VANCOUVER, September 3, 2026 — Best Lawyers Canada has named 14 Cozen O’Connor LLP lawyers from the firm’s Toronto and Vancouver offices to the 2027 editions of The Best Lawyers and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada©.
From the Toronto office, W. Michael G. Osborne (Class Action Litigation, Competition/Antitrust Law, and Corporate and Commercial Litigation), Enzo Sallese (Real Estate Law), and Steven J. Weisz (Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law) were named to the Best Lawyers in Canada list and Andrea Wong (Real Estate Law) was named to the Ones to Watch in Canada list.
From the Vancouver office, Brian Fast (Mergers and Acquisitions Law), Rory Godinho (Corporate Law and Securities Law), Oliver C. Hanson (Corporate and Commercial Litigation and Securities Law), Virgil Hlus (Securities Law), Cam McTavish (Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Securities Law), Lucy Schilling (Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Securities Law), and Kathy Tang (Securities Law) were named to the Best Lawyers in Canada list. Alex Farkas (Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Securities Law), Gosia Goodrich (Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Securities Law), and Alexander Swabuk (Corporate and Commercial Litigation and Trusts and Estates) were named to the Ones to Watch list.
Additionally, Best Lawyers selected 247 Cozen O’Connor lawyers for inclusion in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. These recognitions reflect the strong reputation Cozen O’Connor lawyers have earned among their peers across a broad range of practices and markets. Best Lawyers recognitions are based entirely on peer review, with currently recognized lawyers evaluating the professional abilities and quality of work of their peers within the same geographic and practice areas. More information about the Best Lawyers selection process and methodology can be found here.
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Cozen O’Connor LLP, the Canadian affiliate of Cozen O’Connor, provides exceptional legal services across capital markets and securities, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital, commercial litigation, bankruptcy and restructuring, real estate, family law, and private client services. Together, the two firms offer clients access to more than 1,000 lawyers across 35 offices. With offices in Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal, and supported by multi-disciplinary teams, Cozen O’Connor LLP delivers trusted counsel with seamless cross-border collaboration.