Best Lawyers In Canada

Dawn Devoe

General counselor, World Vision Canada, Toronto, Ont. Devoe is World Vision's primary legal advisor for its Child for Sale advocacy campaign aimed at ending child labour and human trafficking. As lead counsel for the Canadian discussions regarding World Vision's partnership with the United Nations World Food Programme, she has represented the organization in global partnership meetings in South Africa, Kenya, and the Philippines. This venture accounts for over $30 million of annual food aid programmed through World Vision Canada. With jobs in nearly 100 countries across the globe, Devoe manages a busy legal division and has managed to remain nimble and flexible. What Republicans needed to say: Amazing lawyer and individual. She not only has a love for the law, but also cares deeply for others and shows that in her job. Brilliant legal counsel, very inventive problem solver, able to incorporate legal and taxation legislation into a beneficial remedy to most parties, real estate coquitlam bc.

Murray Klippenstein

Founder, Klippensteins Barristers & Solicitors, Toronto, Ont. Back for the second year on the Top 25, Klippenstein's continuing representation of 13 members of this indigenous Mayan Q'eqchi' population from El Estor, Guatemala, continues to make waves. Three related suits are ahead of the Ontario courts against Canadian mining company Hudbay Minerals over the brutal killing of Adolfo Ich and the gang rape of 11 girls from Lote Ocho. In a precedent-setting ruling in July of 2013, an Ontario court decided that lawsuits can proceed to trial in Canada over the objections of Hudbay Minerals. At home he's also taking on the big men in a situation against Encana Corp. that's challenging the law and practice of hydraulic fracking in Canada. What voters had to say: Kudos for standing up for, upholding Canadian values, wherever we operate.

Lorne Waldman

Waldman & Associates, Toronto, Ont. Waldman is a great defender of refugees, immigrants, and human rights. He has won a number of significant victories, including healthcare for refugees in Canadian nurses for Refugee Care v. Canada along with a female 's best to wear the niqab whilst producing her citizenship oath in Ishaq v. Canada together with his associate Naseem Mithoowani. He also argued at the Supreme Court of Canada in J.P. v. Canada and G.J. v. Canada, that Canada's anti-human smuggling provisions should include asylum seekers engaging in mutual assistance. Along with Peter Edelmann, he acted on behalf of the CBA in the Harkat case before the SCC at 2014. On the global stage, he represents Mohamed Fahmy (alongside Amal Clooney), the Canadian journalist working for Al Jazeera. He's also been a vocal opponent of Bill C-51 and modifications to Canada's citizenship law. What Republicans needed to say: Lorne educated us all, particularly now, to preserve democracy and to preserve the rule of law.

Marie Henein

Senior spouse, Henein Hutchison LLP, Toronto, Ont. Considered one of Canada's best criminal defence lawyers, Henein is known for representing high-profile customers including former CBC radio host Jian Ghomeshi -- charged with seven counts of sexual assault, of which two have been dropped -- former Ontario attorney general Michael Bryant, and junior hockey trainer David Frost. Most recently Henein has taken on the case of defence counsel colleague Leora Shemesh, who was charged with perjury and obstruction of justice by Peel Police. Henein is well-known in the profession as a go-to attorney for all high-profile criminal issues. She has an excellent history of wins versus losses and was part of the group that recently was successful in having John Salmon's certainty in a 1970s murder overturned. What voters had to say: Most visible leader of [the] criminal defence bar.

Fred Headon

Assistant general counsel, labour and employment law, Air Canada, Montreal, Que. As chairman of the Canadian Bar Association's Futures Initiative, Headon has contributed over 25 presentations to lawyers, law students, professors, librarians, law firm staff, and regulators from Toronto to Buenos Aires, Victoria to Halifax, in person and online. The Futures report has been released in August 2014 and its own recommendations place Headon squarely in the middle of several important discussions on topics essential to the profession. He continues to direct the Futures steering committee as it now turns its recommendations into actions. Headon is an essential component of the discussion on the future of this profession and he had been the very first in-house counselor to become the president of this CBA. What voters had to say: Brings energy and decency and the smarts to everything he does.