Chambers and Partners Continues to Honour Goodmans with Top-Tier Recognition
We are delighted to announce Goodmans LLP has once again received top-tier recognition from Chambers and Partners in the Chambers Canada 2024 Guide released today.
Recognition from Chambers and Partners is based on independent research and direct client feedback, and demonstrates our lawyers' strengths in technical legal abilities, client service, commercial vision and business understanding, depth of team, value and diligence.
Goodmans has earned 17 Band 1 rankings across lawyers and practices, including for our strengths in:
- Hospitality
- Intellectual Property: Litigation
- Media and Entertainment
- REITs
- Restructuring/Insolvency
- Corporate/Commercial: The Elite: Ontario
- Real Estate: Zoning and Land Use: Ontario
Goodmans has also been recognized in an additional 12 areas, and has received 67 lawyer rankings across industries and practices.
Congratulations to our teams who have been ranked among the best in Canada!
For more information, view Goodmans Chambers Canada 2024 recognition here.
About Chambers and Partners
Often referred to as 'the gold-standard', Chambers delivers insight and analysis on the global legal profession that is unrivalled in its reach and depth. Their independent research collects information about organizations, individuals and the marketplace.
Chambers' 200 Research Analysts provide unique insight into complex areas of law in different jurisdictions. Chambers conducts tens of thousands of interviews a year with in-house counsel and third-party experts, such as barristers and accountants, delivering detailed insight into providers of legal services.
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Mining
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Mergers and Acquisitions
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Mergers and Acquisitions
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Mergers and Acquisitions
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Mergers and Acquisitions
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Shareholder Activism
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Mergers and Acquisitions
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Mergers and Acquisitions
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News & Events
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Mergers and Acquisitions
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