October 2026: the lateral market.

1. Oct 28

   Shalomi Abraham to Osler

   Partner · Corporate and investment funds

   TorontoLaw360 Canada
2. Oct 28

   Kerri Lui to Torys

   Partner · Corporate

   TorontoLaw360 Canada
3. Oct 23

   Alexander Katznelson to Mintz

   Partner · Securities and capital markets

   TorontoLaw360 Canada
4. Oct 22

   Farzad Forooghian to Cassels

   Partner · Capital markets

   VancouverLaw360 Canada
5. Oct 20

   Luc Pariseau to Therrien Couture Joli-Cœur

   Partner · Tax

   Joins the business law group; his work includes tax planning, corporate reorganizations, and business succession.

   MontrealDroit-inc
6. Oct 20

   Philippe Asselin to Therrien Couture Joli-Cœur

   Partner · Municipal and administrative law

   Sat as a member and administrative judge of the Commission municipale du Québec from 2023 to 2025.

   Quebec CityDroit-inc
7. Oct 19

   Stefan Kuuskne to Lerners

   Partner · Commercial litigation and arbitration

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

   TorontoPrecedent
8. Oct 19

   Eric Sherkin to KMB Law

   Partner · Commercial litigation

   Called 2007. Joins the litigation group.

   TorontoPrecedent
9. Oct 16

   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
10. Oct 16

    Brandon Wiener and Milan Vukovic to McCarthy Tétrault

    Partner · Private client tax

    Wiener leads the expanded private client tax planning practice in the national tax group. Vukovic was called to the Ontario bar in 2018.

    TorontoCanadian Lawyer
11. Oct 15

    Nicole Maragna to Pallett Valo

    Partner · Construction litigation

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

    OntarioPrecedent
12. Oct 14

    Konstantine Stavrakos to Thomson Rogers

    Partner · Municipal and planning · From municipal government (former town solicitor)

    Called 2005. Also practises expropriation and environmental law.

    TorontoPrecedent
13. Oct 14

    Jane Reid and Rosemary Gallo to Alexander Holburn

    Partner · Family

    Two partners hired to launch a new family law group.

    VancouverLaw360 Canada
14. Oct 13

    10-lawyer team led by Richard J. Charney, John Mastoras, and Daniel McDonald to Dentons

    Group move · Employment and labour

    Three partners and seven other lawyers, with one joining the Ottawa office.

    TorontoLaw Times
15. Oct 13

    Mogan Daniels Slager (11 lawyers) to Miller Thomson

    Group move · Corporate and M&A · From Mogan Daniels Slager

    Firm combination. Private company M&A and private equity team joins in early November.

    VancouverMiller Thomson
16. Oct 8

    Valentine Gurfinkel and Jill Snelgrove to WeirFoulds

    Partner · Tax and construction

    TorontoLaw360 Canada
17. Oct 7

    Kevin Smith to McEwan Partners

    Partner · Litigation

    VancouverLaw360 Canada
18. Oct 7

    Wendy D. Riel to Fogler, Rubinoff

    Partner · Intellectual property

    Called 1997. Trademark practice.

    TorontoPrecedent
19. Oct 5

    Jeysa Martinez to Loopstra Nixon

    Partner · Banking and finance

    TorontoPrecedent
20. Oct 2

    Lee Abraham to Fogler, Rubinoff

    Partner · Corporate and M&A

    Called 2019.

    TorontoPrecedent
21. Oct 1

    Antonio Nadaira to Miller Thomson

    Partner · Corporate and M&A · From BCF

    Joins the business law, M&A and securities group. Droit-inc reported the move from BCF on October 21.

    MontrealMiller Thomson

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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 October 2026. Spotted something missing? Email will@laterallawreport.com with a link.