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EDITORIAL
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FEATURES
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IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES
Strategizing key as trade tensions escalate
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'BRINGING IN BUILDERS'
Lawson Lundell welcomes three dynamic partners
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ESG INITIATIVES
As policies change reporting remains beneficial
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LEXPERT-RANKED LEADING
FINANCE AND M&A LAWYERS
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INHOUSE PROFILE
Marisa Wyse leads on Rogers' acquisition of Shaw
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CANADIAN LAW AWARDS
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UPFRONT
TARIFF TREPIDATION
Will deal-making screech to
a halt amid Trump-inspired
uncertainty?
TRADE WAR TRIGGERS
Increase in regulatory scrutiny
expected
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