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Always one of the most eagerly anticipated events in the legal calendar across Canada, this year’s Canadian Law Awards promise to be an extra special occasion. The Canadian Law Awards will make their return in 2023 as an in-person event, welcoming legal professionals from the length and breadth of the country to Toronto’s Liberty Grand on May 11 for the live gala. The event will see the best and brightest of Canada’s leading firms, in-house legal teams, lawyers, deals, and cases recognized for their exceptional achievements throughout within 2022.
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Female Trailblazer of the Year (Academia & In-House)
Mid-Market Deal of the Year
Law Department Innovation
Infrastructure & Projects Deal of the Year
The Lawson Lundell LLP Award for Law Department Leader of the Year
Capital Markets Deal of the Year
Regional Law Firm of the Year - Atlantic Canada
Boutique Law Firm of the Year
Celebrating excellence in the legal profession
The Canadian Law Awards, supported by event partner, LEAP Legal Software, is returning as an in-person event on May 11, with some of the leading names in the legal profession vying for the top prizes
As Lexpert and Canadian Lawyer prepare for our 2026 celebration of excellence across the legal profession, it is worth reflecting on how much has shifted over the past year. From continued global uncertainty to evolving regulatory landscapes and rising expectations of accountability, Canada’s legal community has been navigating a period defined by complexity and constant change. Across firms, in-house teams and institutions, the work has only become more critical. These conditions have deepened our respect for the role the legal profession plays in shaping business, policy and society. On May 5, we come together once again to recognise the individuals, deals, cases, initiatives, law firms and in-house departments setting the standard for what leadership in law looks like today. Congratulations to this year’s Excellence Awardees and winners. The Canadian Law Awards continues to highlight those whose work reflects clarity of thinking, strength of judgment and a commitment to progress. These are the qualities that will carry the profession forward. We also extend our thanks to our partners, whose support makes this event possible: Lawson Lundell LLP, Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP, PwC and Dean Davidson.
Diversity Initiative of the Year
Banking & Financial Services Law Department of the Year
Lifetime Achievement in the Legal Profession – In-House
Litigation & Dispute Resolution Boutique Law Firm of the Year
M&A Deal of the Year
The Canadian Law Awards team would like to thank all those who took the time to submit nominations, and extend our gratitude to the judges who diligently reviewed the files to select the prestigious list of final winners. Winners and Excellence Awardees will be honoured at the live event, a fitting occasion for key members of the legal profession to celebrate the achievements of their friends, colleagues, and peers throughout a remarkable year. Be sure to reserve a table and join us for what’s sure to be an unmissable evening bringing together legal professionals from across Canada to celebrate, connect, and raise a glass in honour of the profession’s outstanding work within 2022. Visit www.lawawards.ca or contact events@keymedia.com for table reservations or sponsorship opportunities. Canadian Lawyer, Lexpert, and Key Media congratulate each of this year’s Excellence Awardees, listed in the following pages.
Anita Dusevic Oliva
Tracy Ross
David Di Paolo
Paul Fruitman
Frédéric Duguay
Vincent de l’Étoile
Martin K. Denyes
Bindu Cudjoe
Lindsay Cox
George Cooper, KC
Nicholas Cerminaro
Lauren Cook
Michael Casey
Stephen Beney
Lydia de Guzman
Macdonald Allen
Thank you to our esteemed judges for lending their time and expertise to help recognize and celebrate excellence in the legal profession.
2026 Judging Panel
Camiile De Mers Partner - Business Law Group Lavery
David Di Paolo National Managing Partner and CEO Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG)
Paul Fruitman Partner Lax O’Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP
Frédéric Duguay General Counsel & Corporate Secretary Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB)
Vincent de l’Etoile Partner, Litigation Group; Member Board of Directors Langlois Lawyers, LLP
Martin K. Denyes Firm Chair Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Bindu Cudjoe General Counsel, Canadian Banking TD Bank
Lindsay Cox Partner Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer, LLP
George Cooper, KC Chief Executive Officer and Partner Cox & Palmer
Nicholas Cerminaro Senior Vice President and General Counsel GardaWorld
Lauren Cook Global Corporate Counsel, Environment and Regulatory Teck Resources Limited
Michael Casey Senior VP and General Counsel EllisDon
Stephen Beney Principal Smart & Biggar
Melanie McGrath
Blair McCreadie
Dale H. Lastman, C.M.
Chelsea McKay Hazewinkel, K.C.
Brian Lerner
Adrian Lang
Philippe Johnson
Monique Jilesen
Enzo Di Lorio
Jennifer Manning
Dale H. Lastman, C.M. Chair Goodmans LLP
Chelsea McKay Hazewinkel, K.C. Chief Legal Officer Paladin Security Group Ltd
Brian Lerner Partner MLT Atkins
Adrian Lang Chief Legal and Privacy Officer Staples Canada
Warren M. Katz Managing Partner, Montréal Office Stikeman Elliott LLP
Philippe Johnson Managing Partner, Montreal Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
Monique Jilesen Managing Partner Lenczner Slaght
Jennifer Manning Director and Senior Counsel Legal Affairs BCI
Enzo Di Lorio Chair Miller Thomson LLP
Macdonald Allen Partner- Litigation practice group WeirFoulds LLP
Sophie Lamonde Managing Partner Stikeman Elliott LLP
Lydia de Guzman VP & Chief Counsel, Group Benefits Manulife
Commercial Litigation Team of the Year
Regional Law Firm of the Year - Ontario
Insolvency & Restructuring Deal of the Year
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Aileen Gien
Benjamin Na
Sophie Lamonde
Benoit Palmer
Lorne O’Reilly, KC
Karrin A. Powys-Lybbe
Heather Platt
Bruce Reynolds
Clifford G. Proudfoot, KC
Emmanuel Pressman
Shara Roy
Bo Rothstein
Patrice Walch-Watson
Dave J.G. McKechnie
Camille De Mers
Bryson A. Stokes
David M. Kramer
François Lajeunesse
Jennifer Teskey
Kristin Taylor
Andrea Wood
David Snarch
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Blair McCreadie Managing Partner, Toronto Dentons Canada LLP
Melanie McGrath General Counsel CBCL Limited
Teodora Niculae Senior Counsel Mastercard
Benjamin Na Managing Partner, Toronto Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
Steven Ngo Sr. Counsel, Consumer Transactions Rivian and Chair, Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers BC
Aileen Gien General Counsel & Corporate Secretary Capstone Infrastructure Corporation
Devin Persaud President SABA Toronto
Benoit Palmer Chief Counsel, Minerals, Legal services Conseiller juridique principal, Minerals, Services juridiques Rio Tinto
Lorne O’Reilly, KC Lead Counsel Dow Chemical Canada ULC
Karrin A. Powys-Lybbe Partner Torys LLP
Bruce Reynolds Co-Managing Partner and Co-Chair – International Construction Projects Group Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP
Clifford G. Proudfoot, KC Managing Partner Lawson Lundell LLP
Emmanuel Pressman Chair, Corporate Department Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Shara Roy Chief Legal Counsel Ernst & Young LLP
Bo Rothstein Managing Partner Farris LLP
Kenneth R. Rosenstein Managing Partner, Toronto Miller Thomson LLP
Dave J.G. McKechnie Partner, Employment & Labour Relations McMillan LLP
Conni Gibson Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary Interac Corp.
Bryson A. Stokes Firm Managing Partner Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Christopher Lemon General counsel Pan American Silver
Anita Dusevic Oliva Executive Vice-President, General Counsel, Chief Risk Officer and Chief Compliance Officer TC Energy
David Snarch Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary MDA
Jennifer Teskey Managing Partner, Canada Norton Rose Fulbright Canada
Kristin Taylor Managing Partner Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
Tracy Ross Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Global Businesses and Products RBC
Andrea Wood Executive Vice President and Chief Legal and Governance Officer TELUS
Caroline Zayid Managing Partner, Ontario Region McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Regional Law Firm of the Year - Quebec
Regional Law Firm of the Year - Western Canada
Lifetime Achievement in the Legal Profession – Private Practice
Female Trailblazer of the Year (Private Practice)
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VENUE: Constitution Hall, Level 100, MTCC – North Building, 255 Front Street West You may refer to the venue’s website on the possible options to travel to the venue. PARKING: The venue has parking in the facility in the North and South Buildings that guests may utilize. The cost to park is $35.00+HST. DRESS CODE: Formal (Tuxedo/Suit/Evening Gown/Cocktail Dress, Traditional Attire) Come dressed for a night that matches the calibre of the achievements on stage We are also in partnership with Rent the Couture. Use the discount code RTC_LAWAWARDS_15 for a 15% discount on their premium designer pieces. https://www.renthecouture.ca/collections
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Awards Ceremony and Dinner Banquet
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The Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP Award for Construction, Infrastructure and Transportation Law Department of the Year
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Winners Judges’ scores are aggregated to produce a Winner in each category. Winners will be announced and celebrated at the highly anticipated awards gala on May 7, 2025 and on this website. They will also be featured in extensive profile-raising media coverage, including an exclusive Lexpert digital feature on the Canadian Law Awards.
Judging The Canadian Law Awards team provided the submissions of each Excellence Awardee to an independent panel of judges and included an instruction not to share with third parties. Note: All information provided in the submission may have been used in Key Media publications, unless otherwise instructed or marked as “confidential” on the submission form. The independent judging panel assessed and scored each submission according to the criteria of the applicable category.
Excellence Awardees Once Excellence Awardees were selected in each category, they were notified via email or phone. Excellence Awardees were officially announced in March and April 2025 on the website. They were also promoted in Lexpert and supporting
Research The Canadian Law Awards team conducted research and drew on industry knowledge and information gained through Lexpert, Canadian Lawyer, and InHouse to identify the outstanding firms, teams, individuals, deals, or cases in each category that received an “Excellence Award”. A corresponding announcement was then made across our media outlets.
Nominations The legal profession was invited to nominate online by succinctly and directly addressing the specific category criteria. To submit a nomination, participants were directed to the Nominate page of the website. Nominations were open from November 25, 2024 to January 31, 2025 at 11:59 pm ET. REMINDER REGARDING DEALS: Firms were required to nominate Deals via the Canadian Law Awards online nominations portal in order to be considered.
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François Lajeunesse Conseiller juridique principal / Senior Legal Counsel Desjardins Group
David M Kramer Senior Legal Counsel Suncor Energy Inc.
Carlton Mathias Chief Legal, ESG and Governance Officer Ontario Power Generation
Luisa Ritacca Managing Partner Stockwoods LLP
Yasmin Shaker General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Invest Ontario
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This award recognises an HR leader who has demonstrated excellence at the executive level over the past 12 months. Eligible finalists were senior-level leaders who report to the CEO and manage an HR team. Finalists were judged on their leadership, communication, strategy, drive and results.
BCI's £1 billion take-private acquisition of BBGI Global Infrastructure
Canadian Law Firms: Bennett Jones LLP (for BCI) - LEAD firm, McMillan LLP (for BBGI Global Infrastructure), Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP (for BBGI Global Infrastructure
Non-Canadian Law Firms: Allen Overy Shearman Sterling LLP, CMS LTF Limited, Elvinger S.à r.l. PLLC / Elvinger S.à r.l., Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP
Trillium Health Partners C$13.9 billion hospital redevelopment project
Canadian Law Firms: Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (for Trillium Health Partners), McCarthy Tétrault LLP (for the project owner entities), Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (for EllisDon Capital, PCL Investments, Plenary Americas and Fengate Capital Management), Stikeman Elliott LLP (for EllisDon/PCL/Plenary/Fengate consortium)
Non-Canadian Law Firms: Kirkland & Ellis LLP (for Fengate)
Organizations: EllisDon Capital, Fengate Asset Management, Infrastructure Ontario PCL Investments Inc., Plenary Americas, Trillium Health Partners)
Organizations: BCI, BBGI Global Infrastructure SA, RBC Capital Markets Jefferies International Limited, PwC Corporate Finance LLP
Metrolinx C$5.7 billion Scarborough subway extension target price agreement
Canadian Law Firms: Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP (for Scarborough Transit Connect), McCarthy Tétrault (for Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx)
CPP Investments' C$5 billion 407 ETR deal
Canadian Law Firms: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (for PSP Investments), McCarthy Tétrault LLP (for CPP Investments), Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (for Ferrovial), Stikeman Elliott LLP (for CPP Investments),
Organizations: CPP Investments, CIBC Capital Markets PSP Investments
Organizations: Scarborough Transit Connect
Stonlasec8 Alliance's C$736 million investment in Enbridge's Westcoast pipeline
Canadian Law Firms: Boughton Law Corporation (for Stonlasec8)Dentons Canada LLP (for Royal Bank of Canada, RBC Capital Markets, Scotia Capital Inc., and Cedar Leaf Capital Inc.), Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP (for TD Securities Inc.), McCarthy Tétrault LLP (for Enbridge), Stikeman Elliott LLP (for Canada Development Investment Corporation (CDEV))
Organizations: Canada Development Investment Corporation (CDEV), Cedar Leaf Capital Inc., Enbridge Inc., MNP LLP, RBC Dominion Securities Inc, Royal Bank of Canada, Scotia Capital Inc., Sedgwick Strategies, TD Securities Inc.
National Bank of Canada’s C$1.04 billion public offering and concurrent private placement
Canadian Law Firms: Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP (for La Caisse), McCarthy Tétrault LLP (for National Bank of Canada), Torys LLP (for the syndicate of dealers, led by National Bank Financial)
Non-Canadian Law Firms: Mayer Brown LLP
Organizations: Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, National Bank Financial
His Majesty in Right of Canada's C$4.5 billion issuance of green bonds
Canadian Law Firms: McMillan LLP (for the Government of Canada)
Keyera Plains’ $5 billion acquisition equity and debt financings
Canadian Law Firms: Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP (for Keyera) Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (for RBC Capital Markets)
Organizations: Keyera Corp., RBC Capital Markets
Alimentation Couche-Tard’s concurrent US$1.5 billion and €1.35 billion notes offerings
Canadian Law Firms: Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP (for the placing agents), Stikeman Elliott LLP (for Alimentation Couche-Tard)
Non-Canadian Law Firms: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (for Alimentation Couche-Tard), Simpson Thacher & Barlett LLP (for the placing agents)
Organizations: Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., J.P. Morgan, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Wells Fargo
Browning West's victory in Gildan Activewear proxy campaign
Canadian Law Firms: Goodmans LLP (lead counsel to Browning West, LP)
Non-Canadian Law Firms: Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP (US counsel to Browning West)
Canada's C$4 billion 10-year Green Bond and additional C$2 billion reopening
Canadian Law Firms: BCF LLP (Government of Canada’s Translation Counsel), Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP (acted for the syndicate of underwriters), Field Law (Government of Canada’s Local Counsel (Initial Issuance and Re-Opening) - NWT and Nunavut), Macdonald and Company (Government of Canada’s Local Counsel (Initial Issuance and Re-Opening) - Yukon), MLT Aikins (Government of Canada’s Local Counsel (Initial Issuance and Re-Opening) - Saskatchewan and Manitoba), Stewart McKelvey (Government of Canada’s Local Counsel (Initial Issuance and Re-Opening) - Atlantic Provinces)
Organizations: BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. (underwriter), Casgrain & Company Limited (underwriter), CIBC World Markets Inc. (underwriter), Desjardins Securities Inc. (underwriter), Laurentian Bank Securities Inc., Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. (underwriter), National Bank Financial Inc. (underwriter), RBC Dominion Securities Inc. (underwriter), Scotia Capital Inc. (underwriter), The Toronto-Dominion Bank (underwriter)
TC Energy Corporations' C$7.9 billion notes offering for Liquids Pipelines business spinoff
Canadian Law Firms: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (counsel to TC Energy)
Organizations: RBC Capital Markets, TC Energy Corporation
Non-Canadian Law Firms: White & Case LLP
Alstom Group
BC Hydro
Brivia Group
Metrolinx
Pomerleau
TransAlta Corporation
VIA Rail Canada Inc
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Li-Cycle Holdings' CCAA proceedings
Canadian Law Firms: McCarthy Tétrault LLP (for Li-Cycle) – LEAD firm McMillan LLP (for MasTec), Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (for Alvarez & Marsal Canada), Stikeman Elliott LLP (for Li-Cycle), Torys LLP (for The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited and First Capital REIT), Ursel Phillips Fellows Hopkinson LLP
Non-Canadian Law Firms: Freshfields LLP, Jones Day, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Organizations: Alvarez & Marsal Canada Inc., Glencore Canada, Li-Cycle Holdings
Canadian Tobacco's restructuring under the CCAA
Canadian Law Firms: Bennett Jones LLP (for a consortium of six provincial and three territorial governments), Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (for Deloitte Restructuring), Cassels Brock & Blackwell (for Ernst & Young), Chaitons LLP, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP (for FTI Consulting), Gowling WLG (for Philip Morris International), Jensen Shawa Solomon Duguid Hawkes LLP, Klein Lawyers LLP, McCarthy Tétrault LLP (for Rothmans, Benson & Hedges), McMillan LLP, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (for Imperial Tobacco), Roebothan McKay Marshall, Strosberg Wingfield Sasso LLP, Stikeman Elliott LLP, Thornton Grout Finnigan LLP (for JTI-Macdonald), Torys LLP (for JT Canada LLC Inc. and to PricewaterhouseCoopers), Wagners Law Firm
Organizations: British Columbia Investment Management Corporation Deloitte Restructuring Inc., Ernst & Young Inc., FTI Consulting Canada Inc., Ontario Government, PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc., Rothmans, Benson and Hedges Inc.
Nordstrom Canada's CCAA proceedings
Canadian Law Firms: Bennett Jones LLP (ad hoc committee counsel to the term lenders), Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (counsel to Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners), Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Chaitons LLP (lead counsel to Amynta Surety Solutions), Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP (for Xplore), Goodmans LLP (lead counsel to Xplore Inc.), McCarthy Tetrault LLP
Non-Canadian Law Firms: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (ad hoc committee counsel to the term lenders), Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP LLP (lead US counsel to Xplore), Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (for Stonepeak)
Organizations: Perella Weinberg Partners (as lead financial advisor to Xplore), FTI (as financial advisor to Xplore), Greenhill (as financial advisor to the committee of ad hoc term lenders)
Canadian Law Firms: Blaney McMurtry LLP, Camelino Galessiere LLP Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, Chaitons LLP, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Goodmans LLP (for Alvarez & Marsal Canada), Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (for Nordstrom Canada), Thornton Grout Finnigan LLP, Torys LLP (for The Cadillac Fairview
Organizations: Alvarez & Marsal Canada ULC
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Programs like the Canadian Law Awards are an exceptional opportunity to celebrate the hard work, dedication, innovation and achievement of legal professionals in practices and organizations nationwide. We’re proud to be a supporter of the 2024 Awards, and to have the opportunity to recognize both the recipients of this year’s Lifetime Achievement Awards and the entire Canadian legal industry as a whole.
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Peter Aprile Counter Tax Litigators LLP
Grant Vogeli, KC Lawson Lundell LLP
Crawford Smith Lax O'Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP
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Sarit Batner McCarthy Tétrault LLP
This award recognizes and celebrates a leader with a minimum of 30 years of experience who has contributed significantly to advancing Canada’s legal profession or justice system. They have provided visionary strategies and innovative solutions to some of the profession’s most complex challenges. This individual will have exhibited leadership and inspired others while putting the interests of the profession and justice system at the top of their priorities throughout their career. This award is eligible to senior legal leaders in in-house private and public sector positions whose perspective and advocacy have had a transformational effect.
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HSBC Bank Canada
Otéra Capital
Scotiabank
Sagard Holdings SE Health Siemens Canada Staples Canada TELUS The University of British Columbia, Allard School and Law and Emerging Media Lab Waste Connections of Canada
Jobber Legal Team
CPP Investments
Volkswagen Group Canada
Oxford Properties Group Legal Department
Royal Gold's C$5 billion acquisition of Sandstorm Gold and Horizon Copper
Canadian Law Firms: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (for Horizon Copper special committee), Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (for National Bank Financial Inc.), Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP (for Sandstorm Gold), Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP (for the special committee of Sandstorm Gold), Gowling WLG (for Horizon Copper) McCarthy Tétrault LLP (for Royal Gold Inc)
Non-Canadian Law Firms: Crowell & Moring LLP, Richards, Layton & Finger, PA, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Organizations: BMO Capital Markets, CIBC World Markets Inc., Cormark Securities Inc. Fort Capital Partners, National Bank Financial Inc, Raymond James Ltd, Royal Gold Inc. Scotiabank
Canadian Natural Resources Limited's US$6.5 billion acquisition of Chevron's Alberta assets
Canadian Law Firms: Bennett Jones LLP (lead counsel to Canadian Natural Resources), Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (counsel to Chevron)
La Caisse's C$10 billion acquisition of Innergex Renewables
Canadian Law Firms: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (for Investissement Quebec), Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (for The Toronto-Dominion Bank), Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP (for La Caisse), McCarthy Tétrault LLP (for Innergex), Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP (Innergex Renewable Energy board of directors’ special committee), Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (for Innergex management group)
Non-Canadian Law Firms: Mayer Brown LLP, White & Case LLP
GardaWorld’s C$14 billion recapitalization
Canadian Law Firms: Langlois Lawyers LLP (for GardaWorld), Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (for BC Partners), Stikeman Elliott LLP (for HPS Investment Partners)
Non-Canadian Law Firms: DLA Piper LLP (for Stealth Monitoring), Kirkland & Ellis LLP (for BC Partners), Latham & Watkins LLP (for HPS Investment Partners), Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (for GardaWorld)
Strathcona Resources' hostile takeover bid and Cenovus Energy's acquisition of MEG Energ
Canadian Law Firms: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (for Strathcona Resources), Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (for BMO Capital Markets), Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP (for MEG Energy), Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, Jensen Shawa Solomon Duguid Hawkes LLP, McCarthy Tétrault LLP (for Cenovus Energy), Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP (for the special committee of MEG Energy), Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (for RBC and Goldman Sachs), Torys LLP (for Strathcona Resources special committee of independent directors)
Non-Canadian Law Firms: Latham & Watkins LLP, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP
Organizations: BMO Capital Markets, Cenovus Energy Inc., CIBC Capital Markets, CIBC World Markets Inc., FGS Longview Communications, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Goldman Sachs Canada Inc., JPMorgan Chase Bank Lauren Hill Advisory Group, MEG Energy Corp., PwC, RBC Capital Markets Scotia Capital Inc, Sodali & Co TD Securities Inc.
Parkland Corporation's C$13 billion sale to Sunoco LP
Canadian Law Firms: McCarthy Tétrault LLP (for Parkland Corporation), Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP (for Parkland Corporation) Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (for BMO), Stikeman Elliott LLP (for Sunoco), Torys LLP (for the special committee of Parkland Corporation)
Non-Canadian Law Firms: Vinson & Elkins LLP, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Organizations: Parkland Corporation, Sunoco LP
Organizations: BC Partners Advisors L.P., Deloitte LLP (tax advisors for GardaWorld) GardaWorld, HPS Investment Partners, LLC, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (tax advisors for BC Partners) Jefferies International Limited (financial advisors for GardaWorld) UBS Investment Bank (financial advisors for GardaWorld) BofA Securities (financial advisors for GardaWorld) TD Securities (financial advisors for HPS) JPMorgan (financial advisors for BC Partners)
Organizations: BMO Capital Markets, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec CIBC Capital Markets, Greenhill & Co, Innergex Renewable Energy Inc., Moelis & Company LLC, TD Securities
“Lawson Lundell is delighted to sponsor the 2024 Canadian Law Awards. As a leading full-service business law firm in Western and Northern Canada, we are committed to recognizing the outstanding contributions of legal professionals across the industry.”
Morgan Properties' C$491 million acquisition of Dream Residential REIT
Canadian Law Firms: Goodmans LLP (for the special committee of Dream Residential), Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (for Dream Residential), Stikeman Elliott LLP (for Morgan Properties)
Non-Canadian Law Firms: Clifford Chance US LLP
Blue Ant's go-public reverse takeover transaction of Boat Rocker
Canadian Law Firms: Bennett Jones LLP (for Blue Ant), Dentons Canada LLP (for Bank of Montreal), Goodmans LLP (for Boat Rocker special committee) Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (for IDJCo), Stikeman Elliott LLP (for Boat Rocker), Torys LLP (for Fairfax Financial)
Non-Canadian Law Firms: Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP (US counsel to Tricon), Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (counsel to Blackstone)
Organizations: Cormark Securities Inc., Ernst & Young Inc., Evra Solutions Inc. National Bank Financial Inc., Scotia Capital Inc., Scotiabank
BH Legal
Glaholt Bowles LLP
Green and Spiegel LLP
Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP (Hicks Morley)
Landings LLP
McLeish Orlando
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (“BLG”)
Dentons Canada LLP
Lavery
Legate Injury Lawyers
McInnes Cooper
MT>3, a division of McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Torys LLP
LEAP is a cloud-based legal practice productivity solution that enables law firms to streamline their processes while increasing the firm’s productivity and profits. Law firms using LEAP software enjoy the benefits of a practice management system, legal accounting, document assembly and management, and legal publishing assets in one integrated solution. Website: www.leaplegalsoftware.ca
Joe Fakhri, President and CEO, Axiom Innovations
It is an honour to bestow the The LEAP Legal Software Award for Best Use of Technology in a Law Firm. Today, the legal profession stands at a crossroads, where tradition meets innovation. The importance of technology in our field cannot be overstated—it is reshaping how we practice law, access legal resources, and serve our clients. LEAP Canada, nestled at the heart of legaltech, aims to lead this charge by offering solutions designed to enhance the efficiency of delivery of legal services. We are proud to partner with Key Media in supporting the 2024 Canadian Law Awards, where the best achievements in the legal profession are recognized. Congratulations once again on your well-deserved recognition tonight.
Bennett Jones LLP, Dow Chemical Canada ULC v NOVA Chemicals Corporation, 2025 ABKB 217, 2025 ABKB 343, 2025 ABKB 467 Bennett Jones LLP, Remington Development Corporation v Canadian Pacific Railway Company, 2025 ABCA 244 Borden Ladner Gervais LLP; Stikeman Elliott LLP; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP; Dentons Canada LLP, Republic of India, et al. v. CCDM Holdings, LLC, et al., 2025 CanLII 94240 Lax O’Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP; McCarthy Tétrault LLP; Bennett Jones LLP; Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP, Métis National Council Secretariat Inc. v. Chartier, 2025 ONSC 6150 McCarthy Tétrault LLP; Olthuis Kleer Townshend LLP, Shamattawa First Nation v. Canada (Attorney General), 2025 FC 1927 Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP; Lax O’Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP, Quadrangle v. Attorney General of Canada, 2025 ONSC 4526 Torys LLP; Stikeman Elliot LLP; Bennett Jones LLP; Loopstra Nixon LLP; Lenczner Slaght LLP; Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP; Thornton Grout Finnigan LLP; Camelino Galessiere LLP; Tyr LLP; Blaney McMurtry LLP; Lax O’Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP, In Re Hudson’s Bay Company, 2025 ONSC 5998
British Columbia Investment Management Corporation ("BCI") CI Financial Dawson Partners Fairstone Bank Fengate Asset Management goeasy Ltd Royal Bank of Canada TMX Group TransUnion University Pension Plan
The winner of this category will automatically progress to become an excellence awardee in Canadian Law Department of the Year
Beneva EVP Legal and Corporate services
ATB Financial Legal & Governance Team
iA Financial Group
Legal and External Affairs Division (LEAD) at Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
The Hiive Company Limited
Vancity
First Canadian Title Company Limited (FCT)
Banyan Software BDO Canada Dow Canada Geotab Inc. Mercedes-Benz Canada and Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Canada Corporation (together "MBCan") WSP
Winners of the two sector-specific law department awards will automatically progress to become finalists for this category
Geotab’s In-House IP Boutique Team
Harlequin and HarperCollins Canada
Brookfield Properties
MDA Space Legal Team
Office of General Counsel - KPMG LLP
Oxford Properties Group
SE Health
IMAX Corporation
University of Toronto
EY Canada
Ivanhoé Cambridge
Lightspeed Commerce
Mila - Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute
Wattpad Corp.
Cheryl Graden, TMX Group Corey MacKinnon, Cooke Inc. Gaurav Manhas, OpenRoad Group Heather Mullen, Kenvue Canada Inc. Hina Latif, Mercedes-Benz Canada and Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Canada Corporation (together, “MBCan”) Lorne O'Reilly, Dow Canada Matthew Kuchinsky, Dawson Partners Patricia Caza, The Regional Municipality of Peel Sarah Jacklin, Stryker Canada
“Lawson Lundell is delighted to sponsor the 2026 Canadian Law Awards. As a leading full-service business law firm in Western and Northern Canada, we are committed to recognizing the outstanding contributions of legal professionals across the industry.”
Corinne Pruzanski Cadillac Fairview (CF)
Gaurav Manhas OpenRoad Group
Jeremy Trickett BCI (British Columbia Investment Management Corporation)
Jessica Long Allstate Canada Group
Lisa Damiani Canadian Tire Corporation
Lorne O’Reilly, KC DowChemical Canada ULC
Nickola Voegelin University of Waterloo
Rustam Juma Volkswagen Group Canada
Samantha Traub Boat Rocker Studios Limited
Sue Lynn Noel Purolator Inc.
Sharon Vogel, Co-Managing Partner, Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP
Boralex Inc. Canada Infrastructure Bank Canadian National Railway Company CDPQ Infra Graham Group Ltd. TC Energy Corporation Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority
Pembina Pipeline Corporation Legal Department
Graham Group Ltd. c/o Jamie Olsen, General Counsel, Canada
Dow Chemical Canada ULC
Canada Infrastructure Bank
Black & McDonald
BC Hydro Legal Services
Arcadis
Ontario Power Generation Inc.
Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority
Bergeron Clifford Injury Lawyers Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP Neinstein ROBIC Roper Greyell LLP Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP Smart & Biggar
Smart & Biggar
Roper Greyell LLP
MacLean Law
Gluckstein Lawyers
Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP
Neuberger & Partners LLP
AGP LLP
Adair Goldblatt Bieber LLP Lax O'Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP Lenczner Slaght Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP Stockwoods LLP Thomson Rogers LLP Wagners Law Firm
Stockwoods LLP
Lenczner Slaght
Lax O’Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP
Jensen Shawa Solomon Duguid Hawkes LLP
Henein Hutchison Robitaille LLP
Goldblatt Partners LLP
Adair Goldblatt Bieber LLP
Thomson Rogers LLP
Lincoln Caylor, Bennett Jones LLP Mason Poplaw, McCarthy Tétrault LLP Nader Hasan, Stockwoods LLP Peter J. Pliszka, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Sandra A. Forbes, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Brandon Barnes Trickett Dentons Canada LLP
Greg Allen Allen / McMillan Litigation Counsel
Matthew Williams Thorsteinssons LLP
Michael Rosenberg McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Rahool Agarwal Lax O’Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP
Stéphane Pitre Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Tracey M. Cohen Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Vincent Rochette Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
Brendon Pooran, PooranLaw Danielle Robitaille, Henein Hutchison Robitaille LLP Jacqueline Dinsmore, Caravel Law Luca Citton, Boughton Law Matthew Zischka, Smart & Biggar Mitch Frazer, Mintz Natasa Karambatsos, KRB Avocats | Lawyers
Shawn Wolfson Blaney McMurtry LLP
Sara Mainville JFK Law LLP
Kurt E. Schlachter, KC Stringam Law
James Murdoch Thorsteinssons LLP
Cliff Proudfoot, KC Lawson Lundell LLP
Carissa N. Tanzola Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP
Curtis Dawe McInnes Cooper
Curtis Dawe
Blaney McMurtry LLP Lerners LLP Loopstra Nixon LLP Torkin Manes LLP WeirFoulds
WeirFoulds
Torkin Manes LLP
Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP/s.r.l.
Lerners LLP
Gardiner Roberts LLP
Delegatus KRB Avocats | Lawyers Langlois Lawyers Lavery
Dunton Rainville LLP
De Grandpré Chait
Langlois Lawyers
Stein Monast LLP
Burnet, Duckworth and Palmer LLP Clark Wilson LLP Farris LLP Lawson Lundell LLP McLennan Ross LLP
Boughton Law Corporation
Burnet, Duckworth and Palmer LLP
MLT Aikins LLP
Lawson Lundell LLP
Farris LLP
McKercher LLP
Parlee McLaws LLP
Witten LLP
Hammerhead Resources' business combination with Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corporation IV, forming Hammerhead Energy
Pembina Pipeline Corporation’s $1.28 Billion Offering of Subscription Receipts
Thoma Bravo's acquisition of Magnet Forensics Inc.
Thomson Reuters’ US$2.2 billion return of capital and reverse-stock-split transaction
Canadian Law Firms: Bennett Jones LLP (for Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corporation IV), Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (for the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Hammerhead Resources Inc.), Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP (for Hammerhead Resources)
Canadian Law Firms: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (for Pembina Pipeline Corporation), Stikeman Elliott LLP (for underwriters)
Non-Canadian Law Firms: Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Accountants: KPMG LLP, RBC Dominion Securities Inc., Scotia Capital Inc., TD Seurities Inc.
Canadian Law Firms: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (for Magnet Forensics), Dentons Canada LLP (for Special Committee of Magnet), Goodmans LLP (for Nellore), McMillan LLP (Canadian Counsel for Thoma Bravo)
Non-Canadian Law Firms: Allen & Overy LLP (for the Lenders), Kirkland & Ellis LLP (US Counsel for Thoma Bravo)
Organizations: CIBC Capital Markets (independent valuator to the Special Committee), Morgan Stanley (exclusive financial advisor to the Special Committee of Magnet)
Canadian Law Firm: Torys LLP (for Thomson Reuters)
Non-Canadian Law Firms: Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP (for Hammerhead Resources)
This award recognizes and celebrates a leader with a minimum of 30 years of experience who has contributed significantly to advancing Canada’s legal profession or justice system. They have provided visionary strategies and innovative solutions to some of the profession’s most complex challenges. This individual will have exhibited leadership and inspired others while putting the interests of the profession and justice system at the top of their priorities throughout their career. This award is eligible to senior legal leaders in private practice in Canada whose perspective and advocacy have had a transformational effect.
The Dye & Durham Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Legal Profession – IN-HOUSE
The LEAP Legal Software Award for Best Use of Technology in a Law Firm
Caravel Law KMSC LAW PMP Law Professional Corporation Procido LLP Torys LLP Virani Law
LEAP is a cloud-based legal practice productivity solution that enables law firms to streamline their processes while increasing the firm’s productivity and profits. Law firms using LEAP software enjoy the benefits of a practice management system, legal accounting, document assembly and management, and legal publishing assets in one integrated solution. Website: leaplegalsoftware.ca
Virani Law
Litco Law
Gowling WLG
KMSC LAW
Caravel Law
Best Technology Use in a Law Firm
The LEAP Legal Software Award for Family Law Firm of the Year
Benmor Family Law Group Crossroads Law MacLean Law McCarthy Hansen & Company Panko Collaborative Law and Mediation Resolve Legal Group
Resolve Legal Group
Panko Collaborative Law and Mediation
McCarthy Hansen & Company
Crossroads Law
Benmor Family Law Group
Aird & Berlis LLP, The New Aird & Berlis Indigenous Practice Group and Indigenous Education Program Dentons, Dentons’ Reconciliation Roadmap Enbridge, Canadian Legal Mentorship Program Fasken, Empower Network Level Justice, Black Youth Justice Program Miller Thomson LLP, Strengthening Inclusive Leadership to Strengthen our Workplace of Belonging PooranLaw Professional Corporation, PooranLaw: Achieving Equity for People with Disabilities
Fasken Journey to Reconciliation
McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Action Groups
Aird & Berlis LLP Angela Swan’s Memoir Initiative: Kindness Over Everything
Dentons Canada LLP Belonging@Dentons Trans Inclusion Policy
Gale Law Professional Corporation The NCA Network
Gowling WLG Avenue Program
PooranLaw Professional Corporation PooranLaw’s Pathways to Inclusion: Reducing Barriers for People with Disabilities & their Families
Andrea Cotrone, Loblaw Companies Limited Ashley Butts, BDO Canada Jane Murdoch, Finning International Inc. Kathryn (Katie) Daniels, CPP Investments Lara Speirs, Randstad Canada Oyeyinka Oyelowo, Ontario Provincial Police Association Pam Hrick, Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF)
Amy Salyzyn University of Ottawa
Angela Yadav Vancity
Ashley Butts BDO Canada LLP
Christy Elliott Keyera Corp.
Debbie Caruso Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
Heather Mullen Kenvue Canada Inc.
Shara Roy EY Canada
Laura Paglia Canadian Forum for Financial Markets (CFFiM)
Aneka Jiwaji Jiwaji Law
Daniela M. Pacheco Neinstein
Jamie Mandell DLA Piper
Jennifer Wasylyk Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
Laurie LaPalme Dentons Canada LLP
Martha Harrison McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Sharon Vogel Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP
Shailaz Dhalla Lawson Lundell LLP
Shira Kalfa Kalfa Law
Karen Sargeant, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Melissa Cattini, MLT Aikins LLP Nancy Hamzo, Baker McKenzie Natalie Worsfold, Counter Tax Litigators LLP Rachel Howie, Dentons Sarit Batner, McCarthy Tétrault LLP Sharon Vogel, Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP Zeynab Ziaie Moayyed, Visa Law Group PC
Karen Sargeant Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Melissa Cattini MLT Aikins LLP
Nancy Hamzo Baker McKenzie
Natalie Worsfold Counter Tax Litigators LLP
Rachel Howie Dentons
Zeynab Ziaie Moayyed Visa Law Group PC
WSP
Mercedes-Benz Canada and Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Canada Corporation (together “MBCan”)
Geotab Inc.
Winners of the two sector-specific law department awards will automatically progress to become excellence awardees for this category
Baker McKenzie; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, Northern Super League/AFC Toronto Mandate
Lax O’Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP; Stockwoods LLP, The Neighbourhood Group et al. v. HMKRO/The Neighbourhood Group v Ontario - constitutional challenge to keep safe consumption sites in Ontario open
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP, Working with the Canada Infrastructure Bank (the CIB), supporting its Indigenous Community Infrastructure Initiative (ICII)
Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP, Cycle Toronto et al. v. Attorney General of Ontario et al.
PooranLaw Professional Corporation, I Decide Law Program
Torys LLP, Community and Legal Aid Services Program (CLASP) Digital Hub
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