Osler is proud to announce that 186 of our lawyers have been recognized as Best Lawyers in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers in Canada 2025. Fourteen Osler lawyers were also named “Lawyer of the Year” for Canada in the following areas of law:
- Brad Gilmour (Calgary) – Environmental Law
- Brian Thiessen, KC (Calgary) – Privacy and Data Security Law
- Chris Barnett (Toronto) – Municipal Law
- Chris Bennett (Toronto) – Project Finance Law
- Gerald Gernon (Calgary) – Tax Law
- Janice Buckingham, KC (Calgary) – Oil and Gas Law
- Jeremy Fraiberg (Toronto) – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Justin Young (Vancouver) – Venture Capital Law
- Laura Webb (Vancouver) – Technology Law
- Lawrence Ritchie (Toronto) – Securities Law
- Maureen Killoran, KC (Calgary) – Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice
- Rocco Sebastiano (Toronto) – Public Procurement Law
- Shahir Guindi Ad. E. (Montréal) – Venture Capital Law
- Wendy Gross (Toronto) – FinTech Practice
Osler is also pleased to have 72 of our lawyers recognized as “Ones to Watch.”
Best Lawyers in Canada is a peer review publication in the legal profession, recognizing the top lawyers in more than 100 practice areas. Individuals are selected for this distinction after receiving the highest overall peer feedback within their geographic region and specialty practice area. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honoured as the “Lawyer of the Year,” making this accolade particularly significant.
For additional information, please visit Best Lawyers’ website. You can also see a full list of our recognized lawyers [PDF].
