BLG has once again been recognized as one of Canada’s top law firms in Chambers Canada 2021.
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) is proud to announce that The Best Lawyers in Canada recognized 282 of our lawyers across a wide range of practices and specialty areas.
BLG provides high-value advice to address our clients’ business concerns, and is home to one of the largest and most experienced derivatives practices in North America. We are thrilled to have our efforts recognized as Canadian Law Firm of the Year in the Regulatory category, at the GlobalCapital Americas Derivatives Awards 2020. BLG was also a finalist in the Transactions category.
BLG is recognized as one of Canada’s top law firms in the Chambers Canada 2020 guide.
BLG is ranked as a top firm in Canada in three categories, according to Bloomberg's and Refinitiv’s FY 2019 League Tables.
- #1 for Canada All Debt: legal advisor to issuer (by deal value) by Refinitiv
- Ranked Top 10 in two categories in the Bloomberg M&A league tables
- Ranked Top 10 in 11 categories in the Bloomberg capital markets league tables.
BLG had more lawyers recognized in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada® than any other law firm. This marks the 12th straight year the firm has held this position.
BLG highlighted in Lexpert® Top 10 Deals and Business Decisions of 2019
BLG was recognized in Lexpert®’s Top 10 Deals and Business Decisions of 2019.
The firm represented Mittleman, the majority shareholder of Aimia, in the $2.4-billion sale of its Aeroplan loyalty business to Air Canada.
Benchmark Canada names Robert Deane as 2020 Arbitration Litigator of the Year
Robert Deane was recognized as Arbitration Litigator of the Year at the 2020 Benchmark Canada Awards.
BLG was recognized as Canadian Law Firm of the Year, in the Regulatory category, at the GlobalCapital Americas Derivatives Awards 2019.
BLG achieves gold in Patent Prosecution
BLG was ranked a leading Canadian firm in patent practice in the 2020 edition of
Intellectual Asset Magazine's (IAM) Patent 1000 — The World's Leading Patent Professionals. The firm received a gold ranking in Patent Prosecution and was ranked silver for Patent Litigation.
BLG was named one of Canada's top law firms in the 2019 edition of
The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, with 221 lawyers recognized as leaders.
BLG recognized in the Global Arbitration Review 100
BLG is recognized among the top international arbitration firms in the 2020 edition of the
Global Arbitration Review 100.
BLG was recognized as one of Canada’s top law firms in the Chambers Canada 2019 guide.
BLG had more lawyers recognized in the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada® than any other law firm. This marks the 11th consecutive year in which BLG has held this position. In total, 248 BLG lawyers have been selected by their peers in the guide, with 102 lawyers listed in more than one practice area.
BLG was recognized as Canadian Law Firm of the Year, in the Regulatory and Transactions categories, at the GlobalCapital Americas Derivatives Awards 2018.
BLG was recognized at the 2018 Benchmark Canada Awards as Firm of the Year – Alberta and Medical Defense/Health Firm of the Year.
Lexpert® recognized BLG in three of itsTop 10 Deals and Business Decisions of 2017, including representing Bedrock Industries LLC, in its C$500M acquisition of Stelco Inc. and the associated CCAA restructuring.
BLG ranked a leading Canadian firm in patent practice in 2017's Intellectual Asset Magazine's (IAM) Patent 1000 — The World's Leading Patent Professionals. The firm received a gold ranking in Patent Prosecution and was ranked silver for Patent Litigation and Transactions.
Twelve BLG lawyers were recognized among the top corporate lawyers in Canada in the 2017 Lexpert®/Report on Business Corporate Special Edition.
199 BLG lawyers were recognized in the 2017 edition of The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory. BLG had more lawyers recognized in the 2017 guide than any other firm.
BLG was named a leading litigation firm in the 2017 edition of Benchmark Canada — The Definitive Guide to Canada's Leading Litigation Firms & Attorneys. The guide recognized 61 BLG lawyers as litigation stars and highlighted nine lawyers as future stars.
BLG was recognized at the 2017 Benchmark Canada Awards as Construction, Insurance, and Medical/Health Firm of the Year.
BLG's Cindy Clarke and Victoria Prince among WXN 2015's Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winners