25 August 2021 • 66 minute read
DLA Piper (Canada) LLP recognized in the 2022 Best Lawyers in Canada guide
DLA Piper (Canada) LLP is thrilled to see 84 of our lawyers across 35 practice areas recognized in the 2022 Best Lawyers in Canada guide.
Providing comprehensive coverage of top legal talents in Canada and around the world for over 30 years, the 2022 edition of the Best Lawyers in Canada guide has recognized a record number of DLA Piper Canada lawyers.
Recognitions are determined through a rigorous peer-review survey process, making the guide one of Canada's most trusted peer-review publications.
"It’s a privilege to have so many of our lawyers acknowledged by our peers and colleagues, this speaks to the world-class service we have been able to continue to provide and build upon throughout the past year.” said Robert Seidel, Q.C., Canada Managing Partner. “I would also like to congratulate David Spratley, Forrest C. Hume and Donald J. Wilson, Q.C., who have been designated Lawyer of the Year in their respective practice areas and regions, in addition to Simon McCleary, who was named a One to Watch”.
Congratulations to the following lawyers who are listed in the 2022 edition of Best Lawyers:
| Lawyer | Practice Area |
|---|---|
| Paul R. Albi, Q.C. (Vancouver) | Family Law |
| Derrick Auch (Calgary) | Securities Law Mining Law |
| Kate Bake-Paterson (Vancouver) | Charities/Non-Profit Law |
| James Bancroft, Q.C. (Calgary) | Corporate and Commercial Litigation |
| Derek J. Bell (Toronto) | Competition / Antitrust Law Corporate and Commercial Litigation |
| Eric Belli-Bivar (Toronto) | Corporate Law |
| Chris Bennett (Vancouver) | Information Technology Law Intellectual Property Law Technology Law |
| Robert Black (Toronto) | Mining Law |
| Ryan J. Black (Vancouver) | Information Technology Law FinTech Practice Privacy and Data Security Law |
| Karen R. Bock (Toronto) | Labour and Employment Law |
| Colin Brousson (Vancouver) | Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law |
| Patrick Burgess (Calgary) | Corporate Law Energy Law Natural Resources Law |
| Ryan Campbell (Toronto) | Labour and Employment Law |
| Ruby Chan (Vancouver) | Securities Law |
| Jeffrey M. Citron (Toronto) | Real Estate Law |
| Kenneth F. Cleall, Q.C. (Edmonton) | Corporate Law |
| Don Collie (Vancouver) | Mining Law Securities Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law |
| Donald Cooper (Vancouver) | Real Estate Law |
| Dean Dalke (Vancouver) | Corporate and Commercial Litigation |
| Brian Davison, Q.C. (Calgary) | Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law |
| Warren H. Downs (Vancouver) | Project Finance Law |
| Megan Filmer (Vancouver) | Mergers & Acquisitions Law |
| Lana Finney (Toronto) | Environmental Law |
| Robert Fonn (Toronto) | Mergers and Acquisitions Law Securities Law |
| Michael Ford, Q.C. (Calgary) | Labour and Employment Law |
| Kevin Fritz (Toronto) | Tax Law |
| Monika Gehlen (Vancouver) | Corporate and Commercial Litigation |
| Catherine Gibson (Vancouver) | Real Estate Law |
| Stephen Gleave (Toronto) | Labour and Employment |
| Noam Goodman (Toronto) | Biotechnology Law Technology Law |
| Robert Groves (Vancouver) | Banking and Finance Law |
| Rachel Hamilton (Edmonton) | Real Estate Law Corporate Law |
| Jason Herbert (Vancouver) | Administrative and Public Law |
| Brian Hiebert (Vancouver) | Corporate Law Environmental Law Natural Resources Law |
| Roy Hudson (Calgary) | Mining Law Securities Law |
| Forrest C. Hume (Vancouver) | Lawyer of the Year, Transportation Law |
| Michelle Isaak (Vancouver) | Trust and Estates |
| Sanjay Joshi (Toronto) | Corporate Law |
| Daniel Kenney (Calgary) | Corporate Law Mining Law Securities Law |
| Howard Krupat (Toronto) | Construction Law |
| Edmond F.B. Lamek (Toronto) | Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law |
| P. John Landry (Vancouver) | Energy Law International Trade and Finance Law |
| Richard Lord (Vancouver) | Real Estate Law |
| Roger Lee (Vancouver) | Trusts and Estates |
| Alan Macek (Toronto) | Intellectual Property Law |
| Brian MacKay (Vancouver) | Real Estate Law |
| J. Brent MacLean (Vancouver) | Corporate and Commercial Litigation |
| Vaughn MacLellan (Toronto) | Securities Law |
| Garry Mancell, R.P.F. (Vancouver) | Energy Law Natural Resources Law |
| Elizabeth Mayer (Vancouver) | Project Finance Law Public Finance Law |
| Simon McCleary (Toronto) | One to Watch, Corporate and Commercial Litigation |
| Andrew E.C. McFarlane (Toronto) | Aviation Law |
| Justin Mooney (Toronto) | Real Estate Law |
| Geoffrey D. Mowatt (Toronto) | Intellectual Property Law |
| David T. Neave (Vancouver) | Class Action Litigation Corporate and Commercial Litigation |
| Tamara Nielsen (Vancouver) | Corporate and Commercial Litigation Administrative and Public Law Privacy and Data Security Law |
| Richard J. Nixon (Toronto) | Labour and Employment Law |
| Catherine Pawluch (Toronto) | Aviation Law International Trade and Finance Law Transportation Law |
| Mark Potechin (Montréal) | Tax Law Corporate Law |
| Richard Press (Vancouver) | Labour and Employment Law |
| Sangeetha Punniyamoorthy (Toronto) | Intellectual Property Law |
| David Reid (Vancouver) | Mining Law Natural Resources Law Securities Law |
| Michael S. Richards (Toronto) | Corporate and Commercial Litigation |
| Kathleen Ryan, Q.C. (Edmonton) | Corporate and Commercial Litigation |
| Laura Safran, Q.C. (Calgary) | Aviation Law Corporate Law |
| Dana Schindelka (Calgary) | Corporate and Commercial Litigation |
| Mark Schmidt (Vancouver) | Corporate Law Mergers & Acquisitions Law Real Estate Law |
| Robert A. Seidel, Q.C. (Edmonton) | Corporate Law |
| Derek Sigel (Toronto) | Corporate Law Securities Law |
| Allen Soltan (Vancouver) | Administrative and Public Law Alternative Dispute Resolution |
| David Spratley (Vancouver) | Lawyer of the Year, Information Technology Intellectual Property Law Information Technology Law Technology Law |
| Bruce Stratton (Toronto) | Intellectual Property Law |
| David Stratton, Q.C. (Edmonton) | Corporate Law |
| Michael Styczen (Calgary) | Corporate Law |
| Franco Trasolini (Vancouver) | Real Estate Law |
| Heather L. Treacy, Q.C. (Calgary) | Aboriginal Law |
| Brian Tsuji (Vancouver) | Immigration Law |
| Simon Wells (Vancouver) | Corporate and Commercial Litigation |
| Sadie Wetzel (Vancouver) | Trusts and Estates |
| Donald Wilson (Edmonton) | Lawyer of the Year, Administrative and Public Law Administrative and Public Law Alternative Dispute Resolution Corporate and Commercial Litigation |
| Kevin Wright (Vancouver) | Competition / Antitrust Law |
| Trevor Wong-Chor (Calgary) | Oil & Gas Law Corporate Law Mining Law |
| Adrienne Woodyard (Toronto) | Tax Law |
