DLA Piper Canada has strong showing in 2021 Canadian Legal Lexpert Guide
DLA Piper (Canada) LLP is pleased to announce that we have once more increased the number of lawyers ranked as leading practitioners in the 2021 edition of the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.
Forty-nine of the firm’s lawyers were ranked in this edition, representing a ten percent increase over our 2020 numbers. Six additional DLA Piper Canada lawyers were ranked in the areas of Corporate Mid-Market and Corporate Commercial and the firm was newly ranked in the area of Corporate Finance & Securities. Michael Reid (Technology Transactions) and Katrina Edgerton-McGhan (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.
“We are honoured to be recognized by our peers in this year's Lexpert directory,” said Robert Seidel, Q.C., Canada Managing Partner. "I congratulate our ranked lawyers on the exceptional commitment to client service and legal expertise which they have demonstrated over the year."
Congratulations to the following lawyers recognized in the 2021 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 |
| Colin Brousson | Insolvency & Financial Restructuring |
| Patrick Burgess | Energy (Oil & Gas) |
|
Ruby Chan |
Corporate Mid-Market Mining |
| Jennifer Cleall | Corporate Commercial |
| Don Collie | Mining |
| Russel Drew | Corporate Mid-Market |
| Katrina Edgerton-McGhan | Litigation - Corporate Commercial (Lawyers to Watch) |
|
Lana Finney |
Environmental Law |
|
Robert Fonn |
Corporate Finance & Securities |
|
Michael Ford, Q.C. |
Labour Relations |
|
Catherine Gibson |
Property Leasing |
| Noam Goodman | Corporate Mid-Market |
|
Brian Hiebert |
Forestry Law |
|
Roy Hudson |
Corporate Mid-Market |
|
Forrest Hume |
Transportation (Road & Rail) |
| Michelle Isaak | Estate & Personal Tax Planning |
| Daniel Kenney | Mining |
|
Howard Krupat |
Construction Law |
|
Edmond Lamek |
Insolvency & Financial Restructuring |
|
Roger Lee |
Estate & Personal Tax Planning (Estate Litigation) |
| Alan Macek | Intellectual Property
Litigation: Intellectual Property |
| Vaughn MacLellan | Corporate Mid-Market |
|
Garry Mancell, R.P.F. |
Forestry Law |
|
Elizabeth Mayer |
Infrastructure Law |
|
Andrew McFarlane |
Asset Equipment Finance / Leasing Aviation (Regulation & Liability) Project Finance Banking & Financial Institutions |
| Alan Monk | Mining |
|
David Neave |
Competition Law |
| Richard Nixon | Employment Law (Employer) |
|
Catherine Pawluch |
Aviation (Regulation & Liability) Transportation (Road & Rail) |
| Marc Philibert | Corporate Mid-Market |
| Richard Press | Employment (Employer) |
| Sangeetha Punniyamoorthy |
Intellectual Property Litigation: Intellectual Property |
|
David Reid |
Mining |
| Michael Reid | Technology Transactions (Lawyers to Watch) |
|
Laura Safran, Q.C. |
Aviation (Regulation & Liability) Corporate Mid-Market |
|
Robert Seidel, Q.C. |
Corporate Mid-Market Corporate Commercial |
| Derek Sigel |
Corporate Mid-Market Mining |
| Denis Silva | Corporate Mid-Market |
|
Bruce Stratton |
Intellectual Property Litigation: Intellectual Property |
|
David Stratton, Q.C. |
Corporate Mid-Market |
|
Heather Treacy, Q.C. |
Indigenous Law |
|
Trevor Wong-Chor |
Corporate Mid-Market |
|
Kevin Wright |
Competition Law |
The firm is additionally ranked in the following areas:
- Competition Law
- Computer & IT Law
- Construction Law
- Corporate Commercial Law
- Corporate Finance & Securities
- Forestry Law
- Intellectual Property
- Litigation - Corporate Commercial
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Mining
- Project Finance
- Transportation (Road & Rail)
*Ian Bendell is a Foreign Legal Consultant working from the firm’s Toronto office.
