The 2018 Best Lawyers in Canada Directory has recognized two 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.

• Scott Dawson (Defamation & Media Law)
• Anna Laing (Family Law)

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:

• Michael Allen (Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Project Finance Law)
• Robert Anderson, Q.C. (Defamation & Media Law)
• Joseph Arvay, OC, QC (Aboriginal Law, Administrative and Public Law, Class Action Litigation, Corporate and Commercial Litigation)
• Brian Canfield (Corporate Law, Securities Law)
• Stephanie Daniels (Trusts and Estates)
• Scott Dawson (Alternative Dispute Resolution, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Defamation & Media Law)
• Sally Dennis (Trusts and Estates)
• Michael Gianacopoulos (Personal Injury Litigation)
• Mitchell Gropper, Q.C. (Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Real Estate Law, Securities Law)
• David Gruber (Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law)
• Alan Hamilton, Q.C. (Labour and Employment 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, Defamation & Media Law, Energy Regulatory Law)
• Sean Hern (Corporate and Commercial Litigation)
• Albert Hudec (Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions 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 (Construction Law, Project Finance Law)
• A. Keith Mitchell, Q.C. (International Trade and Finance Law, Labour and Employment Law)
• Rebecca Morse (Corporate & Commercial Litigation, Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law)
• Ronald Murray (Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Mining Law, Securities Law)
• Alison H. Narod (Administrative & Public Law)
• Denise Nawata (Corporate Law, 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)
• David Selley (Securities Law)
• Karen Shirley-Paterson (Family Law)
• Teresa M. Tomchak (Securities Law)
• Mike Wagner (Corporate and Commercial Litigation)