The 2026 listing of leading Toronto Criminal Lawyers details solicitors and barristers practising within the area of Criminal, Regulatory & White-Collar Crime matters across the Greater Toronto legal market who have been identified by the region’s Criminal law solicitors for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
The 2026 rankings of leading Criminal Defence Lawyers in the Greater Toronto Metropolitan Area, identified by fellow Toronto Criminal Lawyers. Compiled via our independent, peer-review methodology — rankings cannot be purchased.
Previous editions
2021 edition published November 2021
Preeminent
Frank Addario, Addario Law
Gerald Chan, Stockwoods
Marie Henein, Henein Hutchison
Michael Lacy, Brauti Thorning
Leading
Brian Greenspan, Greenspan Humphrey Weinstein
Nader Hasan, Stockwoods
David Humphrey, Greenspan Humphrey Weinstein
Scott Hutchison, Henein Hutchison
Anil Kapoor, Kapoor Barristers
Mark Sandler, Cooper Sandler Shime Bergman
Recommended
Adam Boni, Adam Boni Law
Craig Bottomley, Bottomley Barristers
Peter Brauti, Brauti Thorning
Daniel Brown, Daniel Brown Law
Philip Campbell, Lockyer Campbell Posner
Alison Craig, Lockyer Campbell Posner
Erin Dann, Embry Dann
Delmar Doucette, Doucette Furgiuele Ruffo
Scott Fenton, Fenton Law
Brian Glover, Stockwoods
Matthew Gourlay, Henein Hutchison
Mark Halfyard, Daniel Brown Law
Emily Lam, Kastner Lam
James Lockyer, Lockyer Campbell Posner
Royland Moriah, McGregor Moriah Horic
Joseph Neugberger, Neuberger & Partners
Danielle Robitalle, Henein Hutchison
Reid Rusonik, Rusonik O'Connor Robbins Ross & Angelini
Megan Savard, Savard Foy
Kim Schofield, Kim Schofield & Associates
Janani Shanmuganathan, Goddard & Shanmuganathan
Jonathan Shime, Cooper Sandler Shime Bergman
Adam Weisberg, Weisberg Law
2020 edition published September 2020
Preeminent
Frank Addario, Addario Law
Marie Henein, Henein Hutchison
Michael Lacy, Brauti Thorning
Leading
Philip Campbell, Lockyer Campbell Posner
Gerald Chan, Stockwoods
Erin Dann, Embry Dann
Matthew Gourlay, Henein Hutchison
Brian Greenspan, Greenspan Humphrey Weinstein
Mark Halfyard, Daniel Brown Law
Nader Hasan, Stockwoods
Scott Hutchison, Henein Hutchison
James Lockyer, Lockyer Campbell Posner
Liam O'Connor, Rusonik O'Connor Robbins Ross & Angelini
Mark Sandler, Cooper Sandler Shime Bergman
Megan Savard, Addario Law
Recommended
Peter Braiti, Brauti Thorning
Craig Bottomley, Bottomley Barristers
Boris Bytensky, Bytensky Shihkman
David Bayliss, Davis G Bayliss Criminal Defence Lawyer
Dean Embry, Embry Dann
Scott Fenton, Fenton Smith
Brian Heller, Heller Rubel
Douglas Holt, Rusonik O'Connor Robbins Ross & Angelini
David Humphrey, Greenspan Humphrey Weinstein
Anil Kapoor Kapoor Barristers
Emily Lam, Kastner Lam
Christine Mainville, Henein Hutchison
Danielle Robitalle, Henein Hutchison
Reid Rusonik, Rusonik O'Connor Robbins Ross & Angelini
Kim Schofield, Kim Schofield & Associates
Jonathan Shime, Cooper Sandler Shime Bergman
Ian Smith, Fenton Smith
Seth Weinstein, Greenspan Humphrey Weinstein
Adam Weisberg, Weisberg Law