Torkin Manes lawyers featured in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2025 and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (Canada) 2025
Overview
Torkin Manes is pleased to announce that 46 of our partners have been recognized as leaders in their respective fields in the latest edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada, with one of our partners, Lisa R. Lifshitz, designated Lawyer of the Year in the area of Information Technology. Additionally, 14 Torkin Manes lawyers have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the fourth edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (Canada), published concurrently with the directory’s release.
More than half of our partners were recognized for the quality of their advice in one or more of 26 different practice areas, collectively earning a total of 69 individual practice area rankings. These results, which are based on an extensive peer-review survey, reinforce the breadth of expertise of our leading lawyers and our prominence as a full-service law firm.
Congratulations to all of our recognized lawyers on their appearances in these two publications.
The Best Lawyers in Canada 2025:
Neil M. Abramson - Health Care Law, Professional Malpractice Law
Jeff Alpert - Banking and Finance Law
Christine Ashbourne - Family Law
Risa Awerbuck - Trusts and Estates
Robert Barbiero - Health Care Law, Medical Negligence
Kenneth Beallor - Commercial Leasing Law, Real Estate Law
Andrew Biderman - Asset-Based Lending Practice, Banking and Finance Law
Adam N. Black - Family Law
Doug Bourassa - Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Allan S. Bronstein - Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities Law
Jeffrey I. Cohen - Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Venture Capital Law
Lisa Corrente - Health Care Law
Sumeet (Sonu) Dhanju-Dhillon - Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Valerie A. Edwards - Alternative Dispute Resolution, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Legal Malpractice Law, Professional Malpractice Law
Stephanie Eiley - Real Estate Law
Aaron English - Real Estate Law
Matthew Getzler - Trusts and Estates
Linda J. Godel - Charities/Non-Profit Law, Trusts and Estates
David Golden - Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law
Rachel Goldman Robinson - Trusts and Estates
Ryan Hauk - Construction Law
Gregory D. Hersen - Construction Law
Aleksander Jovanovic - Construction Law
Irv Kleiner - Labour and Employment Law
Kayla Kwinter - Construction Law
Kay Leung - Corporate Law, Trusts and Estates
Lisa R. Lifshitz - Information Technology Law, Privacy and Data Security Law, Technology Law (Lawyer of the Year, Information Technology)
Ronald D. Manes - Corporate and Commercial Litigation
M. Scott Martin - Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Matt Maurer - Cannabis Law
Daniel S. Melamed - Family Law, Family Law Mediation
Adrian Myers - Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Laurie H. Pawlitza - Family Law
Daniel Pugen - Labour and Employment Law
Sammy Redlick - Corporate Law
Leonard D. Rodness - Real Estate Law
Anthony Scane - Construction Law
Michael Tamblyn - Construction Law
Matthew Tevlin - Corporate Law, Venture Capital Law
Sidney H. Troister, KC - Legal Malpractice Law, Real Estate Law
Tanisha Tulloch - Trusts and Estates
Craig R. Vander Zee - Trusts and Estates
Andrew Wilder - Cannabis Law, Corporate Law
Jennifer L. Wilson - Family Law
Lorne H. Wolfson - Family Law, Family Law Mediation
Seth Zuk - Real Estate Law
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (Canada) – Fourth Edition
Sarah Boyle - Family Law
Lauren Crosby – Trusts and Estates
Yale Hertzman - Corporate Law
Jennifer Lewis - Trusts and Estates
Noorin Manji - Real Estate Law
Tamara Markovic - Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Vlad Mihaescu - Corporate Law
Leslie McGowran - Banking and Finance Law
Meaghan O’Connor - Family Law
Shreya Patel - Labour and Employment Law
Jennifer Siemon - Trusts and Estates
George Tory - Corporate Law
Rebecca Wakeam - Family Law
Justyna Waxman - Family Law
People
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A partner in the firm’s Litigation Group and Chair of our Health Professionals Group, Neil Abramson has built a robust law practice that encompasses a broad range of civil litigation matters. View bio
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A partner and trusted advisor in our Banking & Financial Services Group, Jeffrey has built a busy lending practice where he acts on behalf of banks and other lenders in bilateral and syndicated loan transactions. View bio
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A partner in our Family Law Group, Christine practises in all areas of family law. View bio
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Risa focuses her practice on estate planning, including the preparation of wills, powers of attorney and trusts, and estate administration. View bio
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Robert’s practice encompasses all facets of health law and professional discipline. With an exclusive focus on advocating for regulated health professionals, he regularly represents them in regulatory, administrative and civil proceedings. View bio
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A partner in our Commercial Real Estate Group. Ken specializes in commercial leasing and the sale, acquisition and financing of commercial property. View bio
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Andrew is the Chair of Torkin Manes’ Banking & Financial Services Group, with a practice that focuses exclusively on debt financing transactions. View bio
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Adam represents clients in all areas of family law, including divorce, parenting, property, support and domestic contracts.
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Doug is highly renowned for his experience in all aspects of commercial and residential mortgage remedies including power of sale, receivership proceedings, foreclosure, and judicial sales. View bio
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Allan advises clients on corporate finance and corporate/commercial legal issues, including share and asset acquisitions and dispositions, debt and equity financing, private placements, corporate reorganizations, and private equity-sponsored deals. View bio
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Jeff is the Managing Partner of Torkin Manes, with a practice primarily focused on multifaceted mergers, acquisitions and dispositions of businesses, as well as a wide variety of complex business transactions and financings.
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A partner in the firm’s Litigation and Health Law Groups, Lisa’s practice focuses primarily on advising and representing healthcare facilities and professionals. View bio
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A partner in Torkin Manes’ Litigation Group, Sonu has built a robust practice encompassing all areas of civil and commercial litigation, with a particular focus on business law.
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Valerie is a senior member of our Litigation Group and is a highly respected member of the litigation bar. View bio
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Stephanie is a partner in our Commercial Real Estate Group, advising clients on the acquisition, sale, development and financing of commercial real estate. View bio
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Chair of Torkin Manes' Commercial Real Estate Group, Aaron has a specialized practice acting for developers and builders on all aspects of their condominium and subdivision developments. View bio
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Matthew is a leading authority on a broad range of domestic and international tax planning, primarily for owner-managers and other private corporations, with particular expertise in succession and estate planning for family businesses.
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Chair of Torkin Manes' Not-for-Profit & Charities Group, Linda counsels a wide range of not-for-profit organizations and charities. View bio
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David chairs the firm’s Health Care Institutions Group and co-chairs its Health Law Group. View bio
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Rachel’s practice encompasses estate planning and administration, trusts, tax, preparation of wills, powers of attorney and business succession planning.
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Ryan has steadily built a robust litigation practice that encompasses a wide spectrum of commercial matters, with a specialization in construction law. View bio
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Greg provides ongoing strategic advice to public and private sector owners, general contractors, sureties, subcontractors, suppliers and design professionals throughout the life cycle of construction projects. View bio
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A partner in the firm’s Litigation and Construction Law Groups, Aleksandar leverages his exceptional advocacy and negotiation skills to achieve results for his clients on a broad range of commercial and construction disputes. View bio
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Irv’s robust practice encompasses all aspects of labour relations and employment law, primarily on the management side. View bio
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Kayla advises clients at all stages of their construction projects, including drafting and negotiating contracts, navigating issues on projects as they arise, and acting as litigation counsel. View bio
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Chair of Torkin Manes' Technology and Privacy & Data Management Groups, Lisa practises exclusively in the areas of technology, privacy and cybersecurity law.
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Ronald Manes is one of Torkin Manes' founding partners. View bio
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A partner in our Litigation Group, Scott’s practice focuses on professional liability, real estate and banking litigation. View bio
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A partner in our Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group, and Chair of the firm’s Cannabis and Franchise Law Groups, Matt brings more than 17 years of experience to a wide range of clients. View bio
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A partner in the firm’s Family Law Group, Daniel is a Certified Specialist in Family Law by the Law Society of Ontario, as well as an experienced, sought-after family law mediator and arbitrator. View bio
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Adrian provides counsel to clients across a range of industries in a wide variety of commercial and business law matters, including mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings, corporate reorganizations and the negotiation and drafting of commercial contracts. View bio
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Laurie is a partner in our Family Law Group, acting on behalf of a range of clients in disputes involving high incomes, significant property, and parenting issues. View bio
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Daniel represents and advises management and employers on a wide variety of labour, employment and human resources/workplace issues. View bio
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Sammy has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, private equity and general corporate/commercial law matters across a range of industries. View bio
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Len's commercial real estate practice spans a broad spectrum of real estate matters from transactions to development to secured lending to leasing to cost-sharing. View bio
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Anthony brings more than 30 years’ experience to his practice, which encompasses all aspects of commercial litigation at both the trial and appellate levels, as well as construction and infrastructure law. View bio
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Michael’s practice encompasses all aspects of the construction and real estate development sectors, including construction and commercial litigation at both trial and appellate levels. View bio
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Matt’s practice encompasses all areas of corporate law, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and cross-border transactions. View bio
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As a leading member and senior statesman of the Ontario Real Estate Bar, Sidney Troister has built an established solutions-oriented practice encompassing all aspects of commercial and residential real estate, leasing, and financing transactions and practice. View bio
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Tanisha practises commercial litigation, professional liability defence, and trusts and estates litigation. View bio
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Craig's practice includes all aspects of estate, trust, capacity, fiduciary and power of attorney disputes and litigation for clients consisting of individuals, trust companies, government agencies and other organizations. View bio
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Andrew brings more than 25 years’ experience on a broad scope of corporate and commercial matters. He represents domestic and international clients in many sectors, including cannabis, healthcare, investment banking, tech, consulting, advertising, social media and insurance. View bio
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A partner in our Family Law Group, Jennifer practises all aspects of family law. View bio
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Lorne’s practice includes all aspects of family law, including divorce, custody and access, property, support, and domestic contracts. View bio
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As a partner in our Commercial Real Estate Group, Seth’s practice encompasses a wide array of matters pertaining to the acquisition, financing, leasing, co-ownership and development of commercial, industrial and multi-family real estate. View bio
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Sarah has built a robust practice where she provides legal counsel on all areas of family law, including the full spectrum of issues arising from separation, marriage and cohabitation agreements. View bio
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Lauren works with a diverse range of clients including public and private foundations, charitable organizations, social enterprises, municipalities, and non-profits. View bio
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Yale provides clients with general, day-to-day commercial and business law advice, often acting as an external “in-house” counsel, advising clients on commercial and legal issues impacting their businesses. View bio
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Jennifer works with clients to prepare thoughtful and effective estate plans. View bio
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Noorin is routinely involved in transactional work relating to the acquisition, disposition and financing of all types of real property. View bio
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Tamara’s practice spans a wide spectrum of civil and commercial litigation matters. View bio
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Vlad provides counsel on a wide range of corporate law matters, including mergers, acquisitions, and dispositions of businesses. View bio
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Leslie acts for clients on a wide range of transactions, including a variety of financing transactions and secured lending transactions where she has acted for both lenders and borrowers. View bio
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Meaghan advises clients on a wide range of matters, including parenting issues, child and spousal support, contracts and agreements, property and all other financial matters resulting from the breakdown of a relationship. View bio
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Shreya’s practice covers a broad range of labour and workplace human resources law, regularly advising employers in both unionized and non-unionized workplaces.
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Jen advises on a broad scope of commercial and civil litigation matters, as well as all aspects of estate, trust, capacity and fiduciary and power of attorney disputes. View bio
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George’s practice encompasses all manner of business law, including mergers and acquisitions, lending, governance matters, corporate structuring, and negotiation and preparation of shareholder agreements. View bio
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Rebecca is an associate lawyer in the Family Law Group. She practises in all areas of family law. View bio
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Justyna's practice encompasses all aspects of family law, including financial issues relating to property and support, domestic contracts and complex parenting matters. View bio
