The 2026 listing of leading Canadian Transport Lawyers details lawyers practising within the areas of Admiralty, Aviation, Shipping, Road & Rail Transport Law matters across the Canadian legal market who have been identified by their clients and peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Preeminent
Marc Isaacs, Isaacs Odinocki LLP – Toronto
Eric Machum, Metcalf & Company – Halifax
Dino Rossi, Borden Ladner Gervais – Vancouver
Rui Fernandes, Gardiner Roberts LLP – Toronto
Andrew Stainer, Owen Bird Law Corporation – Vancouver
Gordon Hearn, Gardiner Roberts LLP – Toronto
Peter Swanson, Bernard LLP – Vancouver
Leading
Shelley Chapelski, Norton Rose Fulbright – Vancouver
Jean-Marie Fontaine, Borden Ladner Gervais – Montréal
David Jarrett, Bernard LLP – Vancouver
Robin Squires, Barnable Law – Toronto
Richard Desgagnés, Brisset Bishop – Montréal
Seamus Ryder, Metcalf & Company – Halifax
Recommended
Louis Amato-Gauci, Miller Thomson LLP – Toronto
Pierre-Paul Daunais, Stikeman Elliott – Montréal
Danielle Dion, Brisset Bishop – Montréal
Daniel Grodinsky, Langlois Avocats – Montréal
Paul Harquail, Stewart McKelvey – Saint John
Thomas Hawkins, Bernard LLP – Vancouver
Jason MacIntyre, Blake Cassels & Graydon – Toronto
Auriol Marasco, Blake Cassels & Graydon – Toronto
Carlos Martins, WeirFoulds LLP – Toronto
Michael Posnikoff, Norton Rose Fulbright – Vancouver
George Roper, Owen Bird Law Corporation – Vancouver
Kim Stoll, Gardiner Roberts LLP – Toronto
Darren Williams, League & Williams – Victoria
The 2026 rankings of leading Transport lawyers in Canada, identified by fellow Canadian Transport Lawyers. Compiled via our independent, peer-review methodology — rankings cannot be purchased.
Previous editions
2022 edition published May 2022
Preeminent
Rui Fernandes, Fernandes Hearn - Toronto
Gordon Hearn, Fernandes Hearn, Toronto
Mark Isaacs, Isaacs Odinocki - Toronto
Will Moriera QC, Stewart McKelvey - Halifax
Barry Oland, Oland Baxter - Kelowna
Peter Swanson, Bernard LLP - Vancouver
Leading
Shelley Chapelski, Norton Rose Fulbright - Vancouver
David Colford, Brisset Bishop - Montreal
Marc de Man, de Man Pillet - Montreal
Richard Desgagnes, Brissett Bishop - Montreal
Daniele Dion, Brissett Bishop - Montreal
Jean-Marie Fontaine, Borden Ladner Gervais - Montreal
Eric Machum, Metcalf & Company - Halifax
Frank Metcalf QC, Metcalf & Company - Halifax
William Sharpe, Route Transport & Trade Law - Toronto
Kim Stoll, Fernandes Hearn - Toronto
Recommended
Louis Amato-Gauci, Miller Thomson - Toronto
Peter Cullen, Stikeman Elliott - Montreal
Joanna Dawson, McMillan - Vancouver
Thomas Hawkins, Bernard LLP - Vancouver
Deborah Hutchings QC, Benson Buffett - St Johns
David Jarrett, Bernard LLP - Vancouver
David Jones, Bernard LLP - Vancouver
Jason Kostyniuk, Alexander Holborn - Vancouver
Carol McAfee Wallace, Fernandes Hearn - Toronto
Darren McGuire, Borden Ladner Gervais - Montreal
John O'Connor, Langlois Law - Quebec City
Dionysios Rossi, Borden Ladner Gervais - Vancouver
Robin Squires, Borden Ladner Gervais - Toronto
2021 edition published May 2021
Preeminent
Rui Fernandes, Fernandes Hearn - Toronto
Gordon Hearn, Fernandes Hearn, Toronto
Mark Isaacs, Isaacs Odinocki - Toronto
Will Moriera QC, Stewart McKelvey - Halifax
Barry Oland, Oland Baxter - Kelowna
Peter Swanson, Bernard LLP - Vancouver
Leading
Shelley Chapelski, Norton Rose Fulbright - Vancouver
David Cottard, Brisset Bishop - Montreal
Marc de Man, de Man Pillet - Montreal
Richard Desgagnes, Brissett Bishop - Montreal
Daniele Dion, Brissett Bishop - Montreal
Jean-Marie Fontaine, Borden Ladner Gervais - Montreal
Eric Machum, Metcalf & Company - Halifax
Frank Metcalf QC, Metcalf & Company - Halifax
William Sharpe, Route Transport & Trade Law - Toronto
Kim Stoll, Fernandes Hearn - Toronto
Gary Wharton, Bernard LLP - Vancouver
Recommended
Louis Amato-Gauci, Miller Thomson - Toronto
John Bromley QC, Norton Rose Fulbright - Vancouver
Peter Cullen, Stikeman Elliott - Montreal
Joanna Dawson, McMillan - Vancouver
Thomas Hawkins, Bernard LLP - Vancouver
Deborah Hutchings QC, Benson Buffett - St Johns
David Jarrett, Bernard LLP - Vancouver
David Jones, Bernard LLP - Vancouver
Jason Kostyniuk, Alexander Holborn - Vancouver
Carol McAfee Wallace, Fernandes Hearn - Toronto
Darren McGuire, Borden Ladner Gervais - Montreal
John O'Connor, Langlois Law - Quebec City
Vanessa Rochester, Norton Rose Fulbright - Montreal
Dionysios Rossi, Borden Ladner Gervais - Vancouver
Robin Squires, Borden Ladner Gervais - Toronto
Graham Walker, Borden Ladner Gervais - Vancouver
2020 edition published April 2020
Preeminent
Shelley Chapelski, Norton Rose Fulbright - Vancouver
Rui Fernandes, Fernandes Hearn - Toronto
Gordon Hearn, Fernandes Hearn, Toronto
Peter Swanson, Bernard LLP - Vancouver
Gary Wharton, Bernard LLP - Vancouver
Leading
John Bromley QC, Norton Rose Fulbright - Vancouver
Richard Desgagnes, Brissett Bishop - Montreal
Daniele Dion, Brissett Bishop - Montreal
Jean-Marie Fontaine, Borden Ladner Gervais - Montreal
David Jarrett, Bernard LLP - Vancouver
David Jones, Bernard LLP - Vancouver
Eric Machum, Metcalf & Company - Halifax
Frank Metcalf QC, Metcalf & Company - Halifax
Will Moriera QC, Stewart McKelvey - Halifax
John O'Connor, Langlois Law - Quebec
Barry Oland, Oland Baxter - Kelowna
William Sharpe, Route Transport & Trade Law - Toronto
Kim Stoll, Fernandes Hearn - Toronto
Graham Walker, Borden Ladner Gervais - Vancouver
Recommended
Louis Amato-Gauci, Miller Thomson - Toronto
Alan Cofman, Fernandes Hearn - Toronto
Marc de Man Pillet - Montreal
Thomas Hawkins, Bernard LLP - Vancouver
Deborah Hutchings QC, Benson Buffett - St Johns
Mark Isaacs, Isaacs Odinocki - Toronto
Jason Kostyniuk, Alexander Holborn - Vancouver
Carlos Martins, Bersenas Jacobsen Chouest Thomson Blackburn - Toronto
Carol McAfee Wallace, Fernandes Hearn - Toronto
Isabelle Pillet, de Man Pillet - Montreal
Andrew Stainer, Norton Rose Fulbright - Vancouver