Blaney McMurtry is proud to celebrate 57 lawyers recognized in the 2027 editions of Best Lawyers in Canada™ and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada™.
This year, 42 Blaney McMurtry lawyers have been recognized as Best Lawyers in Canada™, with a further 15 lawyers named to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada™. Together, these recognitions span 23 practice areas across the firm, reflecting the depth of experience and talent of our lawyers.
We congratulate all of our recognized lawyers on this achievement and their continued commitment to delivering exceptional service to our clients.
Best Lawyers in Canada™
Best Lawyers in Canada™ recognizes leading legal professionals across a broad range of practice areas. We are pleased to congratulate the following 42 Blaney McMurtry lawyers recognized in the 2027 edition:
- William D. Anderson (Labour and Employment Law)
- Alexandra Aquila (Family Law)
- Scott Beeser (Intellectual Property Law)
- John D. Brunt (Commercial Leasing Law & Real Estate Law)
- Lara Di Genova (Franchise Law)
- Catherine DiMarco (Construction Law)
- Timothy R. Dunn (Banking and Finance Law & Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law)
- James B.C. Edney (Family Law)
- W. Colin Empke (Insurance Law)
- Tim Farrell (Corporate and Commercial Litigation & Insurance Law)
- Anthony Gatensby (Insurance Law)
- Mark Geiger (Health Care Law & Labour and Employment Law)
- H. Todd Greenbloom (Franchise Law)
- David Greenwood (Labour and Employment Law)
- Brenda Gross (Personal Injury Litigation)
- Chad Kopach (Construction Law)
- Maria Kotsopoulos (Health Care Law)
- David C.N. Ma (Fintech Practice, Information Technology & Technology Law)
- David Mackenzie (Insurance Law)
- Jason P. Mangano (Corporate and Commercial Litigation & Insurance Law)
- Eugene G. Mazzuca (Insurance Law)
- Isana Nagla (Personal Injury Litigation)
- John Papadakis (Corporate Law)
- Roman Pekaruk (Real Estate Law)
- John Polyzogopoulos (Corporate and Commercial Litigation)
- Robert J. Potts (Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice)
- Larry P. Reimer (Insurance Law & Personal Injury Litigation)
- Margaret E. Rintoul (Trusts and Estates)
- Andrea Rush (Information Technology Law & Intellectual Property Law)
- Neena Sandhu (Immigration Law)
- Jack B. Siegal (Labour and Employment Law & Workers' Compensation Law)
- Jay A. Skukowski (Personal Injury Litigation)
- Joseph Slavec (Family Law)
- Bruno P. Soucy (FinTech Practice & Information Technology Law)
- Gary Srebrolow (Personal Injury Litigation)
- Kym Stasiuk (Banking and Finance & Real Estate Law)
- Brett J. Tkatch (Banking and Finance & Real Estate Law)
- Aly Virani (Trusts and Estates)
- Roderick S.W. Winsor (Class Action Litigation, Corporate and Commercial Litigation & Insurance Law)
- Shawn Wolfson (Real Estate Law)
- Nicholas J. Wong (Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice & Intellectual Property Law)
- Boris W. Zayachkowski (Commercial Leasing Law)
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada™
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada™ recognizes lawyers earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice.
We are pleased to congratulate the following 15 Blaney McMurtry lawyers recognized in the 2027 edition:
- Sjawal Bhutta (Insurance Law)
- Ned Bozalo (Corporate and Commercial Litigation & Insurance Law)
- Leah Burlock (Insurance Law)
- Alexandra Churchill (Trusts and Estates)
- Rae Daddon (Intellectual Property Law)
- Navid Ghahraei (Insurance Law)
- Thomas Kirby (Family Law)
- Annie Levanaj (Insurance Law)
- Natalie Maltz (Insurance Law)
- Matthew Mariani (Insurance Law & Personal Injury Litigation)
- Sajila Nudrat (Family Law)
- Vagmi Patel (Corporate and Commercial Litigation & Insurance Law)
- Matthew G. Tapia (Corporate Law)
- Aidan Vining (Personal Injury Litigation)
- Julia Vizzaccaro (Insurance Law)
Best Lawyers: "Lawyer of the Year"
We are also pleased to congratulate David C.N. Ma, who has been named the 2027 Best Lawyers "Lawyer of the Year" for FinTech Practice in Toronto. The "Lawyer of the Year" distinction is awarded to individual lawyers who receive the highest overall peer feedback in a specific practice area and geographic region.
Congratulations to all of this year’s recognized lawyers on this well-deserved achievement.
Inclusion in Best Lawyers® is based on a comprehensive, confidential peer-review survey of lawyers. Lawyers are not required to pay a fee to participate in or be recognized by Best Lawyers®.