Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP
Headquarters: Toronto, ON
Headquarters: Toronto, ON
PRACTICE AREAS: 28
THE BEST LAWYERS IN CANADA AWARDS: 27
BEST LAWYERS: ONES TO WATCH IN CANADA AWARDS: 9
BEST LAW FIRMS® AWARDS: 26

Firm Details

Paliare Roland is a litigation boutique in Toronto. The firm is widely considered to be among Canada’s finest collection of advocates, distinguished by its capacity to navigate complex matters and high-stakes cases with rigour, clarity and integrity.

Our practice comprises a large but close-knit group of lawyers, whose interests and areas of expertise are diverse, but whose approach is uniformly thoughtful, nuanced and effective. Our team is also unified in its commitment to serving our clients’ interests at the highest level, and to a sensible, civil approach to conflict resolution. As a result of this approach, we have earned not only an exceptional track record of successful outcomes for clients, but also a sterling reputation within the legal community itself. Today, many of our referrals come from fellow lawyers, including the senior leadership of Canada’s best-known firms.

Paliare Roland counts among its lawyers some of Canada’s foremost experts in commercial and civil litigation, labour law, class actions, professional discipline and regulation, complex financial matters, administrative and constitutional law, and more. We have argued before every level of court, shaping landmark decisions, settlements and precedents, and our lawyers have led or supported some of Canada’s most prominent public inquiries and judicial reviews.

The firm, in short, is respected for its intelligence and its integrity, known above all for excellence in advocacy and the art of persuasion.

Paliare Roland is proud that two thirds of its lawyers are recognized by Best Lawyers as leaders in their fields.

PRACTICE AREAS: 28
THE BEST LAWYERS IN CANADA AWARDS: 27
BEST LAWYERS: ONES TO WATCH IN CANADA AWARDS: 9
BEST LAW FIRMS® AWARDS: 26
Managing Partner
Managing Partner
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Awards & Focus

Law Firm of the Year Badge for 2024 Canada Law Firm of the Year Badge for 2023 Canada Law Firm of the Year Badge for 2019 Canada
Top Listed overall Awards
  • Top Listed in Canada in Administrative and Public Law with 7 lawyers
Top Listed state Awards
  • Top Listed in Ontario, Canada in Administrative and Public Law with 20 lawyers
  • Top Listed in Ontario, Canada in Administrative and Public Law with 7 lawyers
  • Top Listed in Ontario, Canada in Labour and Employment Law with 6 lawyers
Top Listed city Awards
  • Top Listed in Toronto in Administrative and Public Law with 20 lawyers
  • Top Listed in Toronto in Administrative and Public Law with 7 lawyers
  • Top Listed in Toronto in Labour and Employment Law with 6 lawyers
Areas of Practice
  • Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice
  • Administrative and Public Law
  • Appellate Practice
  • Arbitration
  • Bankruptcy
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Class Actions
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Constitutional
  • Defamation
  • Electronic Discovery and Information Management Law
  • Employment
  • Energy Law
  • Estate Litigation
  • Health Care
  • Insolvency and Financial Restructuring
  • Intellectual Property
  • Labour and Employment Law
  • Libel and Slander
  • Mediation
  • Municipal
  • Pensions
  • Privacy
  • Product Liability
  • Professional Regulation & Discipline
  • Securities Litigation
  • Shareholder Disputes/Close Corporations
  • Universities

Jurisdictions

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