By Jean Cumming

Lexpert brings you our up-to-date rankings of fine Canadian corporate lawyers. These lawyers were selected by peer survey, and we are especially proud of our high response rate — 68 per cent of survey recipients completed them.

Here, we bring you the latest in corporate legal news. It’s been a bumpy ride this year for many clients, and our lawyers have flexed their skills, their practices and, yes, in some cases their openness to alternative fee structures, to even out the bumps.

Our finest corporate lawyers have also increasingly broadened their horizons as their clients’ aspirations have moved globally. Challenges in the US, notwithstanding, Lexpert hears from many of this roster that they are continuing to work in that market, or with clients from it, and have in some situations broadened their approaches to additional American cities — beyond New York, as it were.

Meanwhile, Canadian businesses are finding opportunities around the world, ranging from Sweden to New Zealand to China. Invariably, they need excellent corporate lawyers to close the deals and facilitate success.