McMillan’s Lawyers recognized in the 2025 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

McMillan’s Lawyers recognized in the 2025 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

McMillan’s capabilities and expertise are once again acknowledged in this year’s Lexpert Directory. A total of 156 rankings—among 94 lawyers—across 41 practice areas—with 12 lawyers listed as Most Frequently Recommended.

Additionally, Environmental Law and Technology Transactions are among the 21 areas of specialties the firm is recognized in 2025:

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

This extensive expertise positions McMillan as a leading business law firm with a deep understanding of the industries driving Canada’s economy. Our insights, rapid access to key resources, and skilled practitioners provide practical, responsive advice that fuels business growth. Congratulations to this year’s ranked lawyers:

Aboriginal Law

• Robin Junger, Vancouver
• Sharon Singh, Vancouver

Advertising & Marketing Law

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

Asset-Based Lending

• Darcy Ammerman, Ottawa
• Patrice Beaudin, Montréal
• Steven Lutz, Toronto
• Andrew McFarlane, Toronto
• Yonatan Petel, Montréal
• Jeffrey Rogers, Toronto
• Maria Sagan, Toronto
• Don Waters, Toronto

Asset Equipment Finance / Leasing

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

Aviation (Regulation & Liability)

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

Banking & Financial Institutions

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

Class Actions

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

Commercial Arbitration

• Robert Wisner, Toronto

Commodity Tax / Customs

• Jamie Wilks, Toronto

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
• Janine MacNeil, Toronto
• James Musgrove, Toronto
• Mark Opashinov, Toronto
• Guy Pinsonnault, Ottawa
• Beth Riley, Calgary
• François Tougas, Vancouver
• Éric Vallières, Montréal
• William Wu, Toronto
• Joan Young, Vancouver

Construction Law

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

Corporate Commercial Law

• Timothy Baron, Toronto
• Bruce Chapple, Toronto
• John Clifford, Toronto
• Caroline Samara, Toronto
• Michael Whitcombe, Toronto

Corporate Finance & Securities

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

Corporate Mid-Market

• Desmond Balakrishnan, Vancouver
• J.R. Beaudrie, Toronto
• Bruce Chapple, Toronto
• John Clifford, Toronto
• Paul Davis, Toronto
• Carl De Vuono, Toronto
• David Dunlop, Toronto
• Sandra Knowler, Vancouver
• Greg McIlwain, Calgary
• André Paquette, Montréal
• Brett Stewart, Toronto
• Michael Whitcombe, Toronto

Corporate Tax

• Ted Thiessen, Calgary

Data Protection & Privacy

• Lyndsay Wasser, Toronto

Derivative Instruments

• Timothy Baron, Toronto
• Shahen Mirakian, Toronto

Electricity

• Mike Richmond, Toronto

Environmental Law

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

Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)

• Radha Curpen, Vancouver
• Suzana Lobo, Toronto
• Sharon Singh, Vancouver

Financial Institutions Regulation – Ontario

• Darcy Ammerman, Ottawa

Forestry Law

• Tom Theodorakis, Vancouver

Franchise Law

• Brad Hanna, Toronto
• Andrae Marrocco, Toronto

Infrastructure Law

• Geza Banfai, Toronto
• Catherine Doyle, Toronto
• Julie Han, Toronto

Insolvency & Financial Restructuring

• Adam Maerov, Calgary
• Waël Rostom, Toronto

Intellectual Property

• Peter Giddens, Toronto

International Trade Regulation

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

Investment Funds & Asset Management

• Timothy Baron, Toronto
• Leila Rafi, Toronto

Litigation – Corporate Commercial

• Scott Maidment, Toronto

Litigation – Corporate Tax

• Michael Lubetsky, Toronto

Litigation – Product Liability

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

Litigation – Securities

• Adam Chisholm, Toronto

Mergers & Acquisitions

• Bruce Chapple, Toronto
• John Clifford, Toronto
• Paul Davis, Toronto
• Georges Dubé, Toronto
• Michael Whitcombe, Toronto

Mining

• Georges Dubé, Toronto
• Cory Kent, Vancouver
• Sharon Singh, Vancouver
• Bernhard Zinkhofer, Vancouver

Oil & Gas

• Radha Curpen, Vancouver

Private Equity

• Timothy Baron, Toronto
• Bruce Chapple, Toronto
• Georges Dubé, Toronto
• Brett Stewart, Toronto

Project Finance

• Timothy Baron, Toronto
• Catherine Doyle, Toronto
• Julie Han, Toronto
• Andrea Onn, Toronto
• Peter Willis, Toronto

Property Development

• Mary Flynn-Guglietti, Toronto
• Andrea Onn, Toronto
• Sonia Rainville, Montréal
• David Slan, Toronto

Property Leasing

• Christina Kobi, Toronto

Transportation (Rail & Road)

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

White Collar Defence & Investigations

• Guy Pinsonnault, Ottawa

About McMillan

McMillan is a national business law firm focused on serving clients across key industries in Canada, the United States and internationally. Using a 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.