Miller Thomson is proud to congratulate an impressive group of lawyers who have been recognized for their industry-leading advisory experience across 34 areas of law in the newly released 2021 edition of the Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory.
Published annually since 1997, the directory is the most comprehensive guide to legal talent in Canada. The rankings are the culmination of an extensive annual peer review process combined with research on the people and firms whose work for their clients continues to distinguish them throughout the year.
Firm Ranking
We are pleased to see our wide-ranging expertise and experience reflected these rankings with Miller Thomson acknowledged as a leading firm in the following areas of law:
- Asset Equipment Finance/Leasing
- Banking & Financial Institutions
- Construction Law
- Corporate Commercial Law
- Corporate Finance & Securities
- Corporate Tax
- Entertainment Law
- Environmental Law
- Franchise Law
- Indigenous Law
- Insolvency & Financial Restructuring
- Labour Relations
- Litigation – Commercial Insurance
- Litigation – Corporate Commercial
- Litigation – Product Liability
- Medical Negligence
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Mining
- Professional Liability
- Property Development
- Property Leasing
- Transportation (Road & Rail)
Individual Rankings
The following 115 lawyers have been recognized by Lexpert as prominent practitioners in their fields of law:
Advertising & Marketing Law
- Eric Dufour, Toronto
- Kelly Harris, Toronto
Asset Equipment Finance/Leasing
- Jennifer Babe, Toronto
- Barbara Farina, Montreal
Asset Securitization
- James Rumball, Toronto
Asset-Based Lending
- Nora F. Osbaldeston, Toronto
- Kenneth Rosenstein, Toronto
Banking & Financial Institutions
- Jennifer Babe, Toronto
- Jonathan Dyck, Toronto
- Barbara Farina, Montreal
- Thomas W.R. Manes, Guelph
- Nora F. Osbaldeston, Toronto
- James Rumball, Toronto
- Kristina Shaw, London
- Rick Van Beselaere, Regina
Charities/Not-for-Profit Law
- Sarah Fitzpatrick, Vancouver
- Robert Hayhoe, Toronto
- M. Elena Hoffstein, Toronto
- Susan Manwaring, Toronto
- Troy McEachren, Montreal
- Natasha Smith, Toronto
- Andrew Valentine, Toronto
Class Actions
- F. Paul Morrison, Toronto
Commodity Tax/Customs
- Daniel Kiselbach, Vancouver/Toronto
Construction Law
- Gerry Argento, Montreal
- Dražen Bulat, Toronto/Vaughan
- Kenneth Eccleston, Toronto
- Yannick Forget, Montreal
- Guy Gilain, Montreal
- Scott Hammel, Edmonton
- William Kenny, Edmonton
- Jasmin Lefebvre, Montreal
- Paul Ryzuk, Edmonton
- Louis-Michel Tremblay, Montreal
Corporate Commercial Law
- W. Alfred Apps, Toronto
- Stewart Berringer, Regina
- Paul Brace, Vaughan/Markham
- Andy Chan, Vaughan/Markham
- Andrew Cohen, Montreal
- Ryan Done, London
- Dwayne Kuiper, Waterloo
- Glen Lekach, Regina
- Jean Leonard, Waterloo
- Thomas W.R. Manes, Guelph
- Philipp Park, Montreal
- Farah Rohoman, London
- Eric Schneider, Waterloo
- Kristina Shaw, London
- Melissa Tummon, Waterloo
- Rick Van Beselaere, Regina
- Joseph Yurkovich, Edmonton
Corporate Finance & Securities
- Peter Dunne, Toronto
- Adam Kline, Toronto
- Peter McArthur, Vancouver
- Lawrence Wilder, Toronto
Corporate Mid-Market
- W. Alfred Apps, Toronto
- Jennifer Babe, Toronto
- Lawrence Wilder, Toronto
Corporate Tax
- Catherine Brayley, Vancouver
- William Fowlis, Calgary
- Joseph Yurkovich, Edmonton
Employment Law
- Thomas Duke, Edmonton/Calgary
- Lisa Goodfellow, Toronto
- Inna Koldorf, Vaughan
- Michelle MacGillivray, Toronto
- M. Christine O’Donohue, Toronto
- Jill Wilkie, Calgary
Entertainment Law
- Dean Chenoy, Montreal
- Jonathan Dyck, Toronto
Environmental Law
- Aaron Atcheson, London
- Bryan Buttigieg, Vaughan
- Tamara Farber, Toronto
Estate & Personal Tax Planning
- Raymond Adlington, London
- Gail Black, Calgary
- Kelly Charlebois, Toronto
- Wendi Crowe, Edmonton
- Sandra Enticknap, Vancouver
- Lisa Filgiano, Toronto
- William Fowlis, Calgary
- M. Elena Hoffstein, Toronto
- Pia Hundal, Toronto
- Darren Lund, Toronto
- Nathalie Marchand, Montreal
- Troy McEachren, Montreal
- Rosanne Rocchi, Toronto
- Nicole Woodward, Toronto
Franchise Law
- Pascale Cloutier, Toronto
- Richard Leblanc, Toronto
Indigenous Law
- John Doolan, Vancouver
- Sandra Gogal, Toronto
- Sarah Hansen, Vancouver
Insolvency & Financial Restructuring
- Gregory Azeff, Toronto
- Jeffrey Carhart, Toronto
- David Gerecke, Saskatoon
- Kyla Mahar, Toronto
- Rick Reeson, Edmonton
- Tony Van Klink, London
Intellectual Property
- Robert Hendry, Saskatoon
Litigation – Commercial Insurance
- Chris Blom, Toronto
- James Bromiley, Waterloo
- John Downing, London
- Patricia Forte, Waterloo
- Helen Friedman, Waterloo
- William Kenny, Edmonton
Litigation – Corporate Commercial
- Mark Alexander*, Edmonton
- Douglas Best, Toronto
- Bryan Buttigieg, Toronto
- John Chapman, Toronto
- Sam De Caprio, Vaughan/Markham
- Riccardo Del Vecchio, Vaughan/Markham
- Enzo Di Iorio, Vaughan/Markham
- John Downing, London
- Scott Hammel, Edmonton
- William Kenny, Edmonton
- Nahla Khouri, Toronto
- Rohit Kumar, Toronto/Waterloo
- F. Paul Morrison, Toronto
- Yves Robillard, Montreal
- Brian Whitwham*, London
Litigation – Corporate Tax
- David Chodikoff, Toronto
- Marie-Hélène Tremblay*, Montreal
Litigation – Directors’ & Officers’ Liability
- William Kenny, Edmonton
Litigation – Product Liability
- William Kenny, Edmonton
- F. Paul Morrison, Toronto
Litigation – Securities
- William Kenny, Edmonton
Mergers & Acquisitions
- Michael Caruso, Toronto
- Jay M. Hoffman, Toronto
- Lawrence Wilder, Toronto
Occupational Health & Safety
- Daniel Stachnik, Edmonton
Personal Injury
- Chris Blom, Toronto
Private Equity
- Lawrence Wilder, Toronto
Property Development
- Aaron Atcheson, London
- Willian Dahms, Waterloo
- Kevin Keyes, Calgary
- Steven O’Melia, Waterloo
Property Leasing
- Aaron Atcheson, London
- Stewart J.O. Berringer, Regina
- Steven Chaimberg, Montreal
- Daniel Chubb, Edmonton
- John Cross, Edmonton
- William Dahms, Waterloo
- John Doolan, Vancouver
- Perry Katz, Toronto
- Kevin Keyes, Calgary
- Lynn Ramsay, Vancouver
- Joshua Selby, Calgary
- Michael Walker, Vancouver
- Michael Wren, Toronto
Transportation (Road & Rail)
- Louis Amato-Gauci, Toronto
- William Kenny, Edmonton
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* Note: while not “Lexpert-ranked”, these individuals were selected as a Lexpert Rising Star winner or finalist and are listed as a Leading Lawyer to Watch in their designated practice area.