DWF is set to integrate Whitelaw Twining and Barnescraig & Associates under the DWF brand to boost the global firm’s Canada presence.

WT, which started as a three-person practice in Vancouver, was first acquired by DWF in 2022 for $42 million, while BCA became part of the global firm in 2021. This resulted in the establishment of a partnership in BC through WT BCA LLP, operating as Whitelaw Twining, where the shareholders were DWF’s existing loss-adjusting practice in Ontario, DWF Adjusting (Canada) Ltd. Individual lawyer professional corporations and DWF Adjusting (Canada) Ltd.

The deal, which was described as a rare one for Canada, also included a share program catering to WT employees. All 16 WT pre-deal partners continued the limited liability partnership alongside a then-new partn

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