Toronto (Canada) – The 2025 edition of Lexology Index: Canada features Fasken lawyers advising clients in 30 practice areas across the country.
The following lawyers have also been recognized as “Thought Leaders” in their practices, with a select few also named “Global Elite Thought Leaders for 2026”:
- John P. Beardwood – Data
- Michael J. Bourassa – Mining (Global Elite Thought Leader)
- Brian W. Burkett – Labour & Employment
- Alex Cameron – Data
- Rosalind H. Cooper – Environment & Climate Change
- Martin K. Denyes – Firm Management
- Julie Desrosiers – Intellectual Property
- Antonio Di Domenico – Competition
- Huy Do – Competition
- Nancy Eastman – Mining
- Andrew J. Gabrielson – Firm Management
- Jay A. Lefton – Healthcare & Life Sciences – Transactional (Global Elite Thought Leader)
- Frank Mariage – Mining
- David T. McDonald – Labour & Employment
- Peter J. Pliszka – Product Liability Defence / Healthcare & Life Sciences – Product Liability (Global Elite Thought Leader)
- Karen M. Sargeant – Labour & Employment
- Dev Singh – Banking
- John W. Torrey – Banking - Finance (Global Elite Thought Leader)
- John S. M. Turner – Mining / Firm Management (Global Elite Thought Leader)
- Ingrid E. VanderElst – Healthcare & Life Sciences
- Corina S. Weigl – Private Client & Offshore Services
- Michael Wolpert – Pensions & Benefits (Global Elite Thought Leader)
The following lawyers from our South Africa and United Kingdom offices have also been recognized as “Thought Leaders” in their practices:
- Ludwig Frahm-Arp – Pensions & Benefits
- Rosemary Thérèse Hunter – Pension & Benefits
- Al Gourley – Mining
- Thomas C. Wexler – Mining
A full review of the Firm’s rankings can be found here.
Lexology Index: Canada features over 24,000 of the world’s leading private practice lawyers from over 150 national jurisdictions. It serves as a reference point for companies looking for expert lawyers. All award recipients were chosen based upon comprehensive, independent research with both general counsel and private practice lawyers worldwide. Only specialists who have met independent international research criteria are listed. Lexology Index: Thought Leaders – Global Elite are considered by Lexology as the best of the best and the title is given to only 5% of ranked practitioners.
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