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The 2025 Edition of the Best Lawyers in Canada recognizes 33 GR lawyers across 20 practice areas

Thursday, August 29, 2024

On Thursday, August 29, 2024, 33 lawyers were recognized across 20 practice areas in the 2025 Edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada awards. In light of this achievement, Gardiner Roberts extends its warm congratulations to the following legal practitioners who have been honoured:

John Atchison

  • Corporate Law
  • Real Estate Law

Catherine Carscallen

  • Technology Law

S. Michael Citak

  • Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law

Barbara R.C. Doherty

  • Corporate Law

Alex Eisenberg

  • Banking and Finance Law

David Epstein

  • Real Estate Law

Fred Ernst

  • Real Estate Law

Rui M. Fernandes

  • Maritime Law (Lawyer of The Year)
  • Transportation Law

Clifford S. Goldfarb

  • Charities / Non-Profit Law

M. Gordon Hearn

  • Maritime Law
  • Transportation Law

Edgar Hielema

  • Corporate Law

Lindsay Ann Histrop

  • Charities / Non-Profit Law
  • Trusts and Estates

Richard C. Hoffman

  • Real Estate Law

Kenneth Jull

  • Administrative and Public Law

Tamara Katz

  • Real Estate Law

Lad Kucis

  • Health Care Law

Lori Mark

  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Real Estate Law

Carole McAfee

  • Labour and Employment Law
  • Transportation Law

Alexander Melfi

  • Corporate and Commercial Litigation

Robert Nakano

  • Technology Law

Arlene O'Neill

  • Private Funds Law
  • Venture Capital Law

James M. Parks

  • Trusts and Estates

Daria Risteska (Ones to Watch)

  • Insurance Law

Lorne H. Saltman

  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates

Robert Schwartz

  • Real Estate Law

Jennifer Searle

  • Trusts and Estates

Jane Sirdevan

  • Labour and Employment Law

Kathleen Skerrett

  • Securities Law

Kim E. Stoll

  • Maritime Law
  • Transportation Law

Paul Stoyan

  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Corporate Law

M. Lee Stratton

  • Banking and Finance Law

Gavin J. Tighe

  • Defamation and Media Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Legal Malpractice Law

 Zev Zlotnick

  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Real Estate Law

 For over a quarter-century, Best Lawyers has undertaken the task of evaluating legal professionals hailing from diverse practice domains and geographical locales, employing comprehensive peer-review surveys. Attorneys chosen for this recognition undergo scrutiny by their colleagues, who assess their legal acumen, professionalism, and ethical standing.