Canada's Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers of 2024 announced

See this year's list of top leaders as voted by legal professionals in the country

Canada's Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers of 2024 announced

The 15th edition of Canadian Lawyer’s Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers is back to recognize those redefining legal excellence through leadership, meaningful advocacy, and powerful impact.

The report celebrates the most deserving legal professionals making immense contributions nationwide through their leadership in 2024.  

The 2024 list of top-tier legal leaders includes:

As in years past, readers’ votes of support determined a short list of candidates presented to editorial board members tasked with casting a vote for a maximum of five winners who demonstrated extraordinary impact within the past 18 months in their respective categories: changemakers, human rights, advocacy, and criminal law, business, in-house, and government, non-profits, or associations.

Get to know this year’s counsel of champions significantly influencing Canadian law.

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