Endowed with what peers agree is “the deepest litigation talent roster in Toronto,”
Lenczner Slaght commands brand-name respect among its Bay Street peers. “There are a lot of litigation boutiques around now, even just in Toronto,” offers one peer by way of explanation, “but Lenczner is well beyond those proportions now. It’s a full-fledged powerhouse of more than 50 people at this point. And yet it has lost none of its consistency. The culture over there ensures that those people coming up are all excellent as well as all the seniors who launched that firm. Tom Curry, an excellent lawyer himself, who everybody knows, has done an excellent job of grooming a lot of
the talent and maintaining quality control.”
It is also noted that “Lenczner Slaght is doing an exemplary job in retaining and promoting women,” an observation shared by several Toronto practitioners with admiration.
Paul-Erik Veel is enjoying a steady ascent in profile. One peer testifies, “I have been very impressed with him. He does work with a broad spectrum of cases. [He is] Courteous, amiable
but firm, thorough, and his work has been of excellent quality.” Another peer extols, “Paul-Erik is one of these kinds of encyclopedic minds that, mid-case, can reference another case and relate for how it pertains to the present one, [which is] exceedingly impressive.” Sana Halwani, an intellectual property star with a varied practice, is said to have “really made a name for herself in that space,” particularly in her representations for Videotron and TiVo. Peer praise is also robust for
Delna Contractor. “Everyone is talking about her. She is a 2015 call and one of the major things she’s been working on is a very large inquiry along with carrying a very large commercial and medical malpractice workload.”
