Annie Tayyab Named a 2026 Lexpert Rising Star

Torkin Manes is pleased to announce that, Annie Tayyab, a member of the firm’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group, has been named a winner of the 2026 Lexpert Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers 40 and Under awards. This prestigious recognition celebrates leading members of Canada’s legal profession who have demonstrated outstanding achievement, leadership and contributions to their communities.

Annie has earned a reputation as a sophisticated and creative advocate. Her experience spans complex shareholder, contractual, regulatory, class action and real estate disputes, as well as appearances before trial and appellate courts across Canada. Among her notable achievements, she helped secure certification of the landmark packaged bread price-fixing class action, advancing a novel “hub-and-spoke” conspiracy theory that had not previously been tested in Canada. She has also won a trial decision upheld on appeal, delivered oral submissions before the Ontario Court of Appeal and played a leading role in a multi-week condominium development arbitration.

Beyond her practice, Annie is a dedicated leader and advocate within the legal profession. As President of the South Asian Bar Association of Toronto, Canada’s largest diverse bar association, she has strengthened advocacy, mentorship, professional development and inclusion initiatives. She launched SABA Toronto’s annual women’s symposium and co-counselled the organization’s first intervention before the Supreme Court of Canada. Her professional service has also included roles with the Ontario Class Action Bench-Bar Liaison Committee, The Advocates’ Society and the Ontario Bar Association’s Women Lawyers’ Forum.

Annie is equally committed to giving back. She volunteers with the Pro Bono Ontario Hotline, mentors students and junior lawyers, and serves on the board of Visual Arts Mississauga. These contributions complement the qualities that distinguish her client work: responsiveness, sound judgment, clear communication and a practical approach to resolving complex disputes.

Annie embodies the excellence, leadership and commitment to the profession that the Lexpert Rising Stars award was created to celebrate, and she is exceptionally deserving of this outstanding professional recognition. For more information, please read the official announcement on Lexpert’s website.