The Best Lawyers™ in Canada 2023

McInnes Cooper is very pleased to have 88 of our lawyers, with representation across our offices, recognized in the 17th edition of The Best Lawyers™ in Canada (2023). The Best Lawyers in Canada honours the top legal talent, as recognized by their peers, for professional excellence in 75 practice areas.

We congratulate all of our lawyers in this edition, including two that were listed for the first time, Danielle Daigle and Thomas Kendell, QC.

Included in this year’s awards as “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” are three McInnes Cooper lawyers, all recognized for their Labour and Employment practice: Ryan McCarville, Brittany Keating and Amanda Nash.

In addition, Best Lawyers recognizes twelve McInnes Cooper lawyers as “Lawyer of the Year” recipients for 2022 in their respective practices:

• Steven Christie – Real Estate Law (Fredericton)
• Michelle Awad QC – Class Action Litigation (Halifax)
• Jeff Blucher – Tax Law (Halifax)
• Basia Dzierzanowska – Securities Law (Halifax)
• David Fraser – Information Technology Law (Halifax)
• Marjorie A. Hickey QC – Health Care Law (Halifax)
• David MacDougall – Energy Law (Halifax)
• John C. MacPherson – Labour and Employment Law (Halifax)
• Frank E. Hughes – Real Estate Law (Moncton)
• Gregory Connors – Mergers and Acquisitions Law (St. John’s)
• Stephanie Sheppard – Labour and Employment Law (St. John’s)
• Daniel Simmons QC – Health Care Law (St. John’s)

Congratulations to all who received recognition! Click here to view a full listing of McInnes Cooper lawyers honoured in the 17th edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada for 2023.