WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that 31 of our lawyers have been recognized across 17 different practice areas in the 2026 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.
Each lawyer was selected based on a comprehensive survey, which has been issued annually for over 30 years. They are acknowledged by their peers and clients as leaders in their respective fields and are prominent lawyers in their respective practice areas. In addition to the individual lawyer rankings, WeirFoulds has achieved firm rankings in the following eight practice areas, earning “Most Frequently Recommended” in the areas of Construction Law and Real Estate – Property Development.
- Construction Law
- Corporate Commercial Law
- Information Technology
- Litigation – Corporate Commercial
- Professional Liability
- Real Estate – Commercial Leasing
- Real Estate – Property Development
- Technology Transactions
We congratulate each of our lawyers listed below for their recognition in the Directory:
- Caroline Abela: Estate & Personal Tax Planning (Estate Litigation); Litigation – Corporate Commercial
- Glenn Ackerley: Construction Law; Infrastructure Law
- Olalekan (Wole) Akinremi: Information Technology
- Macdonald Allen (Lawyer to Watch): Litigation – Corporate Commercial
- Richard Arezes: Real Estate – Property Development
- Sandra Astolfo: Construction Law
- Denise Baker: Real Estate – Property Development
- Amy Block: Litigation – Regulatory & Public Law
- Janet Bobechko: Environmental Law; Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)
- Lisa Borsook: Real Estate – Property Development; Real Estate – Commercial Leasing
- Clare Burns: Estate & Personal Tax Planning (Estate Litigation)
- Jennifer Corak: Estate & Personal Tax Planning (Planning)
- Jeff Cowan: Litigation – Regulatory & Public Law; Real Estate – Property Development
- Lisa Danay Wallace: Information Technology; Technology Transactions
- Jill Dougherty: Litigation – Regulatory & Public Law
- Robert Eberschlag: Corporate Finance & Securities; Corporate Mid-Market; Mining
- Robert Eisenberg: Real Estate – Commercial Leasing
- Bruce Engell: Real Estate – Property Development
- Sean Foran: Real Estate – Property Development
- Peter Jacobsen: Litigation – Defamation & Media
- Ben Kates: Litigation – Regulatory & Public Law
- Raj Kehar: Real Estate – Property Development
- James Kosa: Information Technology; Technology Transactions
- Karsten Lee: Real Estate – Commercial Leasing
- Andrew MacDonald: Litigation – Defamation & Media
- Lucinda Main: Estate & Personal Tax Planning (Planning)
- Carlos Martins: Aviation (Regulation & Liability)
- Andrea McEwan: Estate & Personal Tax Planning (Estate Litigation)
- Debra McKenna: Litigation – Regulatory & Public Law
- W. A. Derry Millar: Commercial Arbitration
- Frank Walwyn: Litigation – Corporate Commercial
The product of an extensive peer survey process, the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory is the most comprehensive guide to legal talent in Canada. Profiling leading lawyers across Canada, the directory has become the resource of choice for Canadian corporate counsel and Canadian law firms as well as US corporate counsel and law firms in need of Canadian legal expertise.
Click here to access the directory.
