48 Hicks Morley Lawyers Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada™ 2026

Hicks Morley is proud to share that 48 of our lawyers have been included in the 20^th edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada™ across 5 practice areas – Labour and Employment Law, Employee Benefits Law, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Workers’ Compensation Law, and Education Law.

For over 40 years, The Best Lawyers in Canada™ has been regarded as a definitive guide to legal excellence. Recognition in the “Best Lawyers” category is awarded to the top 6% of lawyers in the country through a comprehensive peer review process, demonstrating the reputation that our lawyers has earned among their colleagues.

In this year’s edition, Frank Cesario and Ted J. Kovacs were recognized as “Lawyers of the Year” for Labour and Employment Law in Toronto and Hamilton respectively. This significant accolade honours only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated region, who is selected based on the exceptionally impressive voting averages received from their peers. Additionally, Amanda Cohen joined the top 2% of young lawyers across Canada as “Ones to Watch” for the fourth consecutive year.

This recognition reflects more than outstanding legal talent, but echoes the trust and confidence that our clients place in us every day.

Congratulations to the following Hicks Morley lawyers who have been recognized:

Lawyer of the Year

Frank Cesario

Labour and Employment Law

 

Ted J. Kovacs

Labour and Employment Law

The Best Lawyers in Canada

Toronto

David S. Alli

Labour and Employment Law

 

David J. Bannon

Labour and Employment Law, Workers’ Compensation Law

 

Dolores M. Barbini

Education Law, Labour and Employment Law

 

Paul Broad

Labour and Employment Law

 

John E. Brooks

Labour and Employment Law

 

John J. Bruce

Labour and Employment Law

 

Frank Cesario

Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Labour and Employment Law

 

Donna M. D’Andrea

Labour and Employment Law

 

Henry Y. Dinsdale

Labour and Employment Law

 

Daniel B. Fogel

Labour and Employment Law

 

Elisha C. Jamieson-Davies

Labour and Employment Law

 

Dianne E. Jozefacki

Labour and Employment Law

 

Carolyn L. Kay

Labour and Employment Law

 

Michael J. Kennedy

Labour and Employment Law

 

Jacqueline J. Luksha

Labour and Employment Law

 

Jonathan A. Maier

Labour and Employment Law

 

Mark H. Mason

Labour and Employment Law

 

Natasha D. Monkman

Employee Benefits Law

 

Simon E. C. Mortimer

Labour and Employment Law

 

Tom Moutsatsos

Labour and Employment Law

 

Julia M. Nanos

Labour and Employment Law

 

Edward J. O’Dwyer

Labour and Employment Law

 

Carey O’Connor

Labour and Employment Law

 

Kimberly D. Pepper

Labour and Employment Law

 

Gregory J. Power

Labour and Employment Law

 

Lauri A. Reesor

Labour and Employment Law

 

Craig S. Rix

Labour and Employment Law

 

Bonnie Roberts Jones

Labour and Employment Law

 

John W. Saunders

Labour and Employment Law

 

Stephen J. Shamie

Labour and Employment Law

 

Michael S. Smyth

Labour and Employment Law

 

Amy R. Tibble

Labour and Employment Law

 

Scott T. Williams

Labour and Employment Law

 

Andrew N. Zabrovsky

Labour and Employment Law

 

Nadine S. Zacks

Labour and Employment Law

 

Ottawa

Leanne N. Fisher

Labour and Employment Law

 

Charles V. Hofley

Labour and Employment Law

 

Andrew J. McCreary

Labour and Employment Law

 

Nigel McKechnie

Labour and Employment Law

 

George G. Vuicic

Labour and Employment Law

 

Kingston

Vincent M. Panetta

Labour and Employment Law

 

Colin Youngman

Labour and Employment Law

 

London

Jodi Gallagher Healy

Labour and Employment Law, Workers’ Compensation Law

 

Lisa M. Meyer

Labour and Employment Law

 

Waterloo

Stephen J. Goodwin

Labour and Employment Law

 

Ted J. Kovacs

Labour and Employment Law

 

Matthew J. Mihailovich

Labour and Employment Law

 

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada

Amanda P. Cohen

Labour and Employment Law