The 2020 Best Lawyers in Canada Directory has recognized three 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 Korbin (Education Law)
• R. Hector MacKay-Dunn, QC (Biotechnology Law)
• Maria McKenzie (Project Finance 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, QC (Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Defamation and Media Law)
• Dylana Bloor (Alternative Dispute Resolution)
• Brian Canfield (Corporate Law, Securities Law)
• Stephanie Daniels (Trusts and Estates)
• Marylee Davies (Alternative Dispute Resolution)
• Scott Dawson (Alternative Dispute Resolution, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Defamation and Media Law)
• Sally Dennis (Trusts and Estates)
• Aaron Dow (Corporate Governance Practice)
• Michael Gianacopoulos (Personal Injury Litigation, Railroad Law, Transportation Law)
• Mitchell Gropper, QC (Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Real Estate Law, Securities Law)
• Elizabeth Harrison, QC (Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities Law)
• James Hatton, QC (Biotechnology Law, Intellectual Property Law, Technology Law)
• Ludmila Herbst, QC (Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Defamation and 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, QC (Family Law, Family Law Mediation)
• Robert Kennedy, QC (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, Corporate Law)
• Hector MacKay-Dunn, QC (Biotechnology Law, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities Law, Technology Law)
• Peter MacPherson (Corporate Law)
• Emma McArthur (Trusts and Estates)
• Robert McDonell (Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Law)
• Maria McKenzie (Banking and Finance Law, Construction Law, Project Finance Law, Public Procurement Law)
• A. Keith Mitchell, QC (International Trade and Finance Law, Labour and Employment Law)
• Rebecca Morse (Corporate & Commercial Litigation, Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law)
• Ronald Murray (Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Mining Law, Securities Law)
• Denise Nawata (Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities Law)
• Ryan Neely (Immigration Law)
• Bradley Newby (Corporate Governance Practice, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law)
• Dean O’Leary (Energy Law)
• Dominic Petraroia, QC (Corporate Law)
• Matthew Pierce (Administrative and Public Law)
• Donald Richards (Labour and Employment Law)
• Paul Richardson (Commercial Leasing Law, Real Estate Law)
• Peter Roth (Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law)
• Bo Rothstein (Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law)
• Lyndsay Schooley (Securities Law)
• David Selley (Corporate Law, Securities Law)
• Karen Shirley-Paterson (Family Law)
• Teresa Tomchak (Securities Law)
• Mike Wagner (Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Labour and Employment Law, Privacy and Data Security Law)

To view a copy of the announcement, click here. Individual lawyer biographies may be viewed by clicking on the names to the right.