Greenspan Humphrey Makepeace LLP

About Greenspan Humphrey Makepeace LLP

Greenspan Humphrey Makepeace LLP is a Toronto law firm at 15 Bedford Road, in the city's Annex neighbourhood. The firm has operated for five decades, with a practice built around criminal law and related regulatory and administrative litigation. Its lawyers appear before all levels of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada, the Court of Appeal for Ontario, the Divisional Court, and Ontario's superior and provincial trial courts, and the firm conducts trials and appeals across the country. Beyond criminal trials and appeals, the practice covers professional discipline matters, regulatory investigations including Ontario Securities Commission and Competition Act matters, extradition and cross-border litigation, and criminal and civil asset forfeiture.

The firm takes its name from partners Brian Greenspan, David Humphrey, Jill Makepeace, and Naomi Lutes. David Humphrey has practiced with the firm for more than thirty years, and Jill Makepeace built close to two decades of trial and appellate experience in criminal law before becoming a partner. The team also includes the Honourable David Watt, K.C., a former justice of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, who serves as Jurist in Residence. Greenspan Humphrey Makepeace was named 2023 Best Lawyers Law Firm of the Year for Criminal Defence in Canada and holds a Tier 1 ranking in Criminal Defence for Toronto in the Best Lawyers Best Law Firms rankings.