DLA Piper Canada lawyers recognized in 2022 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
DLA Piper (Canada) LLP is pleased to announce our lawyers have been ranked as leading practitioners in the 2022 edition of the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.
Forty-five of the firm’s lawyers were ranked in this edition across 22 practice areas. Bentley Gaikis (Intellectual Property), Veronica Monteiro (Pensions) and Breanna Needham (Litigation Corporate/Commercial) were listed as "Lawyers to Watch”.
The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory identifies the top law firms and practitioners in the country. The rankings are based on an extensive, peer-review process in which over 10,000 participants from law firms across Canada participate.
Congratulations to the following lawyers recognized in the 2022 edition:
| Lawyer | Practice Area |
| Paul Albi, Q.C. | Family Law |
| Derrick Auch | Mining |
| Kate Bake-Paterson | Charities |
| James Bancroft, Q.C. | Litigation - Corporate Commercial |
| Derek Bell | Litigation - Corporate Commercial |
| Ian Bendell* | Infrastructure Law |
| Chris Bennett | Computer & IT Law Intellectual Property |
| Ryan Black | Computer & IT Law Corporate Mid-Market Technology Transactions |
| Patrick Burgess | Energy (Oil & Gas) |
| Ruby Chan | Corporate Mid-Market Mining |
| Jennifer Cleall, Q.C. | Corporate Commercial |
| Don Collie | Mining |
| Russel Drew | Corporate Mid-Market |
| Katrina Edgerton-McGhan | Litigation - Corporate Commercial |
| Robert Fonn | Corporate Finance & Securities |
| Michael Ford, Q.C. | Employment Law |
| Bentley Gaikis | Intellectual Property (Lawyers to Watch) |
| Catherine Gibson | Property Leasing |
| Brian Hiebert | Forestry Law |
| Roy Hudson | Corporate Mid-Market Mining |
| Forrest Hume | Transportation (Road & Rail) |
| Michelle Isaak | Estate & Personal Tax Planning |
| Howard Krupat | Construction Law Infrastructure Law |
| Edmond Lamek | Insolvency & Financial Restructuring |
| P. John Landry | Transportation (Rail & Road) |
| Roger Lee | Estate & Personal Tax Planning (Estate Litigation) |
| Alan Macek | Intellectual Property Litigation: Intellectual Property |
| Vaughn MacLellan | Corporate Mid-Market Mining |
| Garry Mancell, R.P.F. | Forestry Law |
| Elizabeth Mayer | Infrastructure Law Project Finance |
| Andrew McFarlane | Asset Equipment Finance / Leasing Aviation (Regulation & Liability) Project Finance Banking & Financial Institutions |
| Jamie Mills | Intellectual Property Life Sciences & Health Litigation - Intellectual Property |
| Veronica Monteiro | Pensions (Lawyer to Watch) |
| Geoff Mowatt | Intellectual Property |
| Breanna Needham | Litigation - Corporate Commercial (Lawyers to Watch) |
| Catherine Pawluch | Aviation (Regulation & Liability) Transportation (Road & Rail) |
| Marc Philibert | Corporate Mid-Market |
| Sangeetha Punniyamoorthy | Intellectual Property Litigation: Intellectual Property |
| David Reid | Mining |
| Robert Seidel, Q.C. | Corporate Mid-Market Corporate Commercial |
| Derek Sigel | Corporate Mid-Market |
| Bruce Stratton | Intellectual Property Litigation: Intellectual Property |
| Heather Treacy, Q.C. | Indigenous Law |
| Trevor Wong-Chor | Corporate Mid-Market Corporate Commercial |
| Kevin Wright | Competition Law |
*Ian Bendell is a Foreign Legal Consultant working from the firm’s Toronto office.
