191 Norton Rose Fulbright lawyers recognized in the 17th edition of the Best Lawyers in CanadaTM
Canada | Press release - Recognition | August 25, 2022
The global law firm’s 191 named practitioners received 334 individual recognitions overall across 59 legal practice areas. In addition, 40 lawyers were named in the 2nd edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in CanadaTM, a recognition awarded to lawyers who are early in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice.
Ten of our Canadian lawyers also received the "Lawyer of the Year" honours, an exceptional distinction awarded annually to only one lawyer per practice area in each region. This distinction is a result of extremely high overall feedback from their peers.
The product of an extensive peer survey process, the Best Lawyers in CanadaTM directory is a comprehensive guide to legal talent in Canada, profiling over 5,000 leading practitioners across the country in over 70 practice areas.
Lawyer of the Year
| Lawyer name | Ranking category | Office |
|---|---|---|
| Richard P. Borden | Project Finance Law | Calgary |
| Dion J. Legge | Tax Law | |
| Thierry Dorval | Director and Officer Liability Practice | Montréal |
| Pierre Déry | Corporate Law | Québec City |
| Chantal Morillon | Banking and Finance Law | |
| Christian B. Roy | Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law | |
| Louis Roy | Real Estate Law | |
| Daniel R. Bennett QC | Environmental Law | Vancouver |
| Shelley Chapelski | Transportation Law | |
| Daniel E. Steiner | Corporate Governance Practice | |
*newly ranked
Best Lawyers in Canada
| Lawyer name | Ranking category | Office |
|---|---|---|
| Imran Ahmad |
Privacy and Data Security Law | Toronto |
| Beth Allard |
Construction Law Insurance Law Professional Malpractice Law |
Vancouver |
| David M.A. Amato |
Asset-Based Lending Practice Banking and Finance Law Equipment Finance Law |
Toronto |
| Paul Amirault* | Corporate Law | Ottawa |
| Maya Angenot* | Construction Law | Montréal |
| Marcus W. Archer |
Corporate Law Securities Law |
Calgary |
| Chantal Arsenault |
Immigration Law |
Montréal |
| Alison Babbitt | Project Finance Law | Ottawa |
| David R. Bain |
Asset-Based Lending Practice Banking and Finance Law Equipment Finance Law Project Finance Law Structured Finance Law |
Vancouver |
| Véronique Barry* | Privacy and Data Security Law | Québec |
| Dominic C. Belley | Tax Law | Montréal |
| Christine Beltempo* | Immigration Law | Montréal |
| Daniel R. Bennett QC |
Alternative Dispute Resolution Corporate and Commercial Litigation Environmental Law Indigenous and First Nations Practice Municipal Law Natural Resources Law |
Vancouver |
| Jean G. Bertrand Ad. E. |
Bet-the-Company Litigation Class Action Litigation Corporate and Commercial Litigation Director and Officer Liability Practice Securities Law |
Montréal |
| Michael Blatchford |
Charities / Non-Profit Law Trusts and Estates |
Vancouver |
| Michael Bolitho* | Real Estate Law | Calgary |
| Gregory B. Bordan |
Appellate Practice Product Liability Law |
Montréal |
| Richard P. Borden |
Asset-Based Lending Practice Banking and Finance Law Corporate Law Energy Law Oil and Gas Law Project Finance Law |
Calgary |
| Douglas B. Buchanan, QC |
Mergers and Acquisitions Law Project Finance Law Public Procurement Law |
Vancouver |
| Horia Bundaru* | Construction Law | Montréal |
| Riley R. Burr | Trusts and Estates | Vancouver |
| Keith Bustard | Corporate Law | Vancouver |
| Jean-Philippe Buteau | Mining Law | Québec |
| Maxime Cantin | Construction Law | Québec |
| Mario M. Caron | Real Estate Law | Montréal |
| Shelley Chapelski |
Maritime Law Transportation Law |
Vancouver |
| Jules Charette |
Tax Law Trusts and Estates |
Montréal |
| Richard J. Charney | Labour and Employment Law | Toronto |
| Ray Chartier | Indigenous and First Nations Practice | Calgary |
| Derek G. Chiasson | Tax Law | Montréal |
| Jung-Kay Chiu | Intellectual Property Law | Toronto |
| Jean-Sébastien Cloutier |
Labour and Employment Law Workers' Compensation Law |
Québec |
| Evan Cobb | Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law | Toronto |
| Arnold Cohen |
Asset-Based Lending Practice Banking and Finance Law Equipment Finance Law |
Montréal |
| James H. Coleman, QC | Natural Resources Law | Calgary |
| Max Collett |
Commercial Leasing Law Environmental Law Indigenous and First Nations Practice Real Estate Law |
Vancouver |
| Thomas Collopy* | Corporate Law | Calgary |
| Marie Cossette, Ad. E. | Administrative and Public Law | Québec |
| Francois Côté | Workers' Compensation Law | Montréal |
| Stephen P. Coyle |
Construction Law Corporate and Commercial Litigation Insurance Law |
Vancouver |
| Catherine Daigle | Intellectual Property Law | Montréal |
| Brian R. Daley | Intellectual Property Law | Montréal |
| François-David Paré |
Class Action Litigation Corporate and Commercial Litigation |
Montréal |
| Don Davies, QC |
Energy Regulatory Law Oil and Gas Law |
Calgary |
| Claudia Déry |
Construction Law Professional Malpractice Law Public Procurement Law |
Montréal |
| Pierre Déry |
Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law |
Québec |
| Caroline Desbiens* | Aviation Law | Québec |
| Jeremy Devereux* | Corporate and Commercial Litigation | Toronto |
| Mélissa Devost | Environmental Law | Québec |
| Terence S. Dobbin |
Corporate Governance Practice Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law |
Toronto |
| Thierry Dorval |
Corporate Governance Practice Director and Officer Liability Practice |
Montréal |
| Jean-Francois Drolet | Intellectual Property Law | Québec |
| Catherine Dubé* | Tax Law | Montréal |
| Éric Dunberry |
Alternative Dispute Resolution Class Action Litigation Director and Officer Liability Practice Energy Regulatory Law Product Liability Law Technology Law |
Montréal |
| Dominic Dupoy* | Corporate and Commercial Litigation | Montréal |
| Pierre Duquette | Corporate and Commercial Litigation | Québec |
| David A. Eeles | Energy Law | Calgary |
| Robert J. Engbloom, QC |
Corporate Governance Practice Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Natural Resources Law Securities Law |
Calgary |
| Olga Farman, Ad. E. |
Corporate Governance Practice Health Care Law |
Québec |
| Wayne W. Fedun |
Energy Law Oil and Gas Law |
Calgary |
| Justin E. Ferrara |
Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law |
Calgary |
| Vincent Filiatrault* | Mergers and Acquisitions Law | Montréal |
| Paul Fitzgerald | Securities Law | Toronto |
| François Fontaine Ad. E. |
Alternative Dispute Resolution Class Action Litigation Corporate and Commercial Litigation |
Montréal |
| Charles A. Foucreault* | Insurance Law | Montréal |
| Alexis-François Charette | Labour and Employment Law | Montréal |
| Michèle Friel* |
Asset-Based Lending Practice Banking and Finance Law |
Montréal |
| Robert Froehlich | Oil and Gas Law | Calgary |
| Linda L. Fuerst |
Class Action Litigation Corporate and Commercial Litigation Securities Law |
Toronto |
| Patrick Galizia | Labour and Employment Law | Montréal |
| Marlow Gereluk | Banking and Finance Law | Calgary |
| Geoffrey G. Gilbert |
Corporate Law Project Finance Law |
Ottawa |
| Sébastien Gingras | Tax Law | Québec |
| Howard A. Gorman, QC |
Corporate and Commercial Litigation Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law |
Calgary |
| Ian Gosselin |
Construction Law Corporate and Commercial Litigation Director and Officer Liability Practice |
Québec |
| James H. Goulden, QC | Corporate and Commercial Litigation | Vancouver |
| Angela L. Grams | Corporate Law | Vancouver |
| Vanessa Grant* | Venture Capital Law | Toronto |
| Pierre Grégoire* |
Construction Law Corporate and Commercial Litigation |
Québec |
| Maude Grenier |
Labour and Employment Law |
Montréal |
| Emmanuel Grondin* | Mergers and Acquisitions Law | Montréal |
| Janet Grove, QC |
Biotechnology Law Corporate Law Information Technology Law Intellectual Property Law Privacy and Data Security Law Technology Law |
Vancouver |
| Matthew J. Halpin | Corporate and Commercial Litigation | Ottawa |
| Alan Harvie |
Energy Law Environmental Law |
Calgary |
| William Hlibchuk* | Labour and Employment Law | Montréal |
| Darren D. Hueppelsheuser | Tax Law | Calgary |
| Christopher J. Hunter* | Labour and Employment Law | Toronto |
| Clarke Hunter, QC |
Alternative Dispute Resolution Bet-the-Company Litigation Corporate and Commercial Litigation Indigenous and First Nations Practice International Arbitration |
Calgary |
| Charles E. Hurdon | Labour and Employment Law | Ottawa |
| Herb Isherwood |
Employee Benefits Law Labour and Employment Law Workers' Compensation Law |
Vancouver |
| Kirsten H. Jenkins | Trusts and Estates | Vancouver |
| Kevin E. Johnson, QC |
Corporate Governance Practice Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Securities Law |
Calgary |
| Jeffrey Kang* | Intellectual Property Law | Toronto |
| Ryan Keays | Oil and Gas Law | Calgary |
| Matthew D. Keen |
Energy Law Energy Regulatory Law |
Vancouver |
| Stephen J. Kelly* | Securities Law | Montréal |
| Jennifer K. Kennedy |
Corporate Law Securities Law |
Calgary |
| Alexis Kerr* | Privacy and Data Security Law | Vancouver |
| Kimberly Kuntz | Trusts and Estates | Vancouver |
| Nicolas Labrecque |
Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law |
Montréal |
| Mario Lacombe* | Corporate Law | Québec |
| Jonathan Lafrance* | Tax Law | Montréal |
| Éric Lallier* |
Labour and Employment Law Workers' Compensation Law |
Montréal |
| Annette J.M. Lambert | Real Estate Law | Calgary |
| Michael J. Lang |
Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law |
Toronto |
| Louise Laplante | Labour and Employment Law | Montréal |
| Amar Leclair-Ghosh |
Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Mining Law |
Montréal |
| Daniel Leduc |
Labour and Employment Law |
Montréal |
| Dan J. Leduc | Construction Law | Ottawa |
| Eric C. Lefebvre | Corporate and Commercial Litigation | Montréal |
| Hélène Lefebvre |
Director and Officer Liability Practice Legal Malpractice Law |
Montréal |
| Francine Legault |
Labour and Employment Law Workers' Compensation Law |
Montréal |
| Dion J. Legge |
Charities / Non-Profit Law Tax Law |
Calgary |
| André Legrand |
Director and Officer Liability Practice Insurance Law Legal Malpractice Law |
Montréal |
| Steven H. Leitl, QC |
Alternative Dispute Resolution Class Action Litigation Corporate and Commercial Litigation |
Calgary |
| David Lemieux | Banking and Finance Law | Montréal |
| Jay LeMoine |
Corporate Law Project Finance Law Public Procurement Law |
Vancouver |
| Sara A. Levine, QC | Privacy and Data Security Law | Vancouver |
| Norman B. Lieff | Real Estate Law | Ottawa |
| Matthew Lippa |
Asset-Based Lending Practice Banking and Finance Law |
Toronto |
| KayLynn G. Litton | Energy Law | Calgary |
| Luc Beaulieu | Labour and Employment Law | Montréal |
| Karen F. MacDonald | Intellectual Property Law | Vancouver |
| Howard E. MacKichan, QC |
Banking and Finance Law Corporate Law |
Calgary |
| Taryn Mackie | Labour and Employment Law | Vancouver |
| Steve Malas | Mining Law | Montréal |
| Miguel Manzano |
Commercial Leasing Law Real Estate Law |
Montréal |
| Claude Marchand |
Banking and Finance Law Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law |
Québec |
| Lara Mason* | Corporate and Commercial Litigation | Calgary |
| Margaret H. Mason QC |
Charities / Non-Profit Law Corporate Governance Practice Trusts and Estates |
Vancouver |
| Martin G. Masse | Public Procurement Law | Ottawa |
| John Mastoras | Labour and Employment Law | Toronto |
| Andrew McCoomb* | Corporate and Commercial Litigation | Toronto |
| William J. McFetridge |
Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Natural Resources Law Railroad Law Transportation Law |
Vancouver |
| Jennifer McPherson* | Corporate Law | Calgary |
| Maya Medeiros* | Information Technology Law | Toronto |
| Sophie Melchers |
Bet-the-Company Litigation Class Action Litigation Corporate and Commercial Litigation |
Montréal |
| Guillaume Michaud | Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law | Montréal |
| Brian Milne* |
Charities / Non-Profit Law Tax Law |
Calgary |
| Kelly Moffet-Burima | Corporate and Commercial Litigation | Calgary |
| Mike Moher* | Banking and Finance Law | Toronto |
| Chantal Morillon | Banking and Finance Law | Québec |
| Luc Morin |
Corporate and Commercial Litigation Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law |
Montréal |
| Matthew Mulligan |
Construction Law Project Finance Law Public Procurement Law |
Vancouver |
| Lynne O'Brien* | Trusts and Estates | Toronto |
| Élif Oral* | Insurance Law | Québec |
| Julie L. Paquette* | Real Estate Law | Ottawa |
| Orestes Pasparakis | Corporate and Commercial Litigation | Toronto |
| Rujuta Patel | Competition / Antitrust Law | Calgary |
| Pierre-Paul Henrie |
Information Technology Law Technology Law |
Ottawa |
| Louisa Pontrelli | Intellectual Property Law | Toronto |
| Michael J. Posnikoff |
Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law |
Vancouver |
| Paul S. Prosterman |
Class Action Litigation Director and Officer Liability Practice Insurance Law Product Liability Law |
Montréal |
| Katherine Prusinkiewicz* | Securities Law | Calgary |
| Stephen G. Raby, QC | Real Estate Law | Calgary |
| Gilles Rancourt | Labour and Employment Law | Québec |
| Paul Raymond |
Banking and Finance Law Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Project Finance Law Securities Law |
Montréal |
| Eric Reither | Corporate Law | Toronto |
| James Renihan | Franchise Law | Toronto |
| Peter Riddell* |
Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law |
Montréal |
| Vincent Rochette |
Appellate Practice Class Action Litigation |
Québec |
| Christian B. Roy |
Banking and Finance Law Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law |
Québec |
| Louis Roy | Real Estate Law | Québec |
| Joshua Sadovnick* | Labour and Employment Law | Calgary |
| Solomon Sananes |
Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Securities Law |
Montréal |
| Richard Sarabando |
Asset-Based Lending Practice Banking and Finance Law |
Vancouver |
| Elliot Shapiro* | Corporate Law | Montréal |
| Catherine Simard* | Corporate and Commercial Litigation | Québec |
| Cathy Singer |
Corporate Law Mutual Funds Law |
Toronto |
| Kirsty Sklar* | Corporate Law | Calgary |
| Kaitlin Smiley* | Insurance Law | Vancouver |
| Roger F. Smith QC | Corporate and Commercial Litigation | Calgary |
| Walied Soliman |
Mining Law Natural Resources Law |
Toronto |
| Brad Sollis* |
Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law |
Vancouver |
| Andrew Stainer | Maritime Law | Vancouver |
| Jennifer Stam | Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law | Toronto |
| Daniel E. Steiner |
Corporate Governance Practice Corporate Law Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Private Funds Law |
Vancouver |
| Nikita Stepin | Intellectual Property Law | Montréal |
| Eric Stevens |
Corporate Law Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law |
Montréal |
| Randy Sutton |
Class Action Litigation Product Liability Law |
Toronto |
| Brian E. Taylor* | Real Estate Law | Vancouver |
| Carmen S. Thériault, c..r | Trusts and Estates | Vancouver |
| Martin Thériault | Banking and Finance Law | Montréal |
| Francis Trifiro | Banking and Finance Law | Montréal |
| Martin J. Valasek | International Arbitration | Montréal |
| John B. West | Labour and Employment Law | Toronto |
| Laura E. West | Trusts and Estates | Vancouver |
| Allyson Whyte Nowak | Intellectual Property Law | Toronto |
| Elizabeth Williams |
Advertising and Marketing Law Intellectual Property Law |
Calgary |
| Christopher S. Wilson |
Corporate and Commercial Litigation Information Technology Law Intellectual Property Law Technology Law |
Vancouver |
| Anna Wingfield* | Securities Law | Calgary |
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada
| Lawyer name | Ranking category | Office |
|---|---|---|
| Lindsay Bec* | Corporate and Commercial Litigation | Calgary |
| Michel Belanger-Roy* | Corporate and Commercial Litigation | Montréal |
| Gunnar Benediktsson* | Corporate and Commercial Litigation | Calgary |
| Roger Bill* | Mergers and Acquisitions Law | Montréal |
| Jeremy Boulanger-Bonnelly* |
Administrative and Public Law Corporate and Commercial Litigation |
Montréal |
| Hailey Boutin* | Banking and Finance Law | Calgary |
| Ted Brook* | Class Action Litigation | Toronto |
| Hannah Buckley* | Corporate and Commercial Litigation | Calgary |
| Julie Carlesso* | Corporate and Commercial Litigation | Montréal |
| Alexandre Caya* | Intellectual Property Law | Montréal |
| Will Chalmers* | Intellectual Property Law | Toronto |
| Sean Cohen* | Corporate Law | Montréal |
| Russell Dufault* | Banking and Finance Law | Toronto |
| Marc-Simon Duquette* | Mergers and Acquisitions Law | Montréal |
| Renaud Garon Gendron* | Intellectual Property Law | Montréal |
| Ann Henderson* | Corporate and Commercial Litigation | Calgary |
| Kathleen Houlihan* | Labour and Employment Law | Montréal |
| Jillian Karras* | Real Estate Law | Vancouver |
| Julie Lacourciere* | Corporate and Commercial Litigation | Montréal |
| Stephen Lam* | Intellectual Property Law | Toronto |
| Mitchell Leibovitch* | Intellectual Property Law | Montréal |
| Andrea Lejay* |
Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Securities Law |
Vancouver |
| Sofia Lopez Bancalari* | Corporate and Commercial Litigation | Montréal |
| Sunny Mann* | Corporate and Commercial Litigation | Calgary |
| Emily McDermott* |
Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Securities Law |
Calgary |
| Arad Mojtahedi* |
Corporate and Commercial Litigation Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law |
Montréal |
| Joe Mooney* |
Banking and Finance Law Corporate Law |
Calgary |
| Fortunat Nadima Nadima* | Intellectual Property Law | Montréal |
| Thomas Nichols* | Banking and Finance Law | Montréal |
| Chelsea Nimmo* |
Biotechnology Law Intellectual Property Law |
Toronto |
| Meghan Parker* | Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law | Calgary |
| Charles-Antoine Peladeau* | Corporate and Commercial Litigation | Montréal |
| Samuel Perron* | Corporate and Commercial Litigation | Québec |
| Sandrine Raquepas* | Corporate and Commercial Litigation | Montréal |
| Jean-Simon Schoenholz* | Administrative and Public Law | Ottawa |
| Francesca Taddeo* | Corporate and Commercial Litigation | Montréal |
| Elisabeth Trotter* | Tax Law | Calgary |
| Pierre-Olivier Valiquette* | Corporate Law | Montréal |
| Claudette Van Zyl* | Corporate and Commercial Litigation | Montréal |
| Sean Wallace* | Corporate Law | Calgary |