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Aird & Berlis Recognized in Chambers Canada 2027

September 24, 2026

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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.