Company type | Limited Liability Partnership |
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Dissolved | 1996 |
Holden Day Wilson LLP was a law firm in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. When it closed in 1996, it was the largest law firm failure in Canadian history. [1] [2]
The firm was founded in the early 20th century as Day, Wilson, led by founding partner Jimmy Day's expertise in the incorporation of mining companies. [3] In 1990, the firm merged with the prominent firm of Holden, Murdoch and renamed itself Holden Day Wilson. [3]
In 1993, one of its partners, Garry Hoy, died after throwing himself against a glass window of its downtown Toronto-Dominion Centre office, in a playful attempt to demonstrate the strength of the window. The window frame gave way and Hoy fell to his death from the 24th floor. [1] The shock of losing one of its most successful lawyers was a contributing factor in the firm's decline and fall, and the firm lost nearly 30 lawyers in the following three years. [1]
In 1996, the firm closed permanently amid controversy over unpaid bills. [1] [4] Until the closing of Goodman and Carr in 2007, it was the largest law firm failure in Canadian history. [1] [2]
Company type | Limited Liability Partnership |
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Dissolved | 1996 |
Holden Day Wilson LLP was a law firm in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. When it closed in 1996, it was the largest law firm failure in Canadian history. [1] [2]
The firm was founded in the early 20th century as Day, Wilson, led by founding partner Jimmy Day's expertise in the incorporation of mining companies. [3] In 1990, the firm merged with the prominent firm of Holden, Murdoch and renamed itself Holden Day Wilson. [3]
In 1993, one of its partners, Garry Hoy, died after throwing himself against a glass window of its downtown Toronto-Dominion Centre office, in a playful attempt to demonstrate the strength of the window. The window frame gave way and Hoy fell to his death from the 24th floor. [1] The shock of losing one of its most successful lawyers was a contributing factor in the firm's decline and fall, and the firm lost nearly 30 lawyers in the following three years. [1]
In 1996, the firm closed permanently amid controversy over unpaid bills. [1] [4] Until the closing of Goodman and Carr in 2007, it was the largest law firm failure in Canadian history. [1] [2]