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Martha 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 across Canada based on an extensive peer survey process.

The identification of leading practitioners and firms is based upon a comprehensive annual survey, ongoing since 1994. The selected lawyers have been recommended by their law firm leaders. They are acknowledged as leaders in their respective fields, lawyers prominent in their practice areas and professional organizations, and professionals worthy of significant recognition from their colleagues.

2023 Chambers High Net Worth Guide (Canada) – Family/Matrimonial

McCarthy Hansen & Company LLP ranked in the Chambers High Net Worth Guide for Canada in the Family/Matrimonial: High Net Worth Category.

Congratulations to Martha McCarthy with her Band 1 ranking, Heather Hansen with her Band 2 ranking, and Erin Crawford with her Band 3 ranking.

Chambers High Net Worth differentiates the best legal talent for international private wealth by identifying and ranking law firms and lawyers in this area globally. The firms and individuals ranked in our market leading annual guide understand the complex needs of HNW individuals and provide specialist advice and legal services. The guide also recommends top accountancy firms, private banks, wealth managers, trust companies and other professional advisers to high net worth and ultrahigh net worth individuals globally, for when it matters.

Family offices and professional advisers to wealthy individuals can benefit from the rankings and analysis provided as it gives objective guidance on an international scale.

View McCarthy Hansen’s listing in the 2023 HNW Guide (Canada).

Award Top Ranked Chambers 2023

2023 Lexpert Rankings

2023 Family Law in Canada

Congratulations to our Partners for being recognized by Lexpert Canada in Family Law:
Martha McCarthy – Most Frequently Recommended
Heather Hansen – Consistently Recommended
Erin Crawford – Consistently Recommended

LexpertRanking 2023

2022 Chambers High Net Worth Guide (Canada) – Family/Matrimonial

McCarthy Hansen & Company LLP ranked in the Chambers High Net Worth Guide for Canada in the Family/Matrimonial: High Net Worth Category.

Congratulations to Martha McCarthy with her Band 1 ranking, Heather Hansen with her Band 2 ranking, and Erin Crawford with her Band 3 ranking.

Chambers High Net Worth differentiates the best legal talent for international private wealth by identifying and ranking law firms and lawyers in this area globally. The firms and individuals ranked in our market leading annual guide understand the complex needs of HNW individuals and provide specialist advice and legal services. The guide also recommends top accountancy firms, private banks, wealth managers, trust companies and other professional advisers to high net worth and ultrahigh net worth individuals globally, for when it matters.

Family offices and professional advisers to wealthy individuals can benefit from the rankings and analysis provided as it gives objective guidance on an international scale.

View McCarthy Hansen’s listing in the 2022 HNW Guide (Canada).

Award Top Ranked Chambers 2022

Martha 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 once again as two of the Leading Legal Practitioners across Canada based on an extensive peer survey process.

The 2021 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory has acknowledged Martha McCarthy as ‘Most Frequently Recommended’ and Heather Hansen as ‘Consistently Recommended’.

The identification of leading practitioners and firms is based upon a comprehensive annual survey, ongoing since 1994. They are acknowledged as leaders in their respective fields, lawyers prominent in their practice areas and professional organizations, and professionals worthy of significant recognition from their colleagues.

Martha A. McCarthy on the Lexpert Directory
Lexpert-ranked Lawyer

Heather L. Hansen on the Lexpert Directory
Lexpert-ranked Lawyer

About Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, published since 1997, is based on an extensive peer survey process. It includes profiles of leading practitioners across Canada in more than 60 practice areas and leading law firms in more than 40 practice areas.

The publication also features articles highlighting current legal issues and recent developments of importance written by leading practitioners across Canada.

www.lexpert.ca.

2020 – the year of change!

As of January 2021, we are proud to announce our new name change. Martha McCarthy & Company becomes McCarthy Hansen & Company.

Despite everything, we just keep moving forward. We are pleased to announce our new firm identity AND we are proud and happy to advise that Shannon Beddoe and Lesley Burke are now partners of the firm.

Martha McCarthy, witness to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights on Bill C-78

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On November 26th, Martha McCarthy attended at the Parliamentary Committee in Ottawa as a witness to the proposed amendments under Bill C-78. Martha spoke about the Unified Family Court, the importance of labels in family law, and the risk of a presumption of joint custody.

Martha’s brief can be found online at:
https://www.ourcommons.ca/Committees/en/JUST/StudyActivity?studyActivityId=10292072

Joanna Radbord and Martha McCarthy, All Families are Equal Actl Act

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Joanna Radbord and Martha McCarthy acted as counsel to the LGBTQ families challenging discriminatory parentage laws. Joanna was instrumental in advocating for and drafting the All Families are Equal Act. The Act provides equal treatment for all children regardless of how they were conceived.
For the complete statute, please see: https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/S16023

Walsh Family Law Mooters

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Martha McCarthy & Company LLP would again like to congratulate the University of Toronto Walsh Family law Mooters on their spectacular results!University of Toronto Law had another year of great success at the Walsh Family Law Moot. U of T, represented by Rachel Kattapuram, Petra Molnar Diop, Amy Tang, and Graham Thomson came in first overall. Graham was named top oralist (with a perfect score!) Rachel and Amy tied with Manitoba for best respondents’ factum.

The team made submissions before the Supreme Moot Court of Canada on two thorny issues of property division under the Family Law Act: (1) the valuation of fixed debts under bankruptcy, and (2) the court’s power to set aside a single, mistaken provision of a settlement agreement.

For the first time the Family Law Moot included a Negotiation component. Christophe Shammas and Aoife Quinn comprised our negotiation team and did very well in their pioneering role.

Walsh Moot team

Walsh Moot team: Sarah Young and Martha McCarthy, (Faculty Advisors) Petra Molnar Diop, Amy Tang, Rachel Kattapuram, and Graham Thompson, (Mooters), Carol Rogerson (Faculty Advisor), Paloma van Groll and Colleen McKeown (student coaches)

Walsh Family Law Mooters

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Martha McCarthy & Company LLP would like to congratulate the University of Toronto Walsh Family Law Mooters on their spectacular results!Brenna Staats, Jesse Elders, Paloma van Groll and Colleen McKeown represented UofT, with all six Ontario law schools competing. The mooters were unflappable in the face of tough questioning on a very complex problem. When all was said and done, the UofT team nearly swept the competition, winning Best Team, Best Factum for the Respondent (team of Paloma van Groll and Colleen McKeown), and 2nd Place Oralist for Colleen McKeown. In the face of a difficult problem, and a brand-new moot for the school, the team showed its skill and versatility in pulling off an unparalleled performance. The team is truly indebted to its all-star student coaches: Laura Cardiff, Jordan Katz, and Hani Migally; and to Carol Rogerson for her tireless faculty support.Martha McCarthy and Sarah Young of Martha McCarthy & Co. LLP had the pleasure of assisting with coaching the team and are so proud of the team and their success.

Walsh Family Law Mooters

Walsh Family Law Mooters