CSSS LLP awarded 2024-2025 Top Criminal Law Firm in Canada by Canadian Lawyer Magazine

Once again, we are very honoured to be awarded the distinction as one of Canada’s Top  Criminal Law Boutique Firms, as published by Canadian Lawyer magazine, May 2025.

Reprinted excerpt from Top Criminal Law Boutiques :

Cooper Sandler Shime & Bergman LLPToronto criminal-lawyers.ca

The firm’s founder was the late Austin Cooper, recipient of the G. Arthur Martin Medal, awarded by the Criminal Lawyers’ Association for his contributions to criminal justice. Mark Sandler, the firm’s senior partner, is also a recipient of the G. Arthur Martin Medal, a three-time elected bencher of the Law Society of Ontario and one of Canada’s leading appellate and trial criminal litigators for 39 years. Most recently, he was successful before the Supreme Court of Canada in a landmark privacy decision (R. v. Marakah). Jonathan Shime, a lawyer for 20 years, has appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada pro bono for social justice organizations and specializes in HIV/AIDS-related criminal law issues. He recently represented the Canadian Civil Liberties Association on what is now the leading case in Canada on bail, R. v. Antic.