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    Lateral Law Report

    Monthly report · Updated September 30, 2026

    September 2026: the lateral market.

    13 partner, counsel, or team moves between Canadian law firms were announced in September 2026, covering 14 lawyers. Every entry links to the announcement it came from.

    Summary

    Moves announced
    13
    Moves announced
    Lawyers who moved
    14
    Lawyers who moved
    Individual partner hires
    6
    Individual partner hires
    Firms hiring
    12
    Firms hiring
    01The moves

    Every move, newest first.

    1. Marie-Ève Martineau to McCarthy Tétrault

      Counsel · Litigation

      MontrealLaw360 Canada

    2. Michelle F. Yung to McCarthy Tétrault

      Partner · Real estate · From Bennett Jones

      Commercial real estate across Western Canada.

      CalgaryLexpert

    3. Michelle Kropp and Will Russell to Sport Law

      Partner · Sports

      TorontoLaw360 Canada

    4. David Postel to WEL Partners

      Partner · Estates litigation

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

      TorontoPrecedent

    5. James O'Shea to DLA Piper

      Partner · Investment funds · From Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

      TorontoLexpert

    6. Pollyanna Lord to Cox & Palmer

      Counsel · Practice not stated

      HalifaxLaw360 Canada

    7. Rebecca Wakeam to Thomson Rogers

      Partner · Family

      Returning to the firm.

      TorontoLaw360 Canada

    8. Tyler Planeta to Berger Montague

      Counsel · Litigation

      Senior counsel.

      TorontoLaw360 Canada

    9. Nicholas Burke to McInnes Cooper

      Partner · Practice not stated

      Sydney, N.S.Law360 Canada

    10. Katie Higgins to Fasken

      Counsel · Infrastructure and projects

      TorontoLaw360 Canada

    11. Shubhreen Dosanjh to Miller Thomson

      Counsel · Banking and finance · From a global credit rating agency

      Called 2015. Securitization and structured finance.

      TorontoPrecedent

    12. Vik Tenekjian to Affleck Greene McMurtry

      Counsel · Intellectual property

      Called 2006. IP litigation.

      TorontoPrecedent

    13. Jessica Wuergler to Mathews Dinsdale

      Counsel · Employment and labour

      Called 2016. Education sector labour work.

      TorontoPrecedent
    02Patterns

    Where the hiring is happening.

    Busiest firms

    McCarthy Tétrault
    2
    Affleck Greene McMurtry
    1
    Berger Montague
    1
    Cox & Palmer
    1
    DLA Piper
    1
    Fasken
    1
    Mathews Dinsdale
    1
    McInnes Cooper
    1

    By practice area

    Litigation and disputes
    3
    Banking and finance
    1
    Construction and infrastructure
    1
    Corporate and M&A
    1
    Employment and labour
    1
    Family law
    1
    Intellectual property
    1
    Real estate
    1

    By city

    Toronto
    9
    Calgary
    1
    Halifax
    1
    Montreal
    1
    Sydney, N.S.
    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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    1. 01October 202621 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. This report covers moves announced from the first to the last day of September 2026. Spotted something missing? Email will@laterallawreport.com with a link.