Voting open for Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in Canada

We have just launched the 2013 edition of the Canadian Lawyer Top 25 Most Influential. This year, we will again be picking the top 5 lawyers in the following 5 categories:

• Corporate-commercial, including litigation, deals, class actions, etc.
• Changemakers
• Criminal/Human Rights
• Government/non-profits/associations, including public inquiries and officers of Parliament
• In-house counsel

For the fourth annual poll, the list of nominees was created through our internal editorial panel as well as a particularly robust number of suggestions from readers and past honorees. We thank everyone who took the time to nominate their peers but please note that not every one fit all of our criteria and therefore some did not make it to the next round.

The large lists of nominees, who span all practice areas and areas of the country, have been curated and are now posted in our online poll. We are calling on our readers to make their picks from the list of accomplished nominees.

The Top 25 Most Influential is not a lifetime achievement award but recognition of lawyers who have played a significant role in the legal profession and Canadian society in the last 18 months.

For more details and to cast your votes, visit the survey page. The poll closes on June 3.

Here is the 2012 Top 25 Most Influential.