Edmonton—Dentons is pleased to announce that  James Thorlakson and Wendy Moody have joined the Firm as partners in our Edmonton office and members of our Litigation and Dispute Resolution group.

James’ practice focuses on corporate fraud asset recovery, breach of fiduciary duty, shareholder disputes and commercial litigation. With a career that has already spanned over 21 years, he has experience in Anton Piller Orders (evidence preservation), Norwich Orders (third party disclosure of records), and Mareva Injunctions (freezing assets); and has acted as trial counsel in numerous commercial litigation and corporate fraud claims. James has been recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada as a leading lawyer in Corporate and Commercial Litigation from 2014 to 2016.

With more than 18 years’ experience, Wendy’s practice focuses on insurance litigation, including motor vehicle claims, subrogation recovery, occupiers’ liability claims, and life and disability matters. Wendy also has experience in commercial matters and has presented on numerous occasions on insurance law.

“We are delighted to welcome Wendy and James to our Edmonton office,” said Carman McNary, Q.C., Managing Partner, Dentons’ Edmonton office. “With strong roots in Edmonton, they will be a great fit with our team that provides local “in and of the community” service, while leveraging the Firm’s global reach by collaborating with our colleagues from around the world.”

Michael Schafler and Gordon Tarnowsky, Q.C., co-leads of Dentons’ Litigation and Dispute Resolution group in Canada, noted that Wendy and James both exemplify the highest standards of the profession, and bring with them a wealth of experience and knowledge that will greatly benefit our clients and complement our accomplished Litigation team.

Our litigators have a broad spectrum of knowledge across industry sectors, and are able to leverage the knowledge of our colleagues in other practice groups, to respond rapidly and seamlessly to our clients’ concerns regardless of the industry. From our offices in six of Canada’s major financial centers, Dentons’ lawyers seamlessly deliver local and national innovative, alternative dispute resolution services, with many of them being highly regarded by top industry publications such as Chambers Global, Legal 500, and Best Lawyers in Canada.

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