Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
12 lawyers · City of Toronto, Montréal
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 764 handling Business & Corporate Law.
About Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP is a Canadian business law firm headquartered in Toronto, with additional offices in Montreal and New York. It took its current name and shape on February 1, 2001, when Davies Ward & Beck, a Toronto firm founded in 1961, merged with Phillips & Vineberg, a Montreal firm founded in 1895. Davies is often grouped with a small set of Canadian business law firms known informally as the "Seven Sisters," a term that reflects a long, shared history of advising public and private companies, governments, and regulatory bodies on complex commercial matters.
The Toronto side of that history began in 1961, when the firm's founder left an established Bay Street firm to build a practice that hired and promoted lawyers on merit rather than school or family connections, with particular strength in tax, securities, and mergers and acquisitions. That focus carries into the firm's work today, which spans public M&A, capital markets, tax, competition, and disputes for Canadian and international clients. In 2026 the firm acted for Agnico Eagle Mines in a series of transactions worth approximately $3.8 billion to consolidate mining properties in Finland, and for La Caisse in its partnership with Brookfield to acquire Boralex Inc. for $9.0 billion.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- Phillips & Vineberg was founded in Montreal in 1895, and Davies Ward & Beck was founded in Toronto in 1961; the two firms merged on February 1, 2001, to form Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP.
- Davies Ward & Beck's founder left an established Toronto firm in 1961 to build a practice that hired and promoted lawyers on merit rather than school or family connections.
- The 2019 Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada listed Davies among its rankings for corporate transactions.
- Davies is one of a small group of Canadian business law firms informally known as the "Seven Sisters," reflecting a long, shared history in corporate and commercial law.
In the community
- The firm's pro bono work has included matters protecting the rights of transgender, non-binary, and intersex people, addressing abuse prevention in Canadian sports, challenging a legislative ban on religious symbols, and helping technology startups navigate Ontario securities law.
- Davies lists a set of initiatives it calls its "Path to Diversity," including support for employee resource groups, the Davies Fellows Award, participation in the Avenue Program, and contributions to law faculties at local universities.
Good to know
Wheelchair accessibleLawyers 12
Aaron J. Atkinson
Partner
Business & Corporate Law
Alexa Amar
Associate
Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionClass Actions
Anthony Arquin
Partner
Real Estate Law
Anthony M.C. Alexander
Partner
Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionClass Actions
Christopher Anderson
Partner
Tax LawBusiness & Corporate Law
Diana Bahous
Associate
Business & Corporate Law
John Aziz
Associate
Business & Corporate Law
Jordan Altman
Partner
Business & Corporate Law
Laurence Asselin
Associate
Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionEmployment & Labour Law
Marc Pietro Allard
Associate
Tax Law
Neal H. Armstrong
Partner
Tax LawReal Estate Law
Noah Abitbol
Associate
Business & Corporate Law
This firm’s lawyers at a glance
- Called to the bar
- 2022–2025 · median 2 years in practice 2 of 12 lawyers
- Law schools
- Universite de Montreal, University of Western Ontario 2 of 12 lawyers
Who handles what
Offices 2
The neighbourhood
Davies' Toronto office occupies the 40th floor of the RBC Centre at 155 Wellington Street West, at the corner of Wellington and Simcoe streets. The tower, completed in 2009, sits just outside Toronto's traditional Financial District and helped extend the downtown core west toward the Entertainment District near Roy Thomson Hall. It's connected to the PATH network, and a Toronto Star architecture critic later included it in a short list of notable buildings completed in Toronto in the 21st century.
The Montreal office is on the 27th floor of 1501 McGill College Avenue, a 36 storey postmodern tower known as La Tour McGill for the pyramid shaped, illuminated mechanical penthouse at its roofline, a recognizable feature of the downtown skyline. The building is connected to the McGill metro station through Montreal's underground city network.
Frequently asked questions
- What kind of clients does Davies work with?
- Davies advises public and private companies, governments, and regulatory bodies on business law matters, rather than the individual clients a general practice firm might serve.
- Where are Davies' offices located?
- Davies has offices in Toronto, its head office, along with Montreal and New York.
- Does Davies handle mergers and acquisitions?
- Yes. In 2026 the firm advised on Agnico Eagle Mines' approximately $3.8 billion consolidation of mining properties in Finland and on La Caisse's $9.0 billion partnership with Brookfield to acquire Boralex Inc.
- Does Davies take on pro bono matters?
- Yes. Its pro bono work has included matters on the rights of transgender, non-binary, and intersex people, abuse prevention in Canadian sports, and a challenge to a legislative ban on religious symbols.
- When was Davies founded?
- The firm took its current form in 2001 through the merger of Davies Ward & Beck (Toronto, founded in 1961) and Phillips & Vineberg (Montreal, founded in 1895).
- What areas of law does Davies practice?
- Recent matters described on the firm's site touch public M&A, mining, energy, and tax, among other business law areas.
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