McInnes Cooper is proud to have 92 of our lawyers, across multiple offices, recognized in the 19th edition of The Best Lawyers™ in Canada (2025). The Best Lawyers in Canada honours the top legal talent, as recognized by their peers, for professional excellence in over 75 practice areas.
We congratulate all of our lawyers in this edition, including six that were listed for the first time: Catherine Hirbour, Chris MacIntyre, J. Alex Templeton, Jeffery Callaghan, Michael Drake and Sophia Mapara.
Included in this year’s awards as “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” are ten McInnes Cooper lawyers. Listed for the first time are Chera-Lee Gomez for her Immigration practice, Dominique Fontaine for her Labour and Employment practice, John Boudreau for his Corporate Law practice, Patrick Kerr for his Corporate Commercial Litigation practice and Tom Keeler for his Securities Law practice.
In addition, Best Lawyers recognizes fourteen McInnes Cooper lawyers as “Lawyer of the Year” recipients for 2025 in their respective practice areas:
- Chris Kierstead – Corporate and Commercial Litigation (Moncton)
- Daniel Watt – Maritime Law (Halifax)
- David Fraser – Information Technology Law (Halifax)
- David MacDougall – Energy Regulatory Law (Halifax)
- Doug Skinner, MCI Arb – Energy Regulatory Law (St. John’s)
- Gregory Connors – Mergers and Acquisitions Law (St. John’s)
- Julie Robinson – Mergers and Acquisitions Law (Halifax)
- Matthew T. Hayes, KC – Corporate and Commercial Litigation (Saint John)
- Melanie Comstock, KC – Administrative and Public Law (Halifax)
- Michelle Awad, KC – Product Liability Law (Halifax)
- Robert Cowan – Technology Law (Halifax)
- R. Scott Wilson – Real Estate Law (Saint John)
- Stephen Kingston – Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law (Halifax)
- William Boyd, KC – Banking and Finance Law (St. John’s)
Congratulations to all who received recognition! Click here to view a full listing of McInnes Cooper lawyers honoured in the 19th edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada for 2025.
