Canadian Law Awards 2022 | Key Media | 4 February 2022 | Arcadian Court, 401 Bay Street Simpson, tower 8th floor, Toronto, ON M5H 2Y4, Canada

The Canadian Law Awards returns for its third year to recognize the nation’s leading law firms, in-house legal teams, individuals, deals and cases over the past year. It’s a true reflection of excellence in the legal profession.

Leading firms, in-house legal teams, and lawyers are encouraged to nominate across 20-plus categories and be recognized for their achievements and outstanding work over the past year. Submissions will be reviewed by an esteemed judging panel.

Award Categories

Deal And Case Awards
• Capital Markets Deal of the Year
• Infrastructure & Projects Deal of the Year
• Insolvency & Restructuring Deal of the Year
• M&A Deal of the Year
• Mid-Market Deal of the Year
• Commercial Litigation Case of the Year

In-house Awards
• Banking & Financial Institutions Law Department of the Year
• Construction, Infrastructure & Transportation Law Department of the Year
• Energy & Resources Law Department of the Year
• Canadian Law Department of the Year
• Law Department Leader of the Year
• Law Department Innovation Award

Firm Awards
• IP Boutique Law Firm of the Year
• Litigation & Dispute Resolution Boutique Law Firm of the Year
• Best Use of Technology in a Law Firm
• Atlantic Canada Law Firm of the Year
• Ontario Law Firm of the Year
• Prairies Law Firm of the Year
• Quebec Law Firm of the Year
• Western Canada Law Firm of the Year
• Litigator of the Year
• Managing Partner of the Year

Special Awards
• Pro Bono Initiative of the Year
• Diversity Initiative of the Year
• Female Trailblazer of the Year

2021 Winners

Deal Awards

Capital Markets Deal of the Year

Creation of Brookfield Infrastructure Corporation and Brookfield Renewable Corporation
• Firms: Appleby, McMillan LLP, Torys LLP
• Accountants: Deloitte, EY, PWC, KPMG
• Banks: RBC Capital Markets

Infrastructure & Projects Deal of the Year

Financing of Coastal Gaslink Pipeline
• Firms: Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP, Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Stikeman Elliot LLP, Torys LLP
• Organizations: AIMCo, KKR
• Banks: RBC Capital Markets

Insolvency & Restructuring Deal of the Year

CCAA Restructuring of Cirque du Soleil
• Firms: Bennett Jones LLP, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Goodmans LLP, Lavery Lawyers, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, McMillan LLP, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP, Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Stikeman Elliott LLP, Torys LLP, Woods LLP
• Accountants: Ernst & Young

Mid-Market Deal of the Year

GMP Capital acquisition of Richardson GMP
• Firms: Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG), Goodmans LLP, Lenczner Slaght, Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Stikeman Elliot LLP, Voorheis & Co. LLP
• Organizations: Cormark Securities Inc., Gryphon Advisors Inc., Kingsdale Shareholder Services Inc.,Longview Communications & Public Affairs
• Banks: RBC Capital Markets

M&A Deal of the Year

KingSett Capital and Starlight Investments acquisition of Northview Apartment REIT
• Firms: Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP, Bloom Lanys PC, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG), Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, Goodmans LLP, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Stikeman Elliott LLP

Case Awards

Class Action Team of the Year
• Bennett Jones LLP - Winder v. Marriott International Inc.

Commercial Litigation Team of the Year
• Arvay Finlay LLP, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG), Caza Saikaley S.R.L./LLP, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Gall Legge Grant Zwack LLP, Grant Kovacs Norell, JFK Law Corporation, Lawson Lundell LLP, MacKenzie Fujisawa LLP, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, NG Ariss Fong, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Ratcliff and Company LLP, White Raven Law Corporation - Attorney General of British Columbia v. Attorney General of Canada (B.C.)

Firm Awards

The Western Union Business Solutions Award for IP Boutique Law Firm of the Year
• Smart & Biggar

Atlantic Canada Law Firm of the Year
• Stewart McKelvey LLP

Ontario Law Firm of the Year
• Lerners LLP

Prairies Law Firm of the Year
• Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP

Quebec Law Firm of the Year
• Lavery Lawyers

Western Canada Law Firm of the Year
• Farris LLP

Litigation & Dispute Resolution Boutique Law Firm of the Year
• Lenczner Slaght

Best Use of Technology in a Law Firm
• Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG)

Litigator of the Year
• Sylvie Rodrigue - Torys LLP

Managing Partner of the Year
• Dave Leonard - McCarthy Tétrault LLP

In-house Awards

Banking & Financial Institutions Law Department of the Year
• TD Bank

Construction, Infrastructure & Transportation Law Department of the Year
• IBI Group

Energy & Resources Law Department of the Year
• Ontario Power Generation

Canadian Law Department of the Year
• TD Bank

Law Department Leader of the Year
• Graeme McPhail - Rogers Communications Inc.

Law Department Innovation Award
• Teck Resources Ltd.'s business transformation program - RACE21TM

Legal Profession Awards

The Bereskin & Parr Award for Diversity Initiative of the Year
• McCarthy Tétrault LLP - McCarthy Tétrault’s Anti-Racism Strategy

Female Trailblazer

Academia / General Counsel
• Donna E. Young - Ryerson University Faculty of Law

Private Practice
• Krista Hill - Torys LLP

Pro Bono Initiative of the Year
• Dentons Canada LLP - Dentons helps employers put domestic abuse on the agenda