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    Lateral Law Report

    Firm · Updated November 10, 2026

    Torys: who joined and who left.

    Torys has announced 1 lateral hire (1 lawyer) since September 1, 2026, and 1 lawyer left the firm for another firm in announcements naming it as their previous firm. Each entry links to the public announcement it came from.

    Summary

    Lateral hires announced
    1
    Lateral hires announced
    Lawyers joined
    1
    Lawyers joined
    Departures to other firms
    1
    Departures to other firms
    Practice areas hiring
    1
    Practice areas hiring
    01Joined

    Who joined Torys.

    1. Kerri Lui to Torys

      Partner · Corporate

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      Kerri Lui joins Torys as a corporate partner in Toronto, where she will work closely with the firm's infrastructure and energy group. Her practice spans M&A, project development, governance, secured lending, and project finance, and she is recognized by Chambers and Lexpert. Torys' announcement does not name her previous firm.

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    02Left

    Who left Torys.

    Lawyers whose move announcement named this firm as their previous firm.

    1. Scott Bomhof to Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

      Partner · Restructuring and insolvency · From Torys

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      Scott Bomhof joined the financial restructuring and insolvency group in Davies' Toronto office as a partner on November 9, 2026, after practising as a partner at Torys. His work covers proceedings under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, plans of arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act, sales processes, interim financing and receiverships, as well as out-of-court workouts, recapitalizations, refinancings and distressed acquisitions, with clients in sectors such as real estate, construction and life sciences. He worked on the settlement involving three major tobacco companies and was called to the Ontario bar in 1995. In a firm statement he said he expects to grow Davies' distressed investment and restructuring work as trade shifts, tariffs and conflicts put pressure on Canadian businesses.

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    03Patterns

    Where the hiring is happening.

    By practice area

    Corporate and M&A
    1

    By city

    Toronto
    1

    Counts come from public announcements, which favour firms that publicize their hires. Many moves are never announced, so read these figures as a sample of the market rather than a census.

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    Other firms

    1. 01Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg1 move, 1 departure
    2. 02Dentons2 moves
    3. 03DLA Piper2 moves
    4. 04Fasken4 moves
    5. 05Fogler, Rubinoff2 moves
    6. 06KMB Law2 moves
    7. 07Mathews Dinsdale4 moves
    8. 08McCarthy Tétrault4 moves, 1 departure
    9. 09Miller Thomson4 moves, 1 departure
    10. 10Therrien Couture Joli-Cœur3 moves
    11. 11Thomson Rogers2 moves

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    How we count

    The tracker lists partners, counsel, and teams who joined a Canadian private practice firm since September 1, 2026, from firm announcements and trade press. A previous firm is shown only when a source names it. Spotted something missing? Email will@laterallawreport.com with a link.