We are honoured to share that more than 80 Cassels lawyers – across 35+ areas of practice – have been recognized as leaders in their field by Chambers Canada 2027. This recognition is a reflection of the trusted counsel, industry insight, and practical guidance our teams provide to clients across Canada and beyond.
Cassels is particularly proud to be identified as a “Tier 1” firm for Aboriginal Law, Cannabis, Franchising, Media & Entertainment, and Mining.
Special congratulations to Joseph Bellissimo, Matthew Bernier, Daniel Cipollone, Lindsay Dykstra, Stephen Henderson, Mickey Lungu, Eric Mayzel, Chandimal Nicholas, Colin Pendrith, Tamara Prince, and Jennifer Wasylyk for their first-time inclusion in the guide. We are also pleased to note that Cassels is now also ranked in the areas of Corporate/Commercial Litigation for Ontario, Environment, and Public Procurement.
In alphabetical order, the Cassels lawyers included in Chambers Canada 2027 are:
- Davit Akman (Competition/Antitrust | Competition/Antitrust: Litigators)
- Matthew Alter (Construction)
- Jason Arbuck (Hospitality)
- Joseph Bellissimo (Restructuring/Insolvency)
- Mark Bennett (Mining)
- Matthew Bernier (Environment – Associate to Watch)
- Kinji Bourchier, K.C. (Environment)
- Graham Brown (Construction)
- Jessica Brown (Corporate/Commercial – Alberta)
- David Budd (Mining)
- Jake Bullen (Private Equity)
- Casey Chisick (Intellectual Property | Media & Entertainment)
- Daniel Cipollone (Cannabis)
- Lindsay Clements (Business & Human Rights)
- Jordanna Cytrynbaum (Litigation: General Commercial – British Columbia)
- Mark Davis (Intellectual Property: Litigation)
- Lindsay Dykstra (Media & Entertainment)
- Jared Enns (Aboriginal)
- Jonathan Freeman (Real Estate – Ontario)
- Stephanie Garraway (Construction)
- Sandra Gogal (Aboriginal Law)
- Jay Goldman (Mining)
- Erik Goldsilver (Mining | Mining: Development & Operations)
- Gord Goodman (Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory)
- Jen Hansen (Mining)
- Stephen Henderson (Media & Entertainment)
- Arend Hoekstra (Aboriginal Law)
- Jason Holowachuk, K.C. (Litigation: General Commercial – Alberta)
- Christopher Horkins (Litigation: Product Liability)
- Thomas Isaac (Aboriginal Law)
- Lara Jackson (Dispute Resolution: Class Action (Defence) | Litigation: General Commercial – Ontario | Litigation: Securities – Ontario)
- Laurie Jessome (Employment & Labour)
- Tayyaba Khan (Cannabis)
- Signe Leisk (Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use – Ontario)
- Noah Leszcz (Franchise)
- Natalie Levine (Restructuring/Insolvency)
- Jamie Litchen (Cannabis | Corporate/Commercial – Ontario)
- Mickey Lungu (Private Equity)
- Alison Manzer (Banking & Finance)
- Eric Mayzel (Media & Entertainment)
- Jennifer McKenzie (Advertising & Marketing)
- Marc Mercier (Banking & Finance)
- Charles Newman (Banking & Finance)
- Chandimal Nicholas (Advertising & Marketing)
- John Norman (Startups & Emerging Companies – Associate to Watch)
- Zahra Nurmohamed (Tax)
- Jeffrey Oliver (Restructuring/Insolvency)
- Colin Pendrith (Litigation: Corporate/Commercial – Ontario)
- John Picone (Litigation: Securities – Ontario)
- Timothy Pinos (Dispute Resolution: Class Action (Defence))
- Alexander Pizale (Mining)
- Darrell Podowski (Mining: Development & Operations)
- Tamara Prince (Litigation: Corporate/Commercial – Alberta)
- David Redford (Mining)
- David Redmond (Real Estate – Ontario)
- Chuck Rich (Banking & Finance)
- Frank Robinson (Franchise)
- Derek Ronde (Franchise)
- Jeffrey Roy (Corporate/Commercial – Ontario)
- Caitlin Russell (Employment & Labour)
- Geoff Shaw (Franchise)
- Jonathan Sherman (Cannabis)
- Andrew Skodyn (Intellectual Property: Litigation)
- Natasha Smith (Charities/Non-profits)
- Peter Snell (Franchise)
- Mark St. Cyr (Construction | Public Procurement)
- Paul Stein (Mining)
- Brenda Swick (International Trade/WTO) (Public Procurement)
- Kristin Taylor (Employment & Labour)
- Vicki Tickle (Restructuring/Insolvency)
- Ted Theissen (Tax)
- Jennifer Traub (Mining)
- Raivo Uukkivi (Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use – Ontario)
- Carlo Vairo (Transportation: Aviation: Finance)
- Jennifer Wasylyk (Mining)
- Larry Weinberg (Franchise)
- Melissa Winch (Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use – Ontario)
- Jessica Zagar (Media & Entertainment)
- Daniel Zuniga (Startups & Emerging Companies)
Cassels is also noted as a leader in:
- Aboriginal Law
- Advertising & Marketing
- Banking & Finance
- Cannabis Law
- Competition/Antitrust
- Construction
- Corporate/Commercial (British Columbia)
- Corporate/Commercial (Ontario)
- Dispute Resolution: Class Action (Defence)
- Employment & Labour (Ontario)
- Environment
- Franchising
- Hospitality
- Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory
- Intellectual Property
- Intellectual Property: Litigation
- Litigation: General Commercial (Alberta)
- Litigation: General Commercial (Ontario)
- Litigation: Securities (Ontario)
- Media & Entertainment
- Mining
- Power
- Private Equity
- Public Procurement
- Real Estate (Ontario)
- Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (Ontario)
- Restructuring/Insolvency
- Startups & Emerging Companies
- Tax
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