The Best Lawyers In Canada Author:Gregory White Smith Steven Naifeh The inaugural edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada was published June 27, 2006. This is the first publication by Best Lawyers to list lawyers outside the U.S. Over the course of a year-long survey, 3,190 ballots were cast by top lawyers in Canada, registering 62,426 votes, to determine which of their peers should be featured in the publication.... more » As with The Best Lawyers in America, lawyers listed in the Canadian edition were chosen for inclusion based solely on the votes of their peers. Listings could not be bought, and no purchase was required to be included – both reasons why Best Lawyers is seen as the gold standard of reliability and integrity in lawyer ratings. This inaugural edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada lists 2,453 lawyers in 54 specialties, ranging from Corporate Law and Commercial Litigation to Personal Injury Litigation and Family Law.« less