McMillan Achieves 163 Rankings in Lexpert Directory 2024

McMillan Achieves 163 Rankings in Lexpert Directory 2024

McMillan and 93 of its lawyers have reached a new height in the 2024 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory. With a total of 163 rankings across 38 practice areas, 12 practitioners are ranked as Most Frequently Recommended, 14 are recognized for the first time, 9 have achieved a ranking in a new category and 5 lawyers who are new to the firm are once again listed in the guide.

The firm is listed in 20 practice areas including as Most Frequently Recommended in Banking & Financial Institutions, Competition Law and Transportation (Rail & Road) and thrilled to have achieved 3 New Rankings for Derivative Instruments, Franchise Law and Project Finance.

Our firm’s remarkable growth in the directory is a testament to the responsiveness of our lawyers who bring exceptional industry and sector insights to help our clients stay ahead. McMillan’s customized client teams are flexible, scaling up for added capacity when circumstances need us to be big, scaling down when clients need us to be lean, and drawing on our bench strength when the challenge calls for specialized expertise.

Congratulations to an impressive group of lawyers:

Competition Law

• Neil Campbell, Toronto
• Joshua Chad, Toronto
• Adam Chisholm, Toronto
• Joséane Chrétien, Montréal
• Daniel Edmondstone, Toronto
• Sidney Elbaz, Montréal
• Samantha Gordon, Toronto
• David Kent, Toronto
• Joshua Krane, Toronto
• Janine MacNeil, Toronto
• James Musgrove, Toronto
• Mark Opashinov, Toronto
• Lisa Parliament, Toronto
• Guy Pinsonnault, Ottawa
• Beth Riley, Calgary
• François Tougas, Vancouver
• Éric Vallières, Montréal
• William Wu, Toronto
• Joan Young, Vancouver

Banking & Financial Institutions

• Darcy Ammerman, Ottawa
• Paul Avis, Toronto
• Patrice Beaudin, Montréal
• Michelle Boodhoo, Toronto
• Pat Forgione, Toronto
• Eric Friedman, Toronto
• Steven Lutz, Toronto
• Andrew McFarlane, Toronto
• Andrea Onn, Toronto
• Jill Pereira, Vancouver
• Jeffrey Rogers, Toronto
• Maria Sagan, Toronto
• James Sutcliffe, Vancouver
• Don Waters, Toronto

Corporate Mid-Market

• Bruce Chapple, Toronto
• John Clifford, Toronto
• Carl De Vuono, Toronto
• David Dunlop, Toronto
• Greg McIlwain, Calgary
• Andrew Powers, Toronto
• Brett Stewart, Toronto
• Michael Whitcombe, Toronto
• Enda Wong, Montréal

Asset-Based Lending

• Paul Avis, Toronto
• Patrice Beaudin, Montréal
• Steven Lutz, Toronto
• Yonatan Petel, Montréal
• Jeffrey Rogers, Toronto
• James Sutcliffe, Vancouver
• Don Waters, Toronto

Corporate Finance & Securities

• Desmond Balakrishnan, Vancouver
• Paul Davis, Toronto
• Georges Dubé, Toronto
• Cory Kent, Vancouver
• Mark Neighbor, Vancouver
• Leo Raffin, Vancouver
• Leila Rafi, Toronto

Aviation (Regulation & Liability)

• Damon Chisholm, Vancouver
• Glenn Grenier, Toronto
• Andrew McFarlane, Toronto
• Steven Sitcoff, Montréal
• Lucia Stuhldreier, Vancouver
• Éric Vallières, Montréal

Litigation – Product Liability

• Rachel Cooper, Toronto
• Teresa Dufort, Toronto
• Sidney Elbaz, Montréal
• Lindsay Lorimer, Toronto
• Scott Maidment, Toronto
• Lisa Parliament, Toronto

Project Finance

• Paul Avis, Toronto
• Julie Han, Toronto
• Ahsan Mirza, Toronto
• Tim Murphy, Toronto
• Andrea Onn, Toronto
• Peter Willis, Toronto

Infrastructure Law

• Jason Annibale, Toronto
• Geza Banfai, Toronto
• Julie Han, Toronto
• Ahsan Mirza, Toronto
• Tim Murphy, Toronto

Mergers & Acquisitions

• Paul Davis, Toronto
• Bruce Chapple, Toronto
• Georges Dubé, Toronto
• Leo Raffin, Vancouver
• Beth Riley, Calgary

Asset Equipment Finance / Leasing

• Patrice Beaudin, Montréal
• Steven Lutz, Toronto
• Andrew McFarlane, Toronto
• Peter Willis, Toronto

Class Actions

• Joséane Chrétien, Montréal
• Sidney Elbaz, Montréal
• David Kent, Toronto
• Scott Maidment, Toronto

Construction Law

• Jason Annibale, Toronto
• Geza Banfai, Toronto
• Annik Forristal, Toronto
• Glenn Grenier, Toronto

Insolvency & Financial Restructuring

• Adam Maerov, Calgary
• Max Mendelsohn, Montréal
• Waël Rostom, Toronto
• Tushara Weerasooriya, Toronto

Mining

• Georges Dubé, Toronto
• Cory Kent, Vancouver
• Andrew Powers, Toronto
• Bernhard Zinkhofer, Vancouver

Property Development

• Paul Avis, Toronto
• Mary Flynn-Guglietti, Toronto
• Andrea Onn, Toronto
• David Slan, Toronto

Advertising & Marketing Law

• Daniel Edmondstone, Toronto
• Janine MacNeil, Toronto
• James Musgrove, Toronto

International Trade Regulation

• Peter Jarosz, Ottawa
• Jonathan O’Hara, Ottawa
• William Pellerin, Ottawa

Litigation – Corporate Commercial

• Joséane Chrétien, Montréal
• David Kent, Toronto
• Joan Young, Vancouver

Transportation (Rail & Road)

• Ryan Gallagher, Vancouver
• Lucia Stuhldreier, Vancouver
• François Tougas, Vancouver

Corporate Commercial Law

• Bruce Chapple, Toronto
• Michael Whitcombe, Toronto

Environmental Law

• Talia Gordner, Toronto
• Robin Junger, Vancouver

Franchise Law

• Brad Hanna, Toronto
• Andrae Marrocco, Toronto

Intellectual Property

• Peter Giddens, Toronto
• Pablo Tseng, Vancouver

Private Equity

• Bruce Chapple, Toronto
• Brett Stewart, Toronto

Property Leasing

• Melodie Eng, Toronto
• Christina Kobi, Toronto

Aboriginal Law

• Robin Junger, Toronto

Commercial Arbitration

• Robert Wisner, Toronto

Commodity Tax / Customs

• Jamie Wilks, Toronto

Corporate Tax

• Ted Thiessen, Calgary

Data Protection and Privacy

• Lyndsay Wasser, Toronto

Derivative Instruments

• Shahen Mirakian, Toronto

Energy (Electricity)

• Mike Richmond, Toronto

Forestry Law

• Tom Theodorakis, Vancouver

Investment Funds & Asset Management

• Michael Burns, Toronto

Litigation – Corporate Tax

• Michael Lubetsky, Toronto

Litigation – Securities

• Adam Chisholm, Toronto

As a firm, McMillan is also ranked in:

• Asset Equipment Finance / Leasing
• Banking & Financial Institutions
• Class Actions
• Competition Law
• Construction Law
• Corporate Commercial Law
• Corporate Finance & Securities
• Derivative Instruments
• Franchise Law
• Insolvency & Financial Restructuring
• Intellectual Property
• Investments Funds & Asset Management
• Litigation – Corporate Commercial
• Litigation – Product Liability
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Mining
• Project Finance
• Property Development
• Property Leasing
• Transportation (Rail & Road)

About McMillan

At McMillan LLP, we are a national business law firm that knows real-time solutions drive your success. With offices in Canada’s major centres—Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa and Montréal—McMillan provides exceptional industry insights in transportation, technology and technology transactions, infrastructure and construction, and natural resources and energy. Whether it’s a cross-border transaction, a complicated private equity deal, complex real estate financing, or a bet-the-company lawsuit or regulatory dispute, McMillan has the expertise leaders need to grow and succeed in the Canadian market or internationally.