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112 Aird & Berlis Lawyers Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2025
Aird & Berlis is proud to announce that 112 members of the firm were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada. We are also pleased to share that an additional 18 lawyers have been listed in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada.
The firm is recognized across 44 practice areas and received 47 new listings* across both publications.
Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice
Robert Freedman
Jason Madden
Kimberly Thomas
Alexandria Winterburn*
Administrative and Public Law
Jason Madden*
Christopher J. Williams
Advertising and Marketing Law
Stephen Zolf
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Timothy M. Lowman*
Bernie McGarva
Archie Rabinowitz
Asset-Based Lending Practice
Aaron T. Collins
Jill P. Fraser
Steven L. Graff*
Banking and Finance Law
Ian Aversa
Sam Billard
Aaron T. Collins
D. Robb English
Richard Epstein
Jill P. Fraser
Tony Gioia
Steven L. Graff
Cannabis Law
Sherri M. Altshuler
Fiona Brown
Melanie Cole*
Richard M. Kimel
Jeffrey K. Merk*
Charities / Non-Profit Law
Rachel L. Blumenfeld
Class Action Litigation
Steve J. Tenai
Commercial Leasing Law
Faruk Gafic
Marco Gammone
Derek J. McCallum
Kenneth Pimentel
Monty Warsh
Communications Law
Stephen Zolf
Construction Law
Brian Chung*
Bernie McGarva
Barbra H. Miller
Vedran Simkic
Corporate and Commercial Litigation
John Longo
Steve J. Tenai
Corporate Governance Practice
Margaret T. Nelligan
Corporate Law
Sherri M. Altshuler
Jennifer Bishop
Jeremy Burke*
Trevor Crowley
Trevor DeBoer*
Richard Epstein
Stanley W.L. Freedman
Lorway Gosse*
Matthew R. Hibbert
Steven Kelman
Richard M. Kimel*
Jeffrey K. Merk
Cecilia M. Moffat
Margaret T. Nelligan
Rochelle Perera
Angela Swan
Defamation and Media Law
Stephen Zolf
Director and Officer Liability Practice
Steve J. Tenai
Energy Law
Ron W. Clark
Jason Madden
Dennis O'Leary*
David Stevens
Randy Williamson
Energy Regulatory Law
Dennis O'Leary
David Stevens
Entertainment Law
Stephen Zolf
Environmental Law
Dennis O'Leary
Kristi Ross*
Equipment Finance Law
Jill P. Fraser
Expropriation Law
Ajay Gajaria
David P. Neligan
Brendan O'Callaghan*
Christopher J. Williams
Gaming Law
Peter K. Czegledy
Joel M. Rose KC
Health Care Law
Kate Findlay*
Information Technology Law
Donald B. Johnston
David Takenaka
Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law
Ian Aversa
D. Robb English
Richard Epstein
Harry M. Fogul
Steven L. Graff
Sanjeev Mitra*
Jeremy Nemers*
Kyle B. Plunkett
Miranda Spence
Insurance Law
Bernie McGarva*
Intellectual Property Law
Ryan T. Evans
Timothy M. Lowman
Kaitlin Soye*
Labour and Employment Law
Fiona Brown
Meghan A. Cowan*
Michael F. Horvat
Lorenzo Lisi
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Sherri M. Altshuler*
Jennifer Bishop*
Ron W. Clark*
Steven Kelman
Mining Law
Thomas A. Fenton
Richard M. Kimel
Municipal Law
Maggie Bassani
Eileen P. K. Costello
Ajay Gajaria*
Tom Halinski
Patrick Harrington
Leo F. Longo
John Mascarin
David P. Neligan
Brendan O'Callaghan
N. Jane Pepino KC
Andrea Skinner
Sidonia J. Tomasella
Peter Van Loan
Christopher J. Williams
Steven Zakem
Privacy and Data Security Law
Paige Backman
Donald B. Johnston
Public Procurement Law
Donald B. Johnston
Real Estate Law
Leonard E. Baranek
Trevor Crowley
Faruk Gafic
Marco Gammone
J. Kyle Genga
Norman I. Kahn
Neill Kalvin
Mistrale Lepage-Chouinard
Queenie Lo*
Leo F. Longo
John Mascarin
Christie McNeill
Melissa Muskat*
N. Jane Pepino KC
Andrea Skinner
Peter Van Loan
Monty Warsh
Andrew Webster
Steven Zakem
Securities Law
Sherri M. Altshuler*
Margaret T. Nelligan
Steve J. Tenai
Jennifer A. Wainwright
Sports Law
Paige Backman
Structured Finance Law
Jill P. Fraser
Tax Law
Neil Bass
Jack Bernstein
Angelo Gentile
Michael Goldberg
Francesco Gucciardo
Josh Kumar*
Edward Miller
Clifford Rand
Manjit Singh*
Louise R. Summerhill
Barbara J. Worndl
Technology Law
Paige Backman
Donald B. Johnston
David Takenaka*
Transportation Law
Joanne C. Coldwell
Joel M. Rose KC*
Sanj Sood
Trusts and Estates
Elisabeth V. Atsaidis*
Jack Bernstein
Rachel L. Blumenfeld
Stuart Bollefer*
Holly Cunliffe
Ed Esposto
Michael Goldberg*
Faye Kravetz*
David Malach*
Marni Pernica
Archie Rabinowitz
Melanie A. Yach
Venture Capital Law
Tony Gioia
The lawyers included in the “Ones to Watch” list are:
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Josh Suttner*
Corporate Law
Ryan Cohen
Jessie Lewis
Amy Marcen-Gaudaur*
Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law
Shaun Parsons*
Jonathan Yantzi
Labour and Employment Law
Alex Kagan
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Jessie Lewis*
Russell J. Sanders*
Municipal Law
Meaghan Barrett
Laura Dean*
Matthew Helfand*
Naomi Mares*
Real Estate Law
Meaghan Barrett
Ethan Eisen
Kristian Arciaga
Securities Law
Russell J. Sanders*
Tax Law
Jacob Brown
Monica Carinci*
Justin Song
Renee Van*
Further information can be found on the Best Lawyers website.