Five law firms made new announcements
Welcome to this week’s roundup of movements among major law firms, in which we sum up significant hires, promotions, departures, and other announcements.
Dentons has expanded its national banking and payments regulatory offering with the addition of a new partner, Lisa Ford. She has over 22 years of industry experience, encompassing legal and business roles. She has advised clients on complex payment and financial transactions. Ford is also widely recognized for her expertise in payments regulation, financial technology, risk management and industry affairs.
"We are delighted to welcome Lisa to the Firm," said Ryan Middleton, National Practice Group Lead of the Banking and Finance group. "Lisa's highly sought-after expertise and impeccable industry reputation will make her an invaluable additional resource for our clients while bolstering our group's existing capabilities."
Kristin S. AuCoin has joined the firm's Toronto office as an associate. AuCoin's practice covers commercial and business litigation, entertainment, intellectual property, and regulatory law. She has experience representing and advising clients in intellectual property, entertainment and media, regulatory, privacy, defamation, tort, bankruptcy and insolvency, landlord and tenant, and enforcement-related matters.
The firm has welcomed Max Collette as a partner in its Vancouver office. Collette is a leading real property, planning and environmental lawyer. He has advised clients on the remediation and re-development of industrial brownfield sites, developing healthcare-related facilities, master-planned communities, complex mixed-use strata developments, and commercial joint ventures on First Nations lands. He will join the firm's real estate group.
Associate David McDonald has joined the firm's employment and labour group in Calgary. McDonald's practice encompasses employment, labour, and administrative law. His experience includes negotiating agreements, drafting various pleadings, court documents, memoranda, opinions, employment agreements, policies, and briefs concerning employment standards, labour grievances, human rights, occupational health and safety, and complex multi-jurisdictional and multi-party disputes.
Farris has welcomed Pamela Sheppard as a litigation partner. Sheppard specializes in commercial litigation, complex family asset division cases involving corporations, partnerships, trusts and multi-jurisdictional assets, and child and spousal support claims. The firm has also welcomed Yasmin D'Costa as a litigation associate. D'Costa specializes in commercial and civil litigation and family law disputes.
Danielle Grzybowski has joined the firm as an associate in Winnipeg. Grzybowski specializes in business and intellectual property.
