Torys

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Torys LLP
Torysllp logo.jpg
HeadquartersToronto, Ontario, Canada
No. of offices5
No. of attorneys360+ (2019) [1]
Key people
  • Matt Cockburn (Managing Partner)
Date founded1941
Founder John Stewart Donald Tory
Company type Limited liability partnership
Website www.torys.com

Torys LLP is a Canadian international corporate law firm with offices in Toronto, Calgary, New York, Montreal and Halifax. The firm acts for a wide range of commercial clients and financial institutions in Canada, the United States, and globally.

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History

The firm was founded in 1941 by Toronto business lawyer John Stewart Donald Tory.

In the 1960s the firm was renamed Tory Tory DesLauriers & Binnington.

In 2000, it merged with New York law firm Haythe & Curley and was briefly known as Tory Haythe before being rebranded to Torys LLP. [2]

Torys became a national firm with the opening of a Calgary office in 2011 [3] and a Montreal office in 2013. [4]

The firm is one of the Seven Sisters, a group of seven prominent Canadian business law firms. [5]

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References

  1. "NALP Torys LLP".
  2. "Our Story; Torys LLP". Torys.com. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  3. "Torys Opens Calgary Office | Torys LLP". Torys.com. 2011-03-03. Retrieved 2013-08-15.
  4. "Rodrigue to Lead Torys' New Montréal Office; Torys LLP". Torys.com. 2011-03-03. Retrieved 2013-08-15.
  5. Financial Post.