GP lawyers make Best Lawyers in Canada list once again
The 2025 Best Lawyers in Canada rankings are out and additional GP lawyers have been recognized for their work.
We are delighted to announce that Colleen Bauman has been recognized as Ottawa’s Lawyer of the Year 2025 in her appellate practice!
In addition, Best Lawyers has recognized Ryan Newell as a leading practitioner in labour and employment law and Tina Yang as a leading practitioner in class action litigation.
Finally, Ben Katz has been recognized on the “Ones To Watch” list for his work in labour and employment law.
Ryan, Tina and Ben join 22 of their GP colleagues who are recognized in nine different practice areas:
Simon Archer – Employee Benefits Law
Steven Barrett – Administrative & Public Law; Appellate Practice; Labour & Employment
Colleen Bauman – Appellate Practice; Labour & Employment Law
Fiona Campbell – Employee Benefits Law; Labour & Employment Law
Christine Davies – Administrative & Public Law; Labour & Employment Law
Kelly Doctor – Labour & Employment Law
Peter Engelmann – Labour & Employment – Workplace Human Rights
Clio Godkewitsch – Employee Benefits Law; Labour & Employment Law
Howard Goldblatt – Labour & Employment Law
Stephen Krashinsky – Labour & Employment Law
Lise Leduc – Labour & Employment Law
Ryan Newell – Labour & Employment Law
Jessica Orkin – Aboriginal Law; Administrative & Public Law
Emma Phillips – Labour & Employment Law
Susan Philpott – Employee Benefits Law
Marisa Pollock – Labour & Employment Law
Lorne Richmond – Labour & Employment Law
Mark Rowlinson – Labour & Employment Law
Adriel Weaver – Administrative & Public Law
Tina Yang – Class Action Litigation
Louis Century – Ones to Watch 2023 – Administrative & Public Law
Mary-Elizabeth Dill – Ones to Watch 2023 – Labour & Employment Law
Josh Mandryk – Ones to Watch 2023 – Class Action Litigation; Labour & Employment Law
Geetha Philipupillai – Ones to Watch 2024 – Administrative & Public Law
Ben Katz – Ones to Watch 2025 – Labour & Employment Law
Lawyers
Simon Archer, Steven Barrett, Colleen Bauman, Fiona Campbell, Louis Century, Christine Davies, Mary-Elizabeth Dill, Kelly Doctor, Peter Engelmann, Clio Godkewitsch, Howard Goldblatt, Ben Katz, Stephen Krashinsky, Lise Leduc, Joshua Mandryk, Ryan Newell, Jessica Orkin, Geetha Philipupillai, Emma Phillips, Susan Philpott, Marisa Pollock, Lorne Richmond, Mark Rowlinson, Adriel Weaver, Tina Yang
Practice Areas
Aboriginal Law, Administrative Law, Appeals & Judicial Review, Class Action Litigation, Construction Labour Relations, Employment Law, Human Rights Law, Labour Law, Pension & Benefits Law