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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

Dentons celebrates 11 consecutive years as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers

March 2, 2021

Dentons is proud to be recognized as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers for 11 consecutive years – the longest consecutive recognition of this award of any law firm in Canada. Dentons celebrates this announcement in recognition of its efforts to foster an inclusive work environment as an employer of choice for legal and business professionals, and is committed to creating an environment where everyone can be their authentic self.

Celebrating five consecutive years as one of BC’s Top Employers

February 16, 2021

Dentons has been recognized as one of BC’s Top Employers for the fifth consecutive year, reinforcing its status as an employer of choice for exceptional talent.

Dentons has 79 lawyers recognized and 28 practice groups ranked in The Legal 500 Canada 2021

November 25, 2020

Dentons has achieved more rankings than ever before in The Legal 500 Canada 2021 client guide. Amongst the 79 Dentons lawyers recognized, 14 are listed as Leading Individuals, while seven are ranked as Next Generation Partners and three as Rising Stars.

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Insights

How to be an effective Trans ally in the workplace

June 30, 2021

The LGBT+ community has grown and achieved so much across the globe, and as we all know, people with passion, combined in their focus, can make the impossible happen. However, the beating drum of intolerance can still be heard and LGBT+ people continue to face discrimination today.  Members of the Trans community in particular face significant obstacles and discrimination in their personal lives, in the workplace and the public sphere.

COVID-19 – What you missed on your summer vacation and what happens next

September 10, 2020

Canada: While you may have taken some time off during the summer, COVID-19 did not. Masks. Social distancing. Screening. Hot spots (and we’re not talking about the temperature).

Urgent motions in the COVID-19 framework

June 16, 2020

Canada: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, on March 15, 2020, the Chief Justice of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice issued a Notice to the Profession, modifying the courts’ operations in order to ensure enforcement of social distancing guidelines. The modifications included in-person hearings for urgent matters only, with limited exceptions.

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News and Events

Recent Press Releases

Dentons appoints Clark Kassian as national head for Real Estate group in Canada

June 3, 2021

Dentons has appointed Calgary partner Clark Kassian as National Practice Group Lead for the Firm’s Real Estate group in Canada.

Dentons recognized as one of Canada’s Greenest Employers for five consecutive years

April 19, 2021

Dentons is proud to be recognized as one of Canada’s Greenest Employers for five consecutive years. The firm continues to work with our environmental champions across our Canada platform to build a culture of environmental awareness, enhancing how we affect change. 

Looking to take your business public? Dentons launches the Going Public in Canada Resource Centre

March 1, 2021

2020 was a robust year for initial public offering (IPO) activity in Canada, with over 70 IPOs completed on Canadian stock exchanges and over CA$5.5 billion total gross proceeds raised. With traditional IPOs, reverse takeovers, Capital Pool Companies (CPCs) and a growing number of Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs), there are multiple options for companies to access the public capital markets today.

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