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2025 Family Law Firm of the Year
We are honoured to have been named Family Law Firm of the Year…
May 29, 2025/by bossiFour Partners honoured as Lexpert-ranked Lawyers and one Partner recognized as a Leading Lawyer to Watch in the 2025 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
Martha McCarthy, Heather L. Hansen, Erin Crawford and Shannon…
March 18, 2025/by CPK-TeamChambers Global Practice Guides Contributor
We are delighted to be a contributor to the latest edition of…
March 10, 2025/by CPK-TeamLisa Allegro has joined the partnership
McCarthy Hansen & Company LLP is pleased to announce that Lisa…
January 7, 2025/by CPK-TeamShannon Beddoe is a Rising Star!
2024 Lexpert Rising Stars Winner
Shannon has been named a 2024…
November 20, 2024/by bossiShannon has been named a 2024…
Canada’s Best Law Firms 2025
We are proud to be recognized as one of Canada's Best Law Firms…
October 24, 2024/by CPK-Team8 Partners included in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada
McCarthy Hansen & Company is pleased to announce that Martha…
August 30, 2024/by CPK-Team2024 Chambers High Net Worth Guide (Canada) – Family/Matrimonial
McCarthy Hansen & Company LLP ranked in the Chambers High…
July 19, 2024/by CPK-TeamContribution to LexisNexis’ “Contracts for the Family Law Client”
We are excited to announce our contribution to LexisNexis' "Contracts…
April 22, 2024/by bossiChambers Global Practice Guides Contributor
We are delighted to be a contributing firm to the Family Law…
March 31, 2024/by bossiMartha McCarthy, Heather Hansen and Erin Crawford Recognized as Lexpert-Ranked Lawyers in the 2024 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
Martha, Heather and Erin were voted as 2024 Leading Legal Practitioners…
March 11, 2024/by Martha McCarthy LLPHeather L. Hansen admitted to American College of Trial Lawyers
Heather L. Hansen has become a Fellow of the American College…
March 2, 2024/by bossi2023 Chambers High Net Worth Guide (Canada) – Family/Matrimonial
McCarthy Hansen & Company LLP ranked in the Chambers High…
July 25, 2023/by Martha McCarthy LLPJonathan Robinson, Brigitte Barsalou and Stephanie Garbe have joined the partnership
June 1, 2023/by Martha McCarthy LLPCanadian Law Awards 2023
2023 Family Law in Canada
We are proud and honoured for being…
May 11, 2023/by Martha McCarthy LLPWe are proud and honoured for being…
2023 Lexpert Rankings
2023 Family Law in Canada
Congratulations to our Partners…
March 1, 2023/by Martha McCarthy LLPCongratulations to our Partners…
Martha McCarthy and Heather Hansen have once again been included in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada.
McCarthy Hansen & Company is pleased to announce that Martha…
August 30, 2022/by Martha McCarthy LLP2022 Chambers High Net Worth Guide (Canada) – Family/Matrimonial
McCarthy Hansen & Company LLP ranked in the Chambers High…
July 20, 2022/by Martha McCarthy LLPValarie Matthews and Lauren Hanna have joined the partnership
April 1, 2022/by Martha McCarthy LLPWe are family: Grant Crawford LLP and McCarthy Hansen & Company LLP
March 7, 2022/by Martha McCarthy LLPMartha McCarthy and Heather Hansen recognized as Lexpert-ranked lawyers in the 2022 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
Martha and Heather were voted as 2022 Leading Legal Practitioners…
February 28, 2022/by Martha McCarthy LLPMcCarthy Hansen & Company LLP Awarded on The Globe and Mail’s Canada’s Best Law Firms 2022 List
McCarthy Hansen & Company has been awarded on The Globe and…
November 16, 2021/by Martha McCarthy LLPMartha McCarthy and Heather Hansen once again recognized as Lexpert-ranked lawyers in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.
We are proud that Martha McCarthy and Heather Hansen were voted…
May 6, 2021/by Martha McCarthy LLP2020 – the year of change!
As of January 2021, we are proud to announce our new name change.…
December 31, 2020/by Martha McCarthy LLPJoanna Radbord’s book, LGBTQ2+ Law: Practice Issues and Analysis, has won the Hugh Lawford Award for Excellence in Legal Publishing.
MMC is pleased and proud to announce that Joanna Radbord’s…
July 7, 2020/by Martha McCarthy LLPMartha McCarthy, witness to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights on Bill C-78
On November 26th, Martha McCarthy attended at the Parliamentary…
November 26, 2018/by Martha McCarthy LLPHeather Hansen is a Rising Star!
2018 Lexpert Rising Stars Winner
The Rising Stars awards recognize…
November 9, 2018/by Martha McCarthy LLPThe Rising Stars awards recognize…
Heather Hansen recognized among “Best Lawyers” in Family Law, 2019
Martha McCarthy & Company is pleased to announce that Heather…
October 23, 2018/by Martha McCarthy LLPKimberly Muio joins our family!
This fall, we welcomed Kimberly Muio to the MMC team. Kim has…
October 13, 2018/by Martha McCarthy LLPJoanna Radbord successfully argues for amendments to the Family Law Act in favor of adult children with disabilities
Joanna acted as Intervener for the Family Alliance Ontario, Sherbourne…
July 7, 2017/by Martha McCarthy LLPJoanna Radbord receives the Zenith Award 2017
2017 Lexpert Zenith Award Winner
The team at Martha McCarthy…
June 22, 2017/by Martha McCarthy LLPThe team at Martha McCarthy…
Joanna Radbord received the Law Society Medal
Joanna Radbord, LSM
Each year, the Law Society of Upper Canada…
May 24, 2017/by Martha McCarthy LLPEach year, the Law Society of Upper Canada…
Joanna Radbord and Martha McCarthy, All Families are Equal Actl Act
Joanna Radbord and Martha McCarthy acted as counsel to the LGBTQ…
January 1, 2017/by Martha McCarthy LLPThe Globe And Mail: LGBTQ families await proposed changes to Ontario’s parentage laws
Joanna Radbord was quoted in the article
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September 22, 2016/by Martha McCarthy LLPRead the full article…
Martha McCarthy, LSM Inducted into the International Academy of Trial Lawyers
Martha McCarthy, LSM of Martha McCarthy & Company LLP in…
April 2, 2016/by Martha McCarthy LLPMartha McCarthy Best Lawyers’ 2016 Toronto Family Law “Lawyer of the Year”
Martha McCarthy included in the 10th Edition of The Best Lawyers…
August 28, 2015/by Martha McCarthy LLPMetro News: Heather Hansen quoted in article “Green Party promises to update ‘anti-feminist,’ inaccurate platform”
Heather Hansen was quoted in the article Green Party promises…
August 25, 2015/by Martha McCarthy LLPHeather Hansen discusses Ashley Madison hack
Heather Hansen was recently interviewed by Stephen LeDrew on…
August 21, 2015/by Martha McCarthy LLPWalsh Family Law Mooters
Martha McCarthy & Company LLP would again like to congratulate…
April 28, 2015/by Martha McCarthy LLPWalsh Family Law Mooters
Martha McCarthy & Company LLP would like to congratulate…
March 19, 2014/by Martha McCarthy LLPMartha McCarthy is quoted in The Globe and Mail article “Ontario court grants same-sex divorce”
For more information, visit “Ontario court grants same-sex…
September 21, 2013/by Martha McCarthy LLPMartha McCarthy, LSM
Each year, the Law Society of Upper Canada awards its top honour…
June 5, 2013/by Martha McCarthy LLPMartha McCarthy & Company LLP welcomes Heather Hansen as Partner
The firm is pleased to announce that Heather Hansen has become…
January 24, 2013/by Martha McCarthy LLPMartha McCarthy has been appointed to the War Child Canada Board of Directors.
War Child Canada is a non-profit organization working with war-affected…
January 17, 2013/by Martha McCarthy LLPMartha McCarthy has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier associations in America.
The induction ceremony took place recently before an audience…
November 28, 2012/by Martha McCarthy LLPMartha McCarthy was inducted as a Fellow by The American College of Trial Lawyers at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York, New York on October 20th, 2012.
The American College of Trial Lawyers is composed of the best…
October 21, 2012/by Martha McCarthy LLPJoanna Radbord is featured in the October/November National Magazine, a Canadian Bar Association publication, in the article “The art of intervention”.
For more information please see the article “The art of i…
October 20, 2012/by Martha McCarthy LLPMartha McCarthy is quoted in the “Canadian Lawyer” in “Listening to children’s voices”.
Martha McCarthy is quoted in the March 2012 issue of Canadian…
September 21, 2012/by Martha McCarthy LLPMartha McCarthy & Company LLP welcomes our new associate, Stephanie Giannandrea
Martha McCarthy & Company LLP welcomes our new associate,…
September 21, 2012/by Martha McCarthy LLPHeather Hansen wins the Ontario Family Law Reporter Award
Heather Hansen wins the Ontario Family Law Reporter Award for…
July 21, 2012/by Martha McCarthy LLPMartha McCarthy & Company LLP Leading Practitioner in the Lexpert Directory
Martha McCarthy & Company LLP has been chosen directly by…
May 31, 2012/by Martha McCarthy LLPMartha McCarthy will be presenting on Saturday, June 16, 2012 at the IAML International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Martha McCarthy, along with Richard Wilson (Moderator), Mark…
May 15, 2012/by Martha McCarthy LLPMartha McCarthy will be presenting at the Spring CLE Conference in South Beach, Florida.
Martha McCarthy will be presenting on Thursday, April 19, 2012…
April 10, 2012/by Martha McCarthy LLPMartha McCarthy will be presenting at the 49th Annual Conference of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts.
Martha McCarthy will be presenting with Dan Goldberg on Thursday,…
April 2, 2012/by Martha McCarthy LLPMartha McCarthy spoke at The Voice of the Child in Family Law
Martha McCarthy spoke at The Voice of the Child in Family Law,…
March 28, 2012/by Martha McCarthy LLPMartha McCarthy is featured in Law Times in an article on “Gay divorce litigation on hold pending federal bill”
Martha McCarthy is featured in the March 12, 2012 edition of…
March 12, 2012/by Martha McCarthy LLPMartha McCarthy named the Best Lawyers’ 2012 Toronto Family Law Lawyer of the Year
January 31, 2012/by Martha McCarthy LLPMartha McCarthy & Company LLP moves its office
Martha McCarthy & Company LLP moves its office to 146 Davenport…
August 1, 2009/by Martha McCarthy LLPJoanna Radbord wins the Canadian Bar Association 2008 SOGIC Hero Award
Joanna Radbord wins the Canadian Bar Association 2008 SOGIC Hero…
August 19, 2008/by Martha McCarthy LLPMartha McCarthy authors op-ed piece for Globe and Mail
Martha McCarthy authors op-ed piece for Globe and Mail: Five…
June 10, 2008/by Martha McCarthy LLPMartha McCarthy receives the Ontario Bar Association 2007 Award of Excellence in Family Law
TORONTO - The Ontario Bar Association’s Family Law Section…
May 30, 2007/by Martha McCarthy LLPToronto Star: Court Rules lesbians can be co-mothers
Toronto Star: Court Rules lesbians can be co-mothers: Ontario…
June 7, 2006/by Martha McCarthy LLPGlobe and Mail: Two mothers should be allowed on birth document, judge says.
Globe and Mail: Two mothers should be allowed on birth document,…
June 7, 2006/by Martha McCarthy LLPMartha McCarthy reflects on her latest Supreme Court win
Read the full article here: The accidental activist
March 21, 2005/by Martha McCarthy LLPToronto Star: Martha McCarthy led same-sex battle
Read the full article here: Martha McCarthy led same-sex ba…
December 31, 2004/by Martha McCarthy LLPGlobe and Mail: Crusader racks up legal victories for the cause
Globe and Mail: Crusader racks up legal victories for the cause:…
October 4, 2004/by Martha McCarthy LLPToronto Star: Spouse ruling allows first gay divorce
Read full article here: Spouse ruling allows first gay divo…
September 14, 2004/by Martha McCarthy LLPGlobe and Mail: Doing Canada Justice
Read the full article here: Doing Canada justice
December 13, 2003/by Martha McCarthy LLPThe Record: Ruling lets gays plan for nuptials
Read the full article here: Ruling lets gays plan for nupti…
July 11, 2003/by Martha McCarthy LLP