Thompson Dorfman Sweatman

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Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP
TDS Primary Logo.jpg
Headquarters242 Hargrave Street
True North Square
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
No. of offices11
No. of attorneys130
Major practice areasCorporate/Commercial, Litigation, Labour & Employment
Key people Keith LaBossiere (CEO, Managing Partner), Zach Zahradnik (COO), Bjorn Christianson (Managing Partner, Portage la Prairie), Paul Roy (Managing Partner, Brandon), James A. Ripley (Counsel to the Firm).
Date founded1887;136 years ago (1887) in Winnipeg
Company type Limited liability partnership
Website www.tdslaw.com

Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP (TDS) is a Canadian, Manitoba-based law firm with its head office in Winnipeg. The firm has two full-time regional office in Brandon and Portage la Prairie and eight part-time satellite offices in Boissevain, Gladstone, MacGregor, Morden, Neepawa, Saskatoon, Steinbach, and Winkler.

Contents

On 27 May 2010, Thompson Dorfman Sweatman announced a merger with the firm Perlov Stewart LLP, which became effective June 1 that year. Both firms continued under the name Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP. [1] On 14 January 2013, the firm announced a merger with the Portage la Prairie firm Christianson Law. [2] On 7 January 2014, the firm announced another merger with the Brandon firm Roy Johnston & Co. [3]

TDS has lawyers who provide services to its clients in both Official Languages of Canada and also in Amharic (spoken), Cantonese, German, Hebrew, Italian, Mandarin, Persian, Portuguese and Tagalog. TDS was one of the founding members of Lex Mundi, an association of independent law firms and continue to be its only Manitoba-based firm.[ citation needed ]

Affiliated companies

On 27 May 2009 Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP announced the launch of Acumen Corporate Development Inc., an affiliate of the firm. [4] Acumen focused on providing North American companies with a structured, comprehensive approach to the planning and execution of growth by acquisition, financing and other strategic opportunities.

On 27 May 2010, TDS announced a merger with the firm Perlov Stewart LLP, which became effective June 1 that year. Both firms continued under the name Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP. [1] On 14 January 2013, the firm announced a merger with the Portage la Prairie firm Christianson Law. [2] On 7 January 2014, the firm announced another merger with the Brandon firm Roy Johnston & Co. [3]

TDS was one of the founding members of Lex Mundi, an association of independent law firms and continue to be its only Manitoba-based firm.[ citation needed ]

Awards

The firm has received awards and distinctions from third party organizations including Chambers Global, [5] [ failed verification ] Lexpert, [6] [ failed verification ] Best Lawyers, [7] Benchmark Litigation, [8] [ failed verification ] and Canadian Lawyer Magazine, [9] which rated them one of the top corporate law firms in Manitoba.

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP (TDS Law) Announces Merger With Christianson Law". Markedwired. 2013-01-14.
  3. 1 2 "Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP (TDS Law) Announces Merger with Roy, Johnston & CO. LLP". Marketwired. 2014-01-07.
  4. "Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP (TDS) Announces the Launch of Acumen Corporate Development Inc". Marketwired. 2009-05-27.
  5. "Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP - Winnipeg - Law Firm Profile - Global Guide 2018 - Chambers and Partners". www.chambersandpartners.com. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  6. "Lexpert". www.lexpert.ca. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
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