Fasken Martineau DuMoulin

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Fasken Martineau DuMoulin
Type	Private
Founded	Unknown
Headquarters	Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City, London, Johannesburg
Industry	Law Firm
Products	Legal advice
Website	http://www.fasken.com

Fasken Martineau, which ranks among the four largest law firms in Canada (LEXPERT's 2006 Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada), is a leading Canadian business law and litigation firm. With over 640 lawyers, the firm has offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec City. International offices are in London, and Johannesburg.

Recognized in The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers as the #1 firm worldwide in mining law (in 2005, 2006 and 2007), as Canada's leader in environmental law by Euromoney, and by LEXPERT as a top Canadian corporate dealmaker, Fasken Martineau is also consistently distinguished in the LEXPERT/American Lawyer's Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, the Canadian Legal LEXPERT Directory, the prestigious Chamber's Global Guide to the World's Leading Lawyers, and the IFLR's Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms.

[edit] Firm History

Fasken Martineau is formally known by the name Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP. This name combines elements of predecessor firms - Fasken Campbell Godfrey, Martineau Walker, and Russell & DuMoulin. Each of these constituent firms had a long and distinguished history. Fasken Campbell Godfrey in Toronto was itself the result of the 1989 merger of two long standing Toronto firms - Fasken & Calvin which began as Beatty and Chadwick in 1863 and Campbell Godfrey & Lewtas which began as Howland & Arnoldi in the 1880s. Martineau Walker in Montreal dates from 1907 and Russell & DuMoulin in Vancouver dates from 1882.

In late 1999 Toronto-based Fasken Campbell Godfrey and Quebec-based Martineau Walker (Montreal and Quebec City) joined to form Fasken Martineau. Shortly thereafter, in February 2000, Vancouver-based Russell & DuMoulin joined in the "merger of equals" to create Fasken Martineau DuMoulin.

In May 2003 Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP opened a "greenfield" office in Calgary.

In February 2007 Fasken Martineau Dumoulin LLP merged with London-based Stringer Saul LLP to create the first full-service integrated Canadian-UK law firm. The combined office in London, England was renamed Fasken Martineau Stringer Saul LLP.

Shortly thereafter, in April 2007 Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP merged with Ottawa-based Johnston & Buchan LLP.