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News of the Firm Nov 16, 2022

BCF Recognized in Legal 500 Canada Directory

The 2023 edition of the Legal 500 Canada directory recognizes BCF's expertise in business immigration and environment and also names two of our lawyers as "Leading Individuals" in both practice areas.

We are proud to announce that not only BCF has been recognized in the Business Immigration and Environment categories of the Legal 500 Canada directory, but also that two of our lawyers have been recognized as "Leading Individuals" this year.

Legal 500 rankings are based on feedback from 300,000 clients worldwide, law firm submissions, interviews with leading lawyers in the private sector, and a team of researchers with unparalleled knowledge of the legal market.

The BCF lawyers named as "Leading Individuals" this year are:

Congratulations to Julie and Jean for this outstanding honour.

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Legal 500 rankings are based on feedback from 300,000 clients worldwide, law firm submissions, interviews with leading lawyers in the private sector, and a team of researchers with unparalleled knowledge of the legal market.

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