that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . april 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message aird & berlis type limited liability partnership industry law founded 1919 headquarters toronto ontario canada area served canada united states international services banking condominiums corporate finance corporate commercial energy environmental estates & trusts financial services insolvency & restructuring infrastructure intellectual property labour & employment litigation mergers & acquisitions mining municipal & land use planning occupational health & safety privacy real estate startups tax technology transportation website http www.airdberlis.com aird & berlis llp a & b is a full service canadian law firm . it is located in the bay street financial district of toronto and employs over 140 lawyers . contents 1 history 2 notable members and alumni 3 external links 4 references history edit the history of aird & berlis llp dates back to 1919 when its predecessor opened its doors for business . aird & berlis is the product of the 1974 union of zimmerman grant hugo paddon worley & bennett founded in 1919 and edison aird & berlis founded in 1953 . the name was changed to aird & berlis circa 1978 and the llp suffix was added later . notable members and alumni edit the allen lambert galleria at brookfield place formerly bce place where aird & berlis llp is located . john black aird co founder ontario s 23rd lieutenant governor from 1980 to 1985 1 member of the senate of canada from 1964 to 1974 douglas berlis co founder gold medallist in graduating year of law school the honourable barbara mcdougall p.c. o.c. cfa ll.d . former minister canadian parliament 2 david miller canadian politician alumnus former mayor of toronto peter sutherland senior business advisor aird & berlis llp former canadian ambassador to saudi arabia and the philippines 3 former high commissioner to india hugh segal senior advisor aird & berlis llp former chief of staff to ontario premier bill davis and canadian prime minister brian mulroney member of the senate of canada from 2005 to 2014 external links edit the aird & berlis llp website airdberlis twitter aird & berlis llp linkedin page the interlaw website references edit aird the hon. john black c.c. o.ont . q.c. ll.b . ll.d . parliament of canada . mcdougall the hon. barbara jean p.c. o.c. b.a. ll.d . c.f.a. parliament of canada . ambassadors from canada retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title aird % 26 berlis & oldid 723885314 categories law firms of canadalaw firms established in 1919companies based in torontohidden categories articles with a promotional tone from april 2016all articles with a promotional tone navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 5 june 2016 at 21 37 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view