161 Norton Rose Fulbright lawyers recognized in the 16th edition of The Best Lawyers™ in Canada
Canada | Press release - Recognition | August 26, 2021
Best Lawyers® recognized 161 Norton Rose Fulbright practitioners across 56 practice areas in its 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers™ in Canada directory.
The global law firm’s 161 named practitioners received 300 individual recognitions overall, with three lawyers named as “Ones to Watch", a recognition awarded to lawyers who are early in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice.
The product of an extensive peer survey process, The Best Lawyers™ in Canada 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 name | Ranking category | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Beth Allard |
Construction Law Insurance Law |
Vancouver |
| David M.A. Amato |
Asset-Based Lending Practice Equipment Finance Law |
Toronto |
| Marcus W. Archer |
Corporate Law Securities Law* |
Calgary |
| Aldo Argento |
Insurance Law Product Liability Law |
Calgary |
| Chantal Arsenault | Immigration Law | Montréal |
| Alison Babbitt | Project Finance Law | Ottawa |
| David Bain |
Asset-Based Lending Practice Banking and Finance Law Equipment Finance Law Project Finance Law Structured Finance Law |
Vancouver |
| R. Luc Beaulieu | Labour and Employment Law | Montréal |
| Dominic C. Belley | Tax Law | Montréal |
| Daniel Bennett, QC |
Aboriginal Law Alternative Dispute Resolution Corporate and Commercial Litigation Environmental Law 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 |
| Pierre Bienvenu, Ad. E. |
Alternative Dispute Resolution Appellate Practice Bet-the-Company Litigation Corporate and Commercial Litigation Director and Officer Liability Practice International Arbitration Securities Law |
Montréal |
| Michael Blatchford |
Charities / Non-Profit Law Trusts and Estates |
Vancouver |
| Gregory B. Bordan |
Appellate Practice Product Liability Law |
Montréal |
| Rick Borden |
Banking and Finance Law Corporate Law Energy Law Oil and Gas Law Project Finance Law |
Calgary |
| John Bromley, QC |
Insurance Law Maritime Law Transportation Law |
Vancouver |
| Douglas B. Buchanan, QC |
Mergers and Acquisitions Law Project Finance Law |
Vancouver |
| Riley 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 |
| Alexis-François Charette | Labour and Employment Law | Montréal |
| Jules Charette |
Tax Law Trusts and Estates |
Montréal |
| Richard J. Charney | Labour and Employment Law | Toronto |
| Ray Chartier | Aboriginal Law | Calgary |
| Derek G. Chiasson | Tax Law | Montréal |
| Jung-Kay Chiu | Intellectual Property Law | Toronto |
| Jean-Sébastien Cloutier | Labour and Employment Law | Québec |
| Evan Cobb | Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law | Toronto |
| Arnold Cohen |
Asset-Based Lending Practice Banking and Finance Law Equipment Finance Law Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law Structured Finance Law |
Montréal |
| Jim Coleman, QC | Natural Resources Law | Calgary |
| Max Collett |
Aboriginal Law Commercial Leasing Law* Environmental Law Real Estate Law |
Vancouver |
| Marie Cossette, Ad E | Administrative and Public Law | Québec |
| François Côté | Workers' Compensation Law | Montréal |
| Stephen Coyle |
Construction Law Corporate and Commercial Litigation Insurance Law |
Vancouver |
| Catherine Daigle | Intellectual Property Law | Montréal |
| Brian R. Daley | Intellectual Property Law | Montréal |
| Neil Davie |
Commercial Leasing Law Real Estate Law |
Vancouver |
| Don Davies, QC |
Energy Regulatory Law Oil and Gas Law |
Calgary |
| Anthony de Fazekas | Intellectual Property Law | Toronto |
| Claudia Déry | Construction Law | Montréal |
| Pierre Déry |
Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law |
Québec |
| 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-François Drolet | Intellectual Property Law | Québec |
| Éric Dunberry |
Alternative Dispute Resolution Class Action Litigation Director and Officer Liability Practice Energy Regulatory Law Product Liability Law Technology Law |
Montréal |
| Pierre Duquette | Corporate and Commercial Litigation | Québec |
| David A. Eeles | Energy Law | Calgary |
| Robert J. Engbloom, QC |
Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Natural Resources Law Securities Law |
Calgary |
| Olga Farman | Health Care Law | Québec |
| Wayne Fedun |
Energy Law Oil and Gas Law |
Calgary |
| Justin E. Ferrara |
Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law |
Calgary |
| Paul Fitzgerald | Securities Law | Toronto |
| François Fontaine, Ad E |
Alternative Dispute Resolution Class Action Litigation Corporate and Commercial Litigation |
Montréal |
| Robert Froehlich | Oil and Gas Law | Calgary |
| Linda Fuerst |
Class Action Litigation Corporate and Commercial Litigation Securities Law |
Toronto |
| Patrick Galizia | Labour and Employment Law | Montréal |
| Andres C. Garin |
Administrative and Public Law Appellate Practice |
Montréal |
| Marlow Gereluk |
Banking and Finance Law Structured 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 Goulden, QC |
Alternative Dispute Resolution Corporate and Commercial Litigation |
Vancouver |
| Angela Grams |
Corporate Law Technology Law |
Vancouver |
| Maude Grenier | Labour and Employment 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 |
| Emma Hamilton | Trusts and Estates | Toronto |
| Alan Harvie |
Energy Law Environmental Law |
Calgary |
| Pierre Hébert | Labour and Employment Law | Montréal |
| Pierre-Paul Henrie |
Banking and Finance Law Information Technology Law Technology Law |
Ottawa |
| Julie Himo |
Alternative Dispute Resolution Franchise Law Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law |
Montréal |
| Darren Hueppelsheuser | Tax Law | Calgary |
| Clarke Hunter, QC |
Aboriginal Law Alternative Dispute Resolution Bet-the-Company Litigation Corporate and Commercial Litigation |
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 Johnson, QC |
Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Securities Law |
Calgary |
| Ryan Keays |
Energy Law Oil and Gas Law |
Calgary |
| Matthew D. Keen |
Energy Law Energy Regulatory Law |
Vancouver |
| Jennifer Kennedy |
Corporate Law Securities Law |
Calgary |
| Kimberly Kuntz | Trusts and Estates | Vancouver |
| Pierre-Christian Labeau |
Aboriginal Law* Administrative and Public Law |
Québec |
| Nicolas Labrecque | Corporate Law | Montréal |
| Annette 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 |
Mergers and Acquisitions Law Mining Law |
Montréal |
| Daniel Leduc, CIRC | 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 | Tax Law | Calgary |
| André Legrand |
Director and Officer Liability Practice Insurance Law Legal Malpractice Law |
Montréal |
| Steven Leitl, QC |
Alternative Dispute Resolution Class Action Litigation Corporate and Commercial Litigation |
Calgary |
|
Banking and Finance Law Insolvency and Financial Restructuring 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 | Banking and Finance Law | Toronto |
| KayLynn Litton | Energy Law | Calgary |
| Karen MacDonald | Intellectual Property Law | Vancouver |
| Howard MacKichan, QC |
Banking and Finance Law Corporate Law |
Calgary |
| Taryn Mackie | Labour and Employment Law | Vancouver |
| Steve Malas | Mining Law | Montréal |
| Miguel Manzano | Real Estate Law | Montréal |
| Claude Marchand |
Banking and Finance Law Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law |
Québec |
| Margaret Mason, QC |
Charities / Non-Profit Law Corporate Governance Practice Trusts and Estates |
Vancouver |
| Martin Masse |
International Trade and Finance Law Public Procurement Law |
Ottawa |
| John Mastoras | Labour and Employment Law | Toronto |
| Bill McFetridge |
Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Natural Resources Law Railroad Law Transportation Law |
Vancouver |
| Sophie Melchers |
Bet-the-Company Litigation Corporate and Commercial Litigation |
Montréal |
| Guillaume Michaud | Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law | Montréal |
| Chantal Morillon | Banking and Finance Law | Québec |
| Luc Morin |
Corporate and Commercial Litigation Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law* |
Montréal |
| Matt Mulligan |
Construction Law Project Finance Law Public Procurement Law |
Vancouver |
| François-David Paré |
Class Action Litigation Corporate and Commercial Litigation |
Montréal |
| Orestes Pasparakis | Corporate and Commercial Litigation | Toronto |
| Rujuta Patel | Competition / Antitrust Law | Calgary |
| Louisa Pontrelli | Intellectual Property Law | Toronto |
| Michael Posnikoff | Corporate Law | Vancouver |
| J. Andrew Pritchard |
Banking and Finance Law Corporate Law* |
Ottawa |
| Paul S. Prosterman |
Class Action Litigation Director and Officer Liability Practice Product Liability Law |
Montréal |
| Steve Raby, QC | Real Estate Law | Calgary |
| Gilles Rancourt, CIRC | 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 |
| Martin Rochette | Employee Benefits Law | Montréal |
| Vincent Rochette | Class Action Litigation | Québec |
| Christian B. Roy |
Banking and Finance Law Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law* |
Québec |
| Louis Roy | Real Estate Law | Québec |
| John L. Sampson |
Commercial Leasing Law Real Estate Law |
Vancouver |
| Solomon Sananes |
Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Securities Law |
Montréal |
| Richard Sarabando |
Asset-Based Lending Practice Banking and Finance Law |
Vancouver |
| Cathy Singer |
Corporate Law Mutual Funds Law |
Toronto |
| Roger Smith | Corporate and Commercial Litigation | Calgary |
| Walied Soliman |
Corporate Law Mining Law Natural Resources Law |
Toronto |
| 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 |
Montréal |
| Randy Sutton |
Class Action Litigation Product Liability Law |
Toronto |
| Martin Thériault | Banking and Finance Law | Montréal |
| Carmen S. Thériault, QC | Trusts and Estates | Vancouver |
| Martin J. Valasek | International Arbitration | Montréal |
| Richard A. Wagner |
International Trade and Finance Law Public Procurement Law |
Ottawa |
| 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 Wilson | Corporate and Commercial Litigation | Vancouver |
Lawyers denoted with an asterisk (*) beside the category have received a “Lawyer of the Year” recognition in that category
Best Lawyers: Ones to watch recognition
| Lawyer name | Ranking category | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Emily Chan | Aboriginal Law | Vancouver |
| Noah Schein | Banking and Finance Law | Toronto |
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Corporate Communications Manager
Tel: +1 416.216.1889
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