DLA Piper Canada recognized in 2025 Chambers Canada guide

DLA Piper (Canada) LLP and its lawyers have once more been recognized by Chambers Canada in the ‎‎2025 edition of the guide. Covering over 200 jurisdictions, Chambers and Partners is one of the most influential ranking guides to legal talent worldwide. Rankings are based on the meticulous research of a team of editors and researchers which includes a rigorous process of peer review and client feedback.

Among our 29 ranked lawyers, Wally Braul (Environment) and Dan Shapira (Real Estate) have received their first Chambers rankings. The firm has also received rankings across 11 practice areas, with Band 1 rankings for our Forestry and Transportation teams and an Elite ranking for our Ontario corporate group.

“Congratulations to all our lawyers and practice groups who are included in the 2025 edition of Chambers Canada.” said Robert Seidel, K.C., Canada Managing Partner. “Rankings with the guide are a testament to the outstanding feedback from clients and peers over various research cycles and our lawyers should take pride in their inclusion in this prestigious guide.”

DLA Piper Canada is recognized as a leading law firm in the following areas:

• Agribusiness: Forestry (Band 1)
• Cannabis Law
• Corporate/Commercial: Highly Regarded (Alberta, British Columbia)
• Corporate/Commercial: The Elite (Ontario)
• Employment & Labour (Nationwide and Alberta)
• Intellectual Property: Litigation
• Litigation: General Commercial (Alberta)
• Projects: PPP & Infrastructure
• Real Estate (British Columbia)
• Tax
• Transportation: Aviation
• Transportation: Rail & Road (Band 1)

The following lawyers have been distinguished as top practitioners in their respective fields:

• Kate Bake-Paterson - Charities/Non-profits (Up and Coming)
• Ian Bendell - Projects: PPP and Infrastructure, Project Finance
• Wally Braul - Environment
• Colin Brousson - Restructuring & Insolvency
• Andrew Burton - Projects: PPP and Infrastructure
• Max Collett - Real Estate (British Columbia) ‎and Environmental Law
• Russel Drew - Corporate/Commercial (Ontario)
• Robert Fonn - Cannabis Law
• Michael Ford, K.C. - Employment and Labour (Alberta)
• Kevin Fritz - Tax
• Catherine Gibson - Real Estate (British Columbia)
• Brian Hiebert - Agribusiness: Forestry
• Alex Hudson - Transportation: Rail and Road (Up and Coming)
• Howard Krupat - Construction
• Edmond Lamek - Restructuring & Insolvency
• John Landry, K.C. - Transportation: Rail & Road
• Garry Mancell - Agribusiness: Forestry (Senior Statesperson)
• Elizabeth Mayer - Projects: PPP and Infrastructure
• David Neave - Dispute Resolution: Class Action (Defence), Litigation: Products Liability
• Richard Nixon - Employment and Labour (Ontario)
• Catherine Pawluch - Transportation: Aviation
• Sangeetha Punniyamoorthy - Intellectual Property (Litigation)
• Daniel Shapira - Real Estate (Ontario)
• Denis Silva - Corporate/Commercial (British Columbia), (Up and Coming)
• Bruce Stratton - Intellectual Property: Litigation (Senior Statesperson)
• Franco Trasolini - Real Estate (British Columbia)
• Heather Treacy, K.C. - Aboriginal Law and Litigation: General Commercial (Alberta)
• Jeff Waatainen - Agribusiness: Forestry (Star Associate)
• Kevin Wright - Competition/Antitrust: Litigators