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Osler ranked top Canadian law firm in H1 2026 M&A league tables

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Alex Gorka

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Jeremy Fraiberg

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PRESS RELEASE19 August 2026

Osler ranks as the top Canadian law firm in the H1 2026 M&A league tables from Bloomberg, LSEG (formerly Refinitiv) and Mergermarket.

Highlights:

#1 Canadian law firm (and #3 overall) for Canada announced deals by volume (Bloomberg)
#1 law firm for announced M&A deals with any Canadian involvement by value (LSEG)
#2 law firm for both announced and completed M&A deals with any Canadian involvement by deal count (LSEG)
#1 law firm in the Canada rankings by volume (Mergermarket)
#2 law firm in the Canada rankings by deal count (Mergermarket)

With offices in Toronto, Montréal, Calgary, Ottawa, Vancouver and New York, Osler is consistently ranked among the leading M&A law firms in Canada. Our roles on domestic, cross-border and global transactions include advising public companies, private companies, portfolio companies, private equity sponsors, emerging and high growth companies, pension funds, sovereign funds and financial advisors.