We are pleased to announce that 60 Cassels lawyers were recognized as leaders in their field in the 2021 edition of the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.
In alphabetical order, the Cassels lawyers recognized this year are:
- Suhuyini Abudulai* (Financial Institutions Regulation – Ontario)
- Chad Accursi (Mining | Corporate Finance & Securities)
- Matthew Alter (Construction)
- Jason Arbuck (Asset Equipment Finance/Leasing | Asset-Based Lending)
- Frank Arnone (Corporate Mid-Market | Private Equity)
- Joseph Bellissimo (Insolvency & Financial Restructuring – Insolvency Litigation | Insolvency & Financial Restructuring – Financial Restructuring)
- Mark Bennett (Corporate Finance & Securities | Mining | M&A | Corporate Mid-Market)
- Wendy Berman (Class Actions | Litigation – Securities | Litigation – Corporate Commercial)
- André Boivin (Mining)
- David Budd (Asset Equipment Finance/Leasing | Asset-Based Lending | Mining)
- Jake Bullen* (Corporate Mid-Market)
- Mary Buttery (Insolvency & Financial Restructuring – Insolvency Litigation | Insolvency & Financial Restructuring – Financial Restructuring)
- Gordon Chambers (Corporate Finance & Securities | M&A | Mining | Corporate Commercial)
- Casey Chisick (Entertainment | Intellectual Property)
- Nancy Choi (Corporate Finance & Securities | Mining)
- John T.C. Christian (Corporate Commercial | Corporate Finance & Securities)
- Lindsay Clements* (Mining
- John Craig (Mining)
- Frank DeLuca (Corporate Finance & Securities | Corporate Commercial | M&A | Corporate Mid-Market)
- Jane Dietrich (Insolvency & Financial Restructuring – Insolvency Litigation | Insolvency & Financial Restructuring – Financial Restructuring)
- Brian Dominique (Mining)
- Andrea FitzGerald (Mining)
- Jonathan Fleisher (Asset Equipment Finance/Leasing)
- Jonathan Freeman* (Property Development)
- Len Glickman (Entertainment)
- Jay Goldman (Mining | Corporate Mid-Market)
- Gordon Goodman (Financial Institutions Regulation – Ontario)
- Jen Hansen (Mining)
- Shane Hardy (Intellectual Property)
- Alison Hayman* (Intellectual Property)
- Christopher Horkins* (Franchise)
- Thomas Isaac (Indigenous)
- Lara Jackson (Litigation – Corporate Commercial | Litigation – Securities)
- Bernice Karn (Computer & IT)
- Jay King (Mining)
- Shayne Kukulowicz (Insolvency & Financial Restructuring – Insolvency Litigation | Insolvency & Financial Restructuring – Financial Restructuring)
- Signe Leisk (Property Development)
- Alison Manzer (Asset Based Lending | Asset Equipment Finance/Leasing | Banking & Financial Institutions | Project Finance)
- Cathy Mercer (Mining)
- Marc Mercier (Banking & Financial Institutions)
- Cameron Mingay (Mining)
- Charles Newman (Banking & Financial Institutions)
- Jeffrey Oliver (Insolvency & Financial Restructuring – Litigation)
- Michael Osborne (Competition)
- Darrell Podowski (Mining)
- Carla Potter (Asset Equipment Finance/Leasing)
- David Redford (Mining | Corporate Finance & Securities)
- David Redmond (Property Development)
- Chuck Rich (Asset Based Lending | Banking & Financial Institutions)
- Frank Robinson (Franchising – Franchisor)
- Derek Ronde (Franchising – Franchisor)
- Jeffrey Roy (Corporate Mid-Market | Corporate Finance & Securities | Mergers & Acquisitions | Mining)
- Geoffrey Shaw (Franchising – Franchisor)
- Mark St. Cyr* (Construction)
- Paul Stein (Mining | Corporate Finance & Securities | M&A | Corporate Mid-Market)
- Brenda Swick (Commodity Tax/Customs)
- Jennifer Traub (Corporate Mid-Market | Corporate Finance & Securities | Mining)
- John Vettese (Corporate Mid-Market | Mining | Corporate Finance & Securities)
- Larry Weinberg (Franchising – Franchisor)
- Lance Williams (Insolvency & Financial Restructuring – Insolvency Litigation | Insolvency & Financial Restructuring – Financial Restructuring)
In addition, Cassels was recognized as a leading law firm in the following areas:
- Asset Equipment Finance/Leasing
- Banking & Financial Institutions
- Class Actions
- Construction Law
- Corporate Commercial Law
- Corporate Finance & Securities
- Entertainment Law
- Franchise Law
- Indigenous Law
- Insolvency & Financial Restructuring
- Intellectual Property
- Litigation – Commercial Insurance
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Litigation – Product Liability
- Litigation – Securities
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Mining
- Property Development
- Technology Transactions
Published annually since 1997 and the product of an extensive peer survey process, the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory is the most comprehensive guide to legal talent in Canada. More information on the 2021 edition of the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory can be found here: https://lexpert.ca/directory/.
* Indicates a newly ranked individual for 2021