For all of the litigation firm and lawyer of the year shortlists, please see below. The nominees have been chosen based upon research conducted between September and December 2017. Please note that there will be no emerging talent, impact case or hall of fame achievement winner shortlists. Those winners will be announced on the evening of the ceremony.
The ceremony will be held Thursday, February 22 2018 at the Intercontinental Toronto.
Please contact Rebecca Synnott at Rebecca.synnott@euromoneyny.com or on 212-224-3337 to reserve your place.
If you have any questions regarding the shortlist, please contact Michael Rafalowich at mrafalowich@euromoneyny.com.
PROVINCIAL AWARDS
ALBERTA
Firm of the year
Bennett Jones
Blake Cassels & Graydon
Borden Ladner Gervais
Peacock Linder Halt & Mack
Rose
Litigator of the year
David Bishop, Gowling WLG
Randall Block, Borden Ladner Gervais
Clarke Hunter, Norton Rose Fulbright
Perry Mack, Peacock Linder Halt & Mack
Munaf Mohamed, Bennett Jones
David Tupper, Blake Cassels & Graydon
ATLANTICS
Firm of the year
McInnes Cooper
Merrick Jamieson Sterns Washington & Mahody
Patterson Law
Stewart McKelvey
Litigator of the year
Michelle Awad, McInnes Cooper
Darlene Jamieson, Merrick Jamieson Sterns Washington & Mahody
Stanley MacDonald, Patterson Law
Colin Piercey, Stewart McKelvey
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Firm of the year
Fasken
Harper Grey
Lawson Lundell
McEwan Partners
Litigator of the year
Geoffrey Cowper, Fasken
Michael Feder, McCarthy Tétrault
Kenneth McEwan, McEwan Partners
Stephen Schachter, Nathanson Schachter & Thompson
MANITOBA
Firm of the year
Fillmore Riley
Hill Sokalski Walsh Olson
MLT Aikins
Pitblado
Litigator of the year
Ted Bock, MLT Aikins
Bernice Bowley, Fillmore Riley
Dave Hill, Hill Sokalski Walsh Olson
Steven Vincent, Pitblado
ONTARIO
Firm of the year
Bennett Jones
Blake Cassels & Graydon
Lax O'Sullivan Scott Lisus Gottlieb
Lenczner Slaght Royce Smith Griffin
Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein
Stikeman Elliott
Torys
Litigator of the year
Michael Barrack, Blake Cassels & Graydon
Sheila Block, Torys
Monique Jilesen, Lenczner Slaght Royce Smith Griffin
Jonathan Lisus, Lax O’Sullivan Scott Lisus Gottlieb
Kent Thomson, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Benjamin Zarnett, Goodmans
QUÉBEC
Firm of the year
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Langlois
Stikeman Elliott
Woods
Litigator of the year
Claude Marseille, Blake Cassels & Graydon
Éric Mongeau, Stikeman Elliott
Mathieu Piché-Messier, Borden Ladner Gervais
Patrick Ouellet, Woods
Nick Rodrigo, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
SASKATCHEWAN
Firm of the year
McDougall Gauley
McKercher
Miller Thomson
MLT Aikins
Litigator of the year
Christine Glazer, McKercher
Douglas Hodson, MLT Aikins
Gordon Kuski, McDougall Gauley
Roger Lepage, Miller Thomson
PRACTICE AREA AWARDS - FIRMS
ABORIGINAL LAW
Borden Ladner Gervais
Fasken
Gowling WLG
Lawson Lundell
ARBITRATION
Blake Cassels & Graydon
Borden Ladner Gervais
Fasken
Norton Rose Fulbright
CLASS ACTION
Bennett Jones
Blake Cassels & Graydon
Borden Ladner Gervais
Fasken
Stikeman Elliott
Torys
COMPETITION
Blake Cassels & Graydon
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
McCarthy Tétrault
Stikeman Elliott
Torys
CONSTRUCTION
Bennett Jones
Borden Ladner Gervais
Rose
Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel
ENERGY/RESOURCE LITIGATION
Bennett Jones
Blake Cassels & Graydon
Borden Ladner Gervais
Fasken
Lawson Lundell
INSOLVENCY
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Fasken
Goodmans
Stikeman Elliott
Thornton Grout Finnigan
INSURANCE
Blake Cassels & Graydon
Borden Ladner Gervais
Fasken
Guild Yule
Stikeman Elliott
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Aitken Klee
Borden Ladner Gervais
Goodmans
Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh
Torys
LABOR/EMPLOYMENT
Blake Cassels & Graydon
Borden Ladner Gervais
Fasken
Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein
Stewart McKelvey
MEDICAL DEFENSE/HEALTH
Borden Ladner Gervais
Gowling WLG
Harper Grey
McCarthy Tétrault
PRODUCT LIABILITY
Blake Cassels & Graydon
Borden Ladner Gervais
Fasken
McCarthy Tétrault
Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
SECURITIES
Bennett Jones
Blake Cassels & Graydon
Crawley MacKewn Brush
McCarthy Tétrault
Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
Stikeman Elliott
Torys
WHITE-COLLAR CRIME/ENFORCEMENT
Blake Cassels & Graydon
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Fasken
McCarthy Tétrault
Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein
Stockwoods
PRACTICE AREA AWARDS - LAWYERS
ABORIGINAL
Nadir André, Borden Ladner Gervais
Keith Bergner, Lawson Lundell
Jaimie Lickers, Gowling WLG
Tracy Pratt, Fasken
ARBITRATION
Tina Cicchetti, Cicchetti Arbitration
Robert Deane, Borden Ladner Gervais
Stephen Drymer, Woods
Clarke Hunter, Norton Rose Fulbright
Gerald Ranking, Fasken
CLASS ACTION
Andrew Borrell, Fasken
Michael Eizenga, Bennett Jones
Yves Martineau, Stikeman Elliott
Nick Rodrigo, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Cheryl Woodin, Bennett Jones
COMPETITION
Sandra Forbes, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Katherine Kay, Stikeman Elliott
David Kent, McMillan
Robert Kwinter, Blake Cassels & Graydon
Linda Plumpton, Torys
CONSTRUCTION
Stuart Hankinson, Bennett Jones
Bruce Reynolds, Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel
Phillip Scheibel, Rose
Jeffrey Vallis, Borden Ladner Gervais
ENERGY/RESOURCE
Randall Block, Borden Ladner Gervais
Clarke Hunter, Norton Rose Fulbright
Maureen Killoran, Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
Marko Vesely, Lawson Lundell
Blair Yorke-Slader, Bennett Jones
Glenn Zacher, Stikeman Elliott
INSOLVENCY
Luc Beliveau, Fasken
Bernard Boucher, Blake Cassels & Graydon
DJ Miller, Thornton Grout Finnigan
Elizabeth Pillon, Stikeman Elliott
Ashley Taylor, Stikeman Elliott
INSURANCE
David Bishop, Gowling WLG
Guy Brown, Harper Grey
Alan D’Silva, Stikeman Elliott
James Doyle, Guild Yule
Larry Elliot, Borden Ladner Gervais
Jeff Galway, Blake Cassels & Graydon
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
David Aitken, Aitken Klee
Andrew Bernstein, Torys
Gunars Gaikis, Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh
Steven Garland, Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh
David Madsen, Borden Ladner Gervais
LABOR/EMPLOYMENT
Eleni Kassaris, Blake Cassels & Graydon
Chris Paliare, Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein
Gulu Punia, Fasken
André Royer, Borden Ladner Gervais
Harold Smith, Stewart McKelvey
MEDICAL DEFENSE/HEALTH
Cynthia Clarke, Borden Ladner Gervais
Darryl Cruz, McCarthy Tétrault
Marjorie Hickey, McInnes Cooper
Kimberly Jakeman, Harper Grey
PRODUCT LIABILITY
Gordon McKee, Blake Cassels & Graydon
Laurent Nahmiash, Dentons
Peter Pliszka, Fasken
Martin Sheehan, Fasken
Robert Torralbo, Blake Cassels & Graydon
SECURITIES
Sean Boyle, Blake Cassels & Graydon
David DiPaolo, Borden Ladner Gervais
Melissa MacKewn, Crawley MacKewn Brush
John Fabello, Torys
Robert Staley, Bennett Jones
Paul Steep, McCarthy Tétrault
WHITE-COLLAR CRIME/ENFORCEMENT
Stéphane Eljarrat, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
François Fontaine, Norton Rose Fulbright
Peter Mantas, Fasken
Mark Morrison, Blake Cassels & Graydon
David Porter, McCarthy Tétrault
PLAINTIFF FIRM OF THE YEAR
Camp Fiorante Matthews Mogerman
Koskie Minsky
Roy O’Connor
Siskinds
LITIGATION BOUTIQUE OF THE YEAR
Crawley MacKewn Brush
Lax O’Sullivan Scott Lisus Gottlieb
McEwan Partners
Renno & Vathilakis
Rose
Roy O’Connor
Woods
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR
Air Canada
Bank of Montréal
BC Hydro
CIBC
Encana Natural Gas
Hydro Québec
Scotiabank
Shaw Communications
Suncor Energy
TD Bank
TRIAL LAWYER OF THE YEAR
Michael Barrack, Blake Cassels & Graydon
Sheila Block, Torys
Geoffrey Cowper, Fasken
Peter Griffin, Lenczner Slaght Royce Smith Griffin
Robert Harrison, Fasken
Jonathan Lisus, Lax O’Sullivan Scott Lisus Gottlieb
Kent Thomson, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg