McInnes Cooper is proud to have 19 of our lawyers nationally recognized as Provincial Litigation Stars for The Atlantics in the 2020 edition of Benchmark Litigation Canada, the Definitive Guide to Canada’s Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys. This title celebrates preeminent litigators in Canada who are recommended consistently as reputable and effective by clients and peers.
2020 Provincial Litigation Stars:
We further congratulate our partners Ian Dunbar for being named a Future Star for The Atlantics in the same guide, as well as Michelle C. Awad, QC for her inclusion among Benchmark Litigation’s Top 50 Women in Litigation – Canada for 2020.
McInnes Cooper is ranked as “Highly Recommended” by Benchmark Canada for being a dominant firm in The Atlantics. Recommendations are based on interviews with the nation’s leading private practice lawyers and in-house counsel.
This recognition follows Benchmark Canada’s 2020 Awards Gala, at which McInnes Cooper and Michelle Awad were celebrated with provincial awards for The Atlantics Firm of the Year and The Atlantics Litigator of the Year, respectively.
Congratulations to all included in this year’s guide. McInnes Cooper is proud to be among such talent in the Canadian litigation market.
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