September 25, 2025

Chambers Canada ranks 81% of Torys’ Canadian partners in its 2026 guide

We are pleased to share that the Torys team has once again been recognized for our outstanding legal acumen and deep market presence, with 81% of our Canadian partners being ranked in the 2026 Chambers Canada guide. This is the highest percentage among Chambers-ranked Canadian Corporate firms.

127 of our Canadian lawyers have been ranked as leaders in their practices this year, 11 of whom have been newly ranked, underscoring the quality of Torys’ service offerings and exceptional client service regionally and nationally.

In addition to individual lawyer rankings, Torys has also been ranked across 40 practice areas, with the following 16 practice areas receiving a Band 1 ranking:

The Chambers Canada guide is based on comprehensive research of lawyers and law firms practising nationwide. The annual guide recommends individuals and firms from more than 49 specialist practice areas. You can learn more about the methodology process and find additional details for this list on Chambers Canada’s website.

A full list of Torys’ lawyers ranked in the 2026 guide is below.

Aboriginal Law

Valerie Helbronner

The Honourable Frank Iacobucci, K.C.

Ryan Lax

John Terry

Banking & Finance

Amanda Balasubramanian

Adam Delean

Kevin Fougere

Nina Mansoori

Tom Zverina

Banking & Finance: Financial
Services Regulation

Blair Keefe

Eli Monas

Cannabis Law

Eileen McMahon

Capital Markets: Debt & Equity

Scott Cochlan

Glen Johnson

Karrin Powys-Lybbe

Rima Ramchandani

David Seville

Securitisation

Jim Hong

Competition/Antitrust

Dany Assaf

Ian Li

Omar Wakil

Competition/Antitrust: Litigators

Linda Plumpton

Construction

David Outerbridge

Corporate/Commercial (Alberta)

Jennifer Baugh

Neville Jugnauth

Janan Paskaran

Michael Pedlow

Stephanie Stimpson

Corporate/Commercial (Atlantic Canada)

Jessica Lumière

Corporate/Commercial (Ontario)

Matthew Cockburn

Adrienne DiPaolo

John Emanoilidis

Adam Ibrahim

Karrin Powys-Lybbe

Dispute Resolution: Arbitration

Chris Kinnear Hunter

Emily Sherkey

John Terry

Dispute Resolution: Class Action (Defence)

Matthew Angelus

Anne Merminod

Linda Plumpton

Sylvie Rodrigue, Ad. E.

Sarah Whitmore

Dispute Resolution: Mediators

The Honourable Frank Iacobucci, K.C.

Employment & Labour (Ontario)

Darryl Hiscocks

Irfan Kara

Lisa Talbot

Rebecca Wise

Energy & Natural resources: Mining

Michael Amm

Braden Jebson

Carly Klinkhoff

Michael Pickersgill

Energy: Oil & Gas (transactional)

Chris Christopher

David Cuschieri

Peter Danner

Energy: Power (regulatory)

Luigi Cusano

Charles Keizer

Jonathan Myers

Energy: Power (transactional)

Huw Evans

Valerie Helbronner

Krista Hill

Environment

Tyson Dyck

Michael Fortier

Dennis Mahony

Information Technology

Adam Armstrong

Danielle Colliver

Ebad Rahman

Joel Ramsey

Insurance: Dispute Resolution

David Outerbridge

Insurance: Transactional &
Regulatory

Blair Keefe

Jill McCutcheon

Eli Monas

Kelly Morris

Melissa Prado

Intellectual Property

Edward Fan

Sue Fei

Eileen McMahon

Michelle Nelles

Melanie Rowand

Intellectual Property: Litigation

Andrew Bernstein

Yael Bienenstock

Nicole Mantini

Andrew Shaughnessy

International Trade/WTO

John Terry

Investment Funds

Shannon Gotfrit

Investment Funds: Fund Formation

Shannon Gotfrit

Lauren Hulme

Aaron Hunt

Cameron Koziskie

Life Sciences: Regulatory/Compliance

Yolande Dufresne

Eileen McMahon 

Teresa Reguly

Litigation: Administrative & Public Law (Ontario)

Andrew Bernstein

Yael Bienenstock

Jeremy Opolsky

Jon Silver

Litigation: General Commercial (Ontario)

Andrew Bernstein

Sheila Block

Gillian Dingle

Jeremy Opolsky

Linda Plumpton

Litigation: General Commercial (Québec)

Karl Boulanger

Christopher Richter

Litigation: Product Liability

Karl Boulanger

Nicole Mantini

Anne Merminod

Alicja Puchta

Sylvie Rodrigue, Ad. E.

Grant Worden

Litigation: Securities (Ontario)

Gillian Dingle

John Fabello

Andrew Gray

Pensions & Benefits

Stephanie Kalinowski

Tom Stevenson

Privacy & Data Protection

Mavra Choudhry

Julie Himo

Rosalie Jetté

Molly Reynolds

Nic Wall

Private Equity: Buyouts

Guy Berman

Matthew Cockburn

Justin Crawford

Laurie Duke

Danielle Kline

Project Finance

Scott Kraag

Milosz Zemanek

Projects: PPP & Infrastructure

Mark Bain

Tara Mackay

Josh Van Deurzen

Real Estate (Ontario)

Rose Bailey

Sabrina Gherbaz

Andy Gibbons

Graham Rawlinson

Charlene Schafer

REITs

Simon Knowling

Michael Zackheim

Restructuring/Insolvency

David Bish

Scott Bomhof

Tony DeMarinis

Kyle Kashuba

Jeremy Opolsky 

Adam Slavens

Startups & Emerging Companies

Tyler Cassack

Konata Lake

Mohammed Muraj

Tax

Corrado Cardarelli

Craig Maurice

John Tobin

Gwen Watson

Andrew Wong

Jerald Wortsman

Tax: Litigation

Martha MacDonald 

White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

John Fabello

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416.865.3815

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