Canadian Law Firms: Heenan Blaikie

Heenan Blaikie: n" - Two of the world's largest law firms are picking off lawyers from Canada's Heenan Blaikie, which moved to wind down operations on Wednesday in the biggest collapse of a law firm in the country's history, according to Reuters. Other Canadian law firms have also been scouting for talent and hiring from Heenan's ranks. One source familiar with the situation said McCarthy T trault LLP will announce more hires in the coming week, while another source said Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP may also recruit a few more lawyers from Heenan's roster shortly and By Casey Sullivan and Euan Rocha DLA Piper, the world's largest law firm, is in talks to recruit a group of 55 to 70 lawyers from the firm's Toronto and Calgary offices, while Dentons, which ranks as the world's seventh largest firm, has hired five real estate lawyers and three corporate lawyers in Toronto and Montreal. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.