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• Practical Takeaways from the 2026 Annual Review of Insolvency Law Conference

  Matthew Lerner, Brian Kolenda, Christopher Yung, and Ravneet Minhas were featured in Insolvency Insider Canada, which reshared their blog on key takeaways from the 2026 Annual Review of Insolvency Law Conference. Our expert litigators highlight three insolvency themes that can help legal counsel approach exceptional relief, manage greater attention to process and privilege, and respond to Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act protections.

  February 27, 2026
• Lenczner Slaght Recognized Among Canada’s Best Law Firms

  In the latest edition of Best Law Firms in Canada, we are proud to be recognized with 27 Tier 1 rankings nationally and in Toronto. This recognition reflects our team’s deep expertise and commitment to delivering exceptional client service.

  October 30, 2025
• 2025 Lexpert Directory Highlights Lenczner Slaght’s Excellence in Advocacy

  Peers and senior members of the legal profession across the country continue to recognize the depth and breadth of Canada’s leading litigation firm in the latest 2025 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory. 

  March 11, 2025
• Lenczner Slaght Named One of the Best Law Firms in Canada

  Lenczner Slaght is proud to announce its recognition as Law Firm of the Year in Corporate and Commercial Litigation and Medical Negligence in the inaugural edition of Best Law Firms in Canada.

  November 6, 2024
• Insolvency & Restructuring in Canada

  Interviewed by Lexpert, our expert litigator, Christopher Yung, provides an overview on the two insolvency and restructuring statutes in Canada, how they differ, and what it means for businesses. 

  Christopher Yung | April 24, 2024
• The 2024 Lexpert Directory Recognizes Lenczner Slaght’s Litigation Excellence

  Lenczner Slaght’s litigators continue to be recognized by their peers as the foremost practitioners in their fields.

  March 5, 2024
• Lenczner Slaght Litigators Recognized as Best Lawyers in Canada

  In the latest edition of Best Lawyers in Canada, 41 of our expert litigators are recognized for their expertise across 24 practice areas. The following lawyers have also been recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” for receiving the highest overall peer-feedback in their practice areas in Toronto.

  August 24, 2023
• Lenczner Slaght’s Litigation Excellence Recognized in 2023 Lexpert Directory

  Following comprehensive peer review surveys and interviews with senior members in the legal profession, the 2023 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory has recognized 31 of the firm’s expert litigators for their experience, knowledge, and precision, with 108 rankings spanning 17 practice areas.

  March 1, 2023
• Lenczner Slaght Stands Out as a “Litigation Powerhouse” in Legal 500 Canada

  Canada’s leading litigation firm is once again ranked in Tier 1 for Dispute Resolution by Legal 500 Canada.

  November 10, 2022
• The 2022 Lexpert Directory Recognizes Lenczner Slaght’s Litigation Excellence

  31 of our expert litigators are recognized by their peers as the foremost practitioners across 18 fields.

  February 25, 2022
• Legal 500 Highlights Lenczner Slaght’s Litigation Dominance

  Legal 500 recognizes Canada’s leading litigation firm as “a regular fixture in the country’s ground-breaking contentious cases”.

  November 12, 2021
• The 2021 Lexpert Directory Recognizes 30 Lenczner Slaght Lawyers

  An increasing number of our expert litigators are recognized by their peers as the foremost practitioners in their fields.

  April 22, 2021
• Financial Post Article

  Monique Jilesen is quoted in a Financial Post article on topics of insolvency. Monique provides her comments on the difficulty of predicting whether a company is on its way to insolvency, particularly during a pandemic.

  Monique Jilesen | January 18, 2021
• Legal Notes: Contracted compensation clauses run afoul of the law during bankruptcy

  Scott Rollwagen was quoted in the Daily Commercial News article Legal Notes: Contracted compensation clauses run afoul of the law during bankruptcy. 

  Scott Rollwagen | January 7, 2021
• Legal 500 Recognizes Lenczner Slaght’s Top-Tier Litigation Expertise

  Canada’s leading litigation firm is “recognized across the country as a force in complex disputes” according to Legal 500.

  November 16, 2020
• Who’s Who Legal: Canada 2020 Recognizes Lenczner Slaght’s Expert Litigators

  In the latest edition of Who's Who Legal: Canada, Lenczner Slaght achieves eight recognitions in the Litigation chapter, with a total of ten expert litigators ranked.

  October 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.

  August 27, 2020
• Lexpert Highlights Lenczner Slaght’s Professional Excellence

  Lenczner Slaght’s litigators continue to be recognized by their peers as the foremost practitioners in their fields.

  April 24, 2020
• Top 10 business decisions of 2019: From bankruptcy to beer

  The Guarantee Company of North America v Royal Bank of Canada is named in the Lawyers' Daily's article Top 10 Business Decisions in Canada for 2019. Matthew B. Lerner and Scott Rollwagen are mentioned as counsel to the successful appellant, The Guarantee Company of North America. Matt is also quoted in the article.

  Matthew B. Lerner & Scott Rollwagen | February 5, 2020
• Lenczner Slaght’s Expert Litigators Ranked in Who’s Who Legal: Canada 2019

  Canada’s leading litigation firm continues to be recognized for its exceptional litigation expertise.

  December 17, 2019
• Top 10 and More Deals

  Canada’s leading litigation firm is proud to have acted in one of Lexpert’s Top 10 Deals of 2018. Algoma Steel Inc. was featured in the February issue of Lexpert Magazine as one of the most impactful deals in Canada last year. Lenczner Slaght represented GIP Primus, L.P. and Brightwood Loan Services L.L.C. in connection with the sale of the port assets with a team consisting of Peter Griffin, Monique Jilesen, Scott Rollwagen, and Matthew Lerner.

  February 14, 2019
• Provincially created trusts deemed valid

  Matthew B. Lerner and Scott Rollwagen were interviewed by Law Times in their featured story on the Court of Appeal's recent landmark decision in The Guarantee Company of North America v Royal Bank of Canada. The decision upset the long-standing conventional wisdom among bankruptcy and insolvency practitioners in Ontario about the fate of provincially-created statutory trusts in bankruptcy. Matt and Scott acted for the successful appellant, The Guarantee Company of North America.

  Matthew B. Lerner & Scott Rollwagen | January 21, 2019
• Lenczner Slaght Litigators Ranked in Best Lawyers in Canada

  Canada’s leading litigation firm is proud to announce that 25 of the firm’s 58 lawyers have been recognized in the Best Lawyers in Canada 2019 publication across multiple categories.

  August 21, 2018
• Lexpert Recognizes Lenczner Slaght’s Professional Excellence

  An increasing number of the firm’s lawyers have been ranked by their peers as leading practitioners in their field.

  April 12, 2018
• Lexpert's Big Suits: Essar Steel Algoma Inc. et al (Re), 2017

  Essar Steel Algoma Inc. et al (Re), 2017 featured in the 2017 issue of Lexpert/ROB Special Edition: Canada's Leading Litigation Lawyers as one of the Top 5 Big Suits of 2017. In this particular litigation of significance, Lenczner Slaght's Peter Griffin, Monique Jilesen, and Matthew B. Lerner represented GIP Primus LP and Brightwood Loan Services LLC.

  Peter Griffin, Monique Jilesen & Matthew B. Lerner | November 24, 2017
• Who’s Who Legal: Canada 2017 Highlights Lenczner Slaght Litigators

  Lenczner Slaght is proud to be named as “the foremost litigation team in the country” by Who’s Who Legal: Canada 2017, with six of our expert litigators recognized for their exceptional work representing clients.

  October 12, 2017
• Lenczner Slaght Ranked Among the Best

  Almost half of the leading litigation firm’s lawyers are recognized in the Best Lawyers in Canada.

  August 22, 2017
• Peers Recognize Lenczner Slaght's Expertise in Cross-border Litigation

  Fifteen Lenczner Slaght lawyers have been ranked in the Lexpert 2016 Guide to the Leading U.S/Canada Cross-Border Litigation Lawyers in Canada

  November 25, 2016
• Lenczner Slaght Lawyers Ranked Best

  Nearly half of the firm’s lawyers recognized among Canada’s foremost practitioners

  August 10, 2016
• Lenczner Slaght Leads in Cross-Border Litigation

  Recognition of Lenczner Slaght lawyers as Canada's Leading Cross-Border Litigators Endures

  December 8, 2015
• Curry sees "very dramatic shift" in handling of paramountcy law

  Tom Curry and Andrew Parley were quoted in The Lawyers Weekly on November 27, 2015.

  Tom Curry & Andrew Parley | November 27, 2015
• Lenczner Slaght Lawyers Repeatedly Ranked Among the Best

  Half of the firm's lawyers are ranked as leading practitioners and three named "Lawyer of the Year" in the latest Best Lawyers in Canada Directory.

  August 24, 2015
• 20 Lenczner Slaght Lawyers Recognized in 2015 Lexpert Directory

  Recognized by Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory as leading practitioners.

  June 25, 2015
• ‘Unprecedented' Nortel ruling spans Canadian and U.S. Courts

  Monique Jilesen was quoted on the decision in the Nortel Networks Corporation case both by the Lawyers Weekly on June 19, 2015 and the July issue of Bottom Line Newspaper published by Lexis Nexis Canada Inc.

  Monique Jilesen | June 19, 2015
• Lessons from the Nortel case

  Monique Jilesen was quoted in the May 18, 2015 issue of Law Times regarding the decision in Nortel Networks Corporation (Re), 2015 ONSC 2987.

  Monique Jilesen | May 18, 2015
• 23 Lenczner Slaght Lawyers Ranked Among the Best

  Nearly half of the firm's 49 lawyers are ranked as leading practitioners and two named "Lawyer of the Year" in the latest Best Lawyers in Canada Directory.

  August 27, 2014
• Lenczner Slaght Increases Rankings in 2014 Lexpert Directory

  Canada's leading litigation practice continues to add new names to the list.

  June 3, 2014
• Lenczner Slaght Lawyers Win Top Peer Ratings

  Recognized by Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as leading practitioners.

  May 29, 2012