News & Events

June 2008

New Lawyers to Aikins


We are pleased to welcome the following Associates to Aikins upon their Call to Bar:

Jessica A. Arnett will be based in the Advocacy Department practising in the areas of Criminal and Family Law.

Melissa N. Burkett will be based in the Advocacy Department and will practise primarily in the areas of civil litigation and labour and employment.

Pamela E. Hilderman will be based in the Business Law Department and will practise primarily in the areas of securities and corporate and commercial law.

Scott A. McCamis will be based in the Business Law Department and will practise in the area of taxation, including trust and estate planning and tax litigation.

January 2008

New Partners

We are pleased to announce that the following lawyers have been admitted as Partners of the Firm:

Adam L. Levene was called to the Bar in 1999 and practises primarily in the area of taxation and business law with an emphasis on corporate reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, estate planning, tax dispute resolution, planning for professionals, finance transactions and general commercial advice.

Brent C. Ross was called to the Bar in 1999 and practises in the area of civil and commercial litigation, including insurance, defamation and securities law.

Curtis M. Unfried was called to the Bar in 1999 and practises in the areas of litigation and criminal law. His practice includes defence work for clients involving regulatory matters with quasi-criminal and criminal consequences.

June 2007

New Lawyers to Aikins


We are pleased to welcome the following Associates to Aikins upon their Call to Bar:

S. Sebastian Elawny practises in the Advocacy Department in the area of taxation, including trusts, estate planning and tax litigation.

Jamie M. Horyski practises in the Business Law Department in the areas of corporate finance and securities law.

Stephen W. Pitzel practises in the Business Law Department in the areas of taxation and corporate and commercial law.

Robert G. Tétrault practises in the Advocacy Department in the areas of commercial and insurance litigation.

Aimee K. Warkentin practises in the Advocacy Department in the areas of transportation law and corporate and commercial law.

January 2007

New Partners

We are pleased to announce that the following lawyers have been admitted as Partners of the Firm:

Richmond J. Bayes was called to the Bar in 1998 and practises in the areas of corporate finance and securities law, with an emphasis on public and private financings, mergers and acquisitions and corporate reorganizations.

Jason A. Goldberg was called to the Bar in 1998 and practises in the areas of corporate tax and business acquisitions, divestitures and reorganizations.

Lucia M. Stuhldreier has practised with our Firm since her call to the Bar in 1998, with an emphasis on transportation law (including licencing, regulatory, advocacy and commercial matters), administrative law, competition law and civil litigation.

Todd W. Thomson was called to the Bar in 1999 and practises in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and securities, general corporate, commercial and intellectual property law.

November 2006

August 2006

Aikins has a long history of involvement in community-based organizations, and continuing in that tradition, Aikins is proud to be the first professional firm to become a House Sponsor for Habitat for Humanity Winnipeg.

Why would we make this commitment?

  • It’s a wonderful opportunity to give back to the community, and a deserving Winnipeg family
  • The team-building experience it provides for lawyers and staff will result in strengthened working relationships
  • People feel a personal fulfillment from participating in projects such as this
  • We recognize the importance of meaningful work experiences and the need for balance within our personal lives. This approach is consistent with our continuing commitment to excellence within our firm, enabling us to continue to attract and retain exceptional lawyers and staff.

The Blitz Build week took place from July 8th to the 15th, and involved 20 to 30 members of Aikins lawyers and staff working on "our" house on each of those days. Aikins would like to express a huge thank you to all who contributed to and volunteered at the Blitz Build, many of whom are portrayed in the above photographs. Your participation is appreciated and has made a positive difference to the people and organizations involved with Habitat for Humanity Winnipeg, including Aikins.

Habitat for Humanity gives people a hand up, not a hand out.
www.habitat.mb.ca

February 2005

CentreStone Ventures Partnership

CentreStone Ventures has completed an initial private placement of limited partnership units to institutional investors for committed capital of $25,000,000.

The new partnership is a Manitoba venture capital fund mandated to invest in early-stage ventures in the Life Sciences sector.

December 2004

Manitoba Hydro Purchases Wind Energy

Manitoba Hydro has entered its first significant power purchase agreement with a private non-utility generator. The transaction involved a 25-year arrangement for Manitoba Hydro to purchase up to 99 megawatts of wind-produced electricity from St. Leon Wind Energy LP.

Aikins acted as legal advisor to Manitoba Hydro in connection with this transaction.

July 2004

Aikins Acts As Legal Advisor To Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. (MTS) in connection with the acquisition of Allstream Inc.

Aikins acted as legal advisor to MTS in connection with the acquisition of Allstream Inc.. MTS now has annual revenues of more than $2 billion and assets of approximately $3 billion. MTS is Canada’s third largest communications provider.

January 2004

Aikins MacAulay & Thorvaldson LLP Support Innovation in Teaching with Gift to Faculty of Law

On January 15, 2004 The Faculty of Law at the University of Manitoba announced the creation of the Aikins MacAulay & Thorvaldson Classroom in Robson Hall thanks to a $250,000 donation by the partners of our Firm.

As a result of this gift, the Faculty has been able to transform Room 206 Robson Hall into a new “smart” classroom with advanced technical capabilities. Power and Internet hook ups are built into each student station. From the podium, a professor can activate VCR or DVD players, or turn on the document reader for high magnification on an overhead screen. A smartboard projects a computer desktop onto a screen where documents can be opened, created or modified. Full Internet access is also available.

“This gift reflects the professional community''''s commitment to the law school and sets a benchmark for other firms and alumni to follow in support of the law school,” said Harvey Secter, Dean of Law. “It also recognizes the need for the Faculty to have modern, quality facilities to enhance learning opportunities for students and teaching opportunities for faculty.