The 2025 Best Lawyers in Canada Directory has recognized two Farris Partners 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.

• Brian Canfield – Securities Law
• James Hatton, K.C. – Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice

Every year, Best Lawyers in Canada conducts peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. Farris is proud to have 48 lawyers recognized this year as leaders within their practice areas, and another 13 as “Ones to Watch”:

• Michael Allen
• Robert Anderson, K.C
• B. Sunny Aujla
• Todd Bell
• Brian Canfield
• Nikki Charlton
• Ron Chin
• Mark Chu
• Thom Ciz
• Stephanie Daniels
• Andrea Frisby
• Michael Gianacopoulos
• Mitchell Gropper, K.C.
• James Hatton, K.C.
• Ludmila Herbst, K.C.
• Nicholas Hooge
• Albert Hudec
• Tevia Jeffries
• Jeffrey Kay, K.C.
• Robert Kennedy
• Michael Korbin
• Yun Li-Reilly
• Tim Louman-Gardiner
• Gordon Love
• Hector MacKay-Dunn, K.C.
• Samantha Mason
• James Matthews
• Robert McDonell
• Maria McKenzie
• Michelle Moriartey
• Rebecca Morse
• Ronald Murray
• Denise Nawata
• Dean O’Leary
• Matthew Pierce
• Brendan Piovesan
• Duncan Reid
• Peter Roth
• Bo Rothstein
• Lyndsay Schooley
• David Selley
• Karen Shirley-Paterson
• Kevin Smith
• Jay Sujir
• Robert Veitch
• Mike Wagner
• Verlee Webb
• Amanda Winters

2025 Ones to Watch:

• Daxton Boeré
• Cassandra Enns
• Wayne Fernandes
• Sean Galloway
• Jeffrey Hart
• Sarah Jenkins
• Zachary Kay
• Ryan McCracken
• Allison Render
• Isabel Romeral
• Trevor Shum
• Danielle Temple
• Nicholas Vaartnou

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