166 Canadian Norton Rose Fulbright lawyers ranked in 2022 Lexpert Directory

The 2022 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory ranked 166 of Norton Rose Fulbright’s lawyers as leaders across Canada in 51 practice areas. The global law firm’s lawyers received a total of 322 individual rankings, with 91 lawyers receiving recognition in several areas. Twenty lawyers are ranked for the first time, in some instances in multiple categories. Of particular note, 19 lawyers received a total of 28 'Most Frequently Recommended' listings between them, the highest attainable Lexpert ranking.

Most Frequently Recommended Lawyers:

• Imran Ahmad - Data Protection & Privacy
• David M.A. Amato - Asset-Based Lending and  Banking & Financial Institutions
• Marcus Archer - Corporate Commercial Law
• R. Luc Beaulieu - Labour Relations
• Pierre Bienvenu, Ad. E. - Commercial Arbitration and  Litigation - Corporate Commercial
• Rick Borden - Banking & Financial Institutions
• Shelley Chapelski - Shipping & Maritime Law
• Richard J. Charney - Labour Relations
• Arnold Cohen - Asset-Based Lending
• Linda Fuerst - Litigation - Corporate Commercial,  Litigation – Securities and Litigation - Directors' & Officers' Liability
• Ian Gosselin - Construction Law
• Clarke Hunter, QC - Litigation - Corporate Commercial
• Stephen J. Kelly - Corporate Commercial Law and  Corporate Finance & Securities
• David Lemieux - Banking & Financial Institutions
• Margaret Mason, QC - Charities/Not-For-Profit Law
• Sophie Melchers - Litigation - Corporate Commercial and Litigation - Securities
• Luc Morin - Insolvency & Financial Restructuring
• Paul Raymond - Corporate Commercial Law, Corporate Finance & Securities, Corporate Mid-Market and  Mergers & Acquisitions
• Eric Stevens - Corporate Mid-Market

We received a total of 115 firm rankings in 34 practice areas, with 17 highest recognition rankings in 12 areas:

• Banking and Financial Institutions - Calgary
• Banking and Financial Institutions - Montréal
• Class Actions - Montréal
• Construction Law - Montréal
• Corporate Commercial Law – Montréal 
• Corporate Commercial Law – Québec City 
• Corporate Finance & Securities - Calgary
• Corporate Finance & Securities - Montréal
• Energy (Oil & Gas) – Calgary 
• Intellectual Property – Toronto 
• Labour Relations – Montréal
• Labour Relations – Québec City
• Litigation – Corporate Commercial - Montréal 
• Litigation – Corporate Commercial - Québec City 
• Litigation – Intellectual Property – Toronto 
• Litigation – Securities – Montréal 
• Mergers & Acquisitions – Montréal 

About Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory is the most comprehensive guide of legal talent in Canada. Published since 1997, the directory profiles leading practitioners across Canada in over 60 practice areas and leading law firms in over 40 areas.

The full list of rankings can be found online.