Overview

“No matter who our clients are, everyone deserves the best representation possible.”

Lerners is a leading full-service firm in Ontario, with offices with offices in London, Toronto, Strathroy, and Waterloo Region. Ours is a history of nearly 100 years of successful client service and representation. Today we are more than 130 exceptionally skilled lawyers with abundant experience and a singular dedication to delivering results. We have earned the reputation of being experienced, knowledgeable and diligent counsel, and our lawyers work together to provide highly effective, practical legal advice and services in an efficient manner to clients across the province.

We are one of Ontario’s largest law firms, with offices in London, Toronto, Strathroy, Waterloo Region, and Durham Region. Peers, colleagues, and clients have recognized Lerners for its excellent work, reputation, and integrity.

Other lawyers regularly seek our counsel in specialized areas of expertise where the firm excels because they know they can trust us to be thoroughly professional and respectful of their client relationships. Other firms will also retain Lerners’ lawyers to argue their cases at both the trial and appellate levels.

We offer our clients a unique combination of corporate and commercial legal services to help support our clients’ business and organizational needs, as well as personal legal services to address any individual issues they may face.

Corporate/Commercial Legal Services

We provide both transactional and dispute resolution advice and services in the following practice areas:

  • Business Law
  • Commercial Litigation and Arbitration, including class actions and appeals
  • Commercial Real Estate
  • Employment Law and Workplace Investigations
  • Health Law
  • Land Development & Municipal Law
  • Professional Regulation
  • Privacy, Data, and Information Security
  • Specialty Risk and Insurance

Personal Legal Services

Our personal legal services focus on the following key areas:

  • Personal Injury
  • Family Law
  • Wills and Estates

Industry Expertise

We act for clients in a wide variety of industries in the public and private sectors, including:

  • Agribusiness
  • Automotive
  • Aviation
  • Banking and Financial Services
  • Cooperative Corporations
  • Education
  • Property Development
  • Healthcare
  • Construction and Infrastructure
  • Insurance
  • Charitable/not-for-profit organizations
  • Professional Corporations
  • Telecommunications
  • Technology
  • Utilities
  • Consumer products
  • Municipalities and their related public entities
  • Government

We seek first to ensure we understand our clients’ positions, their appetite for risk, and what concerns them most. Only once we have truly listened to them, will we start moving their matter forward. Our goal is to deliver a successful result to our clients in whatever way they define success.

The firm’s trial lawyers have argued appeals in the Divisional Court, the Court of Appeal for Ontario, the Federal Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court of Canada. Clients represented by Lerners have been awarded some of the most significant personal injury judgments in Canada.

For more information, or to contact one of our lawyers, visit our website.

Founded:
1929
Size:
142
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Practice Areas:
32
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Best Lawyers Recognized:
63

Rankings

National

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Appellate Practice
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Class Action Litigation
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Corporate and Commercial Litigation
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Family Law
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Insurance Law
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Medical Negligence

Regional

Hamilton

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Hamilton
Insurance Law
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Hamilton
Personal Injury Litigation

London/Windsor

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London/Windsor
Appellate Practice
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London/Windsor
Class Action Litigation
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London/Windsor
Corporate and Commercial Litigation
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London/Windsor
Corporate Law

Rankings

National

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National Ranking
Appellate Practice
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Class Action Litigation
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Corporate and Commercial Litigation
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Family Law
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Insurance Law
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Medical Negligence
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Personal Injury Litigation
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Administrative and Public Law
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Alternative Dispute Resolution
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Privacy and Data Security Law

Regional

Hamilton

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Hamilton
Insurance Law
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Hamilton
Personal Injury Litigation

London/Windsor

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London/Windsor
Appellate Practice
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London/Windsor
Class Action Litigation
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London/Windsor
Corporate and Commercial Litigation
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London/Windsor
Corporate Law
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London/Windsor
Family Law
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London/Windsor
Health Care Law
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London/Windsor
Insurance Law
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London/Windsor
Legal Malpractice Law
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London/Windsor
Medical Negligence
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London/Windsor
Personal Injury Litigation
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London/Windsor
Product Liability Law
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London/Windsor
Professional Malpractice Law
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London/Windsor
Information Technology Law
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London/Windsor
Labour and Employment Law

Toronto

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Toronto
Administrative and Public Law
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Toronto
Alternative Dispute Resolution
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Toronto
Appellate Practice
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Toronto
Aviation Law
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Toronto
Class Action Litigation
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Toronto
Corporate and Commercial Litigation
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Toronto
Director and Officer Liability Practice
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Toronto
Family Law
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Toronto
Family Law Mediation
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Toronto
Health Care Law
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Toronto
Insurance Law
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Toronto
International Arbitration
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Toronto
Legal Malpractice Law
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Toronto
Medical Negligence
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Toronto
Personal Injury Litigation
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Toronto
Privacy and Data Security Law
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Toronto
Product Liability Law
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Toronto
Professional Malpractice Law
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Toronto
Bet-the-Company Litigation
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Toronto
Construction Law
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Toronto
Defamation and Media Law
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Toronto
Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law
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Toronto
Municipal Law

Practice Areas

Lerners LLP has been ranked by Best Law Firms for excellence in 26 specialties, reflecting the firm's commitment to delivering outstanding legal services.
Additionally, the firm provides services in these practice areas:
  • Administrative and Public Law
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Appellate Practice
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Class Action Litigation
  • Commercial Leasing Law
  • Construction Law
  • Corporate and Commercial Litigation
  • Corporate Governance Practice
  • Corporate Law
  • Defamation and Media Law
  • Director and Officer Liability Practice
  • Expropriation Law
  • Family Law
  • Family Law Mediation
  • Health Care Law
  • Information Technology Law
  • Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • International Arbitration
  • Labour and Employment Law
  • Legal Malpractice Law
  • Municipal Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation
  • Privacy and Data Security Law
  • Product Liability Law
  • Real Estate Law
  • Securities Law
  • Technology Law
  • Trusts and Estates

Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada

Lerners LLP proudly has 63 lawyers recognized for their outstanding professional performance in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada. This peer-reviewed honor highlights individual excellence and directly qualifies the firm for consideration in the prestigious Best Law Firms rankings. For over four decades, Best Lawyers has been the gold standard for recognizing top legal talent, serving as the cornerstone for Best Law Firms awards. Learn more about our rigorous Best Lawyers research and selection process.
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Offices & Contacts

London, ON
Kitchener, ON
London, ON
Strathroy-Caradoc, ON
Toronto, ON
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