Ranking tables
Franchising | Canada
Nationwide - Canada
Rankings overview for Departments
Senior Statespeople
- Geoffrey B Shaw Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP9 Years Ranked
- Edward (Ned) LevittDickinson Wright LLP
- John SotosSotos LLP
Band 1
Band 2
- Adam Ship Ship-Law-ADR9 Years Ranked
- Darrell Jarvis Fasken9 Years Ranked
- Dominic Mochrie Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP9 Years Ranked
- Frank Robinson Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP8 Years Ranked
- Helen Fotinos Dentons Canada LLP8 Years Ranked
- Peter Snell Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP9 Years Ranked
- David ShawDale & Lessmann LLP
- Jeffrey HoffmanDale & Lessmann LLP
- Michael MelvinMcInnes Cooper
- Peter ViitreSotos LLP
Band 3
- Blair Rebane Borden Ladner Gervais LLP8 Years Ranked
- Frédéric Gilbert Fasken9 Years Ranked
- Bruno FlorianiLapointe Rosenstein Marchand Melançon LLP
- Chad FinkelsteinDale & Lessmann LLP
- David AltshullerTeplitsky LLP
- John YiokarisSotos LLP
- Joseph AdlerKMB Law LLP
- Lloyd HofferKMB Law LLP
Band 4
- Andrae Marrocco McMillan LLP6 Years Ranked
- Derek Ronde Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP7 Years Ranked
- Stephanie Sugar McCarthy Tétrault LLP1 Years Ranked
- Adrienne BoudreauSotos LLP
- Clark HarropDale & Lessmann LLP
- Gregory PrekupecDipchand LLP
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLPFranchising2025 | Band 1 | 9 Years RankedCassels Brock & Blackwell is a premier choice for franchising law in Canada, regularly advising large multinational franchise systems on disclosure, compliance and class action defence. The law firm's Toronto-based lawyers assist clients with agreements, expansion and wind-down operations, providing additional expertise in M&A, tax, employment and advertising. The law firm's client base includes major franchisors from the cannabis, hospitality, and food and beverage industries. It offers additional expertise advising foreign brands on entry into the Canadian market and is well positioned to advise on the franchise aspects of major transactions.1 Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLPFranchising2025 | Band 1 | 9 Years RankedOsler, Hoskin & Harcourt is a top-tier firm that acts for franchisors across all areas of the practice. Its Toronto-headquartered franchising team is renowned for its representation of clients with established franchise systems or expansion plans in Canada, notably in the quick-service restaurant, hospitality and automotive sectors. It assists with integrations, franchise agreements, disclosure documents and distribution matters, and is able to draw upon the wider resources of the firm in related areas such as tax, real estate and M&A, as well as privacy and social media policy. The law firm has notable strength advising US franchisors on entry into the Canadian market and is well equipped to handle both transactions and litigation in this space.
Band 2
2 FaskenFranchising2025 | Band 2 | 9 Years RankedFasken handles a range of franchise-related litigation and transactional work for large franchisor clients as well as franchisees across Canada. The team is spread across Toronto, Vancouver and Montréal, from where it expertly advises on franchise agreements and disclosure documents. It also offers substantial experience in litigation. The law firm demonstrates expertise in industries such as food and beverages, retail, automotive and pharmaceuticals.
Band 3
3 Dentons Canada LLPFranchising2025 | Band 3 | 4 Years RankedDentons has a well-reputed franchising law team primarily based in Toronto with experience across a wide array of franchising matters in Canada, including the acquisition and termination of franchises, and the preparation of disclosure documents and franchise agreements. It is further experienced in handling contentious mandates in the space and serves clients in sectors such as automotive, hospitality, retail, and food and beverages.3 McCarthy Tétrault LLPFranchising2025 | Band 3 | 9 Years RankedMcCarthy Tétrault has a recognised national footprint and is well versed in both transactional and contentious franchising law matters. The law firm offers expertise in the full gamut of matters arising in this space, drawing on its broad service offering to act as a one-stop shop for franchisors. Partners and associates based in Toronto and Vancouver advise clients ranging in size from emerging businesses and mid-market players to global corporations in a variety of sectors, including food and beverages, telecommunications, medical, education, hospitality and automotive. The law firm's offices in New York and London, England position it well to assist international franchising clients.