Recognition

 Overview

For more than 70 years, our commitment to exceptional legal service has earned the respect of clients, peers, and leading legal directories alike. We are proud of the recognition our firm has received from the legal industry.

Chambers & Partners

  • Band 1 for Real Estate: Mainly Mid-Market - Ontario
  • Band 2 for Corporate/Commercial: Highly Regarded - Ontario
  • Band 2 for Insurance: Dispute Resolution - Canada Nationwide
  • Brett Tkatch ranked Band 1 in Real Estate: Mainly Mid-Market - Ontario 
  • Shawn Wolfson ranked Band 1 in Real Estate: Mainly Mid-Market - Ontario 
  • Dan Giantsopoulos ranked Band 2 in Corporate/Commercial: Highly Regarded - Ontario
  • John Papadakis ranked Band 2 in Corporate/Commercial: Highly Regarded - Ontario
  • Anthony Gatensby ranked Band 4 in Insurance: Dispute Resolution - Canada Nationwide
  • Scott Beeser ranked Band 5 in Intellectual Property: Litigation - Canada Nationwide

Chambers & partners high net worth

  • Band 1 for Family/Matrimonial: High Net Worth - Canada
  • Band 2 for Private Wealth Disputes - Canada
  • Band 2 Private Wealth Law - Canada
  • James Edney ranked Band 1 in Family/Matrimonial: High Net Worth - Canada
  • Margaret Rintoul ranked Band 1 in Private Wealth Disputes and Band 2 in Private Wealth Law - Canada
  • Judy Piafsky ranked Band 2 in Family/Matrimonial: High Net Worth - Canada
  • Joseph Slavec ranked Band 3 in Family/Matrimonial: High Net Worth - Canada
  • Aly Virani ranked Band 3 in Private Wealth Law and Private Wealth Disputes - Canada

Legal 500

  • Teer 3 for Insurance: Dispute Resolution - Canada

Canadian Lawyer Magazine

  • "Top 10 Ontario Regional Law Firm" (2025 / 2026)

Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory ranks Blaneys

  • "Most Frequently Recommended” - Litigation - Commercial Insurance: Toronto, Ontario
  • "Repeatedly Recommended" - Litigation - Product Liability: Toronto, Ontario
  • "Repeatedly Recommended" - Litigation - Corporate Commercial: Toronto, Ontario
  • "Repeatedly Recommended" - Professional Liability: Toronto, Ontario
  • "Repeatedly Recommended" - Corporate Commercial Law: Toronto, Ontario
  • "Repeatedly Recommended" - Construction Law: Toronto, Ontario
  • "Repeatedly Recommended" - Real Estate Commercial Leasing: Toronto, Ontario
  • "Repeatedly Recommended" - Real Estate Property Development: Toronto, Ontario
  • Recognized as the 20 Largest Toronto Law Firms in  2025
  • Blaneys Partner, Divya Shahani Recognized as 2025 Rising Star Under 40
  • Blaneys Partner, David Stern Recognized as a 2023 Rising Star Under 40
  • Blaneys Partner, Varoujan Arman Recognized as a 2021 Rising Star Under 40
  • Blaneys Partner, Sundeep Sandhu Recognized as a 2015 Rising Star Under 40
  • Recipient of 2017 Zenith Award: Celebrating Women in Law
  • Recipient of 2016 Zenith Award: Celebrating Diversity and Inclusion 
  • Two lawyers ranked as leading litigation lawyers in the Lexpert Canada’s Leading Lawyers, Special Edition: Litigation 2024
  • Two lawyers ranked as  leading lawyers in the Lexpert Canada’s Leading Lawyers, Special Edition: Technology and Health 2024
  • One lawyer ranked as a leading lawyer in the Lexpert Canada’s Leading Lawyers, Special Edition: Infrastructure 2024
  • One lawyer ranked as a leading lawyer in the Lexpert Canada’s Leading Lawyers, Special Edition: Insolvency and Restructuring 2024

Canadian Law Awards

  • Recognized as Excellence Awardee in the Commercial Litigation Team of the Year category (2026)
  • Recognized as Excellence Awardee in the Managing Partner of the Year category (2026)
  • Recognized as Excellence Awardee in the Ontario Law Firm of the Year category (2025)
  • Recognized as Excellence Awardee in the Female Trailblazer category (2021)

The Globe and Mail Canada’s Best Law Firms

  • Recognized repeatedly as one of Canada's Best Law Firms for Insurance Law.

Best Lawyers® in Canada

  • 51 lawyers recognized in 25 practice areas
  • 31 practice areas ranked in Best Law Firms - Canada, 2026

Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyers list

  • 5 lawyers named as Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyers

Certified Specialists (Law Society of Ontario)

  • 4 lawyers in 4 practice areas
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