Whitelaw Twining, part of the DWF Group, has been recognized in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms™ – Canada! 🏆 We’re proud to have secured rankings in four national practice areas and twelve regional areas, showcasing our commitment to legal excellence and client service. This achievement is a testament to our dedicated team and the trust our clients and peers place in us. A special thank you to everyone who contributed to this success! Read more about this news on our website: https://lnkd.in/eYsQ_ggD #whitelaw #bestlawyers #bestlawfirms #canadianlaw
About us
Formerly a prominent regional insurance defense firm, Vancouver-founded Whitelaw Twining has seen impressive growth in its near 45-year history. From establishing a strong corporate-commercial litigation practice, to expanding across Canada, to becoming part of DWF Group and its global network, our milestones reflect our continuing commitment to scale and innovate to better cater to our clients' diverse needs and growing lines of business. With offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Victoria, and with capabilities to serve further provinces and territories, our team of over 130 professionals pushes beyond standard litigation practices to deliver progressive and creative solutions in complex, high-stakes and multi-jurisdictional disputes. Our culture is one of collaboration, and we combine local knowledge with global resources to achieve success for our clients. We work closely with each client to determine their particular needs and employ a results-driven approach to ensure strategic alignment with our clients’ long-term goals. Our team skillfully and tactfully advocates for our clients in the courtroom, before various regulatory bodies and tribunals and in arbitrations and mediations. With an eye on data and analytics, we maintain metrics that assist us with and inform our clients of our ongoing evaluation and improvement of cost-efficiency, cycle times and general file-handling procedures. We value being a good corporate citizen. Our lawyers actively participate in their local business and social communities. We support and enthusiastically volunteer with access to justice organizations and community outreach programs and devote time to lecturing at universities and hosting informational seminars on current industry topics.
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http://www.wt.ca
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- Industry
- Legal Services
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Vancouver, BC
- Type
- Public Company
- Founded
- 1979
- Specialties
- Insurance, Bodily Injury, Business Loss, Class Action, Commercial Litigation, Construction, Defamation, Multi-Jurisdictional Disputes, Product Liability, Professional Liability, Retail Risks, Road Maintenance, Subrogation, Surety, Transportation, Coverage, Employment, Energy Litigation, Environmental Disputes, Hospitality & Liquor Liability, Sports Liability, Restructuring & Insolvency, Regulatory & Insurance Policy, Local Government, Abuse Litigation, Cyber Liability, and Northern Canada
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2400-200 Granville Street
Vancouver, BC V6C 1S4, CA
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150 9 Ave SW
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Calgary, Alberta T2P 3H9, CA
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111 Queen Street East
Suite 450
Toronto, ON M5C 1S2, CA
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Updates
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We are delighted to announce the opening of our operations in Québec, joining forces with the Bélanger Sauvé insurance team in Montreal! 🎉 This partnership brings together two teams with deep expertise in insurance law and litigation, further strengthening their ability to support insurance clients across Canada and internationally. It also enables the Montreal team to access DWF's market-leading claims management and adjusting expertise, including through its North American teams based in Toronto, Vancouver and Chicago. Read more about this news here: https://lnkd.in/g2bR4SjU ** Nous sommes ravis d'annoncer l'ouverture le début de nos opérations au Québec, en nous associant à l'équipe de droit des assurances de Bélanger Sauvé en assurance à Montréal ! 🎉 Ce partenariat réunit deux équipes dotées d'une grande expertise en droit des assurances et en litige civil, renforçant ainsi leur capacité à soutenir les clients du secteur des assurances au Canada et à l'étranger. Il permet également à l'équipe de Montréal d'accéder à l'expertise de pointe de DWF en matière de gestion et d'expertise des sinistres, notamment par l'intermédiaire de ses équipes nord-américaines basées à Toronto, Vancouver et à Chicago. Lisez-en plus sur cette nouvelle ici : https://lnkd.in/gbtSbuGU
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We are delighted to announce that Whitelaw Twining is adding a fourth location in Canada, by joining forces with the Montreal insurance team from Bélanger Sauvé. This news follows last month's announcement of a nine-partner hire in Australia as we continue to strengthen our expertise in our key markets. Find out more: https://bit.ly/4fcIEJR #dwf #whitelaw #canada #newhires #insurance
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In Centurion Apartment Properties Limited Partnership v Sorensen Trilogy Engineering Ltd., 2024 BCCA 25 (“Centurion”), the British Columbia Court of Appeal ruled that an owner could pursue a negligence claim against an engineer, even without a direct contractual relationship between them. The Court found that despite the “contractual matrix” not directly linking Sorensen (the engineer) and the building owner, Sorensen still had a duty to the owner to exercise reasonable care in creating a design free from dangerous defects. Later, the Supreme Court of Canada denied leave to appeal this decision. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4gsCvKI Written by Jeremy Ellergodt and Xavière Schneider Schneider #whitelaw #negligence #contracts #legal
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The Court of King’s Bench of Alberta introduced a new adjudication process called a “Streamlined Trial” and announced the new Streamlined Trial process in the December 22, 2023, Notice to the Profession and Public. In this Notice to the Profession and Public, the Court set out the requirements for a Streamlined Trial, how the process works, and the guidelines for scheduling and preparing for a Streamlined Trial. Effective as of January 1, 2024, amendments to the Alberta Rules of Court were made regarding the Streamlined Trial process. A Streamlined Trial is a full trial on the merits. Rules 8.25-8.31 of the Alberta Rules of Court govern the Streamlined Trial process. Written by Jeremy Ellergodt, with contributions from Tayla Basawa Read more here: https://lnkd.in/giM3Ppm9
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Last night, we had the pleasure of hosting our Client Appreciation Event at our W-T Toronto office! It was a wonderful opportunity to connect with our amazing clients outside of working hours, reflect on our shared successes, and celebrate the lasting relationships we’ve developed over time. Thank you to those who were able to attend. We can't wait until the next one 🎉 DWF | Chet Wydrzynski Mouna Hanna Gerry Gill Mario Delgado Desiree Winters John Fiddick Gaynor Yeung
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With the Supreme Court of Canada granting leave to appeal in Markowich v. Lundin Mining Corporation (Markowich) and several interveners filing, Markowich is sure to appear on the showbills of those watching the operation of Canada’s capital markets. Markowich was one of two recent companion decisions from the Ontario Court of Appeal that attempted to bring clarity to secondary market misrepresentation legislation (the other case being Peters v. SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. (Peters)). These companion cases provide guidance on what constitutes a “material change” under securities legislation. Written by Robert Fischer Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gswrY6Jr
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We are excited to share that Ram Sankaran of our Calgary office was called to the Manitoba Bar! Read more about Ram here: https://bit.ly/40sILgG to learn more about him and his practice areas! Congratulations Ram!
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We are excited to be in Phoenix, AZ this week at the 2024 National Association of Subrogation Professionals (NASP) Annual Conference! If you’re in attendance, we encourage you to visit our booth (booth #51) and meet with our reps Sanja Kraljevic and Nabeel Moallem to learn more about our Global Recovery Group and more. We’re here until Wednesday. 📣 Don’t forget to enter our business card draw to win a new pair of AirPods 4 📣 #NASP2024 #Subrogation #LawNews DWF
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We are excited to be recognized in The Globe and Mail as one of Canada's Best Lawfirms for 2025! Our team is honoured to accept this acknowledgement and express our sincere gratitude to our clients for their ongoing support nationwide. View the full list here: https://tgam.ca/3YAIs25 #whitelaw #lawfirm #canada
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