Best Lawyers in Canada 2023: 29 lawyers recognized

Montréal, August 25, 2022 – De Grandpré Chait is proud to announce that 29 of its lawyers have been named in the 2023 edition of the Best Lawyers in Canada directory. Of these, four have been awarded the prestigious Lawyer of the Year recognition while three others have been featured in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada.

Lawyer of the Year

The prestigious Lawyer of the Year award, determined by the average number of votes received in a peer review, is given to one lawyer per practice area and per metropolitan area. This year’s recipients are:

• Francine Nelson (Wiseman) | Trusts and Estates
• François Marchand | Professional Malpractice Law
• Louis Samuel | Commercial Leasing Law
• Marc Beauchemin | Expropriation Law

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada

The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada awards are given to emerging lawyers who stand out from their peers by excelling in their areas of practice. The recipients for 2023 are :

• David Coutu | Tax Law
• Robert Greenberg | Real Estate Law
• Marc-André Perreault | Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Tax Law

Best Lawyer in Canada

The annual Best Lawyer in Canada ranking recognizes the expertise of lawyers nominated by their peers across Canada. Over the past five years, the number of our lawyers recognized by Best Lawyers has more than tripled. In addition to illustrating the excellence of our lawyers, these recognitions reflect the scope and depth of the legal services we offer.

For this edition, the recipients are:

• Seth Abbey | Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• François Beauchamp | Construction Law and Insurance Law
• Marc Beauchemin | Class Action Litigation, Expropriation Law and Municipal Law
• Sylvain Bélair | Expropriation Law and Municipal Law
• Piero Biasini | Real Estate Law
• Matthew Bilmes | Tax Law
• Fredric L. Carsley | Commercial Leasing Law and Real Estate Law
• Etienne Chauvin | Construction Law
• Philipp Duffy | Construction Law, Project Finance Law and Real Estate Law
• Jonathan M. Fecteau | Expropriation Law
• Aubie J. Herscovitch | Commercial Leasing Law and Real Estate Law
• Louise Houle | Trusts and Estates
• David H. Kauffman | Construction Law
• Eric Lalanne | Corporate and Commercial Litigation
• Virginia K.H. Lam | Intellectual Property Law
• Eric Lasry | Real Estate Law
• Emmanuel Laurin-Légaré | Class Action Litigation
• Marie Laure Leclercq Ad . E. | Information Technology Law and Technology Law
• Marc Ian Leiter | Corporate Law
• François Marchand | Insurance Law and Professional Malpractice Law
• Francine Nelson (Wiseman) | Tax Law and Trusts and Estates
• Martin Raymond | Tax Law
• Aaron Rodgers | Tax Law
• Marc J. Rubin | Real Estate Law
• Louis Samuel | Commercial Leasing Law
• Julie Tremblay | Tax Law