvi
Canadian Orthodontic Partners
Target
r2p GmbH - M&A
2021-09-30
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
r2p GmbH
Buyer
Investor Group - multiple investors - M&A
2021-01-28
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Investor Group - multiple investors
Buyer
Russel Metals Inc. - M&A
2021-04-14
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Alysha Manji-Knight, Brett Seifred, David Wilson, Guy-Etienne Richard, Jim Dinning, Scott Hyman, Sharon Ford, Shayna Goldman, Simone Nash, Tyson Lowrie
Russel Metals Inc.
Seller
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. - M&A
2021-01-05
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Christopher Anderson, Dajena Pechersky, Emily Uza, Ghaith Sibai, Jennifer Longhurst, Jim Dinning, Matthew Milne-Smith, Michael Rafalovich, Patricia Olasker, Ryan Wolfe
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.
Buyer
Danone SA - M&A
2021-06-17
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Antoine Le Bihan, Gillian Stacey, Marie-Emmanuelle Vaillancourt, Mark Katz, Seann McAleese, Vincent Mercier
Danone SA
Seller
Cominar REIT - M&A
2021-10-24
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Sebastien Roy
Cominar REIT
Target
Alliance Corp. - M&A
2021-09-14
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Canada (National)
M&A
Alliance Corp.
Target
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