Defamation in Academia: A Legal and Practical Limit on Academic Freedom
Researchers and academics are routinely required to defend statements they have made in the course of their work — at conferences of their peers, in the context of internal reviews, […]
WeirFoulds lawyers Peter Jacobsen and W. A. Derry Millar recognized in 2024 Lexpert Special Edition: Litigation
Congratulations to our lawyers who have been recognized in the 2024 Lexpert Special Edition: Litigation. The special edition features Lexpert-ranked lawyers who practice in a variety of areas in Canada and […]
59 WeirFoulds lawyers recognized in 2025 editions of Best Lawyers in Canada and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
WeirFoulds congratulates the 49 lawyers who have been recognized in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers in Canada, and the 10 lawyers who have been recognized in the Best Lawyers: […]
WeirFoulds recognized in the 2024 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that 27 of our lawyers have been recognized across 17 different practice areas in the 2024 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory. Each lawyer was selected based […]
Two WeirFoulds lawyers recognized in 2023 Lexpert Special Edition: Litigation
Congratulations to our two partners who have been recognized in the 2023 Lexpert Special Edition: Litigation. The publication features Lexpert-ranked lawyers who work in litigation in Canada and abroad. Our listed […]
52 WeirFoulds lawyers recognized in 2024 The Best Lawyers in Canada and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
WeirFoulds congratulates the 42 lawyers who have been recognized in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada, and the 10 lawyers who have been recognized in the Best […]
WeirFoulds Partner Peter Jacobsen provides comment on Quebec’s ‘phantom trial’
Peter Jacobsen, a Partner in WeirFoulds’ Media & Defamation Practice Group, was quoted in a press release issued by Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) on June 13, 2023. The […]
WeirFoulds recognized in the 2023 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that 25 of our lawyers have been recognized in 20 different practice areas in the 2023 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory. Each lawyer was selected based […]
Five WeirFoulds lawyers recognized in 2022 Lexpert Special Edition – Litigation
We congratulate the five WeirFoulds litigators who have been recognized in the 2022 Lexpert Special Edition – Litigation. The publication profiles Lexpert-ranked lawyers who practice in several areas of business-related […]
50 WeirFoulds lawyers have been recognized in Best Lawyers in Canada and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
WeirFoulds congratulates 42 of our lawyers on being recognized in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers in Canada, and eight of our associates and partners on being recognized in the […]
WeirFoulds litigators recognized in 2021 Lexpert Special Edition – Litigation
Congratulations to our six litigators who have been recognized in the 2021 Lexpert Special Edition – Litigation. The publication features Lexpert-ranked lawyers who work in litigation in Canada and abroad. Our […]
Peter Jacobsen discusses the unwarranted inclusion of journalists in civil injunctions in The Globe and Mail
Peter Jacobsen, WeirFoulds Partner and expert litigator in our Media & Defamation Practice Group, authored an opinion piece in the November 24, 2021 issue of The Globe and Mail. He […]
Best Lawyers in Canada recognizes 50 WeirFoulds lawyers in 2022 edition including the new Best Lawyers Ones to Watch category
WeirFoulds congratulates 45 of our lawyers on being recognized in the 2022 edition of Best Lawyers in Canada and five of our senior associates on being recognized in the Best […]
WeirFoulds recognized in the 2021 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that 28 of our lawyers have been recognized in 17 different practice areas in the 2021 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory. Each lawyer was selected based […]
WeirFoulds litigators recognized in the 2020 Lexpert Special Edition – Canada’s Leading Litigation Lawyers
WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that eight of our partners have been recognized in the 2020 Lexpert Special Edition – Canada’s Leading Litigation Lawyers. This year, our listed lawyers include: […]