Our future is brighter than ever! Cassels is excited to announce that 43 of our lawyers have been named to the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, our best showing yet.
Ones to Watch recognizes practitioners for outstanding professional excellence early in their careers. Congratulations to…
- Jocelyn Arnason (Tax Law)
- Winta Asefaw (Corporate Law | Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
- Sean Baraich (Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
- Lucas Blair (Commercial Leasing Law | Real Estate Law)
- Robyn Blumberg (Construction Law | Corporate and Commercial Litigation)
- Jonathan J. Chandler (Mergers and Acquisitions Law | Securities Law)
- Sam Chapman (Mergers and Acquisitions Law | Securities Law)
- Danielle DiPardo (Corporate and Commercial Litigation | Securities Law)
- Lindsay E. Dykstra (Intellectual Property Law)
- Holly Elich (Corporate Law)
- Jennifer Evola (Municipal Law)
- Stephanie Fernandes (Banking and Finance Law | Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law)
- Julian Franch (Tax Law)
- Alessandra Fusco (Labour and Employment Law)
- Matt Hammer (Energy Regulatory Law | Environmental Law)
- Layne Hellrung (Corporate and Commercial Litigation | Real Estate Law)
- Arend J.A. Hoekstra (Securities Law)
- Alec Hoy (Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law)
- Danica Jorgensen (Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law)
- Jackie Karbi (Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
- Kristen Lai (Corporate and Commercial Litigation)
- Matthew Lakatos-Hayward (Municipal Law)
- Jessica L. Lewis (Corporate and Commercial Litigation)
- Brandon Manhas (Mergers and Acquisitions Law | Securities Law)
- Aimee O’Donnell (Securities Law)
- Rae Ravani (Real Estate Law)
- Guy-Étienne Richard (Labour and Employment Law)
- Joseph Romanoski (Corporate and Commercial Litigation)
- Talia Rotman (Real Estate Law)
- Meghan Rourke (Corporate and Commercial Litigation)
- Kassandra Shortt (Intellectual Property Law)
- Robert Sniderman (Class Action Litigation)
- Sam Sokoloff (Intellectual Property Law)
- Claire Stempien (Intellectual Property Law)
- Kwaku Tabi (Banking and Finance Law | Real Estate Law)
- Braek Urquhart (Tax Law)
- Rachel Venturo (Banking and Finance Law)
- Jason Wang (Corporate Law | Mergers and Acquisitions Law | Securities Law)
- Nathan White (Corporate and Commercial Litigation)
- Eleanor Wilson (Intellectual Property Law)
- Bryan Woodman (Banking and Finance Law)
Since its inception in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as a definitive guide to legal excellence.