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Solid results from The Best Lawyers in Canada 2017 as Fasken Martineau increases its “Lawyers of the Year”

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August 10, 2016

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August 10, 2016

134 Fasken Martineau lawyers were included in the 11th Edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada in 44 practice areas

Toronto (Canada) – Fasken Martineau, a leading international business law and litigation firm, announced today that 134 lawyers were included in the 11^th Edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada in 44 practice areas. The Best Lawyers is the oldest and one of the most highly-respected peer review guides to the legal profession worldwide.

The following 10 Fasken Martineau lawyers have garnered the sought-after “Lawyers of the Year” recognition in their respective regions:

Henri Alvarez, Q.C., Alternative Dispute Resolution in Vancouver
Richard Clare, Real Estate Law in Montréal
Rosalind Cooper, Environmental Law in Toronto
Geoffrey Cowper, Q.C., Director and Officer Liability Practice in Vancouver
Jay Kerr-Wilson, Communications Law in Ottawa
Peter Kirby, International Trade and Finance Law in Montréal
Ronald McRobie, Labour and Employment Law in Montréal
John Torrey, Banking and Finance Law in Toronto
John Turner, Natural Resources Law in Toronto
Corina Weigl, Trusts and Estates in Toronto

The Best Lawyers in Canada named the following Fasken Martineau lawyers in their respective practice areas, including some who are ranked in multiple areas:

Aboriginal Law

Peter Feldberg
Kevin O'Callaghan
Charles Willms

Administrative and Public Law

John A. Campion
Geoffrey Cowper, Q.C.

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Henri Alvarez, Q.C.
Martin Sheehan
Charles Willms

Banking and Finance Law

Stephen Clark
Jean-Sébastien Dugas
Brian Kelsall
Stephen Kerr
Jon Levin
Xeno Martis
Marc Novello
Martin Racicot
John Torrey
Brian Wright

Bet-the-Company Litigation

Geoffrey Cowper, Q.C.

Biotechnology Law

Mathieu Gagné

Class Action Litigation

Andrew Borrell
Geoffrey Cowper, Q.C.
André Durocher
Enrico Forlini

Communications Law

Stephen Acker
Laurence Dunbar
Jay Kerr-Wilson
Leslie Milton
J. Aidan O'Neill
Stephen Whitehead

Competition / Antitrust Law

Huy Do

Construction Law

Marina Pratchett, Q.C.

Corporate and Commercial Litigation

Mark Andrews, Q.C.
Tracey Cohen, Q.C.
Simon Coval
Geoffrey Cowper, Q.C.
Robert Harrison
Christian Leblanc
Pierre Lefebvre
Andrew Nathanson
Gerry Ranking
Sam Rickett

Corporate Governance Practice

William Orr

Corporate Law

Diane Bertrand
Robert Chapman
Stephen Erlichman
Peter Finley
Jean M. Gagné
Neil Kravitz
Jon Levin
William Orr
Robert Paré
Virginia Schweitzer

Criminal Defense

Patrick McCann

Defamation and Media Law

Christian Leblanc

Director and Officer Liability Practice

Geoffrey Cowper, Q.C.

Energy Law

Niall Armstrong
Ron Ezekiel
André Turmel
Paul Wilson

Energy Regulatory Law

Peter Feldberg
Matthew Ghikas, MCIArb, Q.Arb
Jonathan Liteplo
André Turmel

Environmental Law

Rosalind Cooper
André Durocher
Robert Lonergan
Pierre Meunier
André Turmel
Paul Wilson

Franchise Law

Darrell Jarvis

Information Technology Law

Andrew Alleyne
John Beardwood
Jean-Philippe Mikus
Keith Spencer
Bruce Tattrie

Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law

Luc Béliveau
John Grieve
Kibben Jackson
Aubrey Kauffman
Alain Riendeau

Insurance Law

Robert McDowell

Intellectual Property Law

Julie Desrosiers
Jay Kerr-Wilson
Jean-Philippe Mikus
Marek Nitoslawski
David Wotherspoon

International Arbitration

Henri Alvarez, Q.C.
Tina Cicchetti

International Trade and Finance Law

Peter Kirby
Clifford Sosnow

Labour and Employment Law

Louis Bernier, Ad. E.
Brian Burkett
John Craig
Martin Denyes
Robert Dupont
Stéphane Fillion
Rolland Forget
Douglas Gilbert
Charles Harrison
Richard Lacoursière
Richard Martel
David McDonald
Ronald McRobie
Brian O'Byrne
Kevin O'Neill, Q.C.
Rhéaume Perreault
Karen Sargeant
Brian Smeenk
Claire Vachon

Legal Malpractice Law

Geoffrey Cowper, Q.C.

Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law

Blair Horn

Media Law

Christian Leblanc

Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Aaron Atkinson
Carl Bélanger
Paul Fornazzari
Blair Horn
Neil Kravitz
Jon Levin
Iain Mant
William Orr
Robert Paré

Mining Law

Michael Bourassa
Andrew Gabrielson
Frank Mariage
John Turner

Mutual Funds Law

Stephen Erlichman
Garth Foster
John Kruk

Natural Resources Law

Bruce Blain
Michael Bourassa
Lata Casciano
Brian Graves
Frank Mariage
Robert Shirriff, Q.C.
John Torrey
John Turner

Personal Injury Litigation

William Morley, Q.C.

Privacy and Data Security Law

Alex Cameron

Product Liability Law

Jonathan Lancaster
Martin Sheehan

Project Finance Law

Brian Kelsall
Xeno Martis
John Torrey

Real Estate Law

Craig Carter, LSM
Andrea Centa
Richard Clare
Martin Emmons
Nicolas Leblanc
Denis Paquin
Barbara Vanderburgh

Securities Law

Geoffrey Cowper, Q.C.
David Hausman
Blair Horn
Neil Kravitz
Jon Levin
William Orr
Robert Paré
Steve Saville

Tax Law

Claude Auger
François Barette
William Bies
Michael Coburn
Elena Hoffstein
Claude Jodoin, M. Fisc.
Alain Ranger
Alan Schwartz, Q.C.
Christopher Steeves

Technology Law

Robert Chapman
Jean-Philippe Mikus
Virginia Schweitzer
Keith Spencer

Trusts and Estates

Howard Carr
Edgar Frechette
Elena Hoffstein
Helen Low, Q.C.
Corina Weigl

Workers' Compensation Law

Douglas Gilbert

About Fasken Martineau

Fasken Martineau is a leading international business law and litigation firm. With more than 700 lawyers, the firm has offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, Montréal, Québec City, London and Johannesburg. For additional information, please visit the firm's website at www.fasken.com.

Featured Lawyers

Karen M. Sargeant, Partner | Managing Partner, Ontario, Toronto, ON, +1 416 868 3475, ksargeant@fasken.com
Martin Racicot, Partner | Banking & Finance, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 5128, mracicot@fasken.com
Stephen B. Kerr, Partner | Financial Services, Toronto, ON, +1 416 865 5141, skerr@fasken.com
Luc Béliveau, Partner | Insolvency & Restructuring, Montréal, QC | London, +1 514 397 4336, lbeliveau@fasken.com
Charles F. Willms, Counsel | Indigenous Legal Matters, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 4789, cwillms@fasken.com
Nicolas Leblanc, Partner | Real Estate, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 5262, nleblanc@fasken.com
Julie Desrosiers, Partner | Patents and Industrial Design, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 7516, jdesrosiers@fasken.com
Alain Riendeau, Partner | Insolvency & Restructuring, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 7678, ariendeau@fasken.com
Carl Bélanger, Partner | Corporate/Commercial, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 4332, cbelanger@fasken.com
Gerald (Jay) Kerr-Wilson, Partner | Trademark Agent | Intellectual Property, Ottawa, ON, +1 613 696 6884, jkerrwilson@fasken.com
Jon Levin, Partner | Mergers & Acquisitions, Toronto, ON, +1 416 865 4401, jlevin@fasken.com
Edgar A. Frechette, Partner | Tax Law, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 4982, efrechette@fasken.com
Virginia K. Schweitzer, Partner | Co-Managing Partner, Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, +1 613 696 6889, vschweitzer@fasken.com
Stéphane Fillion, Partner | Labour, Employment & Human Rights, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 4309, sfillion@fasken.com
Steve Saville, Partner | Corporate/Commercial, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 3150, ssaville@fasken.com
Douglas G. Gilbert, Counsel | Labour, Employment & Human Rights, Toronto, ON, +1 416 865 4485, douglasgilbert@fasken.com
Mathieu Gagné, Partner | Co-Leader, Life Sciences, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 7657, mgagne@fasken.com
Tracey M. Cohen, KC, FCIArb, Partner | Commercial Litigation, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 3149, tcohen@fasken.com
Brian W. Burkett, Counsel | Labour, Employment & Human Rights, Toronto, ON, +1 416 865 4466, bburkett@fasken.com
Andrea L. Centa, Partner | Co-Leader, Real Estate Law, Toronto, ON, +1 416 868 3348, acenta@fasken.com
Helen H. Low, KC, TEP, Partner | Wills, Trusts & Estate Litigation, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 3223, hlow@fasken.com
Matthew Ghikas, FCIArb, Partner | Energy and Climate, Oil and Gas, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 3191, mghikas@fasken.com
Robert M. Lonergan, Counsel | Indigenous Legal Matters, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 4718, rlonergan@fasken.com
Stephen Erlichman, Partner | Corporate Governance, Toronto, ON, +1 416 865 4552, serlichman@fasken.com
Huy Do, Partner | CO-LEADER, COMPETITION, MARKETING & FOREIGN INVESTMENT | LEADER, SOUTHEAST ASIA GROUP, Toronto, ON, +1 416 868 3505, hdo@fasken.com
John W. Torrey, Counsel | Banking & Finance, Toronto, ON, +1 416 865 4394, jtorrey@fasken.com
John S.M. Turner, Partner | Co-Leader, Global Mining Group and Capital Markets and Mergers & Acquisitions (CM and M&A) Group Chair, Toronto, ON, +1 416 865 4380, jturner@fasken.com
Louis P. Bernier, AdE, Consultant | Labour, Employment & Human Rights, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 7463, lbernier@fasken.com
Alex Cameron, Partner | Co-Leader, Privacy & Cybersecurity, Toronto, ON, +1 416 865 4505, acameron@fasken.com
William K. Orr, Counsel | Mergers & Acquisitions, Toronto, ON | Montréal, QC, +1 416 865 4360, worr@fasken.com
Alain Ranger, Partner | Tax Law, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 7555, aranger@fasken.com
Jonathan F. Lancaster, Partner | Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Toronto, ON, +1 416 865 4479, jlancaster@fasken.com
Rosalind H. Cooper, Partner | Environmental, Toronto, ON, +1 416 865 5127, rcooper@fasken.com
Robert Dupont, Partner | Labour, Employment & Human Rights, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 7676, rdupont@fasken.com
John Kruk, Partner | Corporate/Commercial, Toronto, ON, +1 416 868 3512, jkruk@fasken.com
S. Bruce Blain, Counsel | Mergers & Acquisitions, Toronto, ON, +1 416 865 4355, bblain@fasken.com
Richard J. Clare, Partner | Real Estate, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 7501, rclare@fasken.com
Paul C. Wilson, Counsel | Oil and Gas, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 4748, pwilson@fasken.com
Christian Leblanc, Partner | Intellectual Property, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 7545, cleblanc@fasken.com
Aubrey E. Kauffman, Partner | Insolvency & Restructuring, Toronto, ON, +1 416 868 3538, akauffman@fasken.com
Gerald (Gerry) L.R. Ranking, Partner | Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Toronto, ON, +1 416 865 4419, granking@fasken.com
David T. McDonald, Partner | Labour, Employment & Human Rights, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 4751, dmcdonald@fasken.com
Michael Coburn, Partner | Tax Law, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 4832, mcoburn@fasken.com
Claire Vachon, Counsel | Labour, Employment & Human Rights, Toronto, ON, +1 416 943 8964, cvachon@fasken.com
Michael J. Bourassa, Partner | Mining, Toronto, ON, +1 416 865 5455, mbourassa@fasken.com
John P. Beardwood, Partner | Technology, Media and Telecommunications, Toronto, ON, +1 416 868 3490, jbeardwood@fasken.com
Jean-Sébastien Dugas, Partner | Corporate/Commercial, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 7693, jsdugas@fasken.com
Paul Fornazzari, Counsel | Mergers & Acquisitions, Toronto, ON, +1 416 868 7896, pfornazzari@fasken.com
Ron Ezekiel, Partner | Co-leader, Energy and Climate, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 4708, rezekiel@fasken.com
Geoffrey Cowper, KC, Partner | Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 3185, gcowper@fasken.com
Andrew C. Alleyne, Partner | Corporate/Commercial, Toronto, ON, +1 416 868 3338, aalleyne@fasken.com
Martin K. Denyes, Partner | Firm Managing Partner, Toronto, ON, +1 416 868 3489, mdenyes@fasken.com
Kevin O'Callaghan, Partner | Leader, Indigenous Legal Matters, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 4839, kocallaghan@fasken.com
Neil Kravitz, Partner | Co-lead, Corporate, Co-lead, Cross Border and International Practice, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 7551, nkravitz@fasken.com
Rhéaume Perreault, Partner | Labour, Employment & Human Rights, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 7409, rperreault@fasken.com
Marek Nitoslawski, Partner | Trademark Agent | Intellectual Property, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 4335, mnitoslawski@fasken.com
Peter E. Kirby, Consultant | Anti-Bribery and Corruption, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 4385, pkirby@fasken.com
Darrell Jarvis, Partner | Corporate/Commercial, Toronto, ON, +1 416 868 3530, djarvis@fasken.com
Patrick F.D. McCann, Counsel | White Collar Defence and Investigations, Ottawa, ON, +1 613 696 6906, pmccann@fasken.com
Corina S. Weigl, Partner | CO-LEADER, PRIVATE CLIENT SERVICE, Toronto, ON, +1 416 865 4549, cweigl@fasken.com
Andrew J. Gabrielson, Partner | Co-Leader, Global Mining Group, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 4844, agabrielson@fasken.com
Brian Graves, Partner | Mergers & Acquisitions, Toronto, ON, +1 416 865 4517, bgraves@fasken.com
Garth J. Foster, Partner | Mergers & Acquisitions, Toronto, ON, +1 416 868 3422, gfoster@fasken.com
Iain Mant, Partner | Mergers & Acquisitions, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 4734, imant@fasken.com
Andrew Borrell, Partner | Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 3195, aborrell@fasken.com
Christopher Steeves, Partner | Leader, Tax Law, Toronto, ON, +1 416 868 3401, csteeves@fasken.com
Jean-Philippe Mikus, Partner | Trademark Agent | Intellectual Property, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 5176, jpmikus@fasken.com
Brian C. Kelsall, Partner | Banking & Finance, Toronto, ON, +1 416 865 5493, bkelsall@fasken.com
Claude E. Jodoin, M Fisc, Partner | Tax Law, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 7489, cjodoin@fasken.com
Frank Mariage, Partner | Corporate/Commercial, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 7540, fmariage@fasken.com
Clifford Sosnow, Partner | Anti-Bribery and Corruption, Toronto, ON | Ottawa, ON, +1 613 696 6876, csosnow@fasken.com
André Durocher, Partner | Class Actions, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 7495, adurocher@fasken.com
André Turmel, Partner | Energy and Climate, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 5141, aturmel@fasken.com
David A. Hausman, Partner | Mergers & Acquisitions, Toronto, ON, +1 416 868 3486, dhausman@fasken.com
Marc Novello, Partner | Banking & Finance, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 7581, mnovello@fasken.com
Kibben Jackson, Partner | Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 4786, kjackson@fasken.com
François Barette, Consultant | Tax Law, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 5259, fbarette@fasken.com
Andrew I. Nathanson, KC, Partner | Co-Leader, White Collar Crime, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 4908, anathanson@fasken.com