BLG the Top Ranked Firm in The Best Lawyers in Canada® for Fourth Year in a Row

September 19, 2011 – Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) has been listed as the top ranked law firm in Canada for the fourth year in a row by The Best Lawyers in Canada^®2012. In total, 190 of BLG’s lawyers are listed, up from 169 in 2011.

BLG was top-listed in Canada in 13 practice areas, including:

Administrative and Public Law
Aviation Law
Construction Law
Energy Regulatory Law
Insolvency and Financial Restructuring
Insurance Law
Legal Malpractice Law
Mutual Funds Law
Natural Resources Law
Personal Injury Litigation
Private Funds Law
Public Procurement
Trusts and Estates

The rankings for The Best Lawyers in Canada^® is based on a rigorous national survey involving more than 373,000 detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers. First published in 1983, Best Lawyers^® has become a well-respected guide to excellence in the legal profession.

A complete list of BLG’s rankings is provided below.

The Best Lawyers in Canada® 2012 Results for BLG: (In Alphabetical Order)

Calgary

Daniel L. Baxter
Randall W. Block QC
Frank R. Foran QC
Nancy L. Golding QC
William Guinan
Lindsay Holmes
John L. Ircandia
Josef G.A. Krüger
Kent Kufeldt
Michael Marion
Patrick T. McCarthy QC
Patricia Morrison
LuAnne Morrow
Allan Nielsen
Alan Ross
Ruth M. Spetz
Jeffrey D. Vallis QC
Hugh D. Williamson QC
M. Scott Wilson

Montréal

Kenneth S. Atlas
Marie Audren
Daniel Ayotte
André Barette
P. Jeremy Bolger
Robert E. Charbonneau
Sam Coppola
Pierre B. Côté
Suzanne Courchesne
Thomas M. Davis
Yves Dubois
Marc Duchesne
John Godber
Simon Grégoire
François Grondin
Yvan Houle
François Longpré
Charles P. Marquette
Darren McGuire
Anick Morin
François Morin
Patrice Morin
John G. Murphy
Peter Pamel
Alex K. Paterson QC
Marilyn Piccini Roy
Jean-René Ranger
Peter Richardson
Brian M. Schneiderman
John T. Sullivan
Georges R. Thibaudeau
Philippe C. Vachon

Ottawa

Jane Bachynski
Janet Bradley
J. Bruce Carr-Harris
Bryan Carroll
Katherine Cooligan
Pamela Cross
Rocco D’Angelo
Vincent J. DeRose
Peter K. Doody
Larry A. Elliott
Jeremy S.T. Farr
Jack Hughes
Vern Krishna
Barbara A. McIsaac QC
Tom Ozere
Guy J. Pratte
David Sherriff-Scott
David W Scott QC
Gerry Stobo
Gregory A. Tereposky
Peter C.P. Thompson QC

Toronto

Matthew R. Alter
Richard A. Applebaum
Edward A. Ayers
Jeff Barnes
Timothy P. Bates
Keith N. Batten
Robert B. Bell
Linda L. Bertoldi
Margot Blight
Christopher D. Bredt
Barry H. Bresner
Timothy O. Buckley
Frank S. Callaghan
William D.T. Carter
Matthew L.O. Certosimo
Adam Chamberlain
Anne C. Corbett
Rebecca A. Cowdery
Victoria B. Cowling
Carol E. Derk
Brian Dingle
David Di Paolo
Daniel J. Dochylo
James D.G. Douglas
Jonathan F. Dyck
Mark J. Fecenko
Paul G. Findlay
Arthur I. Fish
Ronald Foerster
M. Christine Fotopoulos
Melany V. Franklin
Stephen J. Fyfe
D. Bruce Garrow
Mary Lynn Gleason
Morton G. Gross QC
John E. Hall
R. Andrew G. Harrison
Craig Hill
Ian J. Houston
Steven N. Iczkovitz
Daphne G. Jarvis
Danielle Joel
Gus Karantzoulis
Robert W. Kitchen
Ronald M. Kosonic
Eva M. Krasa
Markus F. Kremer
Jay Lefton
Norman G. Letalik
Robert L. Love
James W. MacLellan
Robert B. MacLellan
Michael J. MacNaughton
James W. Mathers
Lynn M. McGrade
Michael K. McKelvey
Paul A.D. Mingay
Jeffrey P. Mitchell
Morton G. Mitchnick
John J. Morris
Brian D. Mulroney
Alfred L.J. Page
Dennis J. Pelkie QC
Stephen Redican
R. Bruce Reynolds
William S. Robertson
J. Mark Rodger
Robert S. Russell
Martin Sclisizzi
Richard H. Shaban
Murray B. Shopiro
Howard S. Silverman
Douglas O. Smith
Michael C. Smith
Donna Spagnolo
Prema K. Thiele
Larissa V. Tkachenko
Robert W. Traves
Stephen F. Waqué
John Warren
Laura M. White
Cheryl M Woodin
Alec Zimmerman
Gordon J. Zimmerman

Vancouver

Donald G. Bird
Jason J. Brooks
Nigel P. Cave
Doug G. Copland
Robert J.C. Deane
Brad W. Dixon
Patrick G. Foy QC
Bradley J. Freedman
Gerald W. Ghikas QC
Angus M. Gunn
Kent Kufeldt
Mark Lewis
David C. Longcroft
David Miachika
William K. McNaughton
Shelley Munro
David L. Mydske
Christopher J. O’Connor QC
Vincent R. Orchard QC
Deborah Overholt
Robert Owen
Fred R. Pletcher
Jeffrey Read
Blair A. Rebane
Doug R. Sanders
Tim Sehmer
Robert R. Shouldice
Michael A. Skene
Gabriel Somjen
Ross Switzer
Brian Thom
Geoffrey Thompson
Kenneth J. Tyler
Magnus C. Verbrugge
Gary J. Wilson

Practice areas in which BLG is top-listed

Top-Listed in Canada with 190 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Canada in Administrative and Public Law with 7 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Canada in Aviation Law with 2 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Canada in Construction Law with 15 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Canada in Energy Regulatory Law with 9 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Canada in Insolvency and Financial Restructuring with 9 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Canada in Insurance Law with 19 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Canada in Legal Malpractice Law with 5 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Canada in Mutual Funds Law with 12 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Canada in Natural Resources Law with 10 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Canada in Personal Injury Litigation with 17 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Canada in Private Funds Law with 2 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Canada in Public Procurement with 4 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Canada in Trusts and Estates with 13 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Alberta in Administrative and Public Law with 1 attorney.
Top-Listed in Alberta in Energy Regulatory Law with 4 attorneys.
Top-Listed in British Columbia with 35 attorneys.
Top-Listed in British Columbia in Advertising and Marketing Law with 1 attorney.
Top-Listed in British Columbia in Appellate Law with 2 attorney.
Top-Listed in British Columbia in Construction Law with 3 attorneys.
Top-Listed in British Columbia in Corporate Law with 6 attorneys.
Top-Listed in British Columbia in Environmental Law with 3 attorneys.
Top-Listed in British Columbia in Insolvency and Finance Restructuring with 2 attorneys.
Top-Listed in British Columbia in International Arbitration with 1 attorney.
Top-Listed in British Columbia in Mutual Funds Law with 1 attorney.
Top-Listed in British Columbia in Natural Resources Law with 5 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Ontario with 104 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Ontario in Administrative and Public Law with 6 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Ontario in Corporate and Commercial Litigation with 8 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Ontario in Insurance Law with 16 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Ontario in Mutual Funds Law with 10 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Ontario in Personal Injury Litigation with 13 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Ontario in Private Funds Law with 2 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Ontario in Product Liability Law with 3 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Ontario in Public Procurement with 4 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Ontario in Trusts and Estates with 6 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Quebec in Aviation Law with 1 attorney.
Top-Listed in Quebec in Entertainment Law with 1 attorney.
Top-Listed in Quebec in Mutual Funds Law with 1 attorney.
Top-Listed in Quebec in Personal Injury Litigation with 3 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Calgary, AB in Administrative and Public Law with 1 attorney.
Top-Listed in Calgary, AB in Energy Regulatory Law with 4 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Calgary, AB in Insolvency and Financial Restructuring with 3 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Montréal, QC in Aviation Law with 1 attorney.
Top-Listed in Montréal, QC in Construction Law with 5 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Montréal, QC in Entertainment Law with 1 attorney.
Top-Listed in Montréal, QC in Mutual Funds Law with 1 attorney.
Top-Listed in Montréal, QC in Personal Injury Litigation with 3 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Ottawa, ON in Administrative and Public Law with 5 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Ottawa, ON in Alternative Dispute Resolution with 1 attorney.
Top-Listed in Ottawa, ON in Appellate Law with 1 attorney.
Top-Listed in Ottawa, ON in Bet-the-Company Litigation with 1 attorney.
Top-Listed in Ottawa, ON in Class Action Litigation with 1 attorney.
Top-Listed in Ottawa, ON in Corporate and Commercial Litigation with 3 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Ottawa, ON in Defamation and Media Law with 1 attorney.
Top-Listed in Ottawa, ON in Director and Officer Liability with 1 attorney.
Top-Listed in Ottawa, ON in Energy Regulatory Law with 2 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Ottawa, ON in Insurance Law with 6 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Ottawa, ON in Legal Malpractice Law with 2 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Ottawa, ON in Mutual Funds Law with 1 attorney.
Top-Listed in Ottawa, ON in Personal Injury Litigation with 4 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Ottawa, ON in Product Liability Law with 1 attorney.
Top-Listed in Ottawa, ON in Public Procurement with 4 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Ottawa, ON in Real Estate Law with 2 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Ottawa, ON in Securities Law with 1 attorney.
Top-Listed in Ottawa, ON in Tax Law with 1 attorney.
Top-Listed in Ottawa, ON in Trusts and Estates with 2 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Toronto, ON with 83 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Toronto, ON in Insurance Law with 10 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Toronto, ON in Mutual Funds Law with 9 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Toronto, ON in Personal Injury Litigation with 9 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Toronto, ON in Private Funds Law with 2 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Toronto, ON in Product Liability Law with 2 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Vancouver, BC with 35 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Vancouver, BC in Advertising and Marketing Law with 1 attorney.
Top-Listed in Vancouver, BC in Appellate Law with 1 attorney.
Top-Listed in Vancouver, BC in Construction Law with 3 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Vancouver, BC in Corporate Law with 6 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Vancouver, BC in Environmental Law with 3 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Vancouver, BC in Insolvency and Financial Restructuring with 2 attorneys.
Top-Listed in Vancouver, BC in International Arbitration with 1 attorney.
Top-Listed in Vancouver, BC in Mutual Funds Law with 1 attorney.
Top-Listed in Vancouver, BC in Natural Resources Law with 5 attorneys.