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Bell Temple Named One of Canada’s Top 10 Insurance Defence Boutiques!

January 1, 2019
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Bell Temple LLP is pleased to announce that the firm has been named by Canadian Lawyer magazine as a Top 10 Insurance Defence litigation boutique for 2019-2020. The magazine’s rankings were obtained through input from senior lawyers, managing partners and in-house counsel across the country, and based on lists of firms selected by the editorial staff. Bell Temple is proud that the firm’s reputation for litigation excellence has been recognized, once again, following similar acknowledgements in 2013-2014 and 2015-2016.

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