BLG and its lawyers have been ranked among the best by Chambers Canada

Posted On: September 29, 2023

Canada, September 28, 2023 – Borden Ladner Gervais SENCRL, SRL (BLG) was once again honored by its customers and colleagues as well as by the editorial team of Chambers Canada as legal director.

In the 2024 edition of the guide to Chambers CanadaBLG received 177 awards, mostly national in nature – 123 of its lawyers were recognized and their work was recognized in 54 practice areas; These are even more impressive results than last year.

The ranking of Chambers is considered a guarantee of excellence in the legal field. The BLG arbitration group is pleased about its inclusion in the Spotlight ranking for the first time. This leading team represents clients around the world in complex disputes across a wide range of areas.

The company ranks in the Category 1 (highest level) in 14 areas of activity, including for the first time in public law litigation.

Charities and Non-Profit Organizations (national scale)
construction (national scale)
Corporate/commercial law: excellent reputation (Alberta)
Corporate/commercial law: excellent reputation (Ontario)
Employment and work (national scale)
Employment and work (Quebec)
Healthcare: Litigation (national scale)
Healthcare: Corporate/Commercial Law and Regulation (national scale)
International trade/WTO (national scale)
Investment funds (national scale)
Litigation: administrative law and public law (Ontario)
Respect for privacy and data protection (national scale)
Real Estate: Zoning and Land Use (Ontario)
Transport: Shipping (national scale)

In addition, the following 12 lawyers are represented in the ranking Category 1 :

Jesse Goldman – International trade/WTO (national level)
Eloise Gratton ‒ Respect for privacy and data protection (national level)
Jean Marie Fontaine – Transport: shipping (national level)
Danny Kaufer ‒ Employment and work (Quebec)
Robert Love ‒ Dispute: Product liability (national level) – first classification in category 1
Lynn McGrade – Investment funds (national level)
Dennis O’Connor ‒ Dispute resolution: The most sought-after arbitrators (national)
Pitman Patterson – Real Estate: Zoning and Land Use (Ontario) – initial Category 1 classification
Guy Pratte – Litigation: Administrative Law and Public Law (Ontario)
Victoria Prince ‒ Charities and non-profit organizations (national level)
Richard Shaban ‒ Construction (national level)
Glenn Zakaib ‒ Dispute: Product liability (national level)

The following lawyers were also included the most promising young talents for her advocacy skills and business acumen:

Katherine Carre – Charities and non-profit organizations (national)
Loni da Costa – Litigation: General Commercial Law (Alberta)
Brandon Evenson – Intellectual property (national level)
Elizabeth Fashler – Transport: road and rail networks (national level)
Andrew Hennigar – Corporate/Commercial Law (British Columbia)
François Joli-Coeur ‒ Respect for privacy and data protection (national level)
Louise Lee – Corporate/Commercial Law (Alberta)
Roma Lotay – Investment funds (national level)
Michelle Maniago – Dispute resolution: class actions (defense) (national level)
Sarah McEachern – Dispute resolution: arbitration (national level)
Anne Merminod – Dispute resolution: class actions (defense) (national level)
Ryma Nasrallah – Charities and non-profit organizations (national level)
Isaac Tang – Real Estate: Zoning and Land Use (Ontario)

On the other hand, two lawyers were qualified asLawyers to keep an eye on :

Jacob Mantle – International trade/WTO (national level)
Benedict Wray – Commercial and private law (national level)

Go to the website of Chambers Canada to view the full list of BLG lawyers recognized in the 2024 Guide.

The rankings of Chambers Canada are compiled by a team of full-time researchers who conduct interviews with lawyers and their clients around the world. Supported by the editorial team of Chambersthis team Class Canada’s best lawyers and law firms based on criteria clients value most, such as: E.g. technical expertise, business acumen, timeliness of services and value of services provided.

About Borden Ladner Gervais SENCRL, SRL

Borden Ladner Gervais SENCRL, SRL (BLG) is Canada’s largest full-service law firm. As such, it provides practical legal advice to clients at home and abroad in more areas and sectors than any other Canadian firm. With 800 lawyers, patent attorneys and other professionals, BLG serves the legal needs of companies and institutions at home and abroad with regard to mergers and acquisitions, financial markets, disputes and financing or the further registration of patents and trademarks.

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