Founded in 1952 by H. Heward Stikeman and Fraser Elliott, Stikeman Elliott LLP is a Canadian corporate law firm with approximately 500 lawyers over eight offices located in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Calgary, Vancouver, New York City, London (UK), and Sydney. The firm is a Canadian leader in each of its core practice areas - corporate finance, M&A, banking, corporate commercial, real estate, tax, insolvency, structured finance, competition, intellectual property, administrative law, employment and business litigation - and has developed in-depth knowledge of a wide range of industries including banking, insurance, energy, mining, infrastructure, retail, telecommunications and technology.