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Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory lists 78 firm lawyers as leading practitioners.

The 2020 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory has listed 78 Firm lawyers as top legal talent in Canada. Lexpert determines its national listing through an annual peer survey across a variety of practice areas, including banking and finance, labour and employment, mergers and acquisitions, estate and planning, intellectual property and insurance.

Below is a list of this year’s lawyers:

Rob Aske Art Barry, QC Daniela Bassan, QC
Karen Bennett-Clayton Cynthia Benson, QC Erin Best
Ian Bilek Rémy Boudreau Andrew Burke
Mark Bursey, TEP Hugh Cameron Spencer Campbell, QC
Level Chan Maurice Chiasson, QC Janet Clark, CPHR
Sheree Conlon, QC Geoffrey Connolly, QC, P.Eng Paul Coxworthy
Jim Cruickshank James Dickson, QC, P.Eng Luc Elsliger
Paul Festeryga, QC Andrew Fraser, QC Lawrence Freeman, QC
Rob Grant, QC Paul Harquail, ACIArb Richard Hirsch
Steve Hutchison, QC Neil Jacobs, QC Brian Johnston, QC
Colleen Keyes Cathy Lahey, QC Neal Leard
James LeMesurier, QC Fraser MacFadyen Geoffrey Machum, QC, ICD.D
Robert MacKeigan, QC Deanne MacLeod Timothy Matthews, QC
Allison McCarthy Carman McCormick, QC Kenneth McCullogh, QC
Frederick McElman, CM, QC Peter McLellan, QC Gerald McMackin, QC
Greg Moores Will Moreira, QC, FCIArb Perlene Morrison
James Murphy Murray Murphy, QC, CPHR Richard Niedermayer. TEP
Colin Piercey Mathieu Poirier Christine Pound, ICD.D
Charles Reagh André Richard, QC Rory Rogers, QC
Nancy Rubin, QC Maureen Ryan, QC Mick Ryan, QC
Rebecca Saturley Paul Saunders Colm St. Roch Seviour, QC
Paul Smith Barbara Smith, QC Harold Smith, QC
Tauna Staniland Lawrence Stordy, QC Gavin Stuttard
Ian Sutherland Brian Tabor, QC Mark Tector
Chantal Thibodeau, QC James Travers, QC Alanna Waberski
Ian Wallace Kim Walsh Shelley Wood

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