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Join Us for Our 2025 Workplace Law Summit This premier event is dedicated to exploring the latest trends, challenges and innovations in workplace law. This year, we are thrilled to announce that our premier event is taking place at the beloved Toronto landmark, Steam Whistle. Register
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142 Aird & Berlis Lawyers Recognized By Best Lawyers 2026 We are proud to announce that 117 members of the firm were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada alongside 25 lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada. Donald Johnston and Patrick Harrington have been named "Lawyer of the Year (Toronto)” for Privacy and Data Security Law and Municipal Law, respectively. Read More
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Aird & Berlis Announces New Leadership Appointments Congratulations to Gary Volman, Jeremy Burke and Sidonia Tomasella, who have taken on new Co-Practice Group Leader roles at the firm. Read More
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Aird & Berlis Recognized in Chambers Canada 2026 We are proud to be recognized by Chambers and Partners as a leading firm across 13 different practice areas. 37 of the firm’s lawyers were also ranked as top practitioners in their fields. Read More
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IBA 2025 Guide to Toronto Now Available! Please view our guide to discover our top recommendations for dining, accommodations and must-visit attractions. Read more
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Aird & Berlis advises clients in all principal areas of law, such as capital markets, corporate/commercial, financial services, real estate, Aboriginal law, infrastructure/P3, insolvency and restructuring, intellectual property, litigation, municipal and land use planning, tax, technology and workplace law. In each of these areas, clients trust us to handle their most sophisticated matters and rely on our outstanding technical skills, dedication to client service, critical thinking and creative approaches to resolving complex issues.
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Women on Boards & Approaches to Governance: Where Passion Meets Perspective
- 03:15 PMWomen bring passion and perspective as board members, with the awareness that the incoming generation of professionals will also benefit from their efforts. Join us for an online panel discussion fea... -
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What's New in Privacy Class Actions?
- 04:00 PMPrivacy class actions go well beyond data breaches. They also address the growing commercialization of personal data and the evolving expectations around its use and protection. The Aird & Berlis Clas... -
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2025 Workplace Law Summit
- 01:30 PMWe are pleased to invite you to our annual Workplace Law Summit, taking place on Thursday, November 13, 2025. This year, we are thrilled to announce that our premier event is taking place at the belov... -
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Ministry of Energy and Mines Seeks Comments on Review of Ontario’s Electricity Distribution Sector
This article notes that Ontario’s Ministry of Energy and Mines has launched PULSE, inviting public feedback on improving LDCs’ governance, financing and efficiency. -
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Aird & Berlis Recognized in the 2026 Best Law Firms – Canada Rankings
Aird & Berlis is proud to be recognized in the second edition of the Best Law Firms in Canada with 60 rankings across 42 practice areas. The firm received 16 National Rankings and 44 Regional Rankings... -
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Time Theft at the Tailgate: Understanding the Importance of Trust in the Employment Relationship
This article examines an Alberta arbitration decision upholding the dismissal of a delivery driver for intentional time theft, underscoring that trust and honesty are essential to the employment relat... -
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Class Actions: Top Ontario and Federal Cases in Q3 2025
This article highlights key Q3 2025 decisions shaping class actions in Canada, including rulings on securities disclosure, league liability, class identifiability, sequencing, implied warranties and w... -
A&B in the News
Tariffs and Turbulence: Analyzing Trade Tensions in Canada’s Construction Industry
This article examines how U.S. tariffs and Canada’s retaliatory measures have increased material costs, prompted new government procurement policies and forced construction industry stakeholders to ad... -
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Aird & Berlis Named One of Canada’s Best Law Firms 2026 by The Globe and Mail
Aird & Berlis is pleased to announce its inclusion in The Globe and Mail’s Canada’s Best Law Firms 2026 list. For a fifth year, The Globe and Mail's Report on Business magazine partnered with Statista... -
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Is Signing on the Line Really Final?
This article discusses the Ontario Superior Court’s Project Freeway decision, which confirms that courts may still consider a letter of intent to interpret ambiguous M&A agreements despite entire agre... -
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Bill C-5 and the Building Canada Act: Federal Government Seeks to Fast-Track ‘National Interest’ Projects
This article explains how the Building Canada Act under Bill C-5 fast-tracks federally designated “National Interest" Projects through streamlined approvals, centralized oversight and continued enviro... -
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Timothy Lowman and Kimberly McManus Recognized in 2025 LMG Life Sciences Guide
We are proud to share that Timothy Lowman and Kimberly McManus, Co-Heads of the firm's Intellectual Property Group, have been recognized as leading practitioners in the 2025 LMG Life Sciences guide. A... -
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AI: Data Security, Intellectual Property and Strategic Considerations
- 04:00 PMAs artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in business operations, it introduces complex legal challenges for data privacy, cybersecurity and regulatory compliance, while raising critica... -
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Navigating Canada's Updated Voluntary Disclosures Program
- 01:00 PMOn September 10, 2025, the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) unveiled significant revisions to its Voluntary Disclosures Program (“VDP”), impacting both income tax and GST/HST. These new measures, effecti... -
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Arbitration Decisions Shed Light on WSIB Bar and Document Disclosure
This article examines two recent arbitration decisions from Ontario and British Columbia that highlight how arbitrators balance statutory limits with fairness, reminding employers that while injury-re... -
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Beyond the Duty to Learn: Reflections on Non-Indigenous People’s Role for TRC Day
This article emphasizes that non-Indigenous Canadians have a responsibility not only to learn about the history and ongoing impacts of residential schools but also to translate that learning into mean... -
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Are Profit-Sharing Claims Equity Claims?
This article explains that the Ontario Court of Appeal confirmed a former employee's profit-sharing claim arising from her employment contract is a debt claim, not an equity claim, clarifying the narr... -
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Credit Where Credit Is Due – Except in Cases of Fraud
This article explains how the Supreme Court of Canada’s Eurobank v. Bombardier case confirmed that letters of credit stay independent from contracts, except in rare cases of proven fraud. -
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Aird & Berlis Recognized in Chambers Canada 2026
Aird & Berlis is pleased to announce its inclusion in the 2026 edition of the Chambers Canada Legal Guide. The firm was recognized as a leader across 13 different practice areas. 37 of the firm’s lawy... -
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Allied Properties Completes $450-Million Green Bond Offering
Aird & Berlis represented Allied Properties with a team led by Sherri Altshuler and Melanie Cole, and including Liam Tracey-Raymont, Meredith McCann, Ali Kwinter and Teddy Nikolaou (Capital Markets).
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Client-Centred Approach
Aird & Berlis is a leading Canadian law firm with offices in Toronto and Vancouver, serving clients across Canada and around the world. We provide strategic legal advice on business, regulatory, constitutional, administrative law and public policy matters.
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What We Do
Our lawyers and intellectual property professionals represent domestic and international clients, including multinational corporations, startups, individuals, governments and Indigenous nations.
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Global Presence
Aird & Berlis has strong international experience. From offices in Toronto and Vancouver, our lawyers work seamlessly for clients on complex cross-border and multijurisdictional matters.
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