RS listed in “Top Prairie Firms”

by | Sep 4, 2019 | News

Canadian Lawyer magazine publishes the results of its annual survey of top prairie firms in the Fall issue.  We are happy to announce that Robertson Stromberg is again listed as a top prairie law firm.

Lawyers, in-house counsel and clients from across Canada were asked to vote on the top full-service regional firms in the Prairies.  The survey respondents’ rankings were based on the regional service coverage, client base, notable mandates, service excellence and legal expertise of the firms.

Listed alphabetically, the top Manitoba firms are Fillmore Riley LLP, MLT Aikins LLP, Pitblado LLP, Taylor McCaffrey LLP and Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP. The top Saskatchewan firms, listed alphabetically, are McDougall Gauley LLP, McKercher LLP, Miller Thomson LLP, MLT Aikins LLP and Robertson Stromberg LLP.

The article can be read here.

Robertson Stromberg Well-Represented as Best Lawyers

by | Aug 21, 2019 | Allan M Haubrich, Christopher J H Donald, Gary D Young, Jennifer D Pereira, Kenneth K E Ziegler, Leslie W Prosser, M Kim Anderson, Melvin A Gerspacher, Misty S Alexandre, News, Reynold A Robertson, Scott D Waters, Tiffany M Paulsen

Best Lawyers™ recognizes extraordinary lawyers in private practice through an exhaustive peer-review process. Today, Best Lawyers™, published the 14th Edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada and we are pleased to announce that twelve lawyers from the firm have been honoured by their peers with the designation of Best Lawyer.

Lawyers named to The Best Lawyers in Canada publication were recognized for their professional excellence in their practice areas. In addition, elite individuals are recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” recipients. “Lawyer of the Year” honorees receive this award based on their extremely high overall feedback within specific practice areas and regions. We are particularly pleased to announce that Melvin Gerspacher Q.C. has been recognized as Lawyer of the Year in Tax Law.

Congratulations to the following RS Best Lawyers:

Misty Alexandre in Construction Law

M. Kim Anderson Q.C. in Banking and Finance Law as well as Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law

Chris Donald Q.C. in Corporate Law

Melvin Gerspacher Q.C. in Tax Law.

Al Haubrich Q.C. in Trusts and Estates

Tiffany Paulsen Q.C. in Family Law

Jennifer Pereira Q.C. in Insurance Law

Les Prosser Q.C. in Corporate Law, Mining Law as well as Natural Resources Law

Reynold Robertson, Q.C. in Education Law

Scott Waters in Banking and Finance Law as well as Corporate Governance Law

Gary Young Q.C. in Corporation and Commercial Litigation as well as Insurance Law

Ken Ziegler Q.C. in Immigration Law

 

 

Sean Sinclair Represents Media in Police Scanner Issue

by | Jul 16, 2019 | Media Law / Defamation, News, Sean M Sinclair

Media outlets in Saskatchewan no longer have access to Police One, the police radio scanner that allowed journalists to hear what is happening on the secure police channel.

Both Saskatoon and Regina police services say they have closed their scanner channels to media to comply with the Local Authority Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy legislation.  The problem lies in the sharing of personal information. Regina police Chief Evan Bray said information including names, addresses, dates of birth, past criminal charges and other pieces of personal information were shared on the dispatch channel.

Representing the media, Sean argues in today’s Saskatoon StarPhoenix that journalists provide an important service by alerting the public to potentially dangerous situations. “There is a huge public interest in ensuring that the media have access to that timely information so that they can alert the public to the issues that are occurring.”

Sean has done interviews with the CBC as well as the StarPhoenix.  The CBC news story can be read here.

 

 

Andrew Gaucher Presents at “Planning Ahead Seminar”

by | Jun 24, 2019 | News, Wills, Estates, Trusts, Health Care Directives and Powers of Attorney

On Wednesday June 26, Andrew Gaucher will be speaking about the importance of Estate Planning at the “Planning Ahead Seminar” hosted by Hillcrest Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home.  The evening session, beginning at 6:30 will also include other planning aspects such as funeral pre-planning, insurance and real estate.

There is no cost or registration required.

Hillcrest is located at 210 Wess Road, Saskatoon.

New Associates at Robertson Stromberg

by | Jun 18, 2019 | News

Congratulations to former articling students Andrew Gaucher and Curtis Clavelle who have signed the roll and accepted positions as Associate Lawyers. Both Andrew and Curtis have joined the Litigation team at Robertson Stromberg.

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