DLA Piper Canada recommended in 2022 edition of Chambers Canada
DLA Piper (Canada) LLP and its lawyers have been recognized across 15 practice areas in the 2022 edition of Chambers Canada. Among our 25 lawyers ranked in the prestigious guide we are pleased to see Russel Drew (Corporate/Commercial) and Monique Evans (Transportation: Associate to Watch) ranked for the first time. Michael Ford, Q.C., Forrest Hume and Laura Safran, Q.C. have once more been ranked in Band 1 in their respective practice areas.
“I congratulate the lawyers who continue to receive this important recognition, in addition to their newly ranked colleagues.” said Robert Seidel, Q.C., Canada Managing Partner. “Inclusion in this guide is representative of a well-deserved reputation within their legal fields for dedication to excellence and unrivalled industry knowledge.”
Operating across 200 jurisdictions, Chambers and Partners is one of the most influential rankings guides to legal talent worldwide. Rankings for both lawyers and law firms are based on the meticulous research of a team of editors and researchers which includes a rigorous process of peer review and client interviews.
Client and market feedback on the firm and its lawyers included:
"capable, willing and able to provide pertinent, value-added and practical legal support"
"communicate complicated concepts in language and terms that non-legal professionals can understand"
"excellent to work with - we find their expertise and knowledge to be the best in the business"
DLA Piper Canada is recognized as a leading law firm in the following areas:
- Agribusiness: Forestry (Band 1)
- Corporate/Commercial: Highly Regarded (Alberta, British Columbia)
- Employment & Labour (Nationwide and Alberta)
- Intellectual Property: Litigation
- Projects: PPP & Infrastructure
- Real Estate (British Columbia)
- Transportation: Aviation
- Transportation: Rail & Road (Band 1)
The following lawyers have been distinguished as top practitioners in their respective fields:
- Derek Bell - Litigation: General Commercial (Ontario)
- Ian Bendell (Foreign Legal Consultant) - Projects: PPP and Infrastructure, Project Finance
- Andrew Burton - Projects: PPP and Infrastructure
- Russel Drew - Corporate/Commercial (Ontario)
- Monique Evans - Transportation: Rail and Road (Associate to Watch)
- Lana Finney - Environment
- Robert Fonn - Cannabis Law
- Michael Ford, Q.C. - Employment and Labour (Alberta) (Band 1)
- Brian Hiebert - Agribusiness: Forestry
- Forrest Hume - Transportation: Rail and Road (Band 1)
- Howard Krupat - Construction
- John Landry, Q.C. - Transportation: Rail & Road
- Edmond Lamek - Restructuring & Insolvency
- Garry Mancell - Agribusiness: Forestry (Senior Statesperson)
- Elizabeth Mayer - Projects: PPP and Infrastructure
- Andrew McFarlane - Transportation: Aviation: Finance
- David Neave - Dispute Resolution: Class Action (Defence), Litigation: General Commercial (British Columbia), Litigation: Product Liability
- Richard Nixon - Employment and Labour (Ontario)
- Catherine Pawluch - Transportation: Aviation:Regulatory
- Laura Safran, Q.C. - Transportation: Aviation: Regulatory (Band 1)
- Bruce Stratton - Intellectual Property: Litigation
- Heather Treacy, Q.C.- Aboriginal Law, Litigation: General Commercial (Alberta)
- Brian Tsuji - Immigration
- Jeff Waatainen - Agribusiness: Forestry
- Kevin Wright - Competition/Antitrust: Litigators
