The Firm and our lawyers have once again been recognized by Chambers Canada as market leaders that provide outstanding advice and client support across key industries and practices. We lead the Chambers Canada 2026: Leading Lawyers and Law Firms in Canada directory rankings with the most Band 1 lawyer and practice rankings combined, and more overall rankings than any other Canadian firm.
In total, we received:
- 36 Band 1 lawyer rankings
- 37 Band 1 practice and industry area rankings
- 263 total lawyer rankings
- 67 total practice and industry area rankings
- 330 total rankings
“Our consistently strong Chambers Canada results reflect our Firm’s dedication to helping clients strategically navigate their most important business mandates and delivering exceptional client service,” said McCarthy Tétrault CEO Sunil Kapur. “We remain focused on investing in the areas most critical to our clients’ success across industries and borders, wherever their business takes them.”
“We appreciate Chambers Canada’s recognition of the trust our clients place in us and our ability to provide exceptional, industry-oriented advice,” said Shevaun McGrath, Partner, Co-Head of Private Equity, National Leader, Strategic Initiatives, McCarthy Tétrault. “The focus of our national cross-practice teams remains simple: understanding our clients’ businesses and providing exceptional advice.”
The Firm received top-tier rankings across 37 practices and industries with Band 1 rankings in the following areas:
- Agribusiness: Agriculture and Food Products
- Banking & Finance
- Capital Markets
- Competition/Antitrust
- Corporate/Commercial: The Elite (British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec)
- Corporate/M&A
- Dispute Resolution: Class Action (Defence)
- Employment and Labour (Canada, Ontario, Quebec)
- Energy: Power
- Energy & Natural Resources: Mining
- Environment
- Gaming & Licensing
- Healthcare: Contentious
- Immigration
- Information Technology
- Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory
- Intellectual Property: Litigation
- International Trade/WTO
- Litigation: General Commercial (Canada, British Columbia, Quebec)
- Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite (Ontario)
- Litigation: Securities (Ontario)
- Projects: PPP & Infrastructure
- Real Estate (Canada, Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec)
- Retail
- Tax
- Transportation: Rail & Road
- White Collar Crime & Government Investigations
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top-ranked lawyers.
Published since 1990, Chambers and Partners ranks the best law firms and lawyers from over 200 jurisdictions throughout the world. Rankings are based on independent and objective research, including peer and client feedback. In production since 2015, Chambers Canada ranks law firms and lawyers in more than 80 practice areas and industries in Canada.