When you deliver top quality legal services for 70+ years, people notice. We are proud of the recognition that our firm has received from the legal industry.
Canadian Lawyer Magazine:
- "Top 10 Ontario Regional Law Firm" 2023 / 2024
Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory ranks Blaneys:
- "Most Frequently Recommended” - Litigation - Commercial Insurance: Toronto, Ontario
- "Repeatedly Recommended" - Litigation - Product Liability: Toronto, Ontario
- "Repeatedly Recommended" - Litigation - Corporate Commercial: Toronto, Ontario
- "Repeatedly Recommended" - Professional Liability: Toronto, Ontario
- "Repeatedly Recommended" - Property Development: Toronto, Ontario
- "Repeatedly Recommended" - Construction Law: Toronto, Ontario
- The 20 Largest Toronto Law Firms (Lexpert, January 2025)
- Recipient of 2017 Zenith Award: Celebrating Women in Law
- Recipient of 2016 Zenith Award: Celebrating Diversity and Inclusion
- Blaneys Partner, Sundeep Sandhu Recognized as a 2015 Rising Star Under 40
- Blaneys Partner, Varoujan Arman Recognized as a 2021 Rising Star Under 40
- Blaneys Partner, David Stern Recognized as a 2023 Rising Star Under 40
- Blaneys has 6 ranked practice areas and 17 ranked lawyers
- 2 lawyers ranked as leading litigation lawyers in the Lexpert Canada’s Leading Lawyers, Special Edition: Litigation 2024
- 2 lawyers ranked as leading lawyers in the Lexpert Canada’s Leading Lawyers, Special Edition: Technology and Health 2024
- 1 lawyer ranked as a leading lawyer in the Lexpert Canada’s Leading Lawyers, Special Edition: Infrastructure 2024
- 1 lawyer ranked as a leading lawyer in the Lexpert Canada’s Leading Lawyers, Special Edition: Insolvency and Restructuring 2024
Canadian Law Awards
- Excellence Awardee in the Female Trailblazer category (2021)
- Excellence Awardee in the Ontario Law Firm of the Year category (2023)
Chambers Canada ranks Blaneys practices as Ontario leaders:
- Real Estate: Mainly Mid-Market - Ontario
- Corporate/Commercial: Highly Regarded - Ontario
- Insurance: Dispute Resolution - Canada Nationwide
- Brett Tkatch ranked in Real Estate: Mainly Mid-Market - Ontario
- Shawn Wolfson ranked in Real Estate: Mainly Mid-Market - Ontario
- Dan Giantsopoulos ranked in Corporate/Commercial: Highly Regarded - Ontario
- John Papadakis ranked in Corporate/Commercial: Highly Regarded - Ontario
- Steve Popoff ranked in Corporate/Commercial: Highly Regarded - Ontario
- Anthony Gatensby ranked as "Up and Coming" in Insurance: Dispute Resolution - Canada Nationwide
- Andrea Rush ranked in Intellectual Property - Canada Nationwide
Chambers high net worth ranks Blaneys as global leaders:
- Family/Matrimonial: High Net Worth - Canada
- Private Wealth Disputes - Canada
- James Edney ranked in Family/Matrimonial: High Net Worth - Canada
- Margaret Rintoul ranked in Private Wealth Law - Canada and Private Wealth Disputes - Canada
- Judy Piafsky ranked in Family/Matrimonial: High Net Worth - Canada
- Joseph Slavec ranked in Family/Matrimonial: High Net Worth - Canada
- Aly Virani ranked in Private Wealth Law - Canada and Private Wealth Disputes - Canada
The Globe and Mail Canada’s Best Law Firms
- Recognized as one of Canada’s Best Law Firms 2025, in the area of Insurance
Best Lawyers® in Canada:
- 55 lawyers recognized in 25 practice areas
- 31 practice areas ranked in Best Law Firms - Canada, 2025
Certified Specialists (Law Society of Ontario):
- 4 lawyers in 4 practice areas