Miller Thomson ranks in Best Lawyers in Canada 2024

Miller Thomson is once again listed among the Best Lawyers in Canada. With rankings spanning 49 areas of law, the 2024 edition of this well-respected legal directory reflects the wide-ranging knowledge and experience of our lawyers.

The annual Best Lawyers® ranking is determined by an extensive peer-review process, with lawyers rating the professional abilities of colleagues within their practice area.

Notably, Miller Thomson is named “Law Firm of the Year” in both Real Estate Law and Trusts and Estates. Jason Kroft (Derivatives Law, Toronto) and Sarah Fitzpatrick (Charities/Non-Profit Law, Vancouver) earn “Lawyer of the Year” recognitions for their respective specialties.

Our complete list of ranked lawyers is below:

Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice

• John A. Doolan (Vancouver)

Administrative and Public Law

• Adina-Cristina Georgescu (Montréal)
• Steven J. O’Melia (Waterloo Region)
• Tara Piurko (Toronto)
• Lisa Spiegel (Toronto)

Advertising and Marketing Law

• Eric Dufour (Toronto)

Asset-Based Lending Practice

• Barbara Farina (Montréal)
• Amanda Plastina (Toronto)

Aviation Law

• Louis Amato-Gauci (Toronto)

Banking and Finance Law

• John A. Cross, KC (Edmonton)
• Jonathan F. Dyck (Toronto)
• Barbara Farina (Montréal)
• Eric F.W. Johnson (Regina)
• Jason Kroft (Toronto)
• Jean Leonard (Waterloo Region)
• Nora F. Osbaldeston (Toronto)
• Amanda Plastina (Toronto)
• Maxime B. Rhéaume (Montréal)
• Andrew S. Roth (Waterloo Region)
• Melissa Timbres (Edmonton)
• Rick M. Van Beselaere, K.C. (Regina)
• Jenna Zaleski (London)*

Cannabis Law

• Alexander Lalka (Toronto)

Charities / Non-Profit Law

• Sarah Fitzpatrick (Vancouver)
• Robert B. Hayhoe (Toronto)
• Elena Hoffstein (Toronto)
• Susan M. Manwaring (Toronto)
• Troy McEachren (Montréal)
• Andrew Valentine (Toronto)

Class Action Litigation

• Paul Morrison (Toronto)

Commercial Leasing Law

• Steven L. Chaimberg (Montréal)
• John A. Cross, KC (Edmonton)
• Perry Katz (Toronto)
• Kevin W. Keyes (Calgary)
• Dwayne K. Kuiper (Waterloo Region)
• Jean-Martin Lambert (Montréal)
• Steven J. O’Melia (Waterloo Region)
• Michael J. Wren (Toronto)

Competition / Antitrust Law

• Eric Dufour (Toronto)

Construction Law

• Mark E. Alexander (Edmonton)
• Michael Arbutina (Vaughan)
• Charles W. Bois (Vancouver)
• Dražen F. Bulat (Toronto)
• Yannick Forget (Montréal)
• Guy Gilain (Montréal)
• Paul Guaragna (Vaughan)
• Scott J. Hammel, KC (Edmonton)
• Antonio Iacovelli (Montréal)
• Jasmin Lefebvre (Montréal)
• Evelyne Morin (Montréal)*
• Paul E. Ryzuk (Edmonton)
• Daniel C.P. Stachnik, KC (Edmonton)
• Nicole T. Taylor-Smith (Calgary)
• Stephan H. Trihey (Montréal)
• Thomas R. Whitby (Toronto)

Corporate and Commercial Litigation

• Mark E. Alexander (Edmonton)
• Fadi Amine (Montréal)
• Robert T. Anderson (Edmonton)
• Danielle Bouchard (Edmonton)*
• John J. Chapman (Toronto)
• Debra Curcio Lister (Edmonton)
• Sam De Caprio (Vaughan)
• Safie Diallo (Montréal)*
• Bertrand Giroux (Montréal)
• Scott J. Hammel, KC (Edmonton)
• Darin J. Hannaford (Edmonton)
• Sandra L. Hawes (Edmonton)
• Bryan Hicks (Vancouver)
• Bryan A. Hosking (Edmonton)
• Susan Adam Metzler (Toronto)
• Paul Morrison (Toronto)
• Michael J. Percival (Vancouver)
• Paul E. Ryzuk (Edmonton)
• Rosemarie Sarrazin (Montréal)*
• Kelsey Sherriff (Vancouver)
• Hubert Sibre (Montréal)
• Bronwhyn Simmons (Calgary)*
• Lisa Spiegel (Toronto)
• Daniel C.P. Stachnik, KC (Edmonton)
• Adam Stephens (Toronto)
• Alexander J. Swabuk (Vancouver)*
• Karen L. Weslowski (Vancouver)
• Alice M.L. Wong (Edmonton)

Corporate Governance Practice

• Joseph W. Yurkovich, KC (Edmonton)

Corporate Law

• Robert T. Anderson (Edmonton)
• John A. Cross, KC (Edmonton)
• Wendi P. Crowe (Edmonton)
• Ryan Done (London)
• Jamie Eichenbaum (Montréal)*
• Sandra L. Enticknap, KC (Vancouver)
• Andrew Etcovitch (Montréal)
• William J. Fowlis, KC, FCA (Calgary)
• Bruce N. Geiger (Edmonton)
• Jay M. Hoffman (Toronto)
• Stephen Hsia (Vancouver)*
• Eric F.W. Johnson (Regina)
• Adam Kline (Toronto)
• James M. Klotz (Toronto)
• Tom Koutoulakis (Toronto)
• Jason Kroft (Toronto)
• Dwayne K. Kuiper (Waterloo Region)
• Glen Lekach (Regina)
• David R. McCalla, KC (Edmonton)
• Philipp Park (Montréal)
• Eric Schneider (Waterloo Region)
• Kristina Shaw (London)
• Max Spearn (Toronto)
• Robert M. Stewart (Toronto)
• Kevin D. Trumpour (Edmonton)
• Melissa Tummon (Waterloo Region)
• Luigi Valente (Vaughan)
• Rick M. Van Beselaere K.C. (Regina)
• Tony Van Klink (London)
• Lawrence D. Wilder (Toronto)
• Joseph W. Yurkovich, KC (Edmonton)

Derivatives Law

• Jason Kroft (Toronto)

Director and Officer Liability Practice

• Paul Morrison (Toronto)

Employee Benefits Law

• Gary S. Rosen (Montréal)
• Hugh Wright (Toronto)

Energy Law

• Aaron Atcheson (London)
• Charles W. Bois (Vancouver)
• Adina-Cristina Georgescu (Montréal)
• Jason Kroft (Toronto)

Energy Regulatory Law

• Adina-Cristina Georgescu (Montréal)

Entertainment Law

• Dean J. Chenoy (Montréal)
• Jonathan F. Dyck (Toronto)

Environmental Law

• Aaron Atcheson (London)
• Charles W. Bois (Vancouver)
• Bryan J. Buttigieg (Vaughan)
• Tamara Farber (Toronto)
• Tara Piurko (Toronto)

Expropriation Law

• Steven J. O’Melia (Waterloo Region)

Family Law

• Joanne Biron (Montréal)
• Rebecca Grosz (Vaughan)
• Steven Lubczuk (Waterloo Region)

Franchise Law

• Richard D. Leblanc (Toronto)
• Glen Lekach (Regina)

Health Care Law

• Kathryn M. Frelick (Toronto)
• Lisa Spiegel (Toronto)
• Reginald A. Watson, K.C. (Regina)

Immigration Law

• Veronica Choy (Calgary)
• Mabel Kyei (Toronto)*

Information Technology Law

• Lisa Sim (Vancouver)

Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law

• Jeffrey C. Carhart (Toronto)
• Stephanie De Caria (Toronto)*
• Gavin Finlayson (Toronto)
• Bertrand Giroux (Montréal)
• Michel La Roche (Montréal)
• Kyla E. M. Mahar (Toronto)
• Rick T.G. Reeson, KC (Edmonton)
• Bobby Sachdeva (Toronto)
• Hubert Sibre (Montréal)
• Rick M. Van Beselaere K.C. (Regina)
• Terrence M. Warner (Edmonton)

Insurance Law

• Christopher T. J. Blom (Toronto)
• James D. Bromiley (Waterloo Region)
• Debra Curcio Lister (Edmonton)
• Patricia J. Forte (Waterloo Region)
• Mark R. Frederick (Toronto)
• Helen D. K. Friedman (Waterloo Region)
• Sandra L. Hawes (Edmonton)
• Oleh W. Ilnyckyj (Vancouver)
• Dan Rabinowitz (Toronto)
• Karen L. Weslowski (Vancouver)
• Thomas R. Whitby (Toronto)

Intellectual Property Law

• Alexandre Ajami (Montréal)
• David Reive (Toronto)
• Lisa Sim (Vancouver)

International Trade and Finance Law

• Daniel Kiselbach (Vancouver)
• James M. Klotz (Toronto)

Labour and Employment Law

• Nafisah Chowdhury (Toronto)
• Claudia Desjardins Bélisle (Montréal)
• Thomas V. Duke (Edmonton)
• Hugh R. Dyer (Toronto)
• Robert England (Toronto)
• Patricia J. Forte (Waterloo Region)
• Lisa Goodfellow (Toronto)
• Mabel Kyei (Toronto)*
• Michelle D. MacGillivray (Toronto)
• André R. Nowakowski (Toronto)
• Christine O’Donohue (Toronto)
• Daniel C.P. Stachnik, KC (Edmonton)
• Nadya Tymochenko (Toronto)
• Dirk L. Van de Kamer (Toronto)
• Jill W. Wilkie (Calgary)
• Ian Wilson (Edmonton)*
• Lawrence Witt (Montréal)

Medical Negligence

• Reginald A. Watson, K.C. (Regina)

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

• Bernard Blouin (Montréal)
• Bruno Caron (Montréal)
• Andrew M. Cohen (Montréal)
• Nizar Dahrouge (Edmonton)*
• Francis Dumoulin (Montréal)*
• Jamie Eichenbaum (Montréal)*
• Spencer Einhorn (Edmonton)*
• Bruce N. Geiger (Edmonton)
• Alexandre Hébert (Montréal)
• Jay M. Hoffman (Toronto)
• Dwayne K. Kuiper (Waterloo Region)
• Glen Lekach (Regina)
• Philipp Park (Montréal)
• Philippe St-Louis (Montréal)
• Stephen Sweeney (Waterloo Region)
• Lawrence D. Wilder (Toronto)
• Joseph W. Yurkovich, KC (Edmonton)

Mining Law

• Geoff Clarke (Toronto)

Municipal Law

• Adina-Cristina Georgescu (Montréal)
• Steven J. O’Melia (Waterloo Region)
• Tara Piurko (Toronto)
• David Tang (Toronto)

Personal Injury Litigation

• Christopher T. J. Blom (Toronto)
• Robert L. Duke, KC (Edmonton)
• Helen D. K. Friedman (Waterloo Region)
• Robyn L. Meara (Edmonton)
• Paul Morrison (Toronto)
• Michael J. Pucylo (Edmonton)
• Reginald A. Watson, K.C. (Regina)

Privacy and Data Security Law

• Catherine M. Dennis Brooks (Toronto)
• Domenic Presta (Toronto)

Product Liability Law

• Paul Morrison (Toronto)
• Daniel C.P. Stachnik, KC (Edmonton)

Project Finance Law

• Barbara Farina (Montréal)
• Jason Kroft (Toronto)
• Rick M. Van Beselaere, K.C. (Regina)

Public Procurement Law

• Jasmin Lefebvre (Montréal)

Real Estate Law

• Steven L. Chaimberg (Montréal)
• John A. Cross, KC (Edmonton)
• John A. Doolan (Vancouver)
• Emma Rose Grolla (Vancouver)*
• Perry Katz (Toronto)
• Kevin W. Keyes (Calgary)
• Jean-Martin Lambert (Montréal)
• Sharon MacMillan (Vancouver)
• Jessica Penley (Vaughan)
• Tara Piurko (Toronto)
• Lynn Ramsay, KC (Vancouver)
• Maxime B. Rhéaume (Montréal)
• Andrew S. Roth (Waterloo Region)
• Joshua I. Selby (Calgary)
• Melissa Timbres (Edmonton)
• Frank Torchia (Vaughan)
• Michael Walker (Vancouver)
• Michael J. Wren (Toronto)

Securities Law

• Jay M. Hoffman (Toronto)
• Adam Kline (Toronto)
• Glen Lekach (Regina)
• Lawrence D. Wilder (Toronto)

Structured Finance Law

• Jason Kroft (Toronto)

Tax Law

• Raymond G. Adlington (London)
• Andrew Bateman (Calgary)
• John M. Campbell (Toronto)
• David W. Chodikoff (Toronto)
• Wendi P. Crowe (Edmonton)
• Andrew Etcovitch (Montréal)
• William J. Fowlis, KC, FCA (Calgary)
• Robert B. Hayhoe (Toronto)
• Elena Hoffstein (Toronto)
• Stephen Hsia (Vancouver)*
• Nathalie Marchand (Montréal)
• Troy McEachren (Montréal)
• Joseph W. Yurkovich, KC (Edmonton)

Transportation Law

• Louis Amato-Gauci (Toronto)
• Darin J. Hannaford (Edmonton)
• Jaclyne Reive (Toronto)

Trusts and Estates

• Raymond G. Adlington (London)
• Howard S. Black (Toronto)
• Gail P. Black, KC (Calgary)
• Catherine A. Brayley (Vancouver)
• Kelly A. Charlebois (Toronto)
• Wendi P. Crowe (Edmonton)
• Debra Curcio Lister (Edmonton)
• Nicole K. D’Aoust (Toronto)
• Dwight D. Dee (Vancouver)
• Sandra L. Enticknap, KC (Vancouver)
• Andrew Etcovitch (Montréal)
• Sarah Fitzpatrick (Vancouver)
• William J. Fowlis, KC, FCA (Calgary)
• Robert B. Hayhoe (Toronto)
• Elena Hoffstein (Toronto)
• Stephen Hsia (Vancouver)*
• Sarah Langille (Waterloo Region)*
• Darren Lund (Toronto)
• Susan M. Manwaring (Toronto)
• Nathalie Marchand (Montréal)
• Troy McEachren (Montréal)
• Sheila Morris (Toronto)
• Kelsey Sherriff (Vancouver)
• Amanda J. Stacey (Vancouver)
• Brittany Sud (Toronto)*
• Andrew Valentine (Toronto)
• Nicole Woodward (Toronto)
• Joseph W. Yurkovich, KC (Edmonton)

Venture Capital Law

• Barbara Farina (Montréal)
• Philippe St-Louis (Montréal)

*These lawyers have been named Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch. This distinction recognizes lawyers who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice.