46 Heenan Blaikie lawyers join Dentons in Montreal, Toronto and Calgary

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Dentons Canada LLP is pleased to announce that a total of 46 lawyers have joined the firm’s offices in Montreal, Toronto and Calgary this month from Heenan Blaikie LLP, including a further five partners and 11 associates who have joined since previous announcements. These lawyers are joining key practice areas at Dentons, complementing and building on the strength of the firm’s current groups. For previous related announcements, please click here, here, here and here.

“The dissolution of a respected firm like Heenan Blaikie is a sobering event for all of us in the Canadian legal community” said Chris Pinnington, Dentons’ Canada Chief Executive Officer. “However, we are pleased that our new colleagues have chosen Dentons as the firm best suited to meet the needs and expectations of their clients and to enable them to continue to build their successful practices. They enhance our strength in a number of our key practices and sectors, in strategic alignment with our Canadian and global platform.”

“These lawyers are highly sought-after professionals and it is a testament to our business vision and strategy that they are choosing Dentons as their new firm,” said Elliott Portnoy, Dentons’ Global Chief Executive Officer. “Our clients in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, UK and US – and, of course, Canada – will greatly benefit from the wealth of experience and legal talent these 46 lawyers add to our strong and dynamic team.”

Our newly announced partners and counsel are:

  • Wendy Del Mul (counsel) and Allen Garson (partner) are joining Dentons’ Corporate group in Toronto;
  • Kenneth Kraft (partner) and John Salmas (partner) are joining Dentons’ Insolvency group in Toronto; and
  • Tommaso Nanci (counsel) joins Dentons’ Infrastructure/P3 group in Montreal.

An additional 11 associates are now confirmed to join Dentons Canada. In Montreal, Audrey Myette (Tax) and Lampros Stougiannos (Infrastructure/P3); in Toronto, Jayme Alter (Entertainment), Andrew Bourns (Business Law), Liane Fong (Business Law); Radha Kholsa  (Financial Services), Michael Shedletsky (Entertainment), Larry Nevsky (Tax) and Rahim Suleiman (Business Law); and in Calgary, Darryl Douglas (Energy Transactions) and Danielle Mayhew (Corporate Securities).

Dentons Canada has also hired a number of Heenan Blaikie’s current articling, incoming summer and incoming articling students, and staff.  Since Dentons’ global combination became effective in March 2013, Dentons Canada has engaged in a targeted strategic recruitment campaign to grow key practices and further enhance the firm’s client services.