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Consumer Concern: Canadian Product Safety Measures May Finally Take Effect
The product safety measures Canada introduced in 2007 may finally take effect.Canada's Fasken Martineau acquires French boutique firm
Fasken Martineau, Canada's third-largest law firm, opened an office in Paris this week by merging with a small French firm, Gravel, Leclerc & Partners, and snatching four lawyers from Dewey LeBoeuf's office in the city.Fasken Expands in South Africa by Merging with Johannesburg's Bell Dewar
Already the Canadian firm with the broadest international reach, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin announced Monday that it is beefing up its presence in the South African market by acquiring 76-lawyer Bell Dewar in a merger set to take effect in February 2013.Fasken Launches in Paris With Local Merger and Dewey Team Hire
Fasken Martineau has opened an office in Paris through a local merger and the addition of a four-lawyer team from Dewey & LeBoeuf. The 650-lawyer Canadian firm has merged with seven-lawyer Paris firm Gravel Leclerc & Partners and added a Dewey team led by senior counsel Jean-Claude Petilon, who joins as a partner. The new office will be headed by Serge Gravel, an M&A specialist and one of the founding partners of Gravel Leclerc.Bankruptcy cases straddle Canadian, U.S. border
A growing number of bankruptcy cases in Canada involve proceedings in the United States, requiring lawyers to stay on top of procedures in both countries, he said. "In order to give advice to Canadian clients, you at least have to have a sense of what the process is like in the United States, because it's quite different," said MacNaughton, a partner in the Toronto office of Canada's Borden Ladner Gervais.Informal relationships bind U.S., foreign firms
Even as many U.S. law firms are opening offices in Brazil, a handful of firms are avoiding the hassle and expense of opening foreign offices by conscientiously cultivating informal firm-to-firm relationships in the countries where their clients are investing and doing business. Sutherland Asbill & Brennan has built its Latin American practice, working with local firms in collaborative practices. Other U.S. firms, such as Covington & Burling and Perkins Coie, have similarly found local partnerships a workable alternative to opening a foreign office.Jones Day, Fasken Martineau Advise as First Quantum Sells Disputed Congo Mines
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