Aird & Berlis is proud to announce its recognition as one of Canada's Leading Law Firms in the 2025 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory. This ranking is based on an extensive peer-review process that highlights the country's most distinguished legal practitioners and firms.
69 of the firm's partners are recognized as leading lawyers across 35 different practice areas. We are also included in the firm rankings across the following 17 practice areas:
| Banking & Financial Institutions | Litigation – Intellectual Property |
| Computer & IT Law | Litigation – Corporate Tax |
| Corporate Commercial Law | Mergers & Acquisitions |
| Corporate Finance & Securities | Project Finance |
| Corporate Tax | Property Development |
| Energy (Electricity) | Property Leasing |
| Energy (Oil & Gas) | Technology Transactions |
| Insolvency & Financial Restructuring | Transportation (Road & Rail) |
| Intellectual Property |
The following lawyers were recommended by their peers in their respective fields:
| Aboriginal Law | Robert C. Freedman Jason T. Madden Scott A. Smith Alexandria Winterburn |
| Asset Equipment Finance/Leasing | Jill P. Fraser |
| Asset-Based Lending | Aaron Collins Jill P. Fraser |
| Banking & Financial Institutions |
Aaron Collins Jill P. Fraser J. Kyle Genga Jacqueline (Jack) Goslett Kyle Plunkett |
| Charities/Not-For-Profit Law | Rachel L. Blumenfeld |
| Class Actions | Steve J. Tenai |
| Commodity Tax/Customs | Neil E. Bass Angelo Gentile |
| Computer & IT Law | Donald B. Johnston |
| Construction Law | Bernie McGarva |
| Corporate Commercial Law | Yosef Adler |
| Corporate Finance & Securities | Sherri Altshuler Thomas A. Fenton Adria Leung Lim Jeffrey K. Merk |
| Corporate Mid-Market | Yosef Adler Sherri Altshuler Jennifer A. Bishop Melanie Cole Richard Epstein Thomas A. Fenton |
| Corporate Tax | Neil E. Bass Jack Bernstein Angelo Gentile Michael A. Goldberg Francesco Gucciardo Edward Miller Manjit Singh Barbara J. Worndl |
| Data Protection & Privacy | Paige K. Backman |
| Employment Law (Employer) | Lorenzo Lisi |
| Energy (Electricity) | Ron W. Clark Dennis M. O'Leary David Stevens |
| Entertainment Law | Stephen G. Zolf |
| Environmental Law | Kristi M. Ross |
| Estate & Tax Planning | Jack Bernstein Rachel L. Blumenfeld Ed Esposto Michael A. Goldberg Marni Pernica |
| Estate Litigation | Holly V.A. Cunliffe Archie J. Rabinowitz Melanie A. Yach |
| Financial Restructuring | Ian E. Aversa Kyle Plunkett |
| Infrastructure Law | Douglas Younger |
| Insolvency Litigation | Ian E. Aversa Steven L. Graff Kyle Plunkett Miranda Spence |
| Intellectual Property | Ken Clark Ryan T. Evans Timothy M. Lowman |
| Labour Relations (Management) | Lorenzo Lisi |
| Litigation - Corporate Commercial | Miranda Spence |
| Litigation - Corporate Tax |
Neil E. Bass Angelo Gentile Josh Kumar Clifford L. Rand Christopher Slade Louise R. Summerhill |
| Litigation - Directors' & Officers' Liability | Steve J. Tenai |
| Litigation - Securities | Steve J. Tenai |
| Property Development | Leonard E. Baranek Maggie Bassani Eileen P.K. Costello J. Kyle Genga Tom Halinski Patrick Harrington Leo F. Longo John Mascarin Brendan O'Callaghan N. Jane Pepino Andrea Skinner Steven A. Zakem |
| Property Leasing | Faruk Gafic Marco Gammone Monty Warsh |
| Technology Transactions | Paige K. Backman Donald B. Johnston |
| Telecommunications | Stephen G. Zolf |
| Transportation (Road & Rail) | Joanne C. Coldwell Joel M. Rose Sanj Sood |
| Workplace Human Rights | Lorenzo Lisi |
For over three decades, the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory has conducted an annual survey to identify leading legal professionals. Rankings are determined through recommendations from law firm leaders and legal experts, showcasing those who demonstrate exceptional expertise and leadership in their practice areas. See more on Lexpert's website.