National (August 29, 2024) – Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) has earned its best-ever recognition in The Best Lawyers in Canada, adding almost 20 per cent more lawyers to the publication this year.
The 2025 edition includes 393 BLG lawyers, including 86 BLG lawyers who were named Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada - a 40 per cent increase over 2024. Nine BLG lawyers were named Lawyer of the Year. The firm received a total of 688 rankings across 63 practice areas.
BLG was also Top-Listed by Best Lawyers and Best Lawyers – Ones to Watch with the highest number of recognized lawyers nationally and regionally.
Canada:
- Construction Law with 28 Best Lawyers
- Expropriation Law with 7 Best Lawyers
- Maritime Law with 6 Best Lawyers
- Mutual Funds Law with 10 Best Lawyers
- Railroad Law with 5 Best Lawyers
- Transportation Law with 6 Best Lawyers
- Labour and Employment Law with 13 Best Lawyers – Ones to Watch
Regionally:
- British Columbia in Asset-Based Lending Practice with 5 Best Lawyers
- Alberta in Energy Regulatory Law with 4 Best Lawyers
- Ontario:
- Expropriation Law with 7 Best Lawyers
- Insurance Law with 13 Best Lawyers
- Mutual Funds Law with 9 Best Lawyers
- Insurance Law with 10 Best Lawyers – Ones to Watch
Cities:
- Vancouver in Asset-Based Lending Practice with 5 Best Lawyers
- Calgary in Energy Regulatory Law with 4 Best Lawyers
- Calgary in Securities Law with 9 Best Lawyers
- Toronto in Expropriation Law with 6 Best Lawyers
- Toronto in Mutual Funds Law with 9 Best Lawyers
- Toronto in Insurance Law with 6 Best Lawyers – Ones to Watch
- Ottawa in Insurance Law with 4 Best Lawyers – Ones to Watch
- Montréal in Construction Law with 8 Best Lawyers
You can find the firm’s lawyers formally recognized as The Best Lawyers in Canada, as well as the up-and-comers named in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada, listed below.
BLG lawyers awarded Lawyer of the Year and Ones to Watch
Lawyer of the Year recognitions are awarded annually to the lawyers with the highest voter feedback in their metropolitan area and practice area. Lawyers are awarded Ones to Watch earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in Canada. Typically, Ones to Watch have been in practice for three to eight years.