McKenzie Lake Lawyers Earn 2027 Best Lawyers® Recognition Across Key Practice Areas

McKenzie Lake is proud to celebrate 14 lawyers recognized in the 2027 editions of The Best Lawyers in Canada™ and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada™, reflecting the depth of experience and emerging talent across our London and Guelph offices.

Recognition Across Our Firm

McKenzie Lake Lawyers is pleased to announce that 12 of our lawyers have been recognized in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada™, with two additional lawyers named to the 2027 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada™. The 2027 honours span a broad range of practice areas, including corporate law, commercial leasing, mergers and acquisitions, litigation, health care, personal injury, insolvency and financial restructuring, and family law.

Best Lawyers® recognition is determined through a peer-review process in which lawyers evaluate the professional abilities of their colleagues within their respective geographic and practice areas. The “Ones to Watch” designation follows the same peer-review approach while recognizing lawyers earlier in their careers.

“We are very pleased to see our colleagues recognized by their peers again this year,” says Matthew Villeneuve, Managing Partner at McKenzie Lake Lawyers. “These honours reflect the experience, judgment and commitment our lawyers bring to their work every day. Just as importantly, the recognition of both established practitioners and emerging lawyers speaks to the strength of our team today and the depth we continue to build for the future.”

Named to The Best Lawyers in Canada™ 2027

Guelph, ON

• Kyle Hampson —Commercial Leasing Law; Corporate Law

• Michael Henley — Corporate Law

• Thomas Manes — Mergers and Acquisitions Law

• Mike McCluskey — Corporate and Commercial Litigation

• Alexander Verrilli — Corporate and Commercial Litigation

London, ON

• David C. Arntfield — Corporate Law

• Matthew Baer — Class Action Litigation

• Julie Zamprogna Ballès — Health Care Law

• James Elsley — Corporate Law

• Lisa A. Fraser — Personal Injury Litigation

• Richard McLaren — Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law

• Elisabeth Mullin — Corporate Law

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada™ 2027

London, ON

• Hilary R. Jenkins — Family Law

• Chelsea Smith — Class Action Litigation

A Reflection of the Strength of Our Team

Peer recognition is especially meaningful because it reflects the regard lawyers have for the work of colleagues within their profession. For McKenzie Lake, this year’s results also demonstrate the breadth of knowledge available to clients across our offices and practice groups.

We congratulate each of our 2027 honourees on this well-deserved recognition and thank them for their continued commitment to their clients, colleagues and communities.

Learn more about Our People and the full range of legal services and practice areas available through McKenzie Lake Lawyers, or contact our team to discuss how we can help.