117 Aird & Berlis Lawyers Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2026

Aird & Berlis is 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. We are also pleased to share that an additional 25 lawyers have been listed in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada.

The firm is recognized across 44 practice areas and received 31 new listings* across both publications. In addition, Donald Johnston and Patrick Harrington have been named "Lawyer of the Year (Toronto)” for Privacy and Data Security Law and Municipal Law, respectively.

Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice
Robert Freedman
Jason Madden
Alexandria Winterburn

Administrative and Public Law
Jason Madden
Christopher J. Williams
Alexandria Winterburn*

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
Mistrale Lepage-Chouinard*

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

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
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
Bernie McGarva*
Steve J. Tenai

Corporate Governance Practice
Margaret T. Nelligan

Corporate Law
Sherri M. Altshuler
Jennifer Bishop
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
Rochelle Perera
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  
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
Andrew Skinner*

Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Sherri M. Altshuler
Jennifer Bishop
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 – Lawyer of the Year (Toronto)
Leo F. Longo
John Mascarin
Melissa Muskat*
David P. Neligan
Brendan O'Callaghan
N. Jane Pepino KC
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 - Lawyer of the Year (Toronto)

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
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
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:

Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice
Keith Brown

Alternative Dispute Resolution
Josh Suttner

Construction Law
Pavle Levkovic*

Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Anisha Bhardwaj*
Shaun Parsons*
Josh Suttner*

Corporate Law
Ryan Cohen
Jessie Lewis
Amy Marcen-Gaudaur
Ian McLeod*

Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law
Matilda Lici*
Shaun Parsons
Jonathan Yantzi

Labour and Employment Law
Alex Kagan

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

Municipal Law
Laura Dean
Matthew Helfand
Naomi Mares

Real Estate Law
Peter A. Dalglish*
Daniella Guzzi*

Securities Law
Ryan Cohen*
Russell J. Sanders

Tax Law
Monica Carinci
Justin Song
Kyle Spampinato*

Trusts and Estates
Brodie Kirsh*
Megan Lambert*
Demetre Vasilounis

Further information can be found on the Best Lawyers website.