Letter - Fasken Martineau

Legal Insights on
Business Issues in
North America
Media Kit
Who We Are
Our History
Fasken Martineau is a leading international business law and
litigation firm with more than 700 lawyers in our offices across
Canada, the UK and South Africa. We provide strategic and
thoughtful advice to corporate clients, government agencies,
regulatory authorities, non-profit bodies and individual clients.
tracing our roots back to the mid-1800s, Fasken Martineau was
founded through the 2000 merger of three Canadian icons in
Vancouver, toronto, and Montréal and Québec City.
Our lawyers consistently receive awards and top rankings
worldwide from Chambers & Partners, Lexpert, IFLR 1000’s Guide
to the World’s Leading Financial Law Firms, Best Lawyers in
Canada and the International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers.
We then established offices in Calgary and Johannesburg in
2003, and expanded through a series of mergers with regional
firms in Ottawa and London in 2007 and in Johannesburg in 2013.
Who’s Who Legal has named Fasken Martineau Law Firm of the
Year for Global Mining six times and, most recently, a Star Firm for
Mining Law.
We operate in english and French in common law and civil law
jurisdictions worldwide.
Legal Insights
Fasken Martineau has a pool of articulate and knowledgeable lawyers ready to offer commentary and fresh perspectives on:
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top business stories of the day
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Business trends, such as shareholder activism and proxy contests, public-private partnerships,
corporate social responsibility (CSR) and the increased use of arbitration to settle business disputes
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Regulatory changes in communications law, privacy and anti-spam law, tax law, environmental law and the effects on energy,
mining, financial institutions and other industries
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Major litigation cases including at the Supreme Court of Canada
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Workplace implications of labour and employment laws
Recent Coverage
In recent months, we have appeared in a wide range of print, broadcast and online media publications across Canada,
in the US and internationally. For example:
• TV & radio – CBC, Radio-Canada, BNN, CTV News, TVA Nouvelles, V Télé’s “Face-à-Face”, CNW and 98.5 FM in Montréal
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ewspapers – The Wall Street Journal, The Globe and Mail, National Post, Financial Post, Financial Times,
Vancouver Sun, The Province, Calgary Herald, Toronto Star, Ottawa Citizen, Le Devoir, La Presse, Les Affaires, Le Journal de
Montréal, Le Journal de Québec, Montreal Gazette, Huffington Post Québec, Reuters, The Canadian Press, Winnipeg Free Press,
The New York Times
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Online media & blogs – Techfinance.ca, The Wall Street Journal’s MarketWatch, Boursier.com, HR Insider, Mineweb, Lawinfrance.com, ManagingIP.com
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Business publications – Bloomberg BNA, Bloomberg Businessweek, Business Day, The Northern Miner, Mining Weekly,
Engineering and Mining Journal, Business in Vancouver, Les Affaires, Managing IP, Intellectual Asset Management Magazine, IP Draughts, IP Frontier, The Lobby Monitor, Canadian Business, Northern Ontario Business
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Legal industry publications – Lexpert Magazine, Droit-Inc, Le Journal du Barreau de Québec, The American Lawyer,
Canadian Lawyer Magazine, Law Times, The Lawyers Weekly, Legal Week, The Lawyer, Corporate Counsel, Inside Counsel, The European Lawyer, Global Arbitration Review, Global Competition Review, European Competition Law Review,
Employment Law Journal, CBA National Magazine, Law360
Our Expertise
Industries
Practice Areas
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• Aboriginal Law
• Antitrust/Competition & Marketing
• Banking & Finance
• Capital Markets
• Corporate Governance
• Corporate Social Responsibility Law
•Corporate/Commercial
•Environmental
•Estate Planning
• Government Relations & Ethics
• Information Technology Law
• Insolvency & Restructuring
• Intellectual Property
• International Trade & Customs Law
• Investment Products & Wealth Management
• Labour, Employment & Human Rights
• Litigation & Dispute Resolution
• Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
• Privacy & Information Protection
• Private Equity & Venture Capital
• Product Liability
• Real Estate
• Start-Up & Entrepreneurial Services
•Tax
Aviation
Charities and Not-For-Profit
Communications
Construction
Co-ops & Credit Unions
Energy
Financial Institutions
Forestry
Health
Infrastructure & Public-Private Partnerships (PPP/P3)
Insurance
Life Sciences
Mining
Transportation
GEOGRAPHIES
• Africa
• Asia Pacific
Our Locations
Toronto
Ottawa
Québec City
London
• Founding firm
established in 1863
• 214 lawyers & agents
• Merged with
local firm in 2007
• 17 lawyers & agents
• Acquisition of
2 local firms in 1983
• 40 lawyers & agents
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Established in 1986
& merged with
local firm in 2007
62 lawyers & agents
Vancouver
• Founding firm
established in 1889
• 137 lawyers & agents
Montréal
• Founding firm
established in 1907
• 176 lawyers & agents
Calgary
• Established in 2003
• 28 lawyers
Johannesburg
• Merged with local firm in 2013
• 80 lawyers
Our Media Team
We can help you find an expert quickly. Please contact our media team to arrange an interview or media appearance with
a Fasken Martineau lawyer.
Ruth Morayniss
+1 416 865 5147
rmorayniss@fasken.com
Logos & Lawyer Photos
Fasken Martineau’s logo and photos of our lawyers are available through our media team
and are available online (www.fasken.com/en/media).
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