Celebrating Exceptional Talent: Torkin Manes lawyers ranked in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2026
Overview
Torkin Manes is proud to congratulate our lawyers recognized in the 2026 Edition of The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory. We are also pleased to share that the firm has been ranked in nine practice areas:
- Construction Law
- Corporate Commercial Law
- Information Technology
- Litigation – Commercial Insurance
- Litigation – Corporate Commercial
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Professional Liability
- Real Estate – Commercial Leasing
- Real Estate – Property Development
These firm and individual rankings reflect the strength of our team and our continued commitment to delivering exceptional client service and legal expertise.
With a total of 33 rankings earned, spanning 18 areas of practice, we are pleased to recognize the following lawyers for this distinguished achievement:
- Neil M. Abramson (Professional Liability, Medical Negligence)
- Christine Ashbourne (Family Law)
- Risa Awerbuck (Estate & Personal Tax Planning)
- Kenneth A. Beallor (Real Estate – Commercial Leasing)
- Andrew Biderman (Asset-Based Lending, Banking & Financial Institutions)
- Adam N. Black (Family Law)
- Allan S. Bronstein (Corporate Mid-Market)
- Jeffrey I. Cohen (Corporate Mid-Market)
- Lisa Corrente (Life Sciences & Health)
- Lauren Crosby (Charities/Not-for-Profit Law)
- Sumeet (Sonu) Dhanju-Dhillon (Litigation – Corporate Commercial)
- Matthew Getzler (Estates & Personal Tax Planning)
- Linda Godel (Charities/Not-for-Profit Law)
- Jonathan Goode (Construction Law)
- Ryan Hauk (Construction Law)
- Gregory D. Hersen (Construction Law)
- Roland Hung (Data Privacy & Cybersecurity)
- Kayla Kwinter (Construction Law)
- Lisa R. Lifshitz (Information Technology, Data Privacy & Cybersecurity, Technology Transactions)
- Daniel Melamed (Family Law)
- Laurie Pawlitza (Family Law)
- Leonard D. Rodness (Real Estate – Property Development)
- Michael T. Tamblyn (Construction Law)
- Matthew Tevlin (Corporate Mid-Market, Private Equity)
- Sidney H. Troister (Real Estate – Property Development)
- Craig Vander Zee (Estate & Personal Tax Planning, Estate & Personal Tax – Litigation)
- Lorne H. Wolfson (Family Law)
In addition, we congratulate Torkin Manes Associate Annie (Qurrat-ul-ain) Tayyab, who has been named a "Lawyer to Watch" in Litigation - Corporate Commercial.
The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory is widely regarded as Canada's leading peer-review-based guide to the legal profession, recognizing both lawyers and firms across a broad range of practice areas.
For the firm’s complete rankings, please visit Lexpert’s website.
People
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A partner in the firm’s Litigation Group and Chair of our Health Professionals Group, Neil Abramson has built a robust law practice that encompasses a broad range of civil litigation matters. View bio
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A partner in our Family Law Group, Christine practises in all areas of family law. View bio
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Risa focuses her practice on estate planning, including the preparation of wills, powers of attorney and trusts, and estate administration. View bio
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A partner in our Commercial Real Estate Group. Ken specializes in commercial leasing and the sale, acquisition and financing of commercial property. View bio
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Andrew is the Chair of Torkin Manes’ Banking & Financial Services Group, with a practice that focuses exclusively on debt financing transactions. View bio
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Adam represents clients in all areas of family law, including divorce, parenting, property, support and domestic contracts.
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Allan advises clients on corporate finance and corporate/commercial legal issues, including share and asset acquisitions and dispositions, debt and equity financing, private placements, corporate reorganizations, and private equity-sponsored deals. View bio
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Jeff is the Managing Partner of Torkin Manes, with a practice primarily focused on multifaceted mergers, acquisitions and dispositions of businesses, as well as a wide variety of complex business transactions and financings.
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A partner in the firm’s Litigation and Health Law Groups, Lisa’s practice focuses primarily on advising and representing healthcare facilities and professionals. View bio
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Lauren works with a diverse range of clients including public and private foundations, charitable organizations, social enterprises, municipalities, and non-profits. View bio
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A partner in Torkin Manes’ Litigation Group, Sonu has built a robust practice encompassing all areas of civil and commercial litigation, with a particular focus on business law.
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Matthew is a leading authority on a broad range of domestic and international tax planning, primarily for owner-managers and other private corporations, with particular expertise in succession and estate planning for family businesses.
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Chair of Torkin Manes' Not-for-Profit & Charities Group, Linda counsels a wide range of not-for-profit organizations and charities. View bio
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Jonathan practises exclusively in the area of construction law, on behalf of general contractors, public and private owners, sureties, subcontractors, suppliers, financial institutions and design professionals. View bio
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Ryan has steadily built a robust litigation practice that encompasses a wide spectrum of commercial matters, with a specialization in construction law. View bio
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Greg provides ongoing strategic advice to public and private sector owners, general contractors, sureties, subcontractors, suppliers and design professionals throughout the life cycle of construction projects. View bio
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Roland’s practice encompasses all aspects of corporate law, with emphasis on technology, privacy compliance, cybersecurity and data management.
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Kayla advises clients at all stages of their construction projects, including drafting and negotiating contracts, navigating issues on projects as they arise, and acting as litigation counsel. View bio
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Chair of Torkin Manes' Technology and Privacy & Data Management Groups, Lisa practises exclusively in the areas of technology, privacy and cybersecurity law.
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A partner in the firm’s Family Law Group, Daniel is an experienced, sought-after family law mediator and arbitrator. View bio
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Laurie is a partner in our Family Law Group, acting on behalf of a range of clients in disputes involving high incomes, significant property, and parenting issues. View bio
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Len's commercial real estate practice spans a broad spectrum of real estate matters from transactions to development to secured lending to leasing to cost-sharing. View bio
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Michael’s practice encompasses all aspects of the construction and real estate development sectors, including construction and commercial litigation at both trial and appellate levels. View bio
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Matt’s practice encompasses all areas of corporate law, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and cross-border transactions. View bio
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As a leading member and senior statesman of the Ontario Real Estate Bar, Sidney Troister has built an established solutions-oriented practice encompassing all aspects of commercial and residential real estate, leasing, and financing transactions and practice. View bio
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Craig's practice includes all aspects of estate, trust, capacity, fiduciary and power of attorney disputes and litigation for clients consisting of individuals, trust companies, government agencies and other organizations. View bio
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Lorne’s practice includes all aspects of family law, including divorce, custody and access, property, support, and domestic contracts. View bio
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Annie is an associate in our Litigation Group with a practice that encompasses all aspects of commercial litigation and other forms of dispute resolution. View bio
