Whitelaw Twining

Whitelaw Twining, part of the DWF Group, has been recognized in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms™ – Canada! 🏆 We’re proud to have secured rankings in four national practice areas and twelve regional areas, showcasing our commitment to legal excellence and client service. This achievement is a testament to our dedicated team and the trust our clients and peers place in us. A special thank you to everyone who contributed to this success! Read more about this news on our website: https://lnkd.in/eYsQ_ggD #whitelaw #bestlawyers #bestlawfirms #canadianlaw

Are you a law student at #UBC? Join the UBCLSS at their second Friday Social of the year, sponsored by Whitelaw Twining! On Friday, February 28th, from 4 - 7 p.m. in the Franklin Lew Forum join us for some food, drinks, and casual networking with WT lawyers. Come after class and get exclusive insight into what life is like at the firm! No ticket or sign-up required beforehand, just bring 2 pieces of ID. Details: When: Friday, February 28th, 2025, from 4 - 7 p.m. Where: Franklin Lew Forum, Allard Hall Dress Code: Casual Who: All Allard law students are welcome See you there! #UniversityofBritishColumbia #LSS #UBCStudents #UBCLaw

We have an exciting opportunity to join our growing office in #Toronto! Whitelaw Twining (part of the DWF Group) is looking for an experienced Senior Associate to join our dynamic team at our Toronto office. If you’re passionate about delivering top-tier legal services and thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment, we want to hear from you. What we offer at WT: * A supportive and inclusive team culture * Challenging, high-quality work with top clients * Competitive compensation and benefits package …and much more! Check out the detailed job posting here: https://bit.ly/414ciwX If you have the expertise and ambition to make a positive impact, apply now and take your career to the next level with Whitelaw Twining. #cdnlaw #jobsinlaw #torontojobs

We have an exciting opportunity to join our growing office in #Toronto! Whitelaw Twining (part of the DWF Group) is looking for an experienced Senior Associate to join our dynamic team at our Toronto office. If you’re passionate about delivering top-tier legal services and thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment, we want to hear from you. What we offer at WT: * A supportive and inclusive team culture * Challenging, high-quality work with top clients * Competitive compensation and benefits package …and much more! Check out the detailed job posting here: https://bit.ly/414ciwX If you have the expertise and ambition to make a positive impact, apply now and take your career to the next level with Whitelaw Twining. #cdnlaw #jobsinlaw #torontojobs

We are thrilled to share that Whitelaw Twining has been recognized as one of the 2025/26 Top Specialist Insurance Defence Law Firms by Canadian Lawyer Magazine. This recognition is a testament to our dedicated team's commitment to providing exceptional legal services and achieving outstanding results for our clients. We are incredibly proud of our team's hard work, expertise, and collaboration. Check out the full list of recognized firms in Canadian Lawyer Magazine: https://bit.ly/3WSPNbV #whitelaw #CanadianLawyer #insurance #law #legal #cdnlaw -- Nous sommes ravis d'annoncer que Whitelaw Twining a été reconnu comme l'un des 2025/26 meilleurs cabinets d'avocats spécialisés en défense d'assurance par Canadian Lawyer! Cette reconnaissance témoigne de l'engagement de notre équipe dévouée à fournir des services juridiques exceptionnels et à obtenir des résultats remarquables pour nos clients. Nous sommes incroyablement fiers du travail acharné, de l'expertise et de la collaboration de notre équipe. Consultez la liste complète des cabinets reconnus dans Canadian Lawyer Mag : https://bit.ly/3WSPNbV

Whitelaw Twining, part of the DWF Group, is proud to announce that four of our esteemed Associates will be joining us as Partners, effective February 1st. Please join us in extending a big congratulations to Ben Flanagan from Toronto, Nicole Chang from Vancouver, Romany Benham-Parker from Vancouver, and Savannah Hamilton from Vancouver.    Each of these talented individuals has made significant contributions to our insurance services practice over the years, and we are excited to see how they will continue to drive our firm forward in their new roles.  On behalf of everyone at WT, we want to say congratulations! __ Whitelaw Twining, qui fait partie du groupe DWF, est fier d'annoncer que quatre de nos estimés associés nous rejoindront en tant que partenaires, à compter du 1er février. Joignez-vous à nous pour féliciter Ben Flanagan de Toronto, Nicole Chang de Vancouver, Romany Benham-Parker de Vancouver et Savannah Hamilton de Vancouver. Chacune de ces personnes talentueuses a apporté une contribution significative à notre pratique des services d'assurance au fil des ans, et nous sommes impatients de voir comment elles continueront à faire progresser notre cabinet dans leurs nouvelles fonctions.  Au nom de toute l'équipe de WT, nous tenons à les féliciter !

Whitelaw Twining is proud to be participating in the fourth annual 2025 Vancouver/Alberta 2SLGBTQ+ Virtual Firm Hop. The Firm Hop is presented by the Canadian Association of LGBTQ2S+ Lawyers/Association canadienne des avocat.e.s LGBTQ2S+(Call-Acal) and is taking place from Wednesday, January 15 to Friday, January 17, 2025.   The 2025 Vancouver/Alberta 2SLGBTQ+ Virtual Firm Hop firm visits will be entirely virtual, with complementary in-person Firm Hop social events in Vancouver (January 15), Edmonton (January 15) and Calgary (January 16).   For more information, please visit: https://lnkd.in/gtcD6juP

We are delighted to announce the opening of our operations in Québec, joining forces with the Bélanger Sauvé insurance team in Montreal! 🎉   This partnership brings together two teams with deep expertise in insurance law and litigation, further strengthening their ability to support insurance clients across Canada and internationally. It also enables the Montreal team to access DWF's market-leading claims management and adjusting expertise, including through its North American teams based in Toronto, Vancouver and Chicago.   Read more about this news here: https://lnkd.in/g2bR4SjU ** Nous sommes ravis d'annoncer l'ouverture le début de nos opérations au Québec, en nous associant à l'équipe de droit des assurances de Bélanger Sauvé en assurance à Montréal ! 🎉   Ce partenariat réunit deux équipes dotées d'une grande expertise en droit des assurances et en litige civil, renforçant ainsi leur capacité à soutenir les clients du secteur des assurances au Canada et à l'étranger. Il permet également à l'équipe de Montréal d'accéder à l'expertise de pointe de DWF en matière de gestion et d'expertise des sinistres, notamment par l'intermédiaire de ses équipes nord-américaines basées à Toronto, Vancouver et à Chicago.   Lisez-en plus sur cette nouvelle ici : https://lnkd.in/gbtSbuGU

We are delighted to announce that Whitelaw Twining is adding a fourth location in Canada, by joining forces with the Montreal insurance team from Bélanger Sauvé. This news follows last month's announcement of a nine-partner hire in Australia as we continue to strengthen our expertise in our key markets. Find out more: https://bit.ly/4fcIEJR #dwf #whitelaw #canada #newhires #insurance

In Centurion Apartment Properties Limited Partnership v Sorensen Trilogy Engineering Ltd., 2024 BCCA 25 (“Centurion”), the British Columbia Court of Appeal ruled that an owner could pursue a negligence claim against an engineer, even without a direct contractual relationship between them. The Court found that despite the “contractual matrix” not directly linking Sorensen (the engineer) and the building owner, Sorensen still had a duty to the owner to exercise reasonable care in creating a design free from dangerous defects. Later, the Supreme Court of Canada denied leave to appeal this decision. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4gsCvKI Written by Jeremy Ellergodt and Xavière Schneider Schneider #whitelaw #negligence #contracts #legal