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Top Lawyers In Canada In 2019

Dennis Edney and Nate Whitling

Defence counsel, Edmonton, Alta. In a rare move, Edney and Whitling are being termed as Best 25 honourees as a group.  Both have spent over a decade recommending for Omar Khadr, almost universally on a pro bono basis.  From Guantanamo Bay to the Supreme Court of Canada (three times), the improbable duo have fought for Khadr to get him released from prison (success in May), have him treated as a child soldier, and continue to battle for his legal rights at home and abroad.  It's been what the Globe and Mail called waging a war of legal attrition from the government, which has consistently done everything to paint Khadr as a dangerous terrorist who should be held behind bars.  Edney, a former football player who only started practising law in 40, has been the public and media face of the continuing legal battles, even taking Khadr to his home after he had been recently released on bail.   Whitling, a Harvard law grad and former SCC clerk, is a far quieter and reserved drive behind the scenes. What Republicans needed to say: Dennis has gone above and beyond the call of duty in his defence of Omar Khadr.  The nobility of the profession is dependent on lawyers like Dennis as we're occasionally called upon to defend unpopular entities or people -- but people who are no less deserving of natural justice and procedural fairness.   Whitling is a smart and highly effective advocate who stays out of the limelight.  He is a fantastic lawyer.  Exceptionally smart and excellent to use.

Sara Cohen

Creator, Fertility Law Canada in D2Law LLP, Toronto, Ont.  Cohen has devoted her career to two actions which have shifted the practice of fertility legislation for the better in Canada and beyond.  She has spent hundreds of hours teaching and mentoring on the subject of fertility as a adjunct professor, at home and overseas.  Her collegiality at a highly aggressive region of the law, really underlines Cohen's dedication to improving the practice of fertility legislation. More importantly she pushes for change she wishes to see in this burgeoning area of law.  Current lobbying attempts are sure to repay; among them to acquire coverage for in vitro fertilization services through Ontario's health plan as well as modifications to the family law legislation which would clarify that a sperm donor is not a parent just by virtue of being a donor.  Lastly, she is the first adjunct professor in the country to give a course exclusively devoted to reproductive law in Canada, helping clear the route for prospective field practitioners. What voters had to say: Sara has been instrumental in enhancing the legislation in assisted reproductive technology.  Genuinely cares about her field of expertise.  This isn't just a task for Sara, it's her passion.

Sheila Block

Partner, Torys LLP, Toronto, Ont. One of the sharpest litigators in the nation, Block has served as lead counsel on a newly discounted $5-billion class action lawsuit against CIBC and a $100-million lawsuit brought by approximately 8,000 residents of Barbados against Manulife.   She was also staunch counsel for former Manitoba associate chief justice Lori Douglas from the inquiry of the judge's character in a scandal involving her husband, one of his former customers, and salacious photographs of herself submitted on the internet.  Block additionally received an honorary LLD from the Law Society of Upper Canada this year.  An advocate dedicated to teaching law in Canada and across the world, she has coached advocates for the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal in Rwanda and the Special Court in Sierra Leone. What voters had to say: Elle demontre son interet a la fois pour l'schooling du publique et des affaires.  (She has shown her fascination for the education of the public and business.)

Rocco Galati

Rocco Galati Law Firm PC, Toronto, Ont.  Rocco Galati is famous because of its one-man resistance to the current authorities, so much spending $42,000 of his money on court problems.  He successfully launched a situation that blocked Stephen Harper's appointment of Justice Marc Nadon into the Supreme Court of Canada.  His resistance to the appointment of Federal Court of Appeal Justice Robert Mainville into the Quebec Court of Appeal Wasn't as Profitable.  While he doesn't win, Galati is dogged in his own efforts to defend the Constitution against a government he sees pushing the boundaries using a lack of respect for the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.  He's now also been elected as bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada and it'll be interesting to see what he brings into the law of this profession.What voters needed to say: A true Canadian constitutional and individual rights enthusiast.

Lorne Waldman

Waldman & Associates, Toronto, Ont. Waldman is a great guardian of refugees, immigrants, and human rights.  He's won a variety of significant victories, including health care for refugees in Canadian Doctors for Refugee Care v. Canada and a female 's right to wear the niqab while making her citizenship oath in Ishaq v. Canada with his associate Naseem Mithoowani.  In addition, he contended at the Supreme Court of Canada at J.P. v. Canada and G.J. v. Canada, that Canada's anti-human smuggling provisions must consist of asylum seekers participating in mutual assistance.  Along with Peter Edelmann, he acted on behalf of the CBA in the Harkat case prior to the SCC at 2014.  On the international stage, he represents Mohamed Fahmy (alongside Amal Clooney), the Canadian journalist working for Al Jazeera.  He has also been a vocal opponent of Bill C-51 and changes to Canada's citizenship law. What voters had to say: Lorne reminded us all, especially now, to preserve democracy and to preserve the rule of law.