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Miller Thomson recognized in Best Lawyers in Canada 2023

August 25, 2022 | Calgary, Edmonton, London, Montréal, Regina, Saskatoon, Toronto, Vancouver, Vaughan, Waterloo Region

We are proud to announce the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers in Canada features 176 Miller Thomson lawyers spanning 48 areas of law.

This includes three lawyers named “Lawyer of the Year” in the following categories:

  • Kevin W. Keyes, Commercial Leasing Law – Calgary
  • Glen Lekach, Mergers and Acquisitions Law – Regina
  • David Martin, Health Care Law – Vancouver

Best Lawyers® is widely-regarded as one of the leading legal directories in the country. The annual listing is determined by an extensive peer-review process, with lawyers rating the professional abilities of colleagues within their practice area.

The complete list of Miller Thomson lawyers ranked in the 2023 edition are below:

Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice

  • John A. Doolan

Administrative and Public Law

  • Luc Gratton
  • David Martin
  • Steven J. O’Melia
  • Tara Piurko
  • Lisa Spiegel

Advertising and Marketing Law

  • Eric Dufour

Asset-Based Lending Practice

  • Barbara Farina

Aviation Law

  • Louis Amato-Gauci

Banking and Finance Law

  • Ethan Campbell*
  • Daniel R. Chubb
  • John A. Cross, KC
  • Jonathan F. Dyck
  • Barbara Farina
  • P. Jason Kroft
  • Jean Leonard
  • Nora F. Osbaldeston
  • Amanda Plastina
  • Maxime B. Rhéaume
  • Andrew S. Roth
  • Melissa Timbres
  • Rick M. Van Beselaere K.C.

Charities / Non-Profit Law

  • Sarah Fitzpatrick
  • Robert B. Hayhoe
  • M. Elena Hoffstein
  • Susan M. Manwaring
  • Troy McEachren
  • Andrew Valentine

Class Action Litigation

  • F. Paul Morrison

Commercial Leasing Law

  • Steven L. Chaimberg
  • John A. Cross, KC
  • Perry Katz
  • Kevin W. Keyes
  • Jean-Martin Lambert
  • Steven J. O’Melia
  • Michael J. Wren

Construction Law

  • Mark E. Alexander
  • Michael Arbutina
  • Charles W. Bois
  • Dražen F. Bulat
  • Kenneth P. Eccleston
  • Yannick Forget
  • Guy Gilain
  • Paul Guaragna
  • Scott J. Hammel, KC
  • Antonio Iacovelli
  • Jasmin Lefebvre
  • Paul E. Ryzuk
  • Nicole T. Taylor-Smith
  • Louis-Michel Tremblay
  • Stephan Trihey
  • Thomas R. Whitby

Corporate and Commercial Litigation

  • Susan Adam Metzler
  • Mark E. Alexander
  • Fadi Amine
  • Robert T.  Anderson
  • Douglas F. Best
  • John J. Chapman
  • Debra Curcio Lister
  • Sam De Caprio
  • Scott J. Hammel, KC
  • Darin J. Hannaford, KC
  • Sandra L. Hawes
  • Bryan Hicks
  • Bryan A. Hosking*
  • Bertrand Giroux
  • Heather L. Jones
  • F. Paul Morrison
  • Michael J. Percival
  • Paul E. Ryzuk
  • Hubert Sibre
  • Daniel C.P. Stachnik, KC
  • Adam Stephens
  • Karen L. Weslowski
  • Alice M.L. Wong

Corporate Governance Practice

  • Joseph W. Yurkovich KC

Corporate Law

  • Robert T.  Anderson
  • Andy Chan
  • Daniel R. Chubb
  • Louis Clément
  • Gerald Courage
  • John A. Cross, KC
  • Wendi P. Crowe
  • Ryan Done
  • Sandra L. Enticknap, KC
  • William J. Fowlis KC, FCA
  • Bruce N. Geiger
  • Jay M. Hoffman
  • Stephen Hsia*
  • Eric F.W. Johnson
  • Adam Kline
  • James M. Klotz
  • P. Jason Kroft
  • Dwayne K. Kuiper
  • Glen Lekach
  • David R. McCalla KC
  • Philipp Park
  • Eric Schneider
  • Kristina Shaw
  • Max Spearn
  • Robert M. Stewart
  • Kevin D. Trumpour
  • Melissa Tummon
  • Rick M. Van Beselaere K.C.
  • Tony Van Klink
  • Lawrence D. Wilder
  • Joseph W. Yurkovich KC

Derivatives Law

  • P. Jason Kroft

Director and Officer Liability Practice

  • F. Paul Morrison

Employee Benefits Law

  • Gary S. Rosen
  • Hugh Wright

Energy Law

  • Aaron Atcheson
  • Charles W. Bois
  • P. Jason Kroft

Energy Regulatory Law

  • Charles W. Bois

Entertainment Law

  • Dean J. Chenoy
  • Jonathan F. Dyck

Environmental Law

  • Aaron Atcheson
  • Charles W. Bois
  • Bryan J. Buttigieg
  • Tamara Farber
  • Tara Piurko

Expropriation Law

  • Steven J. O’Melia

Family Law

  • Joanne Biron
  • Steven Lubczuk

Franchise Law

  • Richard D. Leblanc
  • Glen Lekach

Health Care Law

  • Kathryn M. Frelick
  • David Martin
  • Lisa Spiegel
  • Reginald A. Watson, K.C.

Information Technology Law

  • Lisa Sim

Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law

  • Jeffrey C. Carhart
  • Stephanie De Caria*
  • Bryan A. Hosking*
  • Bertrand Giroux
  • Sherry A. Kettle
  • Michel La Roche
  • Kyla E. M. Mahar
  • Sam Massie*
  • Rick T.G. Reeson, KC
  • Bobby Sachdeva
  • Hubert Sibre
  • Rick M. Van Beselaere, K.C.
  • Tony Van Klink
  • Terrence M. Warner

Insurance Law

  • Christopher T. J. Blom
  • James D. Bromiley
  • Debra Curcio Lister
  • Patricia J. Forte
  • Mark R. Frederick
  • Helen D. K. Friedman
  • Sandra L. Hawes
  • Jonathan Hodes
  • Oleh W. Ilnyckyj
  • Dan Rabinowitz
  • Veronica S.C. Rossos
  • Karen L. Weslowski
  • Thomas R. Whitby

Intellectual Property Law

  • Alexandre Ajami
  • David Reive
  • Lisa Sim

International Trade and Finance Law

  • Daniel Kiselbach
  • James M. Klotz

Labour and Employment Law

  • Claudia Desjardins Bélisle
  • Thomas V.  Duke
  • Hugh R. Dyer
  • Lisa Goodfellow
  • Michelle D. MacGillivray
  • André R. Nowakowski
  • M. Christine O’Donohue
  • Daniel C.P. Stachnik, KC
  • Nadya Tymochenko
  • Dirk L. Van de Kamer
  • Jill W. Wilkie
  • Lawrence Witt

Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law

  • Lawrence D. Wilder

Medical Negligence

  • Reginald A. Watson, K.C.

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

  • Stewart Berringer
  • Bernard Blouin
  • Bruno Caron
  • Louis Clément
  • Andrew M. Cohen
  • William J. Fowlis KC, FCA
  • Bruce N. Geiger
  • Jay M. Hoffman
  • Glen Lekach
  • Philipp Park
  • Dezarae Senft
  • Stephen Sweeney
  • Lawrence D. Wilder
  • Joseph W. Yurkovich KC

Mining Law

  • Geoff Clarke

Municipal Law

  • Luc Gratton
  • Roberto Noce, K.C.
  • Steven J. O’Melia
  • Tara Piurko

Personal Injury Litigation

  • Christopher T. J. Blom
  • Robert L. Duke, KC
  • Helen D. K. Friedman
  • Robyn L. Meara
  • F. Paul Morrison
  • Michael J.  Pucylo
  • Reginald A. Watson, K.C.

Privacy and Data Security Law

  • Catherine M. Dennis Brooks
  • Domenic Presta

Product Liability Law

  • F. Paul Morrison

Project Finance Law

  • Barbara Farina
  • P. Jason Kroft
  • Louis-Michel Tremblay
  • Rick M. Van Beselaere, K.C.

Real Estate Law

  • Stewart Berringer
  • Steven L. Chaimberg
  • Daniel R. Chubb
  • John A. Cross, KC
  • John A. Doolan
  • Robert J. Gray
  • Perry Katz
  • Kevin W. Keyes
  • Jean-Martin Lambert
  • Jessica Penley
  • Tara Piurko
  • Lynn Ramsay, KC
  • Andrew S. Roth
  • Joshua I. Selby
  • Melissa Timbres
  • Frank Torchia
  • Michael J. Wren

Securities Law

  • Jay M. Hoffman
  • Adam Kline
  • Glen Lekach

Sports Law

  • Dan Rabinowitz

Structured Finance Law

  • P. Jason Kroft

Tax Law

  • Raymond G. Adlington
  • John M. Campbell
  • David W. Chodikoff
  • Andrew Etcovitch
  • William J. Fowlis KC, FCA
  • Robert B. Hayhoe
  • M. Elena Hoffstein
  • Stephen Hsia*
  • Nathalie Marchand
  • Joseph W. Yurkovich KC

Technology Law

  • Bruce N. Geiger
  • Robert Hendry

Transportation Law

  • Louis Amato-Gauci
  • Darin J. Hannaford, KC
  • Jaclyne Reive

Trusts and Estates

  • Raymond G. Adlington
  • Howard S. Black
  • Gail P. Black, KC
  • Catherine A. Brayley
  • Kelly A. Charlebois
  • Wendi P. Crowe
  • Sandra L. Enticknap, KC
  • Andrew Etcovitch
  • Sarah Fitzpatrick
  • William J. Fowlis KC, FCA
  • Robert B. Hayhoe
  • M. Elena Hoffstein
  • Pia Hundal
  • Darren Lund
  • Susan M. Manwaring
  • Nathalie Marchand
  • Troy McEachren
  • Sheila Morris
  • Rahul Sharma
  • Brittany Sud*
  • Louis-Michel Tremblay
  • Nicole Woodward
  • Joseph W. Yurkovich KC

Venture Capital Law

  • Philippe St-Louis

*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.