DLA Piper (Canada) LLP is pleased to have once more increased its rankings in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers, with close to one-third of the firm's lawyers recommended as leading practitioners in Canada across key practice areas.
Special congratulations go to partner Catherine Pawluch, who has once again received the prestigious distinction of “Lawyer of the Year” for Aviation Law in Toronto and to partner Michelle Isaak, who has been recognized as "Lawyer of the Year" for Trusts and Estates in Vancouver.
One of Canada's most trusted peer-review publications, Best Lawyers has been providing comprehensive coverage of top legal talents in Canada and around the world for over 30 years. Selections are determined after rigorous evaluation of peer feedback gathered through an extensive survey process.
“We are delighted that our rankings with this respected guide surpass themselves year after year,” said Robert Seidel, Q.C., Canada Managing Partner. “And we consider it a great honour that our peers and colleagues continue to recommend DLA Piper Canada's dedicated team of legal professionals as leaders in their field.”
Congratulations to the following lawyers who are listed in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers:
| Lawyer | Practice Area |
| Paul R. Albi, Q.C. (Vancouver) | Family Law |
| Derrick Auch (Calgary) | Securities Law |
| Kate Bake-Paterson (Vancouver) | Charities/Non-Profit Law |
| James Bancroft, Q.C. (Calgary) | Corporate and Commercial Litigation |
| Robert Banno, Q.C. (Vancouver) | Aboriginal Law |
| Derek J. Bell (Toronto) | Competition / Antitrust Law Corporate and Commercial Litigation |
| Eric Belli-Bivar (Toronto) | Corporate Law |
| Chris Bennett (Vancouver) | Information Technology Law Intellectual Property Law Technology Law |
| Robert Black (Toronto) | Mining Law |
| Karen R. Bock (Toronto) | Labour and Employment Law |
| Michael P. Carroll, Q.C. (Vancouver) | Alternative Dispute Resolution |
| Ruby Chan (Vancouver) | Securities Law |
| Jeffrey M. Citron (Toronto) | Real Estate Law |
| Kenneth F. Cleall, Q.C. (Edmonton) | Corporate Law |
| Don Collie (Vancouver) | Mining Law Securities Law |
| Donald Cooper (Vancouver) | Real Estate Law |
| G. Brian Davison, Q.C. (Calgary) | Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law |
| Ronald E. Dimock (Toronto) | Biotechnology Law Intellectual Property Law |
| Warren H. Downs (Vancouver) | Project Finance Law |
| Megan Filmer (Vancouver) | Mergers & Acquisitions Law |
| Kevin Fritz (Toronto) | Tax Law |
| Angela Furlanetto (Toronto) | Biotechnology Law Intellectual Property Law |
| Monika Gehlen (Vancouver) | Corporate and Commercial Litigation |
| Catherine Gibson (Vancouver) | Real Estate Law |
| Noam Goodman (Toronto) | Biotechnology Law Technology Law |
| Robert Groves (Vancouver) | Banking and Finance Law |
| Rachel Hamilton (Edmonton) | Real Estate Law |
| Jason Herbert (Vancouver) | Administrative and Public Law |
| Brian Hiebert (Vancouver) | Corporate Law Environmental Law Natural Resources Law |
| Kerri Howard (Calgary) | Energy Law |
| Roy Hudson (Calgary) | Mining Law |
| Forrest C. Hume (Vancouver) | Transportation Law |
| Tamara Hunter (Vancouver) | Corporate and Commercial Litigation Administrative and Public Law Privacy and Data Security Law |
| Michelle Isaak (Vancouver) | Trust and Estates *Lawyer of the Year - Trust and Estates Vancouver |
| Daniel Kenney (Calgary) | Corporate Law |
| Howard Krupat (Toronto) | Construction Law |
| Edmond F.B. Lamek (Toronto) | Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law |
| P. John Landry (Vancouver) | Energy Law International Trade and Finance Law |
| Roger Lee (Vancouver) | Trusts and Estates |
| J. Brent MacLean (Vancouver) | Corporate and Commercial Litigation |
| Sandra Mah (Calgary) | Trusts and Estates |
| Garry Mancell, R.P.F. (Vancouver) | Energy Law Natural Resources Law |
| Elizabeth Mayer (Vancouver) | Project Finance Law Public Finance Law |
| Andrew E.C. McFarlane (Toronto) | Aviation Law |
| David C. Nathanson, Q.C. (Toronto) | Tax Law |
| David T. Neave (Vancouver) | Class Action Litigation Corporate and Commercial Litigation |
| Richard J. Nixon (Toronto) | Labour and Employment Law |
| Catherine Pawluch (Toronto) | Aviation Law International Trade and Finance Law Transportation Law *Lawyer of the Year - Aviation Law Toronto |
| Mark Potechin (Montréal) | Tax Law |
| Richard Press (Vancouver) | Labour and Employment Law |
| Sangeetha Punniyamoorthy (Toronto) | Intellectual Property Law |
| David Reid (Vancouver) | Mining Law Natural Resources Law Securities Law |
| Michael S. Richards (Toronto) | Corporate and Commercial Litigation |
| Mary Ruhl (Vancouver) | Mergers & Acquisitions Law |
| Kathleen Ryan, Q.C. (Edmonton) | Corporate and Commercial Litigation |
| Laura Safran, Q.C. (Calgary) | Aviation Law |
| Dana Schindelka (Calgary) | Corporate and Commercial Litigation |
| Mark Schmidt (Vancouver) | Corporate Law Mergers & Acquisitions Law Real Estate Law |
| Robert A. Seidel, Q.C. (Edmonton) | Corporate Law |
| Allen Soltan (Vancouver) | Administrative and Public Law Alternative Dispute Resolution |
| David Spratley (Vancouver) | Intellectual Property Law Information Technology Law Technology Law |
| Bruce Stratton (Toronto) | Intellectual Property Law |
| David Stratton, Q.C. (Edmonton) | Corporate Law |
| Franco Trasolini (Vancouver) | Real Estate Law |
| Heather L. Treacy, Q.C. (Calgary) | Aboriginal Law |
| Brian Tsuji (Vancouver) | Immigration Law |
| Simon Wells (Vancouver) | Corporate and Commercial Litigation |
| Sadie Wetzel (Vancouver) | Trusts and Estates |
| Donald Wilson (Edmonton) | Administrative and Public Law |
| Trevor Wong-Chor (Calgary) | Oil & Gas Law Corporate Law |
