111 Aird & Berlis Lawyers Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2027

Aird & Berlis is proud to announce that 111 members of the firm were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada. We are also pleased to share that an additional 33 lawyers have been listed in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada.

The firm is recognized across 44 practice areas and received 20 new listings* across both publications. In addition, Jill Fraser has been named "Lawyer of the Year (Toronto)” for Asset-Based Lending.

Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice
Jason Madden

Administrative and Public Law
Jason Madden
John Mascarin*
Christopher J. Williams

Advertising and Marketing Law
Stephen Zolf

Alternative Dispute Resolution
Timothy M. Lowman
Bernie McGarva
Archie Rabinowitz
Miranda Spence*

Asset-Based Lending Practice
Aaron T. Collins
Jill P. Fraser
Steven L. Graff
Mistrale Lepage-Chouinard

Banking and Finance Law
Ian Aversa
Sam Billard
Aaron T. Collins
Peter Eirikson
D. Robb English
Richard Epstein
Jill P. Fraser
Tony Gioia
Steven L. Graff
Sanjeev Mitra
Rachel Silber*

Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
Kaitlin Soye

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
Marco Gammone
Derek J. McCallum
Monty Warsh

Communications Law
Stephen Zolf

Construction Law
Brian Chung
Bernie McGarva
Vedran Simkic

Corporate and Commercial Litigation
John Longo
Bernie McGarva
Steve J. Tenai

Corporate Governance Practice
Margaret T. Nelligan

Corporate Law
Sherri M. Altshuler
Jeremy Burke
Trevor Crowley
Peter Czegledy
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
Angela Swan
Nick Torchetti
Gary Volman

Defamation and Media Law
Stephen Zolf

Director and Officer Liability Practice
Kate Findlay
Steve J. Tenai

Energy Law
Ron W. Clark
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
Andrea Skinner
Christopher J. Williams

Gaming Law
Peter K. Czegledy

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
Ron W. Clark
Steven Kelman
Gary Volman

Mining Law
Thomas A. Fenton
Richard M. Kimel
John Munnis

Municipal Law
Maggie Bassani
Eileen P. K. Costello
Ajay Gajaria
Tom Halinski
Patrick Harrington
Leo F. Longo
John Mascarin
Melissa Muskat
David P. Neligan
Brendan O'Callaghan
N. Jane Pepino
Andrea Skinner
Alexander J. Suriano
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
Eileen P. K. Costello*
Trevor Crowley
Marco Gammone
J. Kyle Genga
Norman I. Kahn
Neill Kalvin
Mistrale Lepage-Chouinard
Queenie Lo
Leo F. Longo
John Mascarin
Christie McNeill
Melissa Muskat
Andrea Skinner
Peter Van Loan
Monty Warsh
Andrew Webster
Steven Zakem

Securities Law
Sherri M. Altshuler
Margaret T. Nelligan
Steve J. Tenai
Gary Volman*
Jennifer A. Wainwright

Sports Law
Paige Backman
Dasha Peregoudova

Structured Finance Law
Jill P. Fraser
Steven L. Graff

Tax Law 
Neil Bass
Jack Bernstein
Stuart Bollefer
Angelo Gentile
Michael Goldberg
Francesco Gucciardo
Josh Kumar
David Malach
Edward Miller
Clifford Rand
Manjit Singh
Christopher Slade*
Louise R. Summerhill
Barbara J. Worndl

Technology Law
Paige Backman
Donald B. Johnston
David Takenaka

Transportation Law
Joanne C. Coldwell
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:

Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice
Keith Brown
Alex DeParde*
Heather Sorenson*

Administrative and Public Law
Keith Brown*
Alex DeParde*
Sara Romeih*
Josh Suttner*

Alternative Dispute Resolution
Josh Suttner

Banking and Finance Law
Kanika Sharma*

Construction Law
Pavle Levkovic

Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Anisha Bhardwaj
Keith Brown*
Dillon Collett*
Kate Costin
Shaun Parsons
Josh Suttner

Corporate Law
Ryan Cohen
Dan Fogarty
Jessie Lewis
Amy Marcen-Gaudaur
Ian McLeod
Alexander Tatti

Environmental Law
Lauren Wortsman*

Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law
Matilda Lici
Shaun Parsons
Jonathan Yantzi

Labour and Employment Law
Kate Costin

Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Sean Green
Jessie Lewis
Russell J. Sanders
Alexander Tatti*

Municipal Law
Jasmine Fraser*
Matthew Helfand
Naomi Mares
John George Pappas*

Real Estate Law
Peter A. Dalglish
Anna Lu*

Securities Law
Ryan Cohen
Russell J. Sanders

Tax Law
Monica Carinci
Justin Song
Kyle Spampinato

Trusts and Estates
Brodie Kirsh
Megan Lambert

Further information can be found on the Best Lawyers website.