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TOP LITIGATION BOUTIQUES 2024–25
latory law. Associates and partners attend
monthly sessions, providing advantages that
bolster the firm's legal excellence.
"We've designed our own curriculum,
so we're giving our associates the practical
benefit of the training, we are getting good
practice tips from the sessions, and the asso-
ciates are building their network and connec-
"Being able to spot risk and help
clients before a dispute arises has
really been a critical part of our
success. Because we are small and new, we
can be innovative, and I'm most excited
about our associate training program"
Zohar Levy, Lundy Levy Eski Baum
TOP LITIGATION BOUTIQUES 2024–25
Top 10 – East
Stockwoods LLP
Phone: 416 593 7200
Email: reception@stockwoods.ca
Website: stockwoods.ca
Adair Goldblatt Bieber LLP
Phone: 416 499 9940
Email: info@agbllp.com
Website: agbllp.com
Lundy Levy Eski Baum
Phone: 416 966 9955
Email: info@lleb.ca
Website: lleb.ca
Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP
Phone: 416 646 4300
Website: paliareroland.com
Babin Bessner Spry LLP
Henein Hutchison Robitaille LLP
Lax O'Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP
Lenczner Slaght LLP
Thornton Grout Finnigan LLP
Woods LLP
Top 5 – West
Hunter Litigation Chambers
Phone: 604 891 2405
Email: mabdollahi@litigationchambers.com
Website: litigationchambers.com
HMC Lawyers LLP
Jensen Shawa Solomon Duguid Hawkes LLP
Nathanson, Schachter & Thompson LLP
Peacock Linder Halt & Mack LLP
tions," Levy adds. "This is a great example of
the creativity and innovation you can bring to
bear when it's your shop."
Levy notes that there's been an increasing
shift of high-quality work to boutique liti-
gation firms, driven by their ability to offer
first-rate service and value. She notes that
clients have become more sophisticated and
demanding, with higher expectations for
responsiveness and expertise. Flexibility in fee
structures is also gaining popularity, as clients
prefer flat or capped fees, something smaller
firms can handle more nimbly.
"A trend I think is significant is the
emerging awareness of mental health and
the mental health toll that more traditional
law models tend to put on people," she says.
"There's a general sense and understanding
that it doesn't have to be that way."
INSIGHTS
As part of our editorial process, Key Media's researchers
interviewed the subject matter experts below for an
independent analysis of this report and its findings.
Hassan M. Ahmad
Assistant Professor
Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
Erik S. Knutsen
Professor
Queen's University
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