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Aird & Berlis Recognized in Chambers Canada 2027
September 24, 2026
Aird & Berlis is pleased to announce its inclusion in the 2027 edition of the Chambers Canada Guide. The firm was recognized as a leader across 14 different practice areas and 41 lawyers were ranked as top practitioners in their respective fields.
The firm has been recognized across the following practice areas:
- Aboriginal Law - Representation of Indigenous Peoples (Nationwide)
- Banking & Finance (Nationwide)
- Cannabis Law (Nationwide)
- Corporate/Commercial: Highly Regarded (Ontario)
- Employment & Labour (Ontario)
- Energy: Power (Nationwide)
- Gaming & Licensing (Nationwide)
- Intellectual Property (Nationwide)
- Projects: PPP & Infrastructure (Nationwide)
- Public Procurement (Nationwide)
- Real Estate (Ontario)
- Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (Ontario)
- Restructuring/Insolvency (Nationwide)
- Tax (Nationwide)
Aird & Berlis was ranked as a Band 1 firm in the areas of Corporate/Commercial: Highly Regarded and Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use.
The following individuals have been recognized as top practitioners in their fields:
| Aboriginal Law - Representation of Indigenous Peoples (Nationwide) | Alex DeParde Jason Madden Scott Smith |
| Banking & Finance (Nationwide) | Jill Fraser Kyle Plunkett Jonathan Yantzi |
| Cannabis Law (Nationwide) | Sherri Altshuler Adria Leung Lim |
| Corporate/Commercial: Highly Regarded (Ontario) | Richard Kimel Jeffrey Merk |
| Dispute Resolution: Class Action (Defence) (Nationwide) | Steve Tenai |
| Employment & Labour (Ontario) | Lorenzo Lisi Dasha Peregoudova |
| Energy: Power (Regulatory) (Nationwide) | David Stevens |
| Energy: Power (Transactional) (Nationwide) | Ron Clark |
| Gaming & Licensing (Nationwide) | Peter Czegledy |
| Intellectual Property: Litigation (Nationwide) | Timothy Lowman |
| Projects: PPP & Infrastructure (Nationwide) | Ryan Chalmers Heidi Visser Douglas Younger |
| Real Estate (Ontario) | Jacob Dubelaar Ethan Eisen Nili Goldman |
| Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (Ontario) | Maggie Bassani Eileen Costello Tom Halinski Leo Longo Sidonia Tomasella Steven Zakem |
| Restructuring/Insolvency (Nationwide) | Ian Aversa Steven Graff Matilda Lici Kyle Plunkett |
| Sports Law (Nationwide) | Peter Czegledy Dasha Peregoudova |
| Tax (Nationwide) | Jack Bernstein Francesco Gucciardo Manjit Singh Barbara Worndl |
| Tax: Indirect Tax (Nationwide) | Neil Bass Angelo Gentile |
| Tax: Litigation (Nationwide) | Christopher Slade Louise Summerhill |
| Telecommunications & Broadcasting (Nationwide) | Stephen Zolf |
Since 1999, Chambers has been researching the legal markets of over 180 countries through interviews with thousands of lawyers and their clients across the world. Each year, Chambers identifies the leading law firms and lawyers worldwide and provides independent rankings and editorial comments. Further information can be obtained at www.chambers.com.