Ranking tables
Tax | Global
Canada
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
Band 2
Band 3
Band 4
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP 13 Years Ranked
Fasken 22 Years Ranked- Dentons Canada LLP
- Felesky Flynn LLP
- Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
- KPMG Law LLP
Band 5
Baker McKenzie 4 Years Ranked
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP 1 Years Ranked
Lawson Lundell LLP 1 Years Ranked
McMillan LLP 8 Years Ranked- Deloitte Legal Canada LLP
- DLA Piper (Canada) LLP
- EY Law LLP
Senior Statespeople
Band 1
Carrie Smit Goodmans LLP20 Years Ranked
Firoz Ahmed Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP25 Years Ranked
Jerald M Wortsman Torys LLP23 Years Ranked
Patrick Marley Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP18 Years Ranked
R Ian Crosbie Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP21 Years Ranked
Raj Juneja McCarthy Tétrault LLP13 Years Ranked
Band 2
Corrado Cardarelli Torys LLP21 Years Ranked
Darcy Moch KC Bennett Jones LLP19 Years Ranked
Elie Roth Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP18 Years Ranked
Jack Bernstein Aird & Berlis LLP21 Years Ranked
John Lorito Stikeman Elliott LLP21 Years Ranked
Thomas Bauer Bennett Jones LLP17 Years Ranked- Angelo NikolakakisEY Law LLP
Band 3
Alan Bowman Goodmans LLP18 Years Ranked
Anu Nijhawan Bennett Jones LLP6 Years Ranked
Chris Anderson Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP4 Years Ranked
Jeffrey Shafer Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP7 Years Ranked
Jon Northup Goodmans LLP21 Years Ranked
Paul Stepak Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP7 Years Ranked
Band 4
Alain Ranger Fasken18 Years Ranked
Brett Anderson McCarthy Tétrault LLP2 Years Ranked
Christopher J Steeves Fasken8 Years Ranked
Dean A Kraus Stikeman Elliott LLP18 Years Ranked
Dion Legge Norton Rose Fulbright2 Years Ranked
Edward Rowe Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP18 Years Ranked
Francesco Gucciardo Aird & Berlis LLP2 Years Ranked
Frank Mathieu Stikeman Elliott LLP4 Years Ranked
Gregory M Johnson Bennett Jones LLP8 Years Ranked
Gwen Watson Torys LLP4 Years Ranked
Ian Gamble Thorsteinssons LLP6 Years Ranked
John J Tobin Torys LLP5 Years Ranked- Larry Nevsky Dentons Canada LLP3 Years Ranked
Mark Brender Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP12 Years Ranked
Nigel Johnston McCarthy Tétrault LLP20 Years Ranked
Stefanie Morand McCarthy Tétrault LLP3 Years Ranked
Steve Suarez Borden Ladner Gervais LLP17 Years Ranked- Ash GuptaGowling WLG (Canada) LLP
Band 5
Adrienne F Oliver Norton Rose Fulbright18 Years Ranked
Alex Pankratz Fasken3 Years Ranked
Andrew Spiro Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP3 Years Ranked- Andrew Wong Torys LLP2 Years Ranked
Barry Segal Norton Rose Fulbright2 Years Ranked
Brian Bloom Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP7 Years Ranked
Craig Maurice Torys LLP4 Years Ranked
Darren D. Hueppelsheuser Norton Rose Fulbright3 Years Ranked
Drew Morier McCarthy Tétrault LLP2 Years Ranked
Jarrett Freeman Goodmans LLP4 Years Ranked
John Leopardi Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP2 Years Ranked
Josh Jones Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP1 Years Ranked
Julie D'Avignon Stikeman Elliott LLP2 Years Ranked
Kimberly Brown McCarthy Tétrault LLP1 Years Ranked
Manon Thivierge Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP10 Years Ranked
Marie-Emmanuelle Vaillancourt Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP3 Years Ranked- Mark Jadd Dentons Canada LLP9 Years Ranked
Michael Friedman McMillan LLP2 Years Ranked
Michael Kandev Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP4 Years Ranked- Nancy Diep Lawson Lundell LLP1 Years Ranked
- Natasha Miklaucic Borden Ladner Gervais LLP4 Years Ranked
Patrick McCay McCarthy Tétrault LLP5 Years Ranked
Paul Gibney Thorsteinssons LLP17 Years Ranked
Reinhold Krahn Lawson Lundell LLP2 Years Ranked
V. Daniel Jankovic Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP2 Years Ranked- Kevin FritzDLA Piper (Canada) LLP
- Paul CarenzaGowling WLG (Canada) LLP
- Siobhan GoguenFelesky Flynn LLP
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLPTax2025 | Band 1 | 22 Years RankedBlake, Cassels & Graydon is a top-tier, full-service national law firm with offices in Ottawa, Toronto, Montréal, Calgary and Vancouver. Its prominent tax team is highly sought after for its experience in transactional planning, including a high volume of cross-border M&A work. The firm's diverse offering also features impressive capabilities in transfer pricing and commodity tax, as well as tax controversy and litigation. It has notable expertise across various industry sectors, including energy, infrastructure and transportation, and is also active in the private equity space.
1 Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLPTax2025 | Band 1 | 22 Years RankedDavies Ward Phillips & Vineberg houses an outstanding team of tax experts, providing advice to prominent players across a variety of sectors including healthcare, telecommunications, mining and real estate. With leading lawyers based in Toronto and Montréal, the firm is frequently involved in novel tax structuring work in relation to major domestic and cross-border M&A deals, as well as private equity fund formation. The team also has a solid tax litigation practice and benefits from the additional support offered by its tax group in New York.
1 McCarthy Tétrault LLPTax2025 | Band 1 | 22 Years RankedMcCarthy Tétrault possesses a robust tax practice offering national reach out of its Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Montréal offices. The team provides tax controversy and litigation support, as well as corporate, sales and commodity tax advice. The firm frequently acts for clients in the telecommunications, real estate and energy industry sectors, as well as impressive names in insurance, private equity and investment funds.
1 Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLPTax2025 | Band 1 | 22 Years RankedOsler, Hoskin & Harcourt is renowned for its exceptional tax group, with strength and depth in both tax planning and dispute resolution. Much admired for the breadth of its subject matter and geographical coverage, the firm is particularly well regarded for its litigation expertise as well as advising on big-ticket M&A and transactions. It is also noted for its robust sales tax practice and its work on international taxation and transfer pricing issues. The department's impressive client list includes significant players from a variety of sectors including manufacturing, energy, real estate, technology and financial services.
1 Torys LLPTax2025 | Band 1 | 22 Years RankedTorys possesses a solid tax team with strong capabilities in the financial services sector. Its Toronto, Montréal and Calgary-based tax lawyers regularly advise on the tax aspects of prominent transactions handled by the firm's standout corporate practice. The firm is also known for its large tax advisory group, including its robust cross-border tax planning expertise bolstered by its New York office. It is additionally well regarded for its strength in tax controversy and litigation.
Band 2
2 Bennett Jones LLPTax2025 | Band 2 | 20 Years RankedBennett Jones is a well-respected law firm with solid tax departments in Calgary and Toronto, offering impressive depth in both its transactional and litigation capabilities, as well as commodity tax. The team is also reputed for its adeptness in restructuring matters, with notable cross-border capabilities. The oil and gas, mining and energy industries are a particular focus of the practice. Its lawyers continue to act for financial institutions and real estate and pharmaceutical companies.
2 Goodmans LLPTax2025 | Band 2 | 22 Years RankedGoodmans is a Toronto law firm with a dynamic tax structuring team that is particularly well regarded for its significant expertise in domestic and cross-border M&A matters. The team is also well respected for its tax planning advice on capital markets and private equity investment deals, and also acts on corporate restructuring work. It is known for its significant experience in the energy, financial services, mining and real estate sectors.
2 Stikeman Elliott LLPTax2025 | Band 2 | 22 Years RankedStikeman Elliott is well known for its national and cross-border capabilities, with core strength in Montréal, Toronto and Calgary. The firm operates a diverse tax practice with a broad roster of both domestic and international clients, covering pension funds, REITs, private equity funds and blue-chip corporates on all manner of tax issues, with a focus on transactions and investments. The team continues to grow its tax litigation component and offers experience of tax disputes before all court levels. The firm has additional expertise in the energy, real estate and retail sectors.
Band 3
3 Aird & Berlis LLPTax2025 | Band 3 | 10 Years RankedAird & Berlis is a popular choice among multinational companies for international tax planning, cross-border M&A, financings and restructurings. The firm offers a depth of knowledge in a number of tax law areas, including dispute resolution, and regularly acts for clients in the finance, energy and mining sectors. Based in Toronto, the firm is recognised for its national reach.3 Norton Rose FulbrightTax2025 | Band 3 | 18 Years RankedNorton Rose Fulbright is an international firm with a solid Canadian tax practice featuring considerable national reach. With offices in the country's major business centres, the tax department offers seamless multi-jurisdictional advice across all manner of corporate and transactional tax issues. Tax litigation is a further area of strength for the team nationwide. It maintains a strong presence in the resources sector. The Vancouver office is known for a focus on private company tax planning.
3 Thorsteinssons LLPTax2025 | Band 3 | 22 Years RankedThorsteinssons features a well-respected group of tax specialists with a robust presence in Vancouver and Toronto, and is well known for its tax expertise in the mining sector. The firm receives acclaim for its very active tax controversy and litigation practice. It offers further strength for private clients in the high net worth arena.
Band 4
4 Borden Ladner Gervais LLPTax2025 | Band 4 | 13 Years RankedBorden Ladner Gervais provides national tax support across a number of sectors, including energy, mining, employee benefits and investment funds. The firm offers additional expertise in sales and commodity taxation, inbound and outbound investments and tax litigation. The tax team is well versed in advising financial services sector clients and REITs. Other clients include energy and real estate companies.4 FaskenTax2025 | Band 4 | 22 Years RankedFasken's tax department is noted for its experience in corporate tax, international tax planning and tax dispute resolution. The firm has impressive geographical reach, with offices across Canada's main business centres and a significant international presence. The group is particularly active in the energy and financial services sectors. It is notable for providing tax support to startups and emerging companies.
Band 5
5 Baker McKenzieTax2025 | Band 5 | 4 Years RankedBaker McKenzie is a high-profile multinational law firm with strong tax capabilities in Canada. The firm is particularly respected for its international coordination and handling of cross-border mandates. Its lawyers provide counsel on various contentious matters, including controversies, as well as tax planning and transactions. The team advises a broad range of clients including manufacturers and technology companies.5 Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLPTax2025 | Band 5 | 1 Years RankedThe Cassels Brock & Blackwell's tax team receives praise for its expert handling of various taxation matters across Canada. The Toronto-based group is able to assist with withholding tax issues, complex tax structuring and reviews. Its client base includes REITs, international corporations and private equity firms.
5 Lawson Lundell LLPTax2025 | Band 5 | 1 Years RankedLawson Lundell houses an expert group of tax practitioners who are active in the Canadian market, advising clients on income tax, sales and property tax, among other matters. The firm's clients notably include investment companies and oil and gas groups.
5 McMillan LLPTax2025 | Band 5 | 8 Years RankedMcMillan is a law firm with notable reach across Canada thanks to its tax practices in a number of major cities. The group provides a broad spectrum of advice to clients on both domestic and cross-border taxation, including M&A deals, financings and transfer pricing. It is also recognised for its solid tax litigation practice. Clients include financial institutions, and companies involved in the oil and gas, technology and automotive sectors.