August 25, 2022

Nine Deeth Williams Wall Lawyers Recognized in the 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada

DWW congratulates Richard Austin, Marijo Coates, Gary Daniel, Jennifer Davidson, Douglas N. Deeth, Elisabeth Symons, Gervas Wall, Nick Whalen, and Amy-Lynne Williams, on being recognized by their peers for inclusion in the 2023 Edition of the Best Lawyers in Canada™.

Lawyer of the Year

Richard Austin has been recognized as the 2023 Lawyer of the Year award recipient for his work in Information Technology Law in Toronto. Notably, only a single lawyer in each practice area and community is honoured with a Lawyer of the Year award. Richard has also been recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada™ in the practice areas of Information Technology Law, Privacy & Data Security Law and Technology Law.

Best Lawyers in Canada™

Marijo Coates has been recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada™ in the practice area of Intellectual Property Law.

Gary Daniel has been recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada™ in the practice area of Intellectual Property Law.

Douglas N. Deeth has been recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada™ in the practice area of Intellectual Property Law with a specific focus on Litigation.

Elisabeth Symons has been recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada™ in the practice area of Information Technology Law with a specific focus on Technology.

Gervas Wall has been recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada™ in the practice area of Intellectual Property Law.

Nick Whalen has been recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada™ in the practice areas of Information Technology Law, Intellectual Property Law, and Technology Law.

Amy-Lynne Williams has been recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada™ in the practice areas of Information Technology Law, Privacy & Data Security Law, and Technology Law.

Ones to Watch

Jennifer Davidson has been recognized in Best Lawyers® Ones to Watch in the practice areas of Information Technology Law, Intellectual Property Law, Privacy & Data Security Law, and Technology Law. 

Best Lawyers® is one of the oldest and most respected peer-review publications in the legal profession. A listing in Best Lawyers® is widely regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a significant honour, conferred on a lawyer by their peers. 

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers® lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. More than 113,000 industry leading lawyers are eligible to vote (from around the world), and we have received more than 15 million evaluations on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore, inclusion in Best Lawyers® is considered a singular honor.

Best Lawyers® Ones to Watch awards are recognitions given to lawyers who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in Canada. "Ones to Watch" recipients typically have been in practice for 3 - 8 years.

For more information and complete listings, please see www.bestlawyers.com.

Congratulations to our exceptional team at DWW!