Ranking tables
Canada Nationwide - Canada Transportation: Shipping
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
- Borden Ladner Gervais LLP 7 Years Ranked
- Norton Rose Fulbright 7 Years Ranked
- Bernard LLP
- Brisset Bishop
Band 2
- Langlois Lawyers, LLP 6 Years Ranked
- Fernandes Hearn LLP
- Isaacs Odinocki LLP
- Metcalf & Company
- Stewart McKelvey
Senior Statespeople
- Peter J Cullen Brisset Bishop8 Years Ranked
- Frank Metcalf KC
- Marc De Man
Band 1
- Jean-Marie Fontaine Borden Ladner Gervais LLP8 Years Ranked
- John O'Connor Langlois Lawyers, LLP8 Years Ranked
- Shelley Chapelski Norton Rose Fulbright8 Years Ranked
- David Colford
- Marc D Isaacs
- Peter Swanson
- Will Moreira KC
Band 2
- Dionysios Rossi Borden Ladner Gervais LLP6 Years Ranked
- Danièle Dion
- Eric Machum
- Richard Desgagnés
- Rui Fernandes
- W. Gary Wharton
- William M Sharpe
Band 3
- Andrew Stainer Norton Rose Fulbright5 Years Ranked
- Graham Walker Borden Ladner Gervais LLP8 Years Ranked
- Jean Grégoire Langlois Lawyers, LLP4 Years Ranked
- David K. Jones
- J. Paul Harquail
- Thomas Hawkins
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Borden Ladner Gervais LLPTransportation: Shipping2023 | Band 1 | 7 Years RankedBorden Ladner Gervais is a national law firm with a first-class transportation team advising clients on the full spectrum of maritime law, including ship construction, finance, purchases and sales, terminal operations, insolvency proceedings, cargo claim defence, charter party disputes, and environmental matters such as fuel oil spills. It offers coverage across Canada, with its offices in Montréal, Toronto and Vancouver playing key roles in the shipping arena, and its Team North initiative offering advice on shipping in the Arctic. The firm also operates a well-regarded aviation practice, with particular experience in aerospace disputes and claims. It possesses an especially strong reputation in cases involving fatality aircraft accidents and aerospace product liability concerns.1 Norton Rose FulbrightTransportation: Shipping2023 | Band 1 | 7 Years RankedNorton Rose Fulbright is an international firm that excels in shipping and is increasingly visible on aviation matters in Canada. On the maritime front, the firm has a strong tradition of handling ship building, financing and acquisition, marine insurance, cargo claims and pollution matters, offering additional expertise in environmental and pollution mandates. It regularly represents ship owners, terminal operators, shipyards, insurers, banks and government entities. The aviation group is renowned for acting for major Canadian airlines, aircraft manufacturers, financial institutions and airport authorities on transactional matters including asset financing and leasing. It also provides guidance to aviation stakeholders on product liability, insurance and general litigation.
Band 2
2 Langlois Lawyers, LLPTransportation: Shipping2023 | Band 2 | 6 Years RankedLanglois Lawyers is a full-service Montréal and Québec City-based law firm with a longstanding practice in maritime and transportation law. The team's expertise covers the full spectrum of transactional, regulatory and contentious matters, with particular expertise including civil and criminal liability, crew and employment contracts, marine insurance and passenger and cargo matters. Its lawyers also assist with environmental matters and purchase and sale of vessels. The firm acts for all manner of businesses in the sector including P&I clubs, domestic and international carriers, ship builders and financial institutions.