The 2017 Best Lawyers in Canada Directory has recognized four Farris lawyers as “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective fields. “Lawyer of the Year” recognitions are awarded to individual lawyers with the highest overall peer-feedback for a specific practice area and geographic location. Only one lawyer is recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” for each specialty and location.

• Michael Allen (Project Finance Law)
• Robert Anderson, Q.C. (Defamation and Media Law)
• James Hatton, Q.C. (Biotechnology Law)
• Trevor Scott (Corporate Governance Practice)

Every year, Best Lawyers in Canada conducts peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. Here are the Farris lawyers who have been recognized this year as leaders within their practice areas:

• A. Keith Mitchell, Q.C. (International Trade and Finance Law, Labour and Employment Law)
• Alan Hamilton, Q.C. (Labour and Employment Law)
• Michael Allen (Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Project Finance Law)
• Robert Anderson, Q.C. (Defamation and Media Law)
• Joseph Arvay, Q.C. (Aboriginal Law, Administrative and Public Law, Class Action Litigation, Corporate and Commercial Litigation)
• Brian Canfield (Corporate Law)
• Stephanie Daniels (Trusts and Estates)
• Scott Dawson (Alternative Dispute Resolution, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Defamation and Media Law)
• Sally Dennis (Trusts and Estates)
• Tim Dickson (Administrative and Public Law, Corporate and Commercial Litigation)
• Mitchell Gropper, Q.C. (Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Real Estate Law, Securities Law)
• David Gruber (Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law)
• Elizabeth Harrison, Q.C. (Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities Law)
• James Hatton, Q.C. (Biotechnology Law, Intellectual Property Law)
• Ludmila Herbst (Corporate and Commercial Litigation)
• Sean Hern (Corporate and Commercial Litigation)
• Albert Hudec (Banking and Finance Law, Mining Law)
• Jeffery Kay, Q.C. (Family Law)
• Robert Kennedy, Q.C. (Personal Injury Litigation, Sports Law)
• Michael Korbin (Education Law, Labour and Employment Law)
• Anna Laing (Family Law, Trusts and Estates)
• Ross Langford (Corporate Law)
• Gordon Love (Banking and Finance Law)
• Hector MacKay-Dunn, Q.C. (Biotechnology Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities Law, Technology Law)
• Emma McArthur (Trusts and Estates)
• Robert McDonell (Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Law)
• Maria McKenzie (Project Finance Law)
• Rebecca Morse (Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law)
• Ronald Murray (Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Mining Law, Securities Law)
• Denise Nawata (Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities Law)
• Bradley Newby (Corporate Governance Practice, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law)
• Dean O’Leary (Energy Law)
• Peter Parsons (Labour and Employment Law)
• Dominic Petraroia, Q.C. (Corporate Law)
• Donald Richards (Labour and Employment Law)
• Paul Richardson (Commercial Leasing Law)
• Peter Roth (Corporate Law)
• Bo Rothstein (Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law)
• Trevor Scott (Corporate Governance Practice, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Mining Law, Securities Law)
• David Selley (Securities Law)
• Karen Shirley-Paterson (Family Law)
• Mike Wagner (Corporate and Commercial Litigation)