Blaney McMurtry LLP is pleased to announce that 21 of our lawyers have been recognized as Leading Practitioners and one lawyer has been named under Lawyers to Watch across 12 practice areas in the 2026 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.
We congratulate the following lawyers recognized as Leading Practitioners in the 2026 edition:
- Lara Di Genova, Franchise Law (Franchisee and Franchisor)
- Catherine DiMarco, Construction Law
- James Edney, Family Law
- W. Colin Empke, Litigation (Commercial Insurance)
- Tim Farrell, Litigation (Commercial Insurance)
- Anthony Gatensby, Litigation (Commercial Insurance)
- Russell Hatch, Litigation (Commercial Insurance)
- Chad Kopach, Construction Law
- David Ma, IT Law
- David MacKenzie, Litigation (Commercial Insurance)
- Jason Mangano, Litigation (Commercial Insurance)
- Eugene Mazzuca, Litigation (Commercial Insurance)
- Larry Reimer, Litigation (Commercial Insurance)
- Margaret Rintoul, Estate & Personal Tax (Estate & Tax Planning)
- Andrea Rush, Intellectual Property and IT Law
- Jack Siegel, Workers' Compensation (Employee)
- Joseph Slavec, Family Law
- Dave Stern, Entertainment Law
- David Ullmann, Insolvency (Financial Restructuring) and Insolvency (Insolvency Litigation)
- John Wolf, Property Leasing
- Shawn Wolfson, Property Development
We are also proud to recognize Divya Shahani, who has been named under Lawyers to Watch, a distinction highlighting emerging leaders in the legal profession who are gaining recognition from their peers.
Blaney McMurtry is also a Lexpert ranked firm in the following eight practice areas:
- Construction Law, "Repeatedly Recommended"
- Corporate Commercial Law, "Repeatedly Recommended"
- Litigation - Commercial Insurance, "Most Frequently Recommended"
- Litigation - Corporate Commercial, "Repeatedly Recommended"
- Litigation - Product Liability, "Repeatedly Recommended"
- Professional Liability, "Repeatedly Recommended"
- Real Estate - Commercial Leasing, "Repeatedly Recommended"
- Real Estate - Property Development, "Repeatedly Recommended"
This ranking reflect the depth of expertise across Blaneys’ practice groups and our continued commitment to delivering thoughtful, high-quality counsel to our clients. Learn more here.