Aird & Berlis is pleased to announce its inclusion in the 2026 edition of theChambers Canada Legal Guide. The firm was recognized as a leader across 13 different practice areas and 37 lawyers were ranked as top practitioners in their respective fields.
The firm has been recognized across the following practice areas:
- Aboriginal Law - Representation of Indigenous Peoples (Nationwide)
- Banking & Finance (Nationwide)
- Cannabis Law (Nationwide)
- Corporate/Commercial: Highly Regarded (Ontario)
- Employment & Labour (Ontario)
- Energy: Power (Nationwide)
- Gaming & Licensing (Nationwide)
- Intellectual Property (Nationwide)
- Projects: PPP & Infrastructure (Nationwide)
- Real Estate (Ontario)
- Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (Ontario)
- Restructuring/Insolvency (Nationwide)
- Tax (Nationwide)
Aird & Berlis was ranked as a Band 1 firm in the areas of Corporate/Commercial: Highly Regarded and Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use.
The following individuals have been recognized as top practitioners in their fields:
Sherri Altshuler | Cannabis Law (Nationwide) |
Leonard Baranek | Real Estate (Ontario) |
Neil Bass | Tax: Indirect Tax (Nationwide) |
Maggie Bassani | Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (Ontario) |
Jack Bernstein | Tax (Nationwide) |
Ryan Chalmers | Projects: PPP & Infrastructure (Nationwide) |
Ron Clark | Energy: Power (Transactional) (Nationwide) |
Eileen Costello | Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (Ontario) |
Peter Czegledy | Gaming & Licensing (Nationwide) |
Jacob Dubelaar | Real Estate (Ontario) |
Jill Fraser | Banking & Finance (Nationwide) |
Robert Freedman | Aboriginal Law - Representation of Indigenous Peoples (Nationwide) |
Angelo Gentile | Tax: Indirect Tax (Nationwide) |
Nili Goldman | Real Estate (Ontario) |
Steven Graff | Restructuring/Insolvency (Nationwide) |
Francesco Gucciardo | Tax (Nationwide) |
Tom Halinski | Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (Ontario) |
Richard Kimel | Corporate/Commercial: Highly Regarded (Ontario) |
Matilda Lici | Restructuring/Insolvency (Nationwide) |
Adria Leung Lim | Cannabis Law (Nationwide) |
Lorenzo Lisi | Employment & Labour (Ontario) |
Leo Longo | Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (Ontario) |
Timothy Lowman | Intellectual Property: Litigation (Nationwide) |
Jason Madden | Aboriginal Law - Representation of Indigenous Peoples (Nationwide) |
Jeffrey Merk | Corporate/Commercial: Highly Regarded (Ontario) |
Dasha Peregoudova | Employment & Labour (Ontario) |
Kyle Plunkett | Banking & Finance (Nationwide) and Restructuring/Insolvency (Nationwide) |
Christopher Slade | Tax: Litigation (Nationwide) |
Scott Smith | Aboriginal Law - Representation of Indigenous Peoples (Nationwide) |
David Stevens | Energy: Power (Regulatory) (Nationwide) |
Louise Summerhill | Tax: Litigation (Nationwide) |
Steve Tenai | Dispute Resolution: Class Action (Defence) |
Sidonia Tomasella | Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (Ontario) |
Barbara Worndl | Tax (Nationwide) |
Douglas Younger | Projects: PPP & Infrastructure (Nationwide) |
Steven Zakem | Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (Ontario) |
Stephen Zolf | Telecommunications & Broadcasting (Nationwide) |