Digital Shellcharts
The Lexpert bull’s-eye charts have been redesigned as an interactive offering in the form of shellcharts. The methodology remains the same, but this is now an optimized digital offering.
In 2022, we introduced a new category: Natural Resources. It uses scores of leading lawyers in five Practice Areas—Energy (Electricity), Energy (Oil & Gas), Environmental Law, Forestry Law, and Mining Law—to present leading firms in four cities: Toronto, Montréal, Vancouver, and Calgary.
Canadian Legal Talent
Our digital shellcharts (a redesign of the Lexpert bull’s-eye charts) are a guide to identifying legal talent as recognized in peer surveys in support of The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory and its sister publication, Lexpert's Leading 500 Cross-Border Lawyers: A Guide to Doing Business in Canada. The survey work uses peer reviews to identify which counsel the Canadian legal profession regards as the top lawyers in various practice areas. Moreover, law firm positions in the charts depend on the cumulative recognition their individual lawyers have achieved in these surveys.
More particularly, the formula for the charts is as follows:
- 1.5 points for each lawyer in the “Most Frequently Recommended” tier in any of the relevant practice areas in the 2026 edition of The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory or Lexpert's Leading 500 Cross-Border Lawyers: A Guide to Doing Business in Canada;
- 0.75 points for each lawyer in the “Consistently Recommended” tier in any of the relevant practice areas in the 2026 edition of The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory;
- 0.5 points for each lawyer in the “Repeatedly Recommended” tier in any of the relevant practice areas in the 2026 edition of The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory;
- If one lawyer appears in multiple practice areas, the calculation is treated as if it were for more than one lawyer.
Category Definitions
Corporate Lawyers Who’s Who
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Corporate Transactions Who’s Who
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Litigation Lawyers Who’s Who
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Commercial Litigation Lawyers Who’s Who
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Tax Lawyers Who’s Who
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Labour Relations, Employment & Pensions Lawyers Who’s Who
In these charts, we include firms that represent the management side as well as those who represent labour/employees. For further information on their services, consult the lawyer biographies in this directory. Lexpert practice groups included in this category are:
Intellectual Property Lawyers Who’s Who
Lexpert practice groups included in this category are:
The Canadian intellectual property (IP) market is vibrant and active. The federal patent and trademark offices are in the nation’s capital, Ottawa.
Technology Lawyers Who’s Who
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Natural Resources Who’s Who
New for 2022, Lexpert practice groups included in this category are: