Miller Thomson is proud to congratulate an impressive group of lawyers who have been recognized for their industry-leading advisory experience across 34 areas of law in the newly released 2021 edition of the Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory.

Published annually since 1997, the directory is the most comprehensive guide to legal talent in Canada. The rankings are the culmination of an extensive annual peer review process combined with research on the people and firms whose work for their clients continues to distinguish them throughout the year.

Firm Ranking

We are pleased to see our wide-ranging expertise and experience reflected these rankings with Miller Thomson acknowledged as a leading firm in the following areas of law:

  • Asset Equipment Finance/Leasing
  • Banking & Financial Institutions
  • Construction Law
  • Corporate Commercial Law
  • Corporate Finance & Securities
  • Corporate Tax
  • Entertainment Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Franchise Law
  • Indigenous Law
  • Insolvency & Financial Restructuring
  • Labour Relations
  • Litigation – Commercial Insurance
  • Litigation – Corporate Commercial
  • Litigation – Product Liability
  • Medical Negligence
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Mining
  • Professional Liability
  • Property Development
  • Property Leasing
  • Transportation (Road & Rail)

Individual Rankings

The following lawyers have been recognized by Lexpert as prominent practitioners in their fields of law:

Advertising & Marketing Law

  • Eric Dufour, Toronto

Asset-Based Lending

  • Nora F. Osbaldeston, Toronto
  • Kenneth Rosenstein, Toronto

Banking & Financial Institutions

  • Jonathan Dyck, Toronto
  • Nora F. Osbaldeston, Toronto
  • Kristina Shaw, London

Charities/Not-for-Profit Law

  • Sarah Fitzpatrick, Vancouver
  • M. Elena Hoffstein, Toronto
  • Susan Manwaring, Toronto
  • Andrew Valentine, Toronto

Class Actions

  • F. Paul Morrison, Toronto

Commodity Tax/Customs

  • Daniel Kiselbach, Vancouver/Toronto

Construction Law

  • Gerry Argento, Montreal
  • Dražen Bulat, Toronto/Vaughan
  • Yannick Forget, Montreal
  • Guy Gilain, Montreal
  • Scott Hammel, Edmonton
  • Jasmin Lefebvre, Montreal
  • Louis-Michel Tremblay, Montreal

Corporate Commercial Law

  • Andy Chan, Vaughan/Markham
  • Andrew Cohen, Montreal
  • Ryan Done, London
  • Dwayne Kuiper, Waterloo
  • Glen Lekach, Regina
  • Jean Leonard, Waterloo
  • Philipp Park, Montreal
  • Farah Rohoman, London
  • Eric Schneider, Waterloo
  • Kristina Shaw, London
  • Melissa Tummon, Waterloo
  • Rick Van Beselaere, Regina
  • Joseph Yurkovich, Edmonton

Corporate Finance & Securities

  • Adam Kline, Toronto
  • Lawrence Wilder, Toronto

Corporate Mid-Market

  • Lawrence Wilder, Toronto

Corporate Tax

  • William Fowlis, Calgary
  • Joseph Yurkovich, Edmonton

Employment Law

  • Thomas Duke, Edmonton/Calgary
  • Lisa Goodfellow, Toronto
  • Inna Koldorf, Vaughan
  • Michelle MacGillivray, Toronto
  • Jill Wilkie, Calgary

Entertainment Law

  • Dean Chenoy, Montreal
  • Jonathan Dyck, Toronto

Environmental Law

  • Aaron Atcheson, London
  • Bryan Buttigieg, Vaughan
  • Tamara Farber, Toronto

Estate & Personal Tax Planning

  • Gail Black, Calgary
  • Kelly Charlebois, Toronto
  • Wendi Crowe, Edmonton
  • William Fowlis, Calgary
  • M. Elena Hoffstein, Toronto
  • Nathalie Marchand, Montreal
  • Nicole Woodward, Toronto

Franchise Law

  • Pascale Cloutier, Toronto
  • Richard Leblanc, Toronto

Indigenous Law

  • John Doolan, Vancouver
  • Sarah Hansen, Vancouver

Insolvency & Financial Restructuring

  • Gregory Azeff, Toronto
  • Jeffrey Carhart, Toronto
  • Kyla Mahar, Toronto
  • Tony Van Klink, London

Litigation – Commercial Insurance

  • Chris Blom, Toronto
  • James Bromiley, Waterloo
  • John Downing, London
  • Patricia Forte, Waterloo

Litigation – Corporate Commercial

  • Mark Alexander*, Edmonton
  • Douglas Best, Toronto
  • Bryan Buttigieg, Toronto
  • John Chapman, Toronto
  • Sam De Caprio, Vaughan/Markham
  • Riccardo Del Vecchio, Vaughan/Markham
  • Enzo Di Iorio, Vaughan/Markham
  • John Downing, London
  • Scott Hammel, Edmonton
  • Nahla Khouri, Toronto
  • Rohit Kumar, Toronto/Waterloo
  • F. Paul Morrison, Toronto
  • Yves Robillard, Montreal
  • Brian Whitwham*, London

Litigation – Corporate Tax

  • David Chodikoff, Toronto
  • Marie-Hélène Tremblay*, Montreal

Litigation – Product Liability

  • F. Paul Morrison, Toronto

Mergers & Acquisitions

  • Michael Caruso, Toronto
  • Jay M. Hoffman, Toronto
  • Lawrence Wilder, Toronto

Personal Injury

  • Chris Blom, Toronto

Private Equity

  • Lawrence Wilder, Toronto

Property Development

  • Aaron Atcheson, London
  • William Dahms, Waterloo
  • Steven O’Melia, Waterloo

Property Leasing

  • Aaron Atcheson, London
  • Steven Chaimberg, Montreal
  • Daniel Chubb, Edmonton
  • John Cross, Edmonton
  • John Doolan, Vancouver
  • Perry Katz, Toronto
  • Joshua Selby, Calgary
  • Michael Walker, Vancouver

Transportation (Road & Rail)

  • Louis Amato-Gauci, Toronto
  • William Kenny, Edmonton

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* Note: while not “Lexpert-ranked”, these individuals were selected as a Lexpert Rising Star winner or finalist and are listed as a Leading Lawyer to Watch in their designated practice area.