Seven Sisters (law firms)

The Seven Sisters refers to a collection of seven leading law firms with offices in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[1] According to Legal Week, these firms have "fundamentally dominated" the Canadian legal market for the last several decades.[2]

History


The term was coined by John Alexander Black, founder of Lexpert magazine, now owned by Thomson Reuters. In 2006, Black noted that "the moniker may have run its course and that some people argue the Seven have shrunk to two or possibly three."[3] Only five of the seven have expanded to become national law firms in Canada.

Members

In alphabetical order the Seven Sisters are:

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hasselback, Drew (28 March 2014). "Drew Hasselback: 'Seven sisters' no longer rule the Bay Street roost". Financial Post. Postmedia. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  2. ↑ Goddard, Mark (27 May 2009). "Canada: Canada's sisters in law". Legal Week. ALM Media. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Clouds darken legal horizon, Black warns".


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