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    Lateral Law Report

    Practice area · Updated October 19, 2026

    Litigation and disputes: who moved.

    8 announced moves in litigation and disputes since September 1, 2026, across 8 firms. We group practice descriptions from each announcement into broad areas, so a lawyer whose practice spans two areas appears under the first one named.

    Summary

    Moves announced
    8
    Moves announced
    Lawyers who moved
    8
    Lawyers who moved
    Firms hiring
    8
    Firms hiring
    Cities
    5
    Cities
    01The moves

    Every move, newest first.

    1. Stefan Kuuskne to Lerners

      Partner · Commercial litigation and arbitration

      Called in Ontario in 2013 and in New York in 2015.

      TorontoPrecedent

    2. Eric Sherkin to KMB Law

      Partner · Commercial litigation

      Called 2007. Joins the litigation group.

      TorontoPrecedent

    3. Paul Reid to Fasken

      Partner · Estates and commercial litigation, Indigenous legal matters

      Joins the litigation and dispute resolution group; the firm says he was previously a partner at an Alberta firm it does not name.

      Tsuut'inaFasken

    4. Nicole Maragna to Pallett Valo

      Partner · Construction litigation

      Called 2015. Joins the construction and infrastructure practice; the announcement names no office.

      OntarioPrecedent

    5. Kevin Smith to McEwan Partners

      Partner · Litigation

      VancouverLaw360 Canada

    6. Marie-Ève Martineau to McCarthy Tétrault

      Counsel · Litigation

      MontrealLaw360 Canada

    7. David Postel to WEL Partners

      Partner · Estates litigation

      Called 2016. Previously practised at a Chicago firm and a Toronto litigation boutique.

      TorontoPrecedent

    8. Tyler Planeta to Berger Montague

      Counsel · Litigation

      Senior counsel.

      TorontoLaw360 Canada
    02Patterns

    Where the hiring is happening.

    Busiest firms

    Berger Montague
    1
    Fasken
    1
    KMB Law
    1
    Lerners
    1
    McCarthy Tétrault
    1
    McEwan Partners
    1
    Pallett Valo
    1
    WEL Partners
    1

    By city

    Toronto
    4
    Montreal
    1
    Ontario
    1
    Tsuut'ina
    1
    Vancouver
    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.

    ·More

    Other practice areas

    1. 01Corporate and M&A6 moves
    2. 02Employment and labour3 moves
    3. 03Tax3 moves

    See every move in the tracker

    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.