Borden Ladner Gervais

Borden Ladner Gervais

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (abbreviated as BLG) is the largest full-service Canadian law firm. The Firm has over 750 lawyers, intellectual property agents and other professionals in offices in Calgary, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver and Waterloo Region. BLG does not designate one of its offices as its headquarters, but instead is governed by a national council composed of partners from across Canada. Sean Weir has been National Managing Partner of the Firm since 2000.

In 2011 – for the fifth consecutive year – BLG was recognized as a “Go-To Law Firm” for Fortune 500 companies. The Firm was also ranked number one in Canada for the number of lawyers (190) it had recognized in the 2012 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada and had the most number of lawyers in Canada with a Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating.

The Firm also supports a variety of activities by providing pro bono legal services, fundraising and volunteer programs. In 2010, BLG was recognized by the 2010 Canadian Pro Bono Awards with the Canadian National Law Firm Award for contribution to the delivery of pro bono legal services across the country.