Ranking tables
Litigation: Administrative & Public Law | Canada
Ontario
Rankings overview for Departments
Eminent Practitioners
Band 1
Band 2
Andrea Gonsalves Stockwoods LLP2 Years Ranked
Andrew Lokan Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP3 Years Ranked
Ewa Krajewska Henein Hutchison Robitaille LLP2 Years Ranked
Iris Fischer Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP3 Years Ranked
Nadia Effendi Borden Ladner Gervais LLP6 Years Ranked
Sujit Choudhry Circle Barristers2 Years Ranked
Band 3
Andrew E Bernstein Torys LLP10 Years Ranked
Brendan Van Niejenhuis Stockwoods LLP10 Years Ranked
Emily Lawrence Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP2 Years Ranked
Jill Dougherty WeirFoulds LLP1 Years Ranked
Kate McGrann Crawley MacKewn Brush LLP1 Years Ranked
Rebecca Jones Lenczner Slaght4 Years Ranked
Shantona Chaudhury Pape Chaudhury LLP9 Years Ranked
Yael Bienenstock Torys LLP4 Years Ranked
Up and Coming
Associates to watch
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Band 1
1 Borden Ladner Gervais LLPLitigation: Administrative & Public Law2025 | Band 1 | 4 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 Stockwoods LLPLitigation: Administrative & Public Law2025 | Band 1 | 4 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 Law2025 | Band 2 | 3 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 Lenczner SlaghtLitigation: Administrative & Public Law2025 | Band 2 | 4 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.
2 Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLPLitigation: Administrative & Public Law2025 | Band 2 | 4 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.