2 March 20234 minute read

DLA Piper Canada increases rankings in 2023 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

DLA Piper (Canada) LLP is pleased to announce our lawyers have been ranked as leading practitioners in the 2023 edition of the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.

Fifty-seven of the firm’s lawyers were ranked in the 2023 edition across multiple key practice areas, resulting in an almost 30 percent increase in total lawyer rankings over last year’s rankings. In particular, we saw eight more lawyers recognized in Corporate Mid-Market, signalling our growing capabilities in this area.

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 2023 edition:

  • Paul Albi, K.C. - Family Law
  • Derrick Auch - Corporate Mid-Market, Mining
  • Kate Bake-Paterson - Charities
  • Derek Bell - Litigation - Corporate Commercial
  • Ian Bendell* - Infrastructure Law
  • Chris Bennett - Computer & IT Law, Intellectual Property, Technology Transactions
  • Keri Bennett - Data Privacy
  • Ryan Black - Computer & IT Law, Corporate Mid-Market, Technology Transactions
  • Wally Braul - Aboriginal, Environment
  • Colin Brousson - Insolvency: Financial Restructuring and Litigation
  • Ruby Chan - Corporate Mid-Market, Mining
  • Don Collie - Mining
  • Russel Drew - Corporate Mid-Market
  • Megan Filmer - Corporate Mid-Market
  • Robert Fonn - Corporate Finance & Securities, Corporate Mid-Market, Mining
  • Bentley Gaikis - Intellectual Property (Lawyers to Watch)
  • Catherine Gibson - Property Leasing
  • Deepak Gill - Mining
  • Noam Goodman - Corporate Mid-Market
  • Brian Hiebert - Forestry Law, Corporate Mid-Market
  • Roy Hudson - Corporate Mid-Market, Mining
  • Forrest Hume - Transportation (Road & Rail)
  • Michelle Isaak - Estate & Personal Tax Planning
  • Josh Jantzi - Aboriginal
  • Sanjay Joshi - Corporate Mid-Market
  • Daniel Kenney - Corporate Mid-Market, Mining
  • Howard Krupat - Construction Law
  • Edmond Lamek - Insolvency & Financial Restructuring
  • Roger Lee - Estate & Personal Tax Planning (Estate Litigation)
  • Genevieve Lille - Corporate Tax
  • Alan Macek - Intellectual Property, Litigation: Intellectual Property
  • Vaughn MacLellan - Corporate Mid-Market, Corporate Finance, Mining
  • Ted Maduri - Corporate Mid-Market
  • Garry Mancell, R.P.F. - Forestry Law
  • Elizabeth Mayer - Infrastructure Law: Project Finance
  • Andrew McFarlane - Asset Equipment Finance / Leasing, Aviation (Regulation & Liability)
  • Alan Monk - Mining
  • Veronica Monteiro - Pensions (Employer)
  • Geoff Mowatt - Intellectual Property
  • David Neave - Competition
  • Breanna Needham - Litigation - Corporate Commercial (Lawyers to Watch)
  • Catherine Pawluch - Aviation, Transportation
  • Marc Philibert - Corporate Mid-Market
  • Sangeetha Punniyamoorthy - Intellectual Property, Litigation: Intellectual Property
  • David Reid - Mining
  • Michael Reid - Corporate Mid-Market
  • Ian Reynolds - Corporate Commercial, Corporate Mid-Market, M&A
  • Laura Safran, K.C. - Aviation
  • Robert Seidel, K.C. - Corporate Mid-Market, Corporate Commercial
  • Douglas Shields - Mining
  • Derek Sigel - Corporate Finance, Corporate Mid-Market, Mining
  • Denis Silva - Corporate Mid-Market, Mining
  • Bruce Stratton - Intellectual Property, Litigation: Intellectual Property
  • Heather Treacy, K.C. - Indigenous Law
  • Trevor Wong-Chor - Corporate Mid-Market
  • Kevin Wright - Competition Law