The Best Lawyers in Canada - 2013 Edition Published by Woodward White, Inc. August 2012 Osler is proud to announce that 113 of our lawyers have been identified by The Best Lawyers in Canada, 2013 Edition, as leading lawyers in their respective specialty areas. With several of these lawyers earning recognition in multiple categories, Osler s full complement of Best Lawyers rankings now totals 165 and encompasses 40 of the publisher s specialty areas. We congratulate the following individuals on their continued success and recognition in their specialty areas: (A second list, sorted by specialty area, follows) Lawyer Osler Office Best Lawyers in Canada Specialty Area Sandra Abitan Montréal Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Firoz Ahmed Tax Law David Aitken Intellectual Property Law Robert Anderson Calgary Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Sean Aylward Tax Law Andrew Aziz Corporate Law Lyndon Barnes Corporate and Commercial Litigation Laurie Barrett Banking and Finance Robert Beaumont Construction Law Michel Benoit Montréal Employee Benefits Law Monica Biringer Tax Law Glen Bloom Intellectual Property Law Noralee Bradley Calgary Corporate Law Mark Brender Montréal Tax Law Trusts and Estates Janice Buckingham Calgary Natural Resources Law 1
Terrence Burgoyne Corporate Law Lorne Carson Calgary Banking and Finance Equipment Finance Law Project Finance Law Ronald Cheng International Trade and Finance Law Tax Law Stephen Clark Banking and Finance Richard Coleman Information Silvana Conte Montréal Class Action Litigation Suzanne Côté Montréal Corporate and Commercial Litigation Linda Currie Mutual Funds Law Riyaz Dattu International Trade and Finance Law Shawn Denstedt, Q.C. Calgary Aboriginal Law Environmental Law Natural Resources Law Robert Desbarats, Q.C. Calgary Corporate Law Natural Resources Law Mark DesLauriers Corporate Law Private Funds Law Martin Desrosiers Montréal Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Anthony Devir Employee Benefits Law Jennifer Dolman Franchise Law Stanley Ebel Calgary Tax Law Michael Fekete Information Jeremy Fraiberg* Peter Franklyn Competition/Antitrust Law Jean Fraser Corporate Law Andraya Frith Franchise Law Rick Fullerton Structured Finance Law Roger Gillott Construction Law Deborah Glendinning Class Action Litigation Peter Glossop Competition/Antitrust Law Steven Golick Insolvency and Financial Restructuring 2
John Groenswegen Corporate Law Wendy Gross Information Shahir Guindi Montréal Information Jason Hanson Labour and Employment Law Judith Harris Tax Law Michael Hart* Banking and Finance James Hassell Labour and Employment Law George Hendy Montréal Bet-the-Company Litigation Class Action Litigation Corporate and Commercial Litigation Clay Horner Corporate Law Scott Horner Equipment Finance Law Paul Ivanoff Construction Law Mahmud Jamal Administrative and Public Law Corporate and Commercial Litigation Christiane Jodoin Montréal Corporate Law Maureen Killoran* Calgary Corporate and Commercial Litigation Daniel Kirby Environmental Law Michelle Lally Competition/Antitrust Law Brett Ledger Employee Benefits Law Robert Lehodey, Q.C. Calgary Corporate Law Brian Levitt Montréal Corporate Law Paul Litner Employee Benefits Law Larry Lowenstein Class Action Litigation Corporate and Commercial Litigation Franchise Law Sylvain Lussier Montréal Administrative and Public Law Appellate Law Corporate and Commercial Litigation Legal Malpractice Law 3
Tristram Mallett Calgary Corporate and Commercial Litigation Director and Officer Liability Patrick Marley Tax Law Douglas Marshall* Corporate Law Étienne Massicotte Montréal Banking and Finance Michael Matheson Banking and Finance Andrew McGuffin Derivatives Law Ian McSweeney Employee Benefits Law Al Meghji Tax Law Peter Milligan Banking and Finance Structured Finance Law Kelly Moffatt Advertising and Marketing Law Paul Morassutti Real Estate Law Drew Morier* Tax Law David Morritt Personal Injury Litigation Product Liability Law Blake Murray Tax Law Dale Ponder Corporate Law Natural Resources Law Christopher Portner Corporate Law Robert Raizenne Montréal Tax Law Trusts and Estates Joel Ramsey Information Graham Reynolds, Q.C. Competition/Antitrust Law Douglas Rienzo Employee Benefits Law Donald Ross Corporate Law Tracy Sandler Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Rocco Sebastiano Construction Law Edward Sellers Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Ward Sellers Montréal Corporate Law Janet Sim Trusts and Estates David Stamp Employee Benefits Law Joseph Steiner Corporate and Commercial Litigation Geoffrey Taber 4
David Tetreault Tax Law Jack (R.J.) Thrasher, Q.C. Calgary Corporate Law Natural Resources Law Hemant Tilak Tax Law Mark Trachuk Corporate Law Richard Tremblay Tax Law Constantine Troulis Montréal Real Estate Law George Valentini Real Estate Law Edward Vandenburg* Corporate Funds Private Funds Law Elizabeth Walker Corporate Funds Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law Marc Wasserman* Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Michael Watts Health Care Law W. Lee Webster* Intellectual Property Law Allan Wells Labour and Employment Law Kimberley Wharram Tax Law Bradley White Intellectual Property Law Patricia Wilson Administrative and Public Law Richard Wong Construction Law Craig Wright Corporate Law Robert Yalden Montréal Corporate Law Frank Zaid Franchise Law * newly ranked in 2013 Edition Next Page: Rankings Sorted by Specialty Area and Osler Office 5
Osler s Ranked Lawyers - Grouped by Specialty Area and by Osler Office: Best Lawyers in Canada Specialty Area Osler Office Lawyer Aboriginal Law Calgary Shawn Denstedt, Q.C. Administrative and Public Law Montréal Sylvain Lussier Patricia Wilson Mahmud Jamal Advertising and Marketing Law Kelly Moffatt Appellate Law Montréal Sylvain Lussier Banking and Finance Calgary Lorne Carson Montréal Étienne Massicotte Laurie Barrett Stephen Clark Michael Hart* Michael Matheson Peter Milligan Bet-the-Company Litigation Montréal George Hendy Class Action Litigation Montréal Silvana Conte George Hendy Deborah Glendinning Larry Lowenstein Competition/Antitrust Law Peter Franklyn Peter Glossop Michelle Lally Graham Reynolds, Q.C. Construction Law Robert Beaumont Roger Gillott Paul Ivanoff Rocco Sebastiano Richard Wong Corporate and Commercial Litigation Calgary Maureen Killoran* Tristram Mallett Montréal Suzanne Côté George Hendy Sylvain Lussier Lyndon Barnes Mahmud Jamal 6
Corporate and Commercial Litigation (cont d) (cont d) Larry Lowenstein Joseph Steiner Corporate Funds Edward Vandenburg* Elizabeth Walker Corporate Law Calgary Noralee Bradley Robert Desbarats, Q.C. Robert Lehodey, Q.C. Jack (R.J.) Thrasher, Q.C. Montréal Christiane Jodoin Brian Levitt Ward Sellers Robert Yalden Craig Wright Andrew Aziz Terrence Burgoyne Mark DesLauriers Jean Fraser John Groenswegen Clay Horner Douglas Marshall* Dale Ponder Christopher Portner Donald Ross Mark Trachuk Derivatives Law Andrew McGuffin Director and Officer Liability Calgary Tristram Mallett Employee Benefits Law Montréal Michel Benoit Anthony Devir Brett Ledger Paul Litner Ian McSweeney Douglas Rienzo David Stamp Environmental Law Calgary Shawn Denstedt, Q.C. Martin Ignasiak Daniel Kirby Equipment Finance Law Calgary Lorne Carson Scott Horner 7
Franchise Law Jennifer Dolman Andraya Frith Larry Lowenstein Frank Zaid Health Care Law Michael Watts Information Montréal Shahir Guindi Richard Coleman Michael Fekete Wendy Gross Joel Ramsey Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Calgary Robert Anderson Montréal Sandra Abitan Martin Desrosiers Steven Golick Tracy Sandler Edward Sellers Marc Wasserman* Intellectual Property Law David Aitken Glen Bloom Bradley White W. Lee Webster International Trade and Finance Law Ronald Cheng Riyaz Dattu Labour and Employment Law Jason Hanson James Hassell Allan Wells* Legal Malpractice Law Montréal Sylvain Lussier Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law Elizabeth Walker Calgary Robert Lehodey, Q.C. Montréal Christiane Jodoin Brian Levitt Ward Sellers Robert Yalden Elizabeth Walker Craig Wright Terrence Burgoyne Jeremy Fraiberg* Jean Fraser 8
(cont d) (cont d) Clay Horner Dale Ponder Christopher Portner Donald Ross Mark Trachuk Mutual Funds Law Linda Currie Natural Resources Law Calgary Janice Buckingham Shawn Denstedt, Q.C. Robert Desbarats, Q.C. Jack (R.J.) Thrasher, Q.C. Dale Ponder Personal Injury Litigation David Morritt Private Funds Law Edward Vandenburg* Mark DesLauriers Product Liability Law David Morritt Project Finance Law Calgary Lorne Carson Public Finance Law Rocco Sebastiano Real Estate Law Montréal Constantine Troulis Paul Morassutti George Valentini Calgary Robert Lehodey, Q.C. Montréal Robert Yalden Edward Vandenburg* Elizabeth Walker Mark DesLauriers Clay Horner Structured Finance Law Rick Fullerton Peter Milligan Tax Law Calgary Stanley Ebel Montréal Mark Brender Robert Raizenne Ronald Cheng Firoz Ahmed Sean Aylward Monica Biringer Judith Harris Patrick Marley Al Meghji 9
Tax Law (cont d) (cont d) Drew Morier* Blake Murray David Tetreault Hemant Tilak Richard Tremblay Kimberley Wharram Montréal Shahir Guindi Glen Bloom Elizabeth Walker Craig Wright Richard Coleman Michael Fekete Wendy Gross Geoffrey Taber Trusts and Estates Montréal Mark Brender Robert Raizenne Janet Sim * newly ranked in 2013 Edition 10