Ranking tables
Litigation: Administrative & Public Law | Canada
Ontario
Rankings overview for Departments
- Brian Gover Stockwoods LLP11 Years Ranked
- Ewa Krajewska Henein Hutchison Robitaille LLP3 Years Ranked
- Guy Pratte Borden Ladner Gervais LLP11 Years Ranked
- Iris Fischer Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP4 Years Ranked
- Linda R Rothstein Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP11 Years Ranked
- Nadia Effendi Borden Ladner Gervais LLP7 Years Ranked
- William C McDowell Lenczner Slaght7 Years Ranked
- Andrea Gonsalves Stockwoods LLP3 Years Ranked
- Andrew E Bernstein Torys LLP11 Years Ranked
- Andrew Lokan Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP4 Years Ranked
- Jill Dougherty WeirFoulds LLP2 Years Ranked
- Rebecca Jones Lenczner Slaght5 Years Ranked
- Shantona Chaudhury Pape Chaudhury LLP10 Years Ranked
- Sujit Choudhry Circle Barristers3 Years Ranked
- Adam Goldenberg McCarthy Tétrault LLP2 Years Ranked
- Awanish Sinha McCarthy Tétrault LLP1 Years Ranked
- Brendan Van Niejenhuis Stockwoods LLP11 Years Ranked
- Catherine Beagan Flood Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP6 Years Ranked
- Emily Lawrence Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP3 Years Ranked
- George Avraam Baker McKenzie11 Years Ranked
- Jennifer King Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP1 Years Ranked
- Jeremy Opolsky Torys LLP2 Years Ranked
- John Mather DMG Advocates LLP2 Years Ranked
- Kate McGrann Crawley MacKewn Brush LLP2 Years Ranked
- Leila Ghahhary Ghahhary Thomas LLP1 Years Ranked
- Tom Curry Lenczner Slaght11 Years Ranked
- Yael Bienenstock Torys LLP5 Years Ranked
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Borden Ladner Gervais LLPLitigation: Administrative & Public Law2026 | Band 1 | 5 Years RankedBorden Ladner Gervais has a solid service offering in the Ontario litigation market, with notable expertise in securities, fraud and banking litigation. The team fields notable experience in administrative and constitutional law matters, regularly appearing on urgent injunctions and judicial reviews, as well as novel matters such as extradition proceedings. Other areas of strength include class actions, product liability and construction litigation. Well regarded for its expertise in the financial services and energy sectors, the team also advises clients from industries such as automotive, natural resources and communications. It maintains an active presence in both Toronto and Ottawa.1 Lenczner SlaghtLitigation: Administrative & Public Law2026 | Band 1 | 5 Years RankedLenczner Slaght is universally recognised as a leader in the Ontario market. Based in Toronto, the firm demonstrates significant national reach and offers expertise across a wide range of industry sectors, including healthcare and pharmaceuticals, financial services, education, transportation and information technology, as well as acting for public sector bodies. Widely viewed as a top choice for 'bet the company' litigation, the team is regularly selected to handle corporate fraud cases, breach of contract and consumer claims, as well as securities and shareholder disputes. The group is further noted for its experience of professional liability, defamation, public inquiries, class actions and restructuring and insolvency.
1 Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLPLitigation: Administrative & Public Law2026 | Band 1 | 5 Years RankedPaliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein is a highly regarded Toronto-based litigation boutique with a strong bench and a broad spectrum of expertise. The firm has a distinguished contentious public law practice, acting for associations, universities and various other public bodies in judicial reviews and other public interest disputes. The team is well equipped to handle corporate commercial litigation, as well as disputes relating to securities, fraud, bankruptcy and insolvency, labour law, product liability and employment. The group wins further recognition for its specialised class action group, offering assistance to both plaintiffs and defendants, and is additionally noted for its arbitration capabilities.1 Stockwoods LLPLitigation: Administrative & Public Law2026 | Band 1 | 5 Years RankedStockwoods is a Toronto boutique law firm with extensive experience of civil, commercial, administrative and public law litigation. The group routinely represents clients in contractual disputes, oppression remedies and professional negligence claims. The team is also regularly involved in securities class actions relating to fraud and market manipulation, and is sought out for its counsel on judicial reviews. It is further noted for its expertise in insolvency, white-collar defence and municipal litigation.
Band 2
2 Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLPLitigation: Administrative & Public Law2026 | Band 2 | 4 Years RankedBlake, Cassels & Graydon is a high-profile Canadian law firm with an admirable litigation offering and a notable presence in the Ontario market. The team maintains a strong focus on disputes relating to contested M&A transactions and commercial contracts, securities and general commercial class action defence, and securities regulatory disputes. The firm is particularly active in the financial services, real estate and pharmaceutical sectors, and the team has additional expertise in insolvency, trade and product liability litigation.
2 Torys LLPLitigation: Administrative & Public Law2026 | Band 2 | 1 Years RankedA firm of choice for litigation in Toronto, Torys has a deep bench and a strong reputation for handling complex files. The firm has a thriving securities litigation practice covering negligence, misrepresentation and fraud, as well as impressive capacity for oppression claims, competition, employment and energy matters and class action defence. It is well positioned to act for clients on multi-jurisdictional and cross-border mandates. The team offers substantial experience across various sectors, including technology, financial services, transportation and media.
Band 3
3 Circle BarristersLitigation: Administrative & Public Law2026 | Band 3 | 1 Years RankedCircle Barristers is a specialist litigation boutique focused on constitutional and administrative law for a varied client base, including industry trade associations, individuals and corporations. Clients benefit from the team's experience before courts throughout Canada. The firm is also highly experienced in representing clients in class actions.
3 Gowling WLG (Canada) LLPLitigation: Administrative & Public Law2026 | Band 3 | 1 Years RankedGowling WLG is recognised for its significant Ontario litigation practice group, with offices in Toronto, Ottawa, Hamilton and Waterloo. The team advises on securities and shareholder disputes, oppression remedies and breach of contract claims. The firm also offers additional expertise in banking and competition litigation, white-collar crime, insolvency and large-scale class actions. Its client base includes technology and electronics businesses, Canadian and US banks and publicly traded companies, as well as high-profile current and former executives.3 Henein Hutchison Robitaille LLPLitigation: Administrative & Public Law2026 | Band 3 | 1 Years RankedHenein Hutchinson Robitaille is a well-renowned litigation boutique based in Toronto. The firm is capable of handling significant litigation matters for clients in the public and administrative law space. The team is engaged on a range of disputes throughout the different levels of court in Ontario and has further experience in high-profile public inquiries in Canada.
3 McCarthy Tétrault LLPLitigation: Administrative & Public Law2026 | Band 3 | 1 Years RankedMcCarthy Tétrault possesses a strong team that is firmly placed in the top echelons of the dispute resolution market in Ontario. The firm's Toronto lawyers offer significant experience of commercial claims, securities litigation and class action proceedings. The team's other areas of notable capability include civil fraud, professional liability disputes, tax litigation, defective product claims and cases arising from demutualisation. It is particularly well regarded for its in-depth knowledge of the financial services sector, and also provides expertise across a variety of other industries, including automotive, energy, education, telecommunications, healthcare and cannabis.