Toronto (Canada) – The 2027 edition of Chambers Canada guide has once again recognized Fasken, reinforcing its position as one of Canada’s leading law firms. The results highlight the breadth of talent across the Firm, including many lawyers who received Band 1 rankings in their respective fields.
The following Firm lawyers were highlighted as exceptional individuals:
Band 1
- Michel Boislard
- Brian Burkett*
- Alex Cameron*
- Tracey M. Cohen, KC*
- Rosalind H. Cooper
- Geoffrey Cowper, KC*
- Marc-André Fabien, Ad E
- Claudia Feldkamp
- Stéphane Fillion
- Mathieu Gagné
- Lynne Golding
- David A. Hausman
- Leslie Milton
- Marcia Mills*
- David T. McDonald*
- Kevin O'Callaghan*
- Peter J. Pliszka*
- Ingrid E VanderElst*
Senior Statesperson and Eminent Practitioner
- Michael Bourassa
- Brian Burkett*
- Richard J. Clare
- Karen Sargeant (Eminent Practitioner)
- John W. Torrey
- John S.M. Turner
- Charles F. Willms*
Fasken was also ranked Band 1 in the following practice and industry areas:
- Aboriginal (Indigenous) Law (Nationwide)
- Business & Human Rights Law (Nationwide)
- Corporate/Commercial
- The Elite (QC)
- Employment & Labour (Nationwide, BC, ON, QC)
- Energy & Natural Resources: Mining (Nationwide)
- Healthcare: Corporate/Commercial & Regulatory (Nationwide)
- Life Sciences (Nationwide)
- Litigation: General Commercial (BC)
- Public Procurement (Nationwide)
- Real Estate (QC)
- Startups & Emerging Companies (Nationwide)
- Telecommunications & Broadcasting (Nationwide)
The full listing of the Firm’s rankings is available here.
The Chambers Canada Guide celebrates lawyers and law firms practicing in all provinces and territories in Canada. Published annually, the Guide recommends lawyers and law firms in over 70 practice areas across Canada based on in-depth market analysis and independent, rigorous research.
About Fasken
As a premier law firm with over 900 lawyers worldwide, Fasken is where excellence meets expertise. We are dedicated to shaping the future our clients want, precisely when it matters most. For more information, visit fasken.com.
About the Band 1 Practice and Industry Areas
Fasken's Indigenous Legal Matters group has decades of groundbreaking experience, guiding clients to successful relationships and outcomes with Indigenous Peoples. Our team, spread across all our offices, specializes in reserve land development, consultation, accommodation, and commercial agreements, including impact and benefit agreements (IBAs). We have argued landmark cases before the Supreme Court of Canada, redefining Indigenous title and rights, and establishing consultation principles. Globally recognized as one of the largest groups dedicated to Indigenous legal matters, we provide strategic guidance on development projects—from pipelines to mines—ensuring practical, long-term success.
Fasken’s Business and Human Rights (BHR) practice has been at the forefront of the evolving BHR landscape since the adoption of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) in 2011. Fasken has adeptly navigated the complexities of BHR, leveraging expertise from various leading practice groups including forced labour and anti-slavery regulation, labour, employment and human rights, corporate social responsibility, and others. Despite the challenges posed by competing ideologies and political headwinds, Fasken remains at the forefront of BHR law and is committed to providing exceptional counsel and advice.
Fasken’s Capital Markets and Mergers & Acquisitions practice group is a clear leader in Canada and among the country’s largest. Our M&A team advises our clients on the most complex and noteworthy transactions and cross-border deals. The group also calls upon our deep bench for industry-specific knowledge and advice on regulatory matters including tax strategy, anti-trust and foreign investment, labour and employment, intellectual property, sanctions and corrupt practices and government relations. The Capital Markets group regularly acts for underwriters and issuers on Canada’s most complex corporate finance transactions. A key to our success is our proven ability to maintain longstanding relationships with our publicly traded clients (many of which we have been advising since their IPO) that extend beyond capital markets transactions and throughout their lifecycle as publicly traded issuers.
Fasken’s Labour and Employment and Human Rights group has a longstanding track record of delivering proactive, pragmatic and effective solutions to employers across the full spectrum of labour and employment matters. As one of Canada’s largest national practices with offices in each major city across Canada, our team works collaboratively in assisting clients with their multijurisdictional workplace needs.
Fasken’s Global Mining group is consistently recognized as having an unparalleled reputation. We have built a top team, whose vast experience brings clarity to even the most complex mining projects around the globe. With over 150 years of experience in the industry, we advise companies and other stakeholders on all legal issues affecting the mining sector.
Fasken’s Health Law group assists clients navigating Canada's health care system, including those who provide, fund or regulate health care or who deal with such providers, funders or regulators. Our lawyers have extensive experience and trusted relationships with a wide range of those operating in the health sector in each of our regional markets, as well as on a national-level.
Fasken’s Life Sciences group stands out as a leading force in Canada. We are called upon at every stage of our clients’ product life cycle, from early stages of development and commercialisation through to consumer use. Our team includes lawyers with advance degrees in pharmaceutical sciences, clinical pharmacology, toxicology and genetics with a strong network of life sciences experts in 47 countries across the globe. We are committed to leadership in life sciences law; we wrote the leading guide to legal and regulatory regimes governing the manufacture and sale of drugs, medical devices and cosmetics in Canada and give frequent presentations to client organizations and associations. We work collaboratively to solve significant legal issues that demand creative approaches and robust strategic advocacy. Renowned for our pragmatic and results-oriented advice, we are trusted to guide our clients to successful outcomes.
The Firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution group delivers successful and creative strategies tailored to their clients’ goals. By emphasizing strategy, we place solutions ahead of problems and outcomes ahead of process. We are dedicated to helping clients navigate complex legal challenges with confidence and clarity. We provide strategic, results-oriented solutions aligned with each client’s specific goals, business context, and operational priorities. Clients trust us not only for our legal expertise, but for our ability to think strategically, act decisively, and deliver results that protect their interests. With deep experience across industries and jurisdictions, we handle high-stakes disputes with precision and professionalism.
The team is known for its exceptional service and strategic excellence, consistently helping clients resolve complex matters efficiently and effectively. Through a combination of deep legal insight, commercial awareness, and a commitment to responsiveness, the group builds lasting relationships and delivers value that extends beyond the immediate dispute. Their ability to manage sensitive issues, anticipate challenges, and drive favorable outcomes continues to position them as a trusted advisor to clients across sectors and geographies.
Fasken's Procurement and Government Contracts group advises public and private sector clients on all aspects of procurement and government contracting. We help clients navigate complex procurement frameworks, trade agreement obligations, national security considerations and regulatory requirements, providing strategic advice throughout the procurement lifecycle, from opportunity development and bid preparation to contract negotiation, contract management, disputes and litigation. Our experience advising both buyers and suppliers gives us practical insight into the legal, commercial and operational issues shaping public procurement across Canada.
Fasken’s Real Estate group is your go-to team for all commercial real estate matters. We deliver on major projects and transactions and provide ongoing support for your leasing, financing, transactional, construction, municipal planning and real estate litigation needs. Our bench strength is unmatched across the country. Fasken lawyers get the deal done. We engage our collective knowledge, the deep resources of our team and intelligently deploy technological solutions to partner in your success.
Fasken’s Emerging Tech and Venture Capital is the first and largest dedicated emerging tech practice in Canada. Our team is composed of founders, ex in-house counsel, developers and business advisors who have guided clients from startup to scale-up, to exit. The trust of our clients has enabled us to consistently rank at the top of every major Canadian M&A, Capital Markets and Venture Capital league table. With deep industry knowledge and experience across all areas of emerging and high growth technology including ClimateTech, MedTech, Artificial Intelligence, Fintech, and AgTech we’re your partners within the innovation ecosystem as you transform the landscape of what's possible.
Fasken’s Telecommunications and Media group provides strategic legal counsel to telecom carriers, broadcasters, digital media companies, and infrastructure owners. We help clients navigate complex regulatory environments, structure commercial and licensing agreements, and execute cross-border infrastructure and investment projects. Our team is recognized for advising both foreign governments and Canada’s top communications companies on major policy, regulatory, and licensing matters that shape the industry.
