Woods Earns Top Rankings in the 2025 Edition of the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
Once again, Woods reaffirms its position as a leading litigation firm in Canada in the latest edition of the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory. This recognition highlights the depth of our talent and our unwavering commitment to excellence in resolving the most complex disputes.
The firm is ranked in four litigation practice areas:
| Ranking | Category |
| Litigation – Corporate Commercial | Most Frequently Recommended |
| Class Actions | Consistently Recommended |
| Litigation – Securities | Repeatedly Recommended |
| Professional Liability | Repeatedly Recommended |
We congratulate our seventeen lawyers who have been individually recognized for their expertise and contributions to our collective success. These distinctions further solidify Woods’ reputation as a top-tier litigation firm in Canada.
| Lawyer | Category | Ranking |
| Olivier Archambault-Lafond | Litigation – Corporate Commercial | Repeatedly Recommended |
| Professional Liability | Repeatedly Recommended | |
| Alexandre Baril-Furino | Construction Law | Repeatedly Recommended |
| Eric Bédard | Litigation – Corporate Commercial | Consistently Recommended |
| Arbitration | Consistently Recommended | |
| Telecommunications | Repeatedly Recommended | |
| Cara Cameron | Litigation – Corporate Commercial | Consistently Recommended |
| Arbitration | Repeatedly Recommended | |
| White Collar Defence & Investigations | Repeatedly Recommended | |
| Litigation – Directors’ & Officers’ Liability | Repeatedly Recommended | |
| Bogdan Catanu | Litigation – Corporate Commercial | Repeatedly Recommended |
| Arbitration | Repeatedly Recommended | |
| Professional Liability | Repeatedly Recommended | |
| Marie-Louise Delisle | Litigation – Corporate Commercial | Repeatedly Recommended |
| Bogdan-Alexandru Dobrota | Litigation – Corporate Commercial | Repeatedly Recommended |
| Arbitration | Repeatedly Recommended | |
| Litigation – Directors’ & Officers’ Liability | Repeatedly Recommended | |
| Stephen L. Drymer | Arbitration | Le plus fréquemment recommandé |
| Hon. Clément Gascon, C.C., Ad.E. | Arbitration | Repeatedly Recommended |
| Insolvency & Financial Restructuring – Insolvency Litigation | Consistently Recommended | |
| Litigation – Corporate Commercial | Consistently Recommended | |
| Hon. Joseph R. Nuss, KC, Ad.E. | Arbitration | Repeatedly Recommended |
| Sebastian L. Pyzik | Litigation – Corporate Commercial | Repeatedly Recommended |
| Sylvain Rigaud | Insolvency & Financial Restructuring – Insolvency Litigation | Consistently Recommended |
| Litigation – Corporate Commercial | Repeatedly Recommended | |
| Louis Seveno | Litigation – Corporate Commercial | Repeatedly Recommended |
| Arbitration | Repeatedly Recommended | |
| Construction Law | Repeatedly Recommended | |
| Laurence Ste-Marie | Litigation – Corporate Commercial | Repeatedly Recommended |
| Richard Vachon | Litigation – Corporate Commercial | Repeatedly Recommended |
| Litigation – Directors’ & Officers’ Liability | Repeatedly Recommended | |
| Litigation – Defamation & Media | Repeatedly Recommended | |
| Litigation – Securities | Repeatedly Recommended | |
| White Collar Defence & Investigations | Repeatedly Recommended | |
| Telecommunications | Repeatedly Recommended | |
| Sylvain A. Vauclair | Insolvency & Financial Restructuring – Insolvency Litigation | Repeatedly Recommended |
| James A. Woods, Ad.E. | Litigation – Corporate Commercial | Repeatedly Recommended |
| Arbitration | Consistently Recommended | |
| Litigation – Directors’ & Officers’ Liability | Repeatedly Recommended |
About the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
For over twenty years, the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory has been the most comprehensive list of leading lawyers nationwide. The rankings are determined through an extensive annual peer-review process in over 60 practice areas.
Source: https://www.lexpert.ca/rankings/practice-areas-and-rankings
