Awards and accolades
We are proud of the external recognition we have gained through the awards we have won around the world. Below is a selection of our accolades since 2009.
Group awards
| | We were awarded | |
|---|
| Best Lawyers | Norton Rose OR partners named “Lawyers of the Year” in:
Alternate Dispute Resolution (Montréal)
Appellate Law (Montréal)
Bet-the-Company Litigation (Calgary)
Construction Law (Québec)
Corporate Law (Calgary)
Equipment Finance Law (Toronto)
Insolvency and Financial Restructuring (Toronto)
Insurance Law (Calgary)
Mergers & Acquisitions Law (Calgary)
Project Finance Law (Calgary)
Real Estate Law (Calgary) | 2012 |
| PLC Cross-border Investment Funds | Super League | 2012 |
| Chambers Global | Band 1 - Dispute Resolution (Alberta and Québec) | 2011 |
| | Band 1 - Employment, Labour and Pensions | 2011 |
| | Band 1 - Energy & Natural Resources (Venezuela) | 2011 |
| | Band 1 - International Trade/WTO | 2011 |
| Global Arbitration Review (GAR 100) | Leading Canadian firm | 2011 |
| Global Competition Review (GCR 100) | Highly recommended in Competition/Antitrust | 2011 |
| International Financial Law Review 1000 | Recommended firm | 2011 |
| International Who's Who of Commercial Arbitration | Leading Canadian firm | 2011 |
| International Who's Who of Life Sciences Lawyers | Leading Canadian firm | 2011 |
| PLC Cross-border Environment | Super League | 2011 |
| PLC Cross-border Labour and Employee Benefits | Super League | 2011 |
| Practical Law Company Life Sciences Handbook | Only leading Canadian law firm in Life Sciences | 2011 |
| PLC Cross-border Tax | Highly recommended | 2011 |
| World National Oil Companies Congress | Law Firm of the Year | 2011 |
| BioPharm Insight’s Global Biotech and Pharmaceuticals Licensing League Tables | Top Canadian firm | 2010 |
| Chambers Global | Band 1 - Dispute Resolution (Quebec) | 2010 |
| | Band 1 - Employment, Labour and Pensions | 2010 |
| | Band 1 - International Trade/WTO | 2010 |
| The Davey Awards | Silver award for website - Professional Services and Law category | 2010 |
| | Silver award for website - Legal Services category | 2010 |
| Global Arbitration Review (GAR 100) | Leading Canadian firm | 2010 |
| International Financial Law Review 1000 | Recommended firm | 2010 |
| International Who's Who of Business Lawyers | Global Mining Law Firm of the Year | 2010 |
| Practical Law Company Life Sciences Handbook | Only leading Canadian law firm in Life Sciences - Regulatory | 2010 |
| W³ Awards | Silver award - Communications category | 2010 |
| BioPharm Insight’s Global Biotech and Pharmaceuticals Licensing League Tables | Top Canadian firm | 2009 |
| Global Arbitration Review (GAR 100) | Leading Canadian firm | 2009 |
| Global Competition Review (GCR 100) | Highly recommended in Competition/Antitrust | 2009 |
| International Legal Alliance Summit | Best law firm in Canada | 2009 |
| National magazine (Canadian Bar Association) | Best law firm website in Canada | 2009 |
| Practical Law Company Life Sciences Handbook | Only leading Canadian law firm in Life Sciences - Regulatory | 2009 |
Deal awards
| | | We advised | |
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| International Financial Law Review | M&A Deal of the Year | Nortel in its US$4.5 billion patent portfolio sale | 2012 |
| Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships | Gold Award - Project Finance | The senior lenders and bond underwriters in connection with the $1.2 billion financing of a new hospital for the McGill University Health Centre to be located in downtown Montreal. | 2010 |
| Canadian Dealmakers | Strategic Deal of the Year Award and the Energy Industry Award | Petro-Canada in its $43 billion merger with Suncor | 2010 |
| Canadian Dealmakers | Industrials Industry Award | Lockerbie & Hole, Inc. in its acquisition by Aecon Group Inc. for $220 million | 2010 |
| Project Finance International | Americas Deal of the Year | The senior lenders and bond underwriters in connection with the $1.2 billion financing of a new hospital for the McGill University Health Centre to be located in downtown Montreal. | 2010 |
| Project Finance Magazine | North American Social Infrastructure Deal of the Year | The senior lenders and bond underwriters in connection with the $1.2 billion financing of a new hospital for the McGill University Health Centre to be located in downtown Montreal. | 2010 |
| Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships | National Award of Merit for Project Financing | Borealis Infrastructure in connection with the $1.42 billion alternative financing for the Niagara Health System project, a state-of-the-art health care complex. | 2009 |
| Managing Intellectual Property | Most important copyright case in Canada | The Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd. in the Satellite Radio Tariff hearings before the Copyright Board of Canada. | 2009 |