News of the Firm Nov 22, 2021

BCF Recognized by the Globe and Mail as one of Canada’s top Law Firms

BCF is proud to be recognized as one of the most recommended law firms in corporate and commercial law among the 200 ranked firms in the country.

Nearly 20,000 lawyers and legal professionals from Canadian corporate legal departments were asked to actively participate in the Globe and Mail survey in association with Statista, a business intelligence and data portal.

The survey recognizes the top 200 Canadian law firms in 28 different areas of law, based on the number of referrals received by their peers.

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