84 Lerners Lawyers Recognized in the 2027 Editions of Best Lawyers in Canada™ and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada™

This year, our firm earned recognition across a diverse portfolio of practice areas. Please join us in congratulating the 84 Lerners lawyers who were named in the 2027 editions of Best Lawyers in Canada™ and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada™. 

Best Lawyers in Canada 

63 Lerners lawyers have been recognized by their peers and colleagues as leading practitioners across 27 practice areas in the 2027 edition of Best Lawyers in Canada™. 

• Adam J. Patenaude: Health Care Law; Medical Negligence; Professional Malpractice 

• Alden Dychtenberg: Personal Injury Litigation 

• Alex Sharpe: Health Care Law; Medical Negligence 

• Alfonso E. Campos Reales: Personal Injury Litigation 

• Andrea H. Plumb: Administrative and Public Law; Health Care Law; Medical Negligence 

• Andrew C. Murray: Personal Injury Litigation 

• Andrew D. Elias: Personal Injury Litigation 

• Anne E. Spafford: Administrative and Public Law; Health Care Law; Insurance Law; Medical Negligence; Professional Malpractice Law 

• Anthony J. Bedard: Insurance Law 

• Bryan R.G. Smith: Family Law; Family Law Mediation 

• C. Kirk Boggs: Appellate Practice; Class Action Litigation; Health Care Law; Insurance Law; Medical Negligence; Municipal Law 

• Carolyn Brandow: Administrative and Public Law; Health Care Law; Medical Negligence; Professional Malpractice Law 

• Carolyn J. Lloyd: Family Law 

• Christopher R. Dawson: Personal Injury Litigation 

• Cynthia B. Kuehl: Administrative and Public Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Appellate Practice; Construction Law; Corporate and Commercial Litigation; Health Care Law; Medical Negligence; Municipal Law; Professional Malpractice Law 

• Danielle A. Douek: Health Care Law; Personal Injury Litigation; Professional Malpractice Law

• Dara M. Lambe: Health Care Law; Medical Negligence; Professional Malpractice Law 

• David D. Lyons: Corporate Law; Information Technology Law 

• David G. Waites: Trusts and Estates 

• David Woodward: Corporate Law 

• Domenico Magisano: Corporate and Commercial Litigation; Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law 

• Earl A. Cherniak KC, FCIArb: Administrative and Public Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Appellate Practice; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Corporate and Commercial Litigation; Defamation and Media Law; Director and Officer Liability Practice; International Arbitration; Legal Malpractice Law; Product Liability Law 

• Elizabeth Grace: Administrative and Public Law; Health Care Law; Medical Negligence; Personal Injury Litigation; Professional Malpractice Law 

• Erin Reid: Family Law 

• Graham Bennett: Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation 

• Jacob R.W. Damstra: Environmental Law; Medical Negligence 

• Jacob S.W. Aitcheson: Personal Injury Litigation 

• Jason Squire: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Corporate and Commercial Litigation 

• Jennifer L. Hunter: Appellate Practice; Health Care Law; Insurance Law; Medical Negligence; Privacy and Data Security Law; Professional Malpractice Law 

• Joanne H. Stewart: Family Law; Family Law Mediation 

• Joseph M. Hentz: Corporate Law 

• Kathryn Ball: Health Care Law; Medical Negligence 

• Kevin L. Ross: Class Action Litigation; Health Care Law; Insurance Law; Medical Negligence; Personal Injury Litigation; Product Liability Law 

• Kimberley K. Munro: Personal Injury Litigation 

• Lindsey Love-Forester: Family Law 

• Lisa C. Munro: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Corporate and Commercial Litigation; Director and Officer Liability Practice

• Lucas E. Lung: Administrative and Public Law; Appellate Practice; Corporate and Commercial Litigation 

• Maia L. Bent: Personal Injury Litigation 

• Mark D. Lerner: Health Care Law 

• Matthew K. Dale: Personal Injury Litigation 

• Nada Nicola-Howorth: Health Care Law; Medical Negligence; Professional Malpractice Law 

• Nadia Jandali Chao: Privacy and Data Security Law 

• Nadia Marotta: Director and Officer Liability Practice; Health Care Law; Professional Malpractice Law 

• Nancy M. McAuley: Personal Injury Litigation 

• Nigel G. Gilby: Personal Injury Litigation 

• Peter W. Kryworuk: Appellate Practice; Class Action Litigation; Corporate and Commercial Litigation; Health Care Law; Insurance Law; Legal Malpractice Law; Medical Negligence; Personal Injury Litigation; Product Liability Law 

• Pino J. Cianfarani: Health Care Law; Medical Negligence; Professional Malpractice Law 

• Rebecca Shoom: Alternative Dispute Resolution 

• Robert B. Bell: Appellate Practice; Aviation Law; Class Action Litigation; Corporate and Commercial Litigation; Director and Officer Liability Practice; Insurance Law; Product Liability Law 

• Robert B. Ledgley: Personal Injury Litigation 

• Robert J. Fenn: Aviation Law 

• Ryan P.R. McNeil: Family Law 

• Sandev Purewal: Personal Injury Litigation 

• Sarah Conlin: Family Law 

• Sarah E. Martens: Medical Negligence; Professional Malpractice Law 

• Shannon Gaudet: Health Care Law; Medical Negligence; Professional Malpractice Law 

• Shauna K. Powell: Health Care Law; Medical Negligence; Personal Injury Litigation; Professional Malpractice Law 

• Stephen Ronan: Health Care Law; Insurance Law; Professional Malpractice Law 

• Steven M. Polak: Personal Injury Litigation 

• Stuart Zacharias: Health Care Law; Insurance Law; Medical Negligence; Professional Malpractice Law 

• Tammy Ring: Personal Injury Litigation 

• William E. Pepall: Class Action Litigation; Corporate and Commercial Litigation; Director and Officer Liability Practice; Legal Malpractice Law; Professional Malpractice Law 

• Yola S. Ventresca: Administrative and Public Law; Corporate and Commercial Litigation; Health Care Law; Medical Negligence; Professional Malpractice Law 

Lawyers of the Year

Five of our lawyers have achieved further recognition as “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective fields:

• Anthony J. Bedard, Insurance Law 

• Danielle A. Douek, Professional Malpractice Law 

• Shauna K. Powell, Health Care Law 

• Yola S. Ventresca, Medical Negligence 

• Cynthia B. Kuehl, Professional Malpractice Law 

Ones To Watch 

21 of our up-and-coming leaders have been recognized in their respective fields in the 2027 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada™: 

• Alec Yarascavitch: Health Care Law 

• Andrew T. Johnson: Franchise Law; Privacy and Data Security Law; Technology Law 

• Carly Moore: Personal Injury Litigation 

• Debbie Boswell: Appellate Practice; Corporate and Commercial Litigation; Health Care Law 

• Émilie-Anne Puckering: Family Law 

• Erinn Bourassa: Family Law 

• Gregory Willson: Personal Injury Litigation 

• Halla Ahmed: Administrative and Public Law 

• Hilary A. Leitch: Trusts and Estates 

• Jennifer Amer: Personal Injury Litigation 

• Jennifer Cook: Family Law 

• Joshua D. Lerner: Corporate and Commercial Litigation; Health Care Law 

• Justin Martin: Health Care Law; Insurance Law; Medical Negligence 

• Katharine Creighton: Personal Injury Litigation 

• Kimberly A.F. Cura: Appellate Practice; Corporate and Commercial Litigation; Trusts and Estates 

• Mitchell C. Brown: Corporate and Commercial Litigation; Health Care Law; Medical Negligence 

• Samantha L. Gordon: Corporate and Commercial Litigation 

• Spencer Jones: Corporate and Commercial Litigation; Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law; Legal Malpractice Law 

• Toni Pascale: Family Law 

• Tyler Macks: Insurance Law 

• Zahra Vaid: Insurance Law 

Best Lawyers™ uses an internationally respected and sophisticated methodology based on peer review to identify the top lawyers across the world. 

About Lerners LLP    

Lerners LLP is one of Ontario’s largest law firms, with offices in London, Toronto, Waterloo Region, and Strathroy. With over 90 years of successful client service and representation, our team of more than 140 skilled lawyers provides deep experience across a full range of practice areas.   

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