TDS has been recognized by Lexpert®, The Business Magazine for Lawyers on several occasions as being the leading corporate law firm in Manitoba.
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TDS has been placed at the centre of the “Bulls-Eye” ranking of corporate/commercial law practices in Winnipeg numerous times and has also been recognized by Chambers Global and Canadian Lawyer Magazine as one of the leading firms in the region.
Our corporate and commercial law practice engages our lawyers in a wide variety of financial and commercial matters including acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, arrangements, loan transactions, debt restructurings, financings, contractual arrangements, reorganizations and bankruptcies. We advise on incorporations (as well as the implementation of fundamental changes, such as continuances and amalgamations) and the organization of other business entities, such as partnerships and joint ventures. We assist management in the creation and adoption of appropriate corporate governance principles as well as on board composition and board management.
Our lawyers are regularly called upon to advise management and boards of directors on a wide range of legal issues, to structure and negotiate transactions and to prepare the required documentation to implement the advice given. This advice may include obtaining necessary regulatory approvals (whether at the provincial or federal level), taxation strategies for structuring transactions and dealing with all of the related issues that typically arise in commercial transactions, such as intellectual property, real estate, employment and computer technology matters.
We have experience in the preparation of all types of commercial agreements including shareholder, partnership and joint venture agreements. Members of our corporate and commercial practice have particular knowledge in securities law, financings, secured transactions, franchising, cooperatives, bankruptcy and insolvency matters, natural resource law and utilities law.
- Arrangements
- Cooperatives
- Corporate Governance
- Debt Restructurings
- Financing
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Natural Resource
- Restructuring
Our nationally recognized corporate and commercial practice services local, national and international clients in a wide variety of business law matters. When you or your company requires business law advice, contact Lisa Stiver, our Business Law group leader.
Corporate & Commercial Law Lawyers
Glen Agar
Lawyer
Lewis Allen
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Paolo Aquila
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Renae Baker
Lawyer
Jessica Barley
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Mitch Billinkoff
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Mason Broadfoot
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Kevin Bruce
Lawyer
Michael Choiselat
Lawyer
Bjorn Christianson, K.C.
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Silvia de Sousa
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Kelly Dickson
Lawyer
Stefan W. Drew
Lawyer
Douglas Forbes
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Robley Goff
Lawyer
Elmer Gomes
Lawyer
Antoine Hacault
Lawyer
Jennifer (Jen) Hanson
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Scott J. Hoeppner
Lawyer
Frost M. Jiwa
Lawyer
Leilani Kagan, K.C.
Lawyer
Bryan Klein
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Jeffrey Kowall
Lawyer
Melanie LaBossiere
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Frank Lavitt, K.C.
Lawyer
Richard M. Leipsic
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Katie Leung
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Barry MacTavish
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Melissa Malden
Lawyer
Ross McFadyen
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Jennifer McKinnon
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Drew Mitchell
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Joel Olfert
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Leo E. K. Palay
Lawyer
Elizabeth Pappas
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Dan C. Robillard
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Paul Roy
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M. Ingrid Ruiz
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Tanci Smart-Carvalho
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Danny Spencer
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Art Stacey
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John Stefaniuk, K.C.
Lawyer
Allan Stewart
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Lisa Stiver, K.C.
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C. Leah Suderman
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Douglas Tait
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Bryan Tait
Lawyer
Gregory J. Tallon
Lawyer
Stéphanie Tétreault
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Andrew Thompson
Lawyer
Bennett Ulrich
Lawyer
Alyson Vercaigne
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Nikhilesh (Nik) Verma
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Christina Vieira Olfert
Lawyer
Courtney Weinstein
Lawyer
Nicholas Woelcke
Lawyer
Richard Yaffe, K.C.
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Celyna Yu
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Bradley Zander
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