McMillan’s Lawyers Achieve 225 Rankings in the 2025 Best Lawyers

McMillan’s Lawyers Achieve 225 Rankings in the 2025 Best Lawyers

Join us in celebrating the outstanding rankings of our lawyers in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers in Canada. Our 134 ranked lawyers achieved a total of 225 rankings across 46 practice areas. For the second year in a row, McMillan’s rankings in this directory have significantly grown, this year by 33%. This includes 27 lawyers who are recognized for the very first time and 24 lawyers who were ranked in past years who have now been ranked in at least one new category.

Best Lawyers rankings are determined by meaningful and substantive peer evaluations, meaning that each lawyer chosen has the respect of their fellows. We applaud our lawyers for offering high-quality client-centric legal advice that stand out in their practice area. Our experts provide real-time solutions that are informed by their deep industry knowledge, as well as the priorities and goals of the businesses they serve. In short, they help clients stay ahead. Overall, 108 lawyers are listed as “Leaders” and 26 as “Ones to Watch” in the 2025 edition.

Congratulations to amazing professionals who make a difference for our clients:

* Denotes “Ones to Watch”

Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice

• Radha Curpen, Vancouver
• Robin Junger, Vancouver

Administrative and Public Law

• Adam Chisholm, Toronto
• Robin Junger, Vancouver
• Lucie Lanctuit, Montréal
• William Pellerin, Ottawa

Advertising and Marketing Law

• Joshua Chad, Toronto
• Daniel Edmondstone, Toronto
• Joshua Krane, Ottawa
• Janine MacNeil, Toronto
• James Musgrove, Toronto

Alternative Dispute Resolution

• Robert Wisner, Toronto

Asset-Based Lending Practice

• Paul Avis, Toronto
• Michelle Boodhoo, Toronto
• Keith Hanna, Montréal
• Steven Lutz, Toronto
• Jill Pereira, Vancouver
• Yonatan Petel, Montréal
• Jeff Rogers, Toronto

Aviation Law

• Glenn Grenier, Toronto
• Andrew McFarlane, Toronto
• Éric Vallières, Montréal

Banking and Finance Law

• Paul Avis, Toronto
• Patrice Beaudin, Montréal
• Michelle Boodhoo, Toronto
• Pat Forgione, Toronto
• Eric Friedman, Toronto
• Julie Han, Toronto
• Steven Lutz, Toronto
• Max Mendelsohn, Montréal
• Kelsey Millward, Montréal *
• Ahsan Mirza, Toronto
• Jill Pereira, Vancouver
• Yonatan Petel, Montréal
• Alex Ricchetti, Toronto *
• Jeff Rogers, Toronto
• James Sutcliffe, Vancouver
• Don Waters, Toronto

Cannabis Law

• Andrew Powers, Toronto

Class Action Litigation

• Joséane Chrétien, Montréal
• Sidney Elbaz, Montréal
• David Kent, Toronto
• Lucie Lanctuit, Montréal
• Scott Maidment, Toronto
• Lisa Parliament, Toronto
• Joan Young, Vancouver

Commercial Leasing Law

• Sean Coughlin, Toronto *
• Melodie Eng, Toronto
• Christina Kobi, Toronto

Communications Law

• David Kent, Toronto

Competition / Antitrust Law

• Neil Campbell, Toronto
• David Kent, Toronto
• Joshua Krane, Ottawa
• James Musgrove, Toronto
• Mark Opashinov, Toronto
• Guy Pinsonnault, Ottawa
• Beth Riley, Calgary
• François Tougas, Vancouver
• Éric Vallières, Montréal

Construction Law

• Jason Annibale, Toronto
• Geza Banfai, Toronto
• Glenn Grenier, Toronto
• Annik Forristal, Toronto
• Sonia Rainville, Montréal
• Preet Saini, Calgary *

Corporate and Commercial Litigation

• Guneev Bhinder, Toronto *
• Michael Briggs, Calgary
• Stephen Brown-Okruhlik, Toronto *
• Adam Chisholm, Toronto
• Carina Chiu, Vancouver *
• Joséane Chrétien, Montréal
• Darlene Crimeni, Vancouver *
• Sidney Elbaz, Montréal
• Yassin Gagnon-Djalo, Montréal *
• Samantha Gordon, Toronto *
• Melanie Harmer, Vancouver
• Thomas Hatfield, Vancouver *
• David Kent, Toronto
• Mitch Koczerginski, Toronto *
• Michael Lubetsky, Toronto
• Scott Maidment, Toronto
• Lisa Parliament, Toronto
• Preet Saini, Calgary *
• Mark Skwarok, Vancouver
• Patrick Thompson, Ottawa
• Éric Vallières, Montréal

Corporate Governance Practice

• Leo Raffin, Vancouver

Corporate Law

• Alexandre Brocherieux, Montréal *
• Bruce Chapple, Toronto
• Paul Davis, Toronto
• Joanna Dawson, Vancouver
• Carl De Vuono, Toronto
• David Dunlop, Toronto
• Jason Haley, Calgary *
• Nadia Hanine, Montréal *
• Craig Harkness, Calgary
• Greg McIlwain, Calgary
• Leila Rafi, Toronto
• Leo Raffin, Vancouver
• David Rosentzveig, Montréal
• Tom Theodorakis, Vancouver
• Michael Whitcombe, Toronto
• Enda Wong, Montréal
• Sandra Zhao, Toronto

Criminal Defense

• Guy Pinsonnault, Ottawa

Energy Law

• Robin Junger, Vancouver
• Sean Ralph, Calgary

Energy Regulatory Law

• Robin Junger, Vancouver

Environmental Law

• Radha Curpen, Vancouver
• Talia Gordner, Toronto
• Robin Junger, Vancouver
• Martin Thiboutot, Montréal

Equipment Finance Law

• Patrice Beaudin, Montréal
• Keith Hanna, Montréal
• Peter Willis, Toronto

Franchise Law

• Brad Hanna, Toronto
• Mitch Koczerginski, Toronto *
• Andrae Marrocco, Toronto

Information Technology Law

• Amir Kashdaran, Montréal
• Robert Piasentin, Vancouver
• Pablo Tseng, Vancouver

Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law

• Stephen Brown-Okruhlik, Toronto *
• Émile Catimel-Marchand, Montréal *
• Brett Harrison, Toronto
• Jeffrey Levine, Toronto
• Adam Maerov, Calgary
• Max Mendelsohn, Montréal
• Waël Rostom, Toronto
• Preet Saini, Calgary *
• Daniel Shouldice, Vancouver
• Tushara Weerasooriya, Toronto

Intellectual Property Law

• Keith Bird, Toronto
• Yue Fei, Vancouver *
• Peter Giddens, Toronto
• Pablo Tseng, Vancouver
• Kaleigh Zimmerman, Toronto *

International Arbitration

• Robert Wisner, Toronto

International Trade and Finance Law

• Neil Campbell, Toronto
• Peter Jarosz, Ottawa
• Jonathan O’Hara, Ottawa
• William Pellerin, Ottawa

Labour and Employment Law

• Tina Basile, Montréal *
• Patrick Groom, Toronto
• Marie-Eve Jean, Ottawa *
• Victor Kim, Toronto *
• Shari Munk-Manel, Montréal

Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law

• Bruce Chapple, Toronto
• Georges Dubé, Toronto
• Yonatan Petel, Montréal
• Brett Stewart, Toronto
• Michael Whitcombe, Toronto
• Enda Wong, Montréal

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

• Paul Barbeau, Calgary
• Alexandre Brocherieux, Montréal *
• John Clifford, Toronto
• Barbara Collins, Vancouver
• Paul Davis, Toronto
• Georges Dubé, Toronto
• Jason Haley, Calgary *
• Nadia Hanine, Montréal *
• Sandra Knowler, Vancouver
• Greg McIlwain, Calgary
• André Paquette, Montréal
• Leo Raffin, Vancouver
• Tom Theodorakis, Vancouver
• Michael Whitcombe, Toronto

Mining Law

• Georges Dubé, Toronto
• Cory Kent, Vancouver

Municipal Law

• Preet Saini, Calgary *
• Kailey Sutton, Toronto *

Natural Resources Law

• Tom Theodorakis, Vancouver

Oil and Gas Law

• Radha Curpen, Vancouver
• Sean Ralph, Calgary

Personal Injury Litigation

• Francesca D’Aquila-Kelly, Toronto *

Privacy and Data Security Law

• Robert Piasentin, Vancouver
• Lyndsay Wasser, Toronto

Private Funds Law

• Leila Rafi, Toronto

Product Liability Law

• Sidney Elbaz, Montréal
• Scott Maidment, Toronto
• Lisa Parliament, Toronto
• Andrei Pascu, Montréal
• Joan Young, Vancouver

Project Finance Law

• Julie Han, Toronto
• Andrew McFarlane, Toronto
• Ahsan Mirza, Toronto
• Yonatan Petel, Montréal
• Alex Ricchetti, Toronto *
• Candy Saga, Vancouver
• Peter Willis, Toronto

Real Estate Law

• Nicholas Barton, Calgary *
• Damon Chisholm, Vancouver
• Carina Chiu, Vancouver *
• Sean Coughlin, Toronto *
• Mary Flynn-Guglietti, Toronto
• Craig Harkness, Calgary
• Shahram Khalili, Toronto *
• Andrea Onn, Toronto
• Yonatan Petel, Montréal
• Sonia Rainville, Montréal
• David Slan, Toronto
• Kailey Sutton, Toronto *
• Nicholas Yanakis, Montréal *

Securities Law

• Adam Chisholm, Toronto
• Paul Davis, Toronto
• Georges Dubé, Toronto
• Samantha Gordon, Toronto *
• Cory Kent, Vancouver
• Mark Neighbor, Vancouver
• Andrew Powers, Toronto
• Leo Raffin, Vancouver
• Mark Skwarok, Vancouver
• Michael Taylor, Vancouver

Structured Finance Law

• Patrice Beaudin, Montréal
• Yonatan Petel, Montréal
• Don Waters, Toronto
• Peter Willis, Toronto

Tax Law

• Todd Miller, Toronto
• Ted Thiessen, Calgary
• Jamie Wilks, Toronto
• Mickey Yaksich, Toronto

Technology Law

• Robert Piasentin, Vancouver
• Pablo Tseng, Vancouver

Transportation Law

• Andrew McFarlane, Toronto

Venture Capital Law

• Michael Whitcombe, Toronto

About McMillan

McMillan is a national business law firm focused on serving clients across key industries in Canada, the United States and internationally. Using its collaborative approach to ensure clients receive the high-quality expertise they need, McMillan offers pragmatic legal advice through its offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa and Montréal — our 300+ lawyers know that real-time solutions drive your success.