Foglers is pleased to announce that the 49 lawyers were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2025 edition of the Best Lawyers in Canada and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, across 29 areas of practice.
Ilkim Hincer was named “Lawyer of the Year” in Gaming Law and Hailey Abramsky, Roberto De Pasquale and Diana Saturno were all recognized as “Ones to Watch”
Best Lawyers compiles its lists of outstanding lawyers by conducting peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. Congratulations to all!
Lawrence Adelberg – Real Estate Law
Hailey Abramsky – Corporate & Commercial Litigation “Ones to Watch”
Tammy Anklewicz – Trusts and Estates
Kathryn Balter – Trusts and Estates
Monica E. Bianchini – Real Estate Law
Leonard Bosschart – Trusts and Estates
Don Bourgeois – Gaming Law
Blair Bowen – Corporate & Commercial Litigation
Jennifer Campbell – Mining Law
Denis Chamberland – Public Procurement Law
Steven Cygelfarb – Real Estate Law and Commercial Leasing Law
Milton A. Davis – Legal Malpractice Law
Roberto De Pasquale – Corporate Law “Ones to Watch”
Michael Donsky – Administrative and Public Law
Tim Duncan – Municipal Law
Albert Engel – Environmental Law and Energy Law
Joel Farber – Expropriation Law, Municipal Law and Real Estate Law
Michael B. Fraleigh – Health Care Law and Medical Negligence
Joseph Fried – Real Estate Law
Jeffrey B. Goldenberg – Real Estate Law
Bill Hearn – Advertising and Marketing Law
Katherine Hensel – Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice
Eric N. Hoffstein – Charities/Non-Profit, Construction Law, Corporate and Commercial Litigation and Trusts and Estates
Ilkim Hincer – Gaming Law and “Lawyer of the Year”
Ian N. Kady – Real Estate Law
Gary Kissack – Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice
Ross MacDougall – Construction Law
Andrea Marsland – Labour and Employment Law
Rick Moscone – Cannabis Law
Kenneth W. Movat – Construction Law
Young Park – Administrative and Public Law and Corporate & Commercial Litigation
Lori Prokopich – Banking & Finance Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Karen Rosen – Banking & Finance Law and Corporate Law
Michael Rosen – Trusts and Estates
Richard Rotchtin – Real Estate Law
Howard Rubinoff – Banking and Finance Law
Diana F. Saturno – Labour and Employment Law “Ones to Watch”
Leneo Sdao – Real Estate Law and Commercial Leasing Law
Immi Sikand – Immigration law
Michael S. Slan – Natural Resources Law
Charles W. Skipper – Construction Law and Real Estate Law
Colleen Spring Zimmerman – Intellectual Property Law
Avi Sugar – Real Estate Law
William J. Taggart – Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice
Scott Venton – Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law
Mary Wahbi – Trusts and Estates
Larry Winton – Real Estate Law
Congratulations to Marie Lussier on being recognized by World IP Reviewin their annual ranking of leading IP lawyers globally. The directory highlights leading lawyers specializing in patent, trademark, trade secrets and copyright practices.
Today on National Indigenous Peoples Day, we celebrate the heritage, cultures and outstanding achievements of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in Canada. Now more than ever, it is incumbent on us all to reframe our worldview and honour Indigenous history and experiences in our province and across the country. We encourage everyone to take the time to learn about Indigenous histories and cultures, support Indigenous-owned businesses, and amplify Indigenous voices.
Here are a few educational resources you may want to explore:
https://native-land.ca/ – Native Land Digital strives to create and foster conversations about the history of colonialism, Indigenous ways of knowing, and settler-Indigenous relations, through educational resources such as our map and Territory Acknowledgement Guide.
https://lnkd.in/eMy3TrP – FirstVoices is a collaborative platform where Indigenous communities manage, curate and share their languages.
https://lnkd.in/gfAdnpB – Indigenous Canada is a 12-lesson Massive Open Online Course from the Faculty of Native Studies that explores the different histories and contemporary perspectives of Indigenous peoples living in Canada.
Today we had the pleasure of welcoming Douglas Elliott to the firm who spoke to us about “The LGBT Purge: Canada’s Journey from Injustice to Justice” and the important work of the LGBT Purge Fund | Le Fonds Purge LGBT.
Dr. Elliott was the lead counsel in the LGBT Purge class actions and is a member of the Board of Directors of the LGBT Purge Fund. In addition to his numerous past awards, the Advocates’ Society will confirm on him the Award of Justice on June 26, 2024.
His presentation discussed the four phases of Canada’s LGBT Purge, and in particular, the role of lawyers in each phase.
Don’t miss out on this compelling discussion moderated by Teodora (Prpa) Obradovic. Tune in to the latest episode of the TAS Podcast, Friends Who Argue, featuring The Hon. George R. Strathy, former Chief Justice of Ontario. Gain invaluable insights on mental health in the legal profession and the challenges of the Right to Disconnect policy. This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in the well-being of legal professionals and the evolving landscape of our field.
Dive into the dynamic conversation between Ronald Davis and Lindsay Griffiths in the latest episode of the International Lawyers Network‘s Law Firm ILN-telligence podcast — get ready to be enlightened and inspired!
Young Park and Prof. Andrew Clement joined Travis Dhanraj on CBC’s Canada Tonight to discuss Canadian voter data accessibility and last week’s landmark decision by the BC Supreme Court in Liberal Party of Canada v. The Complainants, ruling that BC’s Personal Information Protection Act applies to federal political parties.
Young Park, Bill Hearn, Ron Davis and Alexander Evangelista (working with their co-counsel, Jason Herbert of DLA Piper in Vancouver), acted as counsel for the Complainants in a landmark decision by Justice G. C. Weatherill of the BC Supreme Court in Liberal Party of Canada v The Complainants, 2024 BCSC 814, ruling that BC’s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) applies to Canada’s federal political parties. This is the first time that a Canadian superior court has considered, and now affirmed, the constitutional validity of applying a provincial privacy law to the personal information practices of Canada’s federal political parties.
Justice Weatherill’s ruling upholds the March 1, 2022 decision of David Loukidelis, KC, acting as Delegate of the BC Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner. Like Mr. Loukidelis, Justice Weatherill rejected the claims of the federal Liberal, Conservative and NDP parties that their privacy practices are governed solely by the Canada Elections Act (CEA), to the exclusion of provincial legislation, and that PIPA is constitutionally inapplicable to them under the doctrines of paramountcy and interjurisdictional immunity.
“The ability of an individual to control their personal information is intimately connected to their individual autonomy, dignity and privacy. These fundamental values lie at the heart of democracy,” Justice Weatherill wrote.
We congratulate the Centre for Digital Rights and our clients on this important victory for the privacy rights of voters in BC and the most recent judicial affirmation of the essential role that legislation, like PIPA, that protects individuals’ control over their personal information, plays in protecting the innate dignity and autonomy of individuals and the integrity of democracy in Canada.
Congratulations to Myriah Graves, the firm’s Director of Professional Development on her appointment to the Board of the National Association for Law Placement (NALP) for 2024-2025.
NALP is an association of more than 3000 legal career professionals who advise law students, lawyers, law offices, and law schools in North America. NALP believes all law students and lawyers should benefit from a fair and ethical hiring process, that law students and lawyers are more successful when supported by professional development and legal career professionals, and that a diverse and inclusive legal profession best serves clients and communities. NALP members work together to collect and publish accurate legal employment data and information, and champion education and standards for recruiting, professional and career development, and diversity and inclusion. For more than fifty years, NALP has played an essential role in the success of their members and the lawyers and law students they serve. To learn more about NALP please visit their website.
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