We are proud to announce that 70+ Cassels lawyers are recognized as leaders in their field – across more than 25 areas of practice – by Chambers Canada 2026 in the firm's best showing yet.
Cassels is particularly honoured to be identified as a "Tier 1" firm for Aboriginal Law, Cannabis, Franchising, Media & Entertainment, and Mining.
Special congratulations to Lindsay Clements, Jordanna Cytrynbaum, Jared Enns, Christopher Horkins, John Norman, Zahra Nurmohamed, and Jessica Zagar for their first-time inclusion in the guide. We are also pleased to note that our Alberta litigation team is now recognized as a leader in this area of law.
In alphabetical order, the Cassels lawyers included in Chambers Canada 2026 are:
- Davit Akman (Competition/Antitrust | Competition/Antitrust: Litigators)
- Matthew Alter (Construction)
- Jason Arbuck (Hospitality)
- Jeremy Barretto (Aboriginal Law | Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory))
- Mark Bennett (Mining)
- Graham Brown (Construction)
- Jessica Brown (Corporate/Commercial – Alberta)
- David Budd (Mining)
- Jake Bullen (Private Equity)
- Gordon Chambers (Corporate/Commercial – British Columbia)
- Casey Chisick (Intellectual Property | Media & Entertainment)
- Lindsay Clements (Business & Human Rights)
- Jordanna Cytrynbaum (Litigation: General Commercial – British Columbia)
- Mark Davis (Intellectual Property: Litigation)
- 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)
- 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)
- Ryan Jacobs (Restructuring/Insolvency)
- Laurie Jessome (Employment & Labour)
- Tayyaba Khan (Cannabis)
- Shayne Kukulowicz (Restructuring/Insolvency)
- Signe Leisk (Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use – Ontario)
- Noah Leszcz (Franchise)
- Natalie Levine (Restructuring/Insolvency)
- Jamie Litchen (Cannabis | Corporate/Commercial – Ontario)
- Alison Manzer (Banking & Finance)
- Jennifer McKenzie (Advertising & Marketing)
- Marc Mercier (Banking & Finance)
- Charles Newman (Banking & Finance)
- John Norman (Startups & Emerging Companies)
- Zahra Nurmohamed (Tax)
- Jeffrey Oliver (Restructuring/Insolvency)
- John Picone (Litigation: Securities – Ontario)
- Timothy Pinos (Dispute Resolution: Class Action (Defence))
- Alexander Pizale (Mining)
- Darrell Podowski (Mining: Development & Operations)
- David Redford (Mining)
- David Redmond (Real Estate – Ontario)
- Chuck Rich (Banking & Finance)
- Doug, Richardson (Tax)
- Frank Robinson (Franchise)
- Derek Ronde (Franchise)
- Jeffrey Roy (Corporate/Commercial – Ontario)
- Caitlin Russell (Employment & Labour)
- Andrew Salem (Real Estate – Ontario)
- Geoff Shaw (Franchise)
- Jonathan Sherman (Cannabis)
- Andrew Skodyn (Intellectual Property: Litigation)
- Natasha Smith (Charities/Non-profits)
- Peter Snell (Franchise)
- Mark St. Cyr (Construction)
- Paul Stein (Mining)
- Brenda Swick (International Trade/WTO | Public Procurement)
- Kristin Taylor (Employment & Labour)
- Vicki Tickle (Restructuring/Insolvency)
- Shauna Towriss (Real Estate – British Columbia)
- Jennifer Traub (Mining)
- Raivo Uukkivi (Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use – Ontario)
- Carlo Vairo (Transportation: Aviation: Finance)
- 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)
- Franchising
- Hospitality
- Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory
- Intellectual Property
- Intellectual Property: Litigation
- Litigation: General Commercial (Alberta)
- Litigation: Securities (Ontario)
- Media & Entertainment
- Mining
- Power
- Private Equity
- Real Estate (Ontario)
- Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (Ontario)
- Restructuring/Insolvency
- Startups & Emerging Companies
- Tax
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