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Today’s local, national and global marketplace demands a combination of skill, knowledge and innovation to get ahead. A global firm with deep Vancouver roots, Dentons combines responsive and tailor-made service with world-leading talent and capabilities. We are entrepreneurs who understand your business needs in BC and anywhere else you do—or want to do—business. With more than 60 practising lawyers in our Vancouver office, we offer our clients seamless and efficient service in almost every area of business law and litigation. We focus on building long-term relationships and act as a trusted advisor, working in collaboration with our clients to develop innovative strategies to their most complex challenges.

With deep Canadian roots reaching as far back as 1839, Dentons’ presence in BC is built on the strengths of our legacy firm Fraser Milner Casgrain (FMC) and, earlier, Mawhinney & Kellough. Proud to be Vancouver’s local law firm with a global reach, you can rely on our team to keep you ahead of the competition and on the leading edge with the solutions you need.

To complement our legal practice, we are active in our community and believe in the importance of corporate social responsibility, including participating in significant pro bono initiatives and charitable activities. As a responsible corporate citizen, Dentons is committed to reducing the environmental impact and carbon footprint of our operations. We designed our space at 250 Howe Street with these considerations in mind and received Gold Standard LEED Certification. In doing so, we have adopted a wide range of green initiatives that encourage employees and suppliers alike to adopt sustainable practices. Our Sustainable Operations Plan details this commitment and the processes we use to improve workplace performance over the long term.

Dentons’ Vancouver office provides ongoing corporate pro bono services to a number of organizations including, Friends & Company Community Enhancement Society, a not-for-profit organization that organizes LGBTA events to support the anti-bullying and teen suicide prevention initiatives of Out in Schools.

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Recognition

Lexpert recognizes 11 Dentons lawyers as leading cross-border lawyers in Canada

June 17, 2019

Dentons is proud to congratulate 11 lawyers who have been recognized as leading lawyers in the 2019 Lexpert® Guide to US/Canada Cross-Border Lawyers in Canada.

Dentons lawyers instrumental in two of Lexpert's top 10 cases in Canada for 2018

February 26, 2019

Dentons is proud to congratulate our lawyers who played an instrumental role in two cases in Lexpert’s annual roundup of Top 10 Business Decisions.

Dentons recognized as one of BC’s top employers for a third consecutive year

February 22, 2019

Dentons is proud to be recognized as one of BC’s Top Employers for a third consecutive year.

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Insights

A break for Canadian Creators? Maybe.

November 13, 2018

Under the recently-signed USMCA, Canada agreed to harmonize its copyright law with US law, amongst other matters, and extend creator rights in Canada for an additional 20 years.

Doing Business in Canada

October 18, 2018

We are pleased to bring you the most current edition of Doing Business in Canada. Each year, we develop this guide to address the year’s relevant issues, regulatory and policy changes, legal precedents and statutory interpretations, and trends affecting business in Canada.

Alberta’s Bill 12: A perfectly constitutional answer to BC’s Trans Mountain intransigence?

April 26, 2018

The prevailing wisdom appears to be that Alberta’s recently-announced Bill 12 is a constitutional dead duck. The Bill, titled the Preserving Canada’s Economic Prosperity Act, would authorize the province’s Minister of Energy to restrict the flow of its oil and gas exports using licencing requirements. Alberta’s NDP makes no secret that the legislation responds to “[r]oadblocks put in place by the British Columbia government” to building new pipeline capacity.

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News and Events

Recent Press Releases

Dentons launches Dentons Data to meet challenges of the digital economy

April 9, 2019

Dentons is proud to announce the launch of the Firm’s Transformative Technology and Data Strategy practice group.

Dentons recognized as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers for the ninth consecutive year

March 1, 2019

For the ninth consecutive year, Dentons has been named one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers, reinforcing the strength of the Firm’s commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Dentons is pleased to welcome Tim Theroux to Corporate group in Montréal

February 11, 2019

Dentons is pleased to announce that Tim Theroux has joined the Firm as a partner in our Corporate group.

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