Lisa R. Lifshitz named among the leading practitioners in Canada in Lexpert's Leading 500 Cross-Border Lawyers: A Guide to Doing Business in Canada 2026

We are pleased to announce that Lisa R. Lifshitz has once again been recognized as one of Canada's leading Information Technology law practitioners, in the 2026 edition of Lexpert's Leading 500 Cross-Border Lawyers: A Guide to Doing Business in Canada, a pre-eminent legal directory.

A trusted advisor to numerous stakeholders, Lisa specializes in the areas of information technology and business law, and is the founder and Chair of the firm’s Technology and Privacy & Data Management Groups.

Lisa represents both vendors and users of technology, with clients ranging from the private sector to the public sector, including federal/provincial governments. She has an extensive cross-border practice, as well as considerable experience helping non-Canadian companies enter and thrive in the Canadian marketplace. She excels at negotiating large and complex technology transactions and procurements and has extensive expertise in preparing and negotiating a wide range of technology agreements, including cloud computing/managed services agreements, mobile payment/fintech agreements, and, system acquisition, development, and master services agreements. Lisa’s practice also includes advising on the acquisition of artificial intelligence products/systems.

To complement her practice, Lisa is a prolific writer and sought-after speaker on various topics related to privacy, cybersecurity and data management. She holds several leadership roles within esteemed legal organizations, and was most recently elected as Secretary of the Business Law Section (“BLS”) of the American Bar Association, a position that will ultimately transition Lisa to Chair of the BLS.

As a testament to her excellence in legal counsel and client service, Lisa has been consistently recognized as an elite industry leader in technology, privacy and cybersecurity law. She earned Lexology’s Client Choice designation for two consecutive years (2025 and 2026), in addition to numerous rankings in prestigious legal directories, including Chambers Global, Chambers Canada, Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Best Lawyers in Canada and Lexology Index, reinforcing Lisa’s standing as a leading lawyer in Canada and internationally.

Published since 1997, Lexpert's Leading 500 Cross-Border Lawyers: A Guide to Doing Business in Canada (formerly the Lexpert/ALM 500) is the most comprehensive guide to legal talent in Canada. The 2026 Lexpert 500 comprises the top-ranked lawyers in more than 30 practice areas and will have a robust distribution to leading law firms and in-house counsel across the US. These practice areas are selected from The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2026. It has become the resource of choice for American and Canadian in-house counsel and law firms in need of Canadian legal expertise. For more information, please visit the Lexpert website.

Congratulations to Lisa on this well-earned recognition as a leader in this area. For more information, please visit the Lexpert website.