Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP (TDS Law) Lawyers Recognized Nationally as Among the Best Lawyers in Canada

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA--(Marketwire - Jan. 3, 2013) - Twenty three lawyers from Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP (TDS Law) have been listed in the recent edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada by Best Lawyers®.

Don Douglas, CEO and Managing Partner of TDS says, "We know that TDS has some of the finest lawyers in Canada, which has now been confirmed by Best Lawyers, a nationally respected organization serving the legal profession."

The following twenty three TDS lawyers have been named to the 2013 edition of the Best Lawyers in Canada: Richard H.G. Adams (real estate law), Robert J.M. Adkins (aboriginal law and real estate law), Don Baizley, Q.C. (sports law), Donald G. Douglas (insolvency and financial restructuring), James G. Edmond (insurance law and construction law), Adrian B. Frost (labour and employment law), A. Blair Graham, Q.C. (alternative dispute resolution), Robin M. Kersey (labour and employment law), Keith D. LaBossiere (labour and employment law), Jan Lederman (leveraged buyouts and private equity law and mergers & acquisitions law), Kenneth S. Maclean (alternative dispute resolution and labour and employment law), Barry N. MacTavish (securities law), Gordon A. McKinnon (insurance law), Albina P. Moran (real estate law), E. William Olson, Q.C. (alternative dispute resolution, bet-the company litigation, construction law, corporate and commercial litigation, insurance law and labour and employment law), Chrys Pappas, Q.C. (banking law, corporate law and real estate law), Sacha R. Paul (aboriginal law), William G. Percy (aboriginal law), Jeffrey D. Pniowsky (tax law), James A. Ripley (banking law), Sheryl A. Rosenberg (environmental law), P. Michael Sinclair, Q.C. (corporate law and securities law), John D. Stefaniuk (environmental law and natural resources law).

First published in 1983, Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive annual peer-review survey. Because of the rigorous and transparent methodology used by Best Lawyers, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honour. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers "the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice".

ABOUT THOMPSON DORFMAN SWEATMAN LLP

TDS Law is a leading Manitoba-based law firm for business, employment, advocacy and dispute resolution, providing legal services to its clients locally, nationally and internationally. The full service firm's 76 lawyers cover over 20 areas of practice and offer services in English, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Polish. TDS Law is the exclusive member firm in Manitoba for Lex Mundi - the world's leading network of independent law firms with in-depth experience in 100+ countries worldwide. In 2012, TDS Law celebrated 125 years in the legal community.