Torkin Manes lawyers featured in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2023 and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (Canada) 2023
Overview
We are pleased to announce that 34 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, Matt Maurer, named Lawyer of the Year in Cannabis Law. Additionally, two Torkin Manes lawyers have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the second Canadian edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, published concurrently with the directory’s release.
With nearly half of our partners recognized for the quality of their advice in one or more of 24 different practice areas, this result recognizes the breadth of expertise of our lawyers and our prominence as a full service mid-sized law firm. Inclusion in the directory is based on the results of an extensive peer-review survey.
Congratulations to all of our recognized lawyers on their appearances in these two publications!
The Best Lawyers in Canada 2023:
Neil M. Abramson - Health Care Law, Professional Malpractice Law
Risa Awerbuck - Trusts and Estates
Kenneth Beallor - Commercial Leasing Law, Real Estate Law
Andrew Biderman – Asset-Based Lending Practice, Banking and Finance Law
Adam N. Black - Family Law
Allan S. Bronstein - Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Howard Burshtein - Corporate Law
Jeffrey I. Cohen - Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Lisa Corrente - Health Care Law
Valerie A. Edwards - Alternative Dispute Resolution, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Legal Malpractice Law, Professional Malpractice Law
Linda J. Godel - Charities/Non-Profit Law, Trusts and Estates
David Golden - Health Care Law
Mark B. Harrington - Insurance Law
Ryan Hauk – Construction Law
Gregory D. Hersen - Construction Law
Kay Leung - Trusts and Estates
Lisa R. Lifshitz - Information Technology Law, Privacy and Data Security Law, Technology Law
Ronald D. Manes - Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation
Scott Martin - Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Matt Maurer - Cannabis Law (Lawyer of the Year)
Daniel S. Melamed - Family Law, Family Law Mediation
Loretta P. Merritt - Personal Injury Litigation
Laurie H. Pawlitza - Family Law
Daniel Pugen – Labour and Employment Law
Leonard D. Rodness - Real Estate Law
Anthony Scane - Construction Law
S. Fay Sulley – Banking and Finance Law
Michael Tamblyn - Construction Law
Tanisha Tulloch - Trusts & Estates Law
Matthew Tevlin - Corporate Law
Sidney H. Troister - Legal Malpractice Law, Real Estate Law
Craig R. Vander Zee - Trusts and Estates
Jennifer L. Wilson - Family Law
Lorne H. Wolfson - Family Law, Family Law Mediation
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (Canada) – Second Edition
Leslie McGowran – Banking and Finance Law
Daniel J. Stober – Trusts and Estates Law
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A partner in the Private Client Services Group, Daniel advises on a wide range of estate planning, estate administration and trust matters. 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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Tanisha practises commercial litigation, professional liability defence, and trusts and estates litigation. 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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A partner in our Family Law Group, Jennifer practises all aspects of family law. 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 our Litigation Group, Scott’s practice focuses on professional liability, real estate and banking litigation. View bio
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Ronald Manes is one of Torkin Manes' founding partners. View bio
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Kay's practice focuses on corporate reorganizations, cross-border transactions, private businesses and personal tax advice, and estate and succession planning. 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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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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David chairs the firm’s Health Care Institutions Group and co-chairs its Health Law Group. View bio
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Adam represents clients in all areas of family law, including divorce, parenting, property, support and domestic contracts.
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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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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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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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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
Partner and Chair, Health Professionals Group
