27 August 2020 • 62 minute read
DLA Piper Canada increases rankings in 2021 edition of Best Lawyers in Canada
DLA Piper (Canada) LLP is pleased to see 79 of our lawyers across 35 practice areas recognized in the 2021 Best Lawyers in Canada guide, resulting in our best showing in the guide since its inception.
One of Canada's most trusted peer-review publications, Best Lawyers has been providing comprehensive coverage of top legal talents in Canada and around the world for over 30 years. Selections are determined through a rigorous peer-review survey process.
“It is an honour to have so many of our lawyers recognized in this leading guide,” said Robert Seidel, Q.C., Canada Managing Partner. “Acknowledgment by our peers is a reflection of our standing within the legal community and is an important measure of the quality of service, professionalism and knowledge displayed by our lawyers.”
Congratulations to the following lawyers who are listed in the 2021 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 | Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law |
| Patrick Burgess (Calgary) | Corporate Law Energy Law Natural Resources Law |
| Ryan Campbell (Toronto) | Labour and Employment Law |
| Michael P. Carroll (Vancouver) | Alternative Dispute Resolution |
| 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 |
| Donald Cooper (Vancouver) | Real Estate Law |
| G. 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 Securities Law |
| Michael Ford, Q.C. (Calgary) | Labour and Employment |
| 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) | Transportation Law |
| Tamara Hunter (Vancouver) | Corporate and Commercial Litigation Administrative and Public Law Privacy and Data Security Law |
| Michelle Isaak (Vancouver) | Trust and Estates |
| Sanjay Joshi (Toronto) | Corporate Law |
| Daniel Kenney (Calgary) | Corporate Law Mining 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 |
| Roger Lee (Vancouver) | Trusts and Estates |
| Alan Macek (Toronto) | Intellectual Property Law |
| J. Brent MacLean (Vancouver) | Corporate and Commercial Litigation |
| Vaughn MacLellan (Toronto) | Securities Law |
| Sandra Mah (Calgary) | Trusts and Estates |
| Garry Mancell, R.P.F. (Vancouver) | Energy Law Natural Resources Law |
| Elizabeth Mayer (Vancouver) | Project Finance Law Public Finance Law |
| Andrew E.C. McFarlane (Toronto) | Aviation Law |
| Geoffrey D. Mowatt (Toronto) | Intellectual Property Law |
| David T. Neave (Vancouver) | Class Action Litigation Corporate and Commercial Litigation |
| 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 |
| 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) | Intellectual Property Law Information Technology Law Technology Law |
| Bruce Stratton (Toronto) | Intellectual Property Law |
| David Stratton, Q.C. (Edmonton) | 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) | 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 |
