Since before Canada was a nation, the lawyers of WeirFoulds have been proud to serve the needs of discriminating clients with their most difficult and complex matters. We are, and aspire to be, the firm of choice for clients with exceptionally challenging problems within our chosen practice areas. This focus is reflected in our lawyers. An impressively large percentage of our partnership is comprised of people who are recognized by their peers as leaders in their fields.
INTELLECTUAL LEADERS
WeirFoulds lawyers author or edit leading reference works for lawyers on:
- Civil Procedure — Ontario Annual Practice published by Canada Law Book
- Land Use Planning — Ontario Planning Practice published by Canada Law Book
- Municipal Law — The Ontario Municipal Act: A User's Manual, published by Thomson Carswell
- Municipal Conflict of Interest — Ontario's Municipal Conflict of Interest Act, published by Municipal World
- Real Estate — Real Estate Law, 4th. ed, published by Emond Montgomery
Our lawyers have also written dozens of peer-reviewed academic articles in leading law journals in Canada and other countries and act as adjunct professors of law at several of Canada's leading faculties of law.
JUDGES
Thirteen lawyers from WeirFoulds have been appointed judges by the Federal government, the first in 1883 and most recent one in 2005. Eight of these judges were appointed to courts of appeal in Canada, including the Supreme Court of Canada.PROFESSION
Past and current lawyers have distinguished themselves as Treasurers (heads) and Benchers (governors) of the Law Society of Upper Canada, which is the regulatory body for the legal profession in Ontario, as presidents of the Canadian Bar Association and other legal bodies, as recipients of the Law Society Medal for contributions to the legal profession, and as recipients of the Order of Canada for contributions to Canadian public life. Many of our lawyers also sit on bar committees, such as the Committee examining amendments to the Rules of Civil Procedure.