August 27, 2020

Best Lawyers in Canada Recognizes Lenczner Slaght’s Litigation Expertise

Lenczner Slaght is proud to announce that 33 of our expert litigators are recognized in Best Lawyers in Canada 2021. Our lawyers received a total of 128 rankings, up from 100 in 2020.

Best Lawyers in Canada not only recognizes our expert litigators for their expertise across multiple practice areas, the firm is also named “Law Firm of the Year” in Alternative Dispute Resolution! In addition, Tom Curry is named “Lawyer of the Year” in Health Care Law, having received the highest overall peer-feedback in Toronto.

Rankings and awards in Best Lawyers in Canada are based entirely on peer review by other leading lawyers in the area, along with an international Board of Advisors.

Congratulations to the following Lenczner Slaght lawyers who are ranked:

*Ranked for 5 years or more
**Ranked for 10 years or more
***Ranked for 15 years or more

  • Chris Kinnear Hunter – Health Care Law, Medical Negligence
  • Andrea Wheeler – Corporate & Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law
  • Aaron I. Grossman – Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Brendan F. Morrison – Corporate & Commercial Litigation, Healthcare Law, Medical Negligence
  • Andrew Porter – Health Care Law
  • Ian MacLeod – Health Care Law
  • Amanda Smallwood – Health Care Law
  • Paul-Erik Veel – Administrative & Public Law, Class Action Litigation, Health Care Law, Medical Negligence
  • Andrew Parley – Health Care Law
  • Matthew B. Lerner – Construction Law, Corporate & Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law, Medical Negligence
  • Sana Halwani – Biotechnology, Intellectual Property
  • *Dena N. Varah – Corporate & Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law, Medical Negligence
  • *Shara N. Roy – Class Action Litigation, Corporate & Commercial Litigation, Securities
  • *Jaan Lilles – Administrative & Public Law, Corporate & Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law, Medical Negligence
  • Colin Johnston – Medical Negligence, Health Care Law
  • *Rebecca Jones – Administrative & Public Law, Corporate & Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law, Medical Negligence
  • *Matthew Sammon – Corporate & Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law, Medical Negligence
  • *Eli S. Lederman – Administrative & Public Law, Corporate & Commercial Litigation, Franchise Law, Health Care Law, Medical Negligence
  • *Monique Jilesen – Class Action Litigation, Corporate & Commercial Litigation, Director & Officer Liability, Labour & Employment Law, Insolvency & Financial Restructuring, Securities
  • *Nina Bombier – Corporate & Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law, Insurance, Medical Negligence, Product Liability
  • Scott Rollwagen – Appellate Practice, Corporate & Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law
  • *Mark Veneziano – Construction Law, Corporate & Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law, Insurance, Medical Negligence
  • Cynthia L. Tape – Intellectual Property
  • *Risa M. Kirshblum – Health Care Law, Medical Negligence
  • Lawrence E. Thacker – Alternative Dispute Resolution, Class Action Litigation, Corporate & Commercial Litigation
  • *Anne E. Posno – Administrative & Public Law, Corporate & Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law, Medical Negligence, Trusts and Estates
  • ***Peter J. Osborne – Administrative & Public Law, Corporate & Commercial Litigation, Insolvency & Financial Restructuring, Securities
  • *William C. McDowell – Administrative & Public Law, Class Action Litigation, Corporate & Commercial Litigation, Defamation & Media, Health Care Law, Legal Malpractice
  • ***Tom Curry – Administrative & Public Law, Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Class Action Litigation, Corporate & Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law, Intellectual Property, Legal Malpractice, Medical Negligence, Personal Injury Litigation, Product Liability
  • ***Peter Griffin – Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Class Action Litigation, Corporate & Commercial Litigation, Director & Officer Liability, Health Care Law, Insolvency & Financial Restructuring, Legal Malpractice, Medical Negligence, Securities
  • ***Glenn Smith – Class Action Litigation, Corporate & Commercial Litigation, Insurance, Product Liability
  • ***Ronald G. Slaght – Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Class Action Litigation, Corporate & Commercial Litigation, Director & Officer Liability, Intellectual Property, Legal Malpractice, Personal Injury Litigation, Product Liability, Securities
  • *Ian Binnie – Administrative & Public Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate Practice, Defamation & Media, Intellectual Property

About Best Lawyers in Canada

Best Lawyers in Canada has conducted peer reviews of Canadian lawyers for 13 years, publishing the first edition of its directory in 2006. Peers are asked to rate nominees on how likely they would be to refer a matter to the nominee if they were unable to handle the matter themselves. Its international Board of Advisors also contributes to its understanding of the legal landscape.