Over the years, RainMaker Group has worked closely with our Commercial Real Estate group on a number of recruitment mandates ranging from associate to counsel to partner. Adam Lepofsky’s knowledge of the real estate market and industry is unparalleled. He is service-oriented and asks the right questions in order to seek a clear understanding of the true needs of our Group and the Firm. Further, the combination of the dedication, judgment and professionalism of Adam and his team ensure a successful result for the candidate and for us. It is always a pleasure to work with him and his team. I highly recommend this team for your search.
Andrea Centa, Partner, Fasken,
We have worked with RainMaker Group on several occasions over the last 10+ years whenever we sought to expand our team of inhouse counsel at First National. Our recruitment mandates with RainMaker have been a great success. Adam and his team are
always responsive to our unique needs; they listen to our ‘wish list’ but offer up valuable
strategic direction and advice borne out of their deep experience in placing high-quality
candidates. They know the market and are well connected to a network of engaged,
experienced and qualified applicants. They are also prepared to provide frank advice to manage our expectations. They feel invested in our outcomes. We know that Adam will deal with us honestly and with integrity. This is the kind of service and attention that keeps us coming back to RainMaker. We have no hesitation recommending RainMaker to other organizations undertaking a legal recruitment process.”
Hilda Wong, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, First National Financial LP,
What sets RainMaker Group apart is their personalized and long-term partnership approach. RainMaker takes the time to get to know not only your legal recruitment needs but also the team dynamics and corporate culture of your organization to ensure the successful candidate is ultimately the right fit in terms of skills, values and vision. Their commitment to building successful teams, one lawyer at a time, while understanding the evolving legal market makes RainMaker the trusted recruiter of choice.
Tara Rosenblatt, Chief Legal Officer, Georgian,
The pursuit of outstanding legal talent is one of the priorities of our business. RainMaker has been of great assistance in locating that talent and taking the time to understand the culture of our firm in order to make sure that we provide the right environment for that talent to succeed.
Gary Luftspring, Ricketts, Harris LLP
RainMaker Group was a great recruitment partner in many of our searches. They understood our business, culture and candidate requirements, and we were impressed with their commitment to service and the depth of their knowledge of the legal market. I would highly recommend RainMaker Group to any corporation seeking a high-calibre lawyer at any level.
Benjie Levy
President & COO, theScore
RainMaker Group led a very important search for our Senior Vice President and General Counsel. It was a very complex selection process and they presented a select group of impressive senior lawyers for our consideration. The excellent quality of the finalists clearly demonstrated that Adam and Coreen understood our needs and those of their candidates. As a result, we hired an exceptional lawyer, manager and business contributor for our executive leadership team. We are completely satisfied with our new SVP & General Counsel and the way the entire process was managed by RainMaker.
Thomas C. MacMillan
President & CEO, CIBC Mellon
RainMaker Group provided an outstanding level of service in assisting us with our search for General Counsel. We were very pleased not only with the consistently high level of candidates they produced, but also with their keen understanding of our corporate culture. This, of course, assisted greatly in finding the candidate that was the “right fit”. RainMaker was also extremely effective in communicating the right expectations to the candidates, which meant that we ended up with a General Counsel who is highly satisfied with her position, and a senior management team that is extremely happy with its choice of General Counsel. We would encourage any firm or corporation seeking legal counsel to take advantage of the services offered by RainMaker Group.
Lorne Abony
Founder and CEO, FUN Technologies Inc.
Adam has been doing placement work for Heenan for the past 5 years and I am continually impressed with his professionalism as well as his ability to bring quality candidates to the table and keep them there until the deal closes. He goes the extra few yards necessary to button down the details and bring the deal to closure. Everything in this business is about closing!
Norman Bacal, Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh
In the legal talent wars Adam Lepofsky is a key strategist. We rely on his direct, no-nonsense approach in accurately assessing the likely fit of potential candidates (for their sake and ours) so that we can continue building our team with exceptional lateral hires.
Hugh L. MacKinnon
Chairman / CEO, Bennett Jones LLP
RainMaker Group has been a true strategic partner. Adam and his team took the time to understand our business and the challenges that we face. They listened to us, and at the same time, pushed our thinking toward the ways to better serve our clients. Most importantly, they gave us a choice of top talent.
John L. Howard
SVP and General Counsel, W.W. Grainger, Inc.
Whitney and Adam were great to work with. They kept me up to date during every step of the recruitment process and were very helpful by providing thoughtful insights on their client and the job opportunity. They were also very accommodating around my busy schedule and worked very hard to bridge the connection between me and their client. It was a pleasure working with them.
Leo Wan
Senior Legal Counsel, theScore Inc.
The team at RainMaker Group invested the time to understand the Company’s business and culture, and how the Law Department contributes to both. As a result, Rainmaker helped us attract two outstanding candidates who fit in seamlessly and made immediate contributions. I’d recommend them for any legal search.
Dana Easthope
CLO, CCO & Corporate Secretary, Canadian Premier
Being located outside the GTA, we often have difficulty recruiting top talent. Rainmaker Group has been integral in our ability to filter through the talent pool to identify the best candidate for our Firm’s requirements. We have had multiple hiring successes engaging Rainmaker Group and look forward to working with them in the future.
Jared Doyle, McCarter Grespan Beynon Weir
We have reached out to RainMaker Group for key support to fill strategic roles within our legal group with consistent positive results. Adam and his team can be counted on to take the time to understand our business needs and then apply critical judgment to the process in a way that comes as close as possible to being part of our actual team. This results in an efficient, effective and professional project that we can be proud to have our name associated with.
Mark Travers
Executive Vice President, Legal & Strategic Projects, Vale
It was a pleasure dealing with Adam and Anne on our search for Vice President, General Counsel. They did a thorough search including discussions with other senior executives at Apotex, and presented a first class slate of candidates. Due to their attention to detail and awareness of the personalities involved, we could have gone with any of the top candidates. The search was handled with a high degree of professionalism as well a sense of humor, both of which were greatly appreciated. We are very pleased with the outcome of the search, and would deal with Rainmaker again without hesitation.
Craig Baxter
President, Apotex Holdings Inc.
In my nine years as Managing Partner of Aird & Berlis LLP, I had the opportunity to work with RainMaker Group on many occasions. I found them to be very knowledgeable about the Canadian legal marketplace; detailed in their vetting and coaching of candidates; and careful about only presenting candidates who they believe will be a fit with our Firm. This attention to detail and “fit” sets RainMaker apart from most other recruiting firms. The candidates placed with us by RainMaker have, without exception, been strong additions to our firm and have thrived in our environment.
– Steven Zakem served on the firm’s Executive Committee since 2011, and was Managing Partner from 2015 to 2024.
Steven Zakem, Partner, Aird & Berlis LLP,
Over the last few years, I have had the pleasure to work with RainMaker on several occasions to assist in expanding RioCan’s legal department. In all cases, the searches were extensive, thoughtful and resulted in an exceptional slate of candidates to be interviewed and, ultimately, selected. Adam truly understood our unique business needs and, as importantly, the right “fit” for the organization in every case. His knowledge of the real estate market, excellent judgment and highest level of service combined to deliver outstanding results in each case. RainMaker has been a valuable and longstanding partner of RioCan, which I expect to continue well into the future.
Jennifer Suess
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, RioCan
Because of RainMaker Group’s extraordinary efforts in filling our last legal placement I have no hesitation in giving RainMaker my highest endorsement. We knew we were in good hands right from the start because of RainMaker Group’s emphasis on the “know your customer” process. RainMaker Group asked all the right questions and were exceptional listeners. Clearly RainMaker has substantial industry contacts and a talent for seeking out the right skill set. But RainMaker’s real value to Orlando Corporation was both in understanding our particular corporate culture and then finding precisely the right personality to suit it. The fact that they faced an extremely tight market made things all the more challenging, and we were impressed by their dedication in wanting to ‘get it right’. I am especially thankful that you Adam and Danya were so patient and persistent, never allowing us to lower our sights or to consider candidates that didn’t measure up to each of our requirements. Their vetting process was a huge timesaver and one of the many reasons why we will use RainMaker for our next hire.
David Stewart, General Counsel, Orlando Corporation,
I have partnered with RainMaker Group on many successful searches across two organizations for almost 15 years. In a “buyer’s” market, Adam and his team have been invaluable in assessing the numerous talented candidates he has sourced to find the right fit for my team and organization. In a more challenging “seller’s” market, Adam has very successfully reached into his deep network of high-quality candidates with whom he’s cultivated personal relationships, to find us an exceptional new colleague. Adam is a responsive and trusted advisor who “tells it like it is” and he takes the time to understand your organization and your specific needs. Without exception, candidates speak very positively about their experience working with and being advised by the RainMaker team; and that includes myself as a former job seeker placed by RainMaker into my first in-house role. “
Stephen Solursh, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, OPTrust,
We have used RainMaker to recruit a number of lawyers over the last four years. In all cases, the experience has been very positive. They always take time to understand the position and send us top-notch candidates. The lawyers we hired through RainMaker have all been pleased with their moves because RainMaker’s consultants also took time to ensure that they understood the job and that it would be a good fit. I highly recommend RainMaker to anyone looking to fill a legal position.
Jacqueline Moss
Executive Vice President, Human Resources, CIBC
Husky prides itself on having a strong and unique corporate culture, so finding talented people to fit into the company requires a recruitment firm with the right attitude, service and approach. RainMaker has delivered high caliber talent for two positions within Husky’s legal department. Adam and his team are knowledgeable about the market and they took the time to ensure the right fit for both the company and the candidates. From advertising to candidate screening to facilitating interviews and negotiations, RainMaker Group allowed me to stay focused on my job while they did the groundwork, and in the end they delivered with excellent results.
Michael P.J. McKendry
General Counsel & Chief Privacy Officer, Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.
RainMaker has worked with Norton Rose’s Toronto office for many years. As one who has had the pleasure of working with Adam Lepofsky and his team during this time, I can attest to the high level of services that RainMaker provides to its clients. I have always found the team at RainMaker to be professional, service oriented and a pleasure to deal with.
Ava G. Yaskiel, Norton Rose
RainMaker has been our exclusive agent for recruiting in-house counsel for several years. Over that time we have added a number of lawyers on both a permanent and contract basis and, in each case, the lawyer has been a success. They take the time to understand our needs and culture – and approach each assignment with professionalism and as an opportunity to maintain and improve RainMaker’s relationship with us.
Patrick M. McGrade
Vice President, Legal Affairs & Corporate Secretary, GlaxoSmithKline Inc.
The people at RainMaker did an excellent job of helping us define our needs, and then going out and finding the right person to fill the job. They sourced and presented notable and talented candidates, which ended up making our decision a difficult, but rewarding one for our company.
Frank Cerrone
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, Retirement Residences Real Estate Investment Trust
