We are pleased to announce that 100 Cassels lawyers were recognized as leaders in their field in the 2026 edition of the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, the firm’s strongest showing yet.
In alphabetical order, the Cassels lawyers recognized this year are:
- Chad Accursi – Corporate Finance & Securities | Mining
- Davit Akman – Competition
- Matthew Alter – Construction | Infrastructure
- Jason Arbuck – Asset Equipment Finance/Leasing | Asset-Based Lending | Banking & Financial Institutions
- Frank Arnone – Corporate Mid-Market | Mergers & Acquisitions | Private Equity
- Joe Bellissimo – Insolvency & Financial Restructuring: Insolvency Litigation
- Mark Bennett – Corporate Mid-Market | Corporate Finance & Securities | Mergers & Acquisitions | Mining
- Robyn Blumberg – Construction
- André Boivin – Corporate Finance & Securities | Mining
- Kinji Bourchier, KC – Environmental | Litigation – Corporate Commercial
- Alessandro Bozzelli – Banking & Financial Institutions
- Jessica Brown – Corporate Commercial
- David Budd – Asset Equipment Finance/Leasing | Asset-Based Lending | Mining
- Jake Bullen – Corporate Mid-Market | Private Equity
- Kate Byers – Litigation – Corporate Commercial
- Jacob Cawker – Corporate Finance & Securities
- Jonathan Chandler – Mining
- Sam Chapman – Corporate Finance & Securities
- Casey Chisick – Entertainment | Intellectual Property | Litigation: Intellectual Property
- John T.C. Christian – Corporate Commercial | Corporate Finance & Securities
- Daniel Cipollone – Banking & Financial Institutions
- Lindsay Clements – Corporate Finance & Securities | Mining
- Robert Cohen – Litigation: Corporate Commercial
- Sam Cole – Mining
- Jordanna Cytrynbaum – Litigation: Corporate Commercial
- Mark Davis – Intellectual Property | Litigation: Intellectual Property
- Jeff Durno – Corporate Finance & Securities
- Derek Elliott – Property Development | Property Leasing
- Andrea FitzGerald – Mining
- Jonathan Fleisher – Asset Equipment Finance/Leasing
- Julian Franch – Corporate Tax (Lawyer to Watch)
- Jonathan Freeman – Banking & Financial Institutions | Property Development | Project Finance
- Sandra Gogal – Aboriginal
- Jay Goldman – Corporate Mid-Market | Mining
- Erik Goldsilver – Corporate Finance & Securities | Corporate Mid-Market | Mining
- Gordon Goodman – Financial Institutions Regulation (Ontario)
- Lauren Grossman – Banking & Financial Institutions
- Jen Hansen – Mining
- Chris Horkins – Franchise Law: Franchisor | Litigation: Product Liability | Litigation: Corporate Commercial
- Mike Hrabok – Banking & Financial Institutions
- Thomas Isaac – Aboriginal | Mining
- Lara Jackson – Litigation: Corporate Commercial | Litigation: Securities | Class Actions | White Collar Defence & Investigations
- Ryan Jacobs – Insolvency & Financial Restructuring: Financial Restructuring
- Laurie Jessome – Employment
- Natasha Jimeno – Property Development
- Sunil Joneja – Banking & Financial Institutions
- Jay King – Mining
- Shayne Kukulowicz – Insolvency & Financial Restructuring: Insolvency Litigation | Insolvency & Financial Restructuring: Financial Restructuring
- Signe Leisk – Property Development
- Noah Leszcz – Franchise Law: Franchisor
- Natalie Levine – Insolvency & Financial Restructuring
- Tera Li Parizeau – Corporate Tax
- Jamie Litchen – Corporate Finance & Securities
- Karen MacDonald – Advertising & Marketing | Intellectual Property
- Alysha Manji-Knight – Competition
- Alison Manzer – Asset Equipment Finance/Leasing | Asset-Based Lending | Banking & Financial Institutions | Project Finance
- Danielle Maréchal – Insolvency & Financial Restructuring
- Jeremy Martin – Class Actions
- Jennifer McKenzie – Advertising & Marketing Law | Intellectual Property
- Cathy Mercer – Mining
- Alan Merskey – Insolvency & Financial Restructuring: Insolvency Litigation
- Charles Newman – Asset-Based Lending | Banking & Financial Institutions
- Zahra Nurmohamed – Corporate Tax
- Jeffrey Oliver – Insolvency & Financial Restructuring: Insolvency Litigation
- Colin Pendrith – Franchise Law: Franchisor
- John Picone – Litigation: Securities | White Collar Defence & Investigations
- Timothy Pinos – Litigation: Product Liability
- Alex Pizale – Corporate Finance & Securities | Mining
- Darrell Podowski – Mining
- Jennifer Poirier – Mining
- Carla Potter – Asset Equipment Finance/Leasing | Banking & Financial Institutions | Mining
- Samantha Prasad – Estate & Personal Tax Planning
- David Redford – Corporate Finance & Securities | Mining
- David Redmond – Banking & Financial Institutions | Property Development | Project Finance
- Charles Rich – Asset-Based Lending | Banking & Financial Institutions
- Frank Robinson – Franchise Law: Franchisor
- Derek Ronde – Franchise Law: Franchisor
- Jeffrey Roy – Corporate Finance & Securities | Corporate Mid-Market | Mining
- Andrew Salem – Property Development
- Monique Sassi – Insolvency & Financial Restructuring: Insolvency Litigation | Insolvency & Financial Restructuring: Financial Restructuring
- Geoff Shaw – Franchise Law: Franchisor
- Cory Sherman – Property Leasing
- Jonathan Sherman – Corporate Finance & Securities
- Andrew Skodyn – Intellectual Property | Litigation: Intellectual Property | Life Sciences & Health
- Peter Snell – Franchise Law: Franchisor
- Sam Sokoloff – Franchise Law: Franchisor
- Jeff St. Aubin – Construction
- Mark St Cyr – Construction
- Paul Stein – Corporate Finance & Securities | Mining
- Brenda Swick – Commodity Tax/Customs | International Trade Regulation
- Mike Tallim – Asset Equipment Finance/Leasing | Banking & Financial Institutions
- Kristin Taylor – Employment
- Vicki Tickle – Insolvency & Financial Restructuring: Financial Restructuring
- Jennifer Traub – Corporate Mid-Market | Corporate Finance & Securities | Mergers & Acquisitions | Mining
- Carlo Vairo – Aviation
- John Vettese – Mining
- Jennifer Wasylyk – Asset Equipment Finance/Leasing | Asset-Based Lending | Mining
- Larry Weinberg – Franchise Law: Franchisor
- Kori Williams – Asset Equipment Finance/Leasing | Banking & Financial Institutions
The identification of leading practitioners and firms is based upon a comprehensive annual survey, ongoing since 1994. The selected lawyers have been recommended by their law firm leaders. They are acknowledged as leaders in their respective fields, lawyers prominent in their practice areas and professional organizations, and professionals worthy of significant recognition from their colleagues.
We are also proud to be ranked among the nation’s market-leading firms in the following areas:
- Aboriginal Law
- Asset Equipment Finance/Leasing
- Banking & Financial Institutions
- Class Actions
- Construction Law
- Corporate Commercial
- Corporate Finance & Securities
- Corporate Tax
- Energy (Oil & Gas)
- Entertainment
- Franchise
- Insolvency & Financial Restructuring
- Intellectual Property
- Litigation: Commercial Insurance
- Litigation: Corporate Commercial
- Litigation: Intellectual Property
- Litigation: Product Liability
- Litigation: Securities
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Mining
- Project Finance
- Property Development
- Property Leasing
- Technology Transactions
More information on the 2026 edition of the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory can be found here: https://lexpert.ca/directory/.