Chambers Canada Highlights Lenczner Slaght as a Litigation Powerhouse
With 28 ranked lawyers and top-tier practice group rankings across 11 areas, Lenczner Slaght’s latest Chambers Canada results continue to reinforce that its reputation as Canada’s leading litigation firm is built on decades of courtroom excellence, national reach, and top-tier client service.
Following extensive research and interviews with firm clients and legal professionals across Canada, Chambers Canada 2027 recognizes Lenczner Slaght’s excellence in advocacy in the following areas:
- Construction (Nationwide – Canada)
- Dispute Resolution: Arbitration (Nationwide – Canada)
- Dispute Resolution: Class Action (Defence) (Nationwide – Canada)
- Employment & Labour (Ontario)
- Healthcare: Contentious (Nationwide – Canada)
- Insurance: Dispute Resolution (Nationwide – Canada)
- Intellectual Property: Litigation (Nationwide – Canada)
- Litigation: General Commercial (Nationwide – Canada)
- Litigation: Administrative & Public Law (Ontario)
- Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite (Ontario)
- Litigation: Securities (Ontario)
Lenczner Slaght once again earns its Band 1 ranking in Litigation: General Commercial in Ontario. Nationally, the firm has advanced to Band 2, a reflection of its depth of experience litigating some of the most complex commercial disputes across Canada.
Chambers notes: “Lenczner Slaght is one of the country’s foremost litigation boutique practices and demonstrates significant national reach from its Toronto base. The firm is particularly known for its extensive skills in trial and appellate proceedings at all levels of the courts in Canada.”
Clients noted:
“Lenczner Slaght is a litigation powerhouse.”
“The Lenczner Slaght team brings not only strong technical legal capability, but also a practical understanding of how disputes unfold strategically, commercially and procedurally in real-world settings.”
“Lenczner Slaght’s ability to see the big picture is particularly important, and walking into court with the firm is a reputational step up.”In addition to the firm’s rankings, 28 Lenczner Slaght lawyers are further recognized as top litigators in their respective fields.
- Nicole Naglie – Employment & Labour (Ontario)
- Jim Lepore – Intellectual Property: Litigation (Nationwide – Canada)
- Aoife Quinn – Employment & Labour (Ontario); Insurance: Dispute Resolution (Nationwide – Canada)
- Meghan Bridges – Healthcare: Contentious (Nationwide – Canada)
- Andrea Wheeler – Construction (Nationwide – Canada)
- Aaron Grossman – Construction (Nationwide – Canada)
- Brendan Morrison – Healthcare: Contentious (Nationwide – Canada)
- Brian Kolenda – Litigation: Securities (Ontario)
- Andrew Moeser – Intellectual Property: Litigation (Nationwide – Canada)
- Paul-Erik Veel – Dispute Resolution: Class Action (Defence) (Nationwide – Canada); Healthcare: Contentious (Nationwide – Canada); Litigation: General Commercial (Ontario)
- Matthew B. Lerner – Litigation: General Commercial (Ontario)
- Andrew Parley – Construction (Nationwide – Canada); Dispute Resolution: Arbitration (Nationwide – Canada)
- Sana Halwani – Intellectual Property: Litigation (Nationwide – Canada)
- Jaan Lilles – Healthcare: Contentious (Nationwide – Canada)
- Dena N. Varah – Healthcare: Contentious (Nationwide – Canada)
- Rebecca Jones – Healthcare: Contentious (Nationwide – Canada); Litigation: Administrative & Public Law (Ontario)
- Eli Lederman – Litigation: General Commercial (Ontario); Litigation: Securities (Ontario)
- Matthew Sammon – Construction (Nationwide – Canada); Employment & Labour (Ontario); Employment & Labour: Non-Unionised Employees (Ontario); Healthcare: Contentious (Nationwide – Canada)
- Jordana Sanft – Intellectual Property: Litigation (Nationwide – Canada)
- Monique Jilesen – Litigation: General Commercial (Ontario)
- Nina Bombier – Healthcare: Contentious (Nationwide – Canada); Insurance: Dispute Resolution (Nationwide – Canada)
- Mark Veneziano – Healthcare: Contentious (Nationwide – Canada); Insurance: Dispute Resolution (Nationwide – Canada)
- Risa Kirshblum – Healthcare: Contentious (Nationwide – Canada)
- Lawrence E. Thacker – Dispute Resolution: Arbitration (Nationwide – Canada)
- William C. McDowell – Litigation: Administrative & Public Law (Ontario)
- Tom Curry – Dispute Resolution: Class Action (Defence) (Nationwide – Canada); Healthcare: Contentious (Nationwide – Canada); Litigation: Administrative & Public Law (Ontario); Litigation: General Commercial (Ontario)
- Peter Griffin – Dispute Resolution: Class Action (Defence) (Nationwide – Canada); Litigation: General Commercial (Ontario)
- Ian Binnie – Dispute Resolution: Most in Demand Arbitrators (Nationwide – Canada)
Clients had this to say about the firm’s lawyers:
“The team at Lenczner Slaght is unparalleled. Its lawyers are thorough, detail-oriented and creative in their approach. They are fierce advocates and a true pleasure to work with.”
“Lenczner Slaght lawyers are great advocates on their feet, strategic and have high level mastery of the law. I would trust them with anything.”
“Lenczner Slaght excels at sophisticated legal analysis, strategic planning and execution. Their written advocacy is clear and persuasive.”
“Lenczner Slaght is highly responsive and strategic, balancing risk management with real‑world considerations to achieve efficient outcomes.”Congratulations to all who are recognized!