Aird & Berlis is proud to announce that it has been recognized as one of the 2024 Leading Law Firms across Canada based on an extensive peer survey process. The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory has recognized 62 partners at the firm as leading lawyers across 37 different practice areas.
The firm is also recommended in the following 16 practice areas:
| Banking & Financial Institutions | Intellectual Property |
| Computer & IT Law | Litigation – Corporate Tax |
| Corporate Commercial Law | Mergers & Acquisitions |
| Corporate Finance & Securities | Project Finance |
| Corporate Tax | Property Development |
| Energy (Electricity) | Property Leasing |
| Energy (Oil & Gas) | Technology Transactions |
| Insolvency & Financial Restructuring | Transportation (Road & Rail) |
The following lawyers were recommended by their peers in their
respective fields:
| Aboriginal Law | Jason T. Madden |
| Asset Equipment Finance/Leasing | Jill P. Fraser |
| Asset-Based Lending | Aaron T. Collins Jill P. Fraser |
| Banking & Financial Institutions | Aaron T. Collins Jill P. Fraser J. Kyle Genga Steven L. Graff |
| Charities/Not-For-Profit Law | Rachel L. Blumenfeld |
| Class Actions | Steve J. Tenai |
| Commodity Tax/Customs | Neil E. Bass Angelo Gentile Josh Kumar |
| Computer & IT Law | Donald B. Johnston |
| Construction Law | Bernie McGarva |
| Corporate Commercial Law | Jennifer A. Bishop |
| Corporate Finance & Securities | Sherri Altshuler Adria Leung Lim |
| Corporate Mid-Market | Sherri Altshuler Richard Epstein Tom A. Fenton Steven P. Kelman Richard M. Kimel Jeffrey K. Merk Margaret T. Nelligan |
| Corporate Tax | Neil E. Bass Jack Bernstein Francesco G. Gucciardo Edward Miller Manjit Singh Barbara J. Worndl |
| Data Protection & Privacy | Paige Backman Donald B. Johnston |
| Employment Law | Lorenzo Lisi |
| Energy (Electricity) | Ron W. Clark Dennis M. O'Leary David Stevens |
| Energy (Oil & Gas) | David Stevens |
| Entertainment Law | Stephen G. Zolf |
| Estate & Tax Planning | Rachel L. Blumenfeld Eduardo Esposto Michael A. Goldberg Marni Pernica |
| Estate Litigation | Archie J. Rabinowitz Melanie A. Yach |
| Financial Restructuring | Ian E. Aversa Sam Babe Harry M. Fogul Kyle Plunkett |
| Infrastructure Law | Ryan R. Chalmers Douglas Younger |
| Insolvency Litigation | Ian E. Aversa Sam Babe Steven L. Graff Kyle Plunkett Miranda Spence |
| Intellectual Property | Kenneth Clark Amy Grenon |
| Investment Funds & Asset Management | Barbara J. Worndl |
| Labour Relations | Lorenzo Lisi |
| Life Sciences & Health | Amy Grenon |
| Litigation - Corporate Commercial | Steve J. Tenai |
| Litigation - Corporate Tax | Neil E. Bass Angelo Gentile Clifford L. Rand Louise R. Summerhill |
| Litigation - Intellectual Property | Amy Grenon |
| Litigation - Securities | Steve J. Tenai |
| Property Development | Leonard E. Baranek Eileen P.K. Costello J. Kyle Genga Tom Halinski Patrick Harrington Leo F. Longo John Mascarin N. Jane Pepino Sidonia J. Tomasella Steven A. Zakem |
| Property Leasing | Faruk Gafic Marco A. Gammone Monty Warsh |
| Technology Transactions | Paige Backman Donald B. Johnston |
| Telecommunications | Stephen G. Zolf |
| Transportation (Road & Rail) | Joanne C. Coldwell Joel M. Rose Sanj Sood |
| Workplace Human Rights | Lorenzo Lisi |
The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, published since 1997, is
based on an extensive peer survey process. The selected lawyers are
acknowledged as leaders in their fields, lawyers prominent in their
practice areas and professional organizations, and professionals
worthy of significant recognition from their colleagues. See more
on Lexpert's website.
