42 partners from Lavery ranked in the 2026 edition of The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

March 17, 2026

Lavery is proud to announce that 42 partners are ranked among the leading practitioners in Canada in their respective practice areas in the 2026 edition of The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.

The following Lavery partners are listed in the 2026 edition of The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory:

Asset Securitization

Brigitte M. Gauthier

Banking

Étienne Brassard

Class Actions

Construction Law

Corporate Commercial Law

Corporate Finance & Securities

Corporate Mid-Market

Employment Law

Environment

Valérie Belle-Isle

Family Law

Infrastructure Law

Nicolas Gagnon

Insolvency & Financial Restructuring

Yanick Vlasak

Insolvency Litigation

Intellectual Property

Labour (Management)

Litigation - Commercial Insurance

Litigation - Corporate Commercial

Litigation - Product Liability

Medical Negligence

Anne Bélanger

Mergers & Acquisitions

Mining

Occupational Health & Safety

Josiane L'Heureux

Professional Liability

Technology

André Vautour

Workers' Compensation

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