85 Lawson Lundell Lawyers Recognised Across 37 Practice Areas in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2026

Lawson Lundell is delighted to announce that its lawyers have achieved the firm’s highest-ever number of rankings in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2026 guide, with 85 lawyers awarded 157 rankings across 37 practice areas. Four of our lawyers are ranked for the first time – congratulations to our newly-ranked lawyers Caitlin Ohama-Darcus, Jack Maslen, Julia Winters, and Laura Duke. 

This year, Lawson Lundell was honoured with four 'Lawyer of the Year’ awards. In addition, 35 of our lawyers received recognition in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada 2026 guide. Click here to learn more about those who were ranked as ‘Ones to Watch’ and click here to learn more about those who were honoured as ‘Lawyer of the Year’.

Lawson Lundell would like to congratulate the following lawyers named to The Best Lawyers in Canada list for 2026:

Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice

Calgary

• John Olynyk

Vancouver

• Christine Kowbel
• Clifford Proudfoot, KC
• Keith Bergner

Administrative and Public Law

Vancouver

• Caitlin Ohama-Darcus
• Keith Bergner
• Laura Bevan

Yellowknife

• Toby Kruger

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Calgary

• Michael Donaldson, KC
• Shannon Hayes, KC

Vancouver

• Craig Ferris KC, FCIArb.
• Peter Roberts, KC

Appellate Practice

Calgary

• Michael Donaldson, KC

Vancouver

• Caitlin Ohama-Darcus
• Craig Ferris KC, FCIArb.

Asset-Based Lending Practice

Vancouver

• Edward Wang
• Michael Low

Banking and Finance Law

Vancouver

• Edward Wang
• Irv Laskin
• Jyotika Reddy
• Mandeep Dhaliwal
• Michael Low

Class Action Litigation

Calgary

• Grant Vogeli, KC

Vancouver

• Craig Ferris KC, FCIArb.

Construction Law

Calgary

• Kelly Hannan

Vancouver

• Michael Morgan

Corporate and Commercial Litigation

Calgary

• Grant Vogeli, KC
• Jack Maslen
• Jonathan Selnes
• Marika Strobl
• Michael Donaldson, KC
• Shannon Hayes, KC
• Shannon Wray

Vancouver

• Amy Nathanson
• Craig Ferris KC, FCIArb.
• Gordon Brandt
• Laura Bevan
• Mark Fancourt-Smith
• Marko Vesely
• Michael Morgan
• Peter Roberts, KC
• Scott Boucher

Corporate Governance Practice

Calgary

• Carolyn Simpson
• Crispin Arthur

Kelowna

• Aaron Dow

Vancouver

• Chat Ortved
• Jagdeep Shergill
• Winston Yee

Corporate Law

Calgary

• Colin Luke
• Crispin Arthur

Kelowna

• Aaron Dow
• Dominic Petraroia, KC
• Peter MacPherson
• Ross Langford

Vancouver

• Chat Ortved
• David Allard
• Jack Yong
• Jagdeep Shergill
• John Smith
• Suzanne Woolley
• Tim Brown
• Valerie Mann

Defamation and Media Law

Vancouver

• Marko Vesely

Director and Officer Liability Practice

Calgary

• Michael Donaldson, KC

Vancouver

• Craig Ferris, KC, FCIArb.
• Marko Vesely

Employee Benefits Law

Vancouver

• Craig Ferris, KC, FCIArb.
• Kenneth Burns
• Lisa Chamzuk
• Megan Kaneen
• Meghan Popp
• Murray Campbell

Energy Law

Calgary

• Jeffrey Scobie
• Shannon Wray

Vancouver

• Keith Bergner
• Lana Shipley

Energy Regulatory Law

Calgary

• John Olynyk
• Lewis Manning

Vancouver

• Clara Ferguson
• Ian Webb
• Jeff Christian
• Keith Bergner

Environmental Law

Vancouver

• Christine Kowbel
• Clifford Proudfoot, KC
• Jennifer Nyland
• Keith Bergner
• Laura Duke

Information Technology Law

Calgary

• Paul Matthews

Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law

Calgary

• Alexis Teasdale

Vancouver

• Bryan Gibbons
• Peter Roberts, KC
• Scott Boucher
• William Roberts

Intellectual Property Law

Calgary

• Paul Matthews

Labour and Employment Law

Kelowna

• Christopher Wiebe

Vancouver

• Nicole Skuggedal
• Robert Sider, KC
• Ryan Berger

Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law

Vancouver

• Angela Austman

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Calgary

• Colin Luke
• Crispin Arthur

Kelowna

• Peter MacPherson
• Ross Langford

• Amaan Gangji
• Chat Ortved
• David Allard
• Jagdeep Shergill
• John Smith
• Stuart Breen
• Valerie Mann

Mining Law

Vancouver

• Chris Baldwin
• Christine Kowbel
• Khaled Abdel-Barr
• Stuart Breen

Municipal Law

Vancouver

• Ed Wilson
• Jim Fraser
• Ryan Berger

Natural Resources Law

Vancouver

• Chris Baldwin
• Christine Kowbel
• David Allard
• Keith Bergner
• Khaled Abdel-Barr
• Laura Duke

Oil and Gas Law

Calgary

• Crispin Arthur
• Jeffrey Scobie
• Paul Negenman

Privacy and Data Security Law

Vancouver

• Ryan Berger

Private Funds Law

Vancouver

• Angela Austman
• Jagdeep Shergill

Product Liability Law

Vancouver

• Peter Roberts, KC

Project Finance Law

Vancouver

• Mandeep Dhaliwal
• Michael Low

Public Finance Law

Vancouver

• Michael Low

Real Estate Law

Calgary

• Aubrey Guild-Young
• Devin Itterman
• Shaun Partridge, KC

Vancouver

• Chad Travis
• Ed Wilson
• Edward Wang
• Jack Yong
• Julia Winters
• Jyotika Reddy
• Maxwell Carroll
• Peter Tolensky
• Scott Anderson

Securities Law

Calgary

• Crispin Arthur

Vancouver

• Angela Austman
• John Smith
• Stuart Breen

Tax Law

Calgary

• Nancy Diep

Vancouver

• Len Glass
• Reinhold Krahn

Technology Law

Vancouver

• Jack Yong
• Michael Macaulay
• Valerie Mann

Trusts and Estates

Vancouver

• Scott Boucher
• Tim Brown

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