Borden Ladner boasts twin-pillar coverage in Ontario, with offices in Toronto and Ottawa housing litigators attending to a number of specialty areas, including defamation and public law, municipal law and health law, in addition to its other key practices. “They restructured the group,” offers one peer, speaking to Borden Ladner’s Toronto office, “and have done a great job cornering the market on some niche areas.” In the health group,
Mary Lynn Gleason is praised as “really strategic and smart,” by peers, one of whom notes, “She defends hospitals in malpractice claims and brings immediate credibility that she really wants to do the right thing.”
Nadia Effendi is routinely cheered as “such a versatile and dynamic court presence” by her contemporaries. “She came up under [celebrated Ottawa-based BLG senior partner] Guy Pratte and got great experience to the point where she is now leading the charge.” Effendi’s practice touches on multiple capacities, with public law noted as the most prominent standout. “Nadia is bilingual and very convincing, which is extremely helpful in the constitutional and human rights cases she gets involved in and wins!” Hugh Meighen is identified as “someone who hits that ‘BLG sweet spot’ of arbitration and construction, and he has made his mark in this area at a fairly young age.” The firm’s insurance practice is on display in both of its Ontario offices. “We see them when we’re doing bond claims because they act for sureties,” confirms one peer. “I see
Andrew Punzo in this surety space and I also see James MacLellan quite often and think very highly of him.”
