McInnes Cooper is proud to have 99 of our lawyers, across multiple offices, recognized in the 20th edition of The Best Lawyers™ in Canada (2026). The Best Lawyers in Canada honours the top legal talent, as recognized by their peers, for professional excellence in over 77 practice areas.
We congratulate all of our lawyers in this edition, including seven that were listed for the first time as “Ones to Watch”: Chris Pelkey, Jillian D’Alessio, Kaitlyn Angus Horsby, Robb Baird, Ryan Baxter and Sean Corcoran.
Included in this year’s awards as “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” are fifteen McInnes Cooper lawyers. Listed for the first time are Daniel Wallace for his Class Action Litigation practice, Gregory MacLean for his Corporate and Real Estate Law practice, Greg Rushton for his Corporate and Real Estate Law practice, Hanaa Al Sharief for her Immigration Law practice, Ian Parker for his Corporate and Commercial Litigation and Insurance Law practice, Laurie Jones for her Real Estate Law practice and Philippe Frenette for his Corporate and Commerical and Insurance Law practice.
In addition, Best Lawyers recognizes thirteen McInnes Cooper lawyers as “Lawyer of the Year” recipients for 2026 in their respective practice areas:
- Beth McGrath – Natural Resources Law (St. John’s)
- Daniel Simmons, KC – Administrative and Public Law (St. John’s)
- Darren Stratton – Labour and Employment Law (St. John’s)
- David MacDougall – Natural Resources Law (Halifax)
- Deborah L. Patterson – Banking and Finance Law (Halifax)
- Doug Skinner, MCI Arb – Energy Law (St. John’s)
- Malcolm Boyle, KC – Labour and Employment Law (Halifax)
- Michael Crosbie, KC – Real Estate Law (St. John’s)
- Michael Simms – Energy Law (Halifax)
- R. Daren Baxter, KC, TEP – Trusts and Estates (Halifax)
- Robert Cowan – Information Technology Law (Halifax)
- Thomas R. Kendell, KC – Banking and Finance Law (St. John’s)
- Tony Richardson – Corporate and Commercial Litigation (Fredericton)
Congratulations to all who received recognition! Click here to view a full listing of McInnes Cooper lawyers honoured in the 20th edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada for 2026.
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