94 Lawson Lundell Lawyers Recognized Across 37 Practice Areas in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2027 Guide

September 03, 2026

Lawson Lundell is proud to announce that 94 of our lawyers have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada's 2027 guide across 37 practice areas.

Eight of the 94 lawyers have been ranked for the first time in the “Best Lawyers in Canada” award category. Congratulations to our newly-ranked lawyers: Cecilia Barnes, Jeff Bastien, Jennie Buchanan, Brendan Craig, Deborah Cushing, Lisa Frey, Will Shaw and Nicholas Shon.

Brendan, Cecilia, Jeff, Jennie, Lisa and Nick were all moved up from the “Ones to Watch” category from last year’s recognition.

Lawson Lundell would like to congratulate the following lawyers named to “The Best Lawyers in Canada” guide for 2027:

Aboriginal / Indigenous Law

Administrative and Public Law

Keith Bergner, KC, Vancouver
Laura Bevan, Vancouver
Toby Kruger, Yellowknife
Caitlin Ohama-Darcus, Vancouver
Kaley Pulfer, Kelowna
Will Shaw, Vancouver

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Appellate Practice

Asset-Based Lending Practice

Michael Low, Vancouver
Edward Wang, Vancouver

Banking and Finance Law

Mandeep Dhaliwal, Vancouver
Irv Laskin, Vancouver
Michael Low, Vancouver
Peter MacPherson, Kelowna
Jyotika Reddy, Vancouver
Edward Wang, Vancouver

Class Action Litigation

Craig Ferris, KC, FCIArb., Vancouver
Grant Vogeli, KC, Calgary

Construction Law

Kelly Hannan, Calgary
Michael Morgan, FCIArb., Vancouver

Corporate and Commercial Litigation

Corporate Governance Practice

Crispin Arthur, Calgary
Aaron Dow, Kelowna
Chat Ortved, Vancouver
Jagdeep Shergill, Vancouver
Carolyn Simpson, Calgary
Winston Yee, Vancouver

Corporate Law

David Allard, Vancouver
Crispin Arthur, Calgary
Tim Brown, Vancouver
Aaron Dow, Kelowna
Ross Langford, TEP, Kelowna
Colin Luke, Calgary
Peter MacPherson, Kelowna
Valerie Mann, KC, Vancouver
Chat Ortved, Vancouver
Dominic Petraroia, KC, Kelowna
Jagdeep Shergill, Vancouver
John Smith, Vancouver
Suzanne Woolley, Vancouver
Jack Yong, Vancouver

Defamation and Media Law

Marko Vesely, KC, FCIArb., Vancouver

Director and Officer Liability Practice

Employee Benefits Law

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

Energy Law

Energy Regulatory Law

Keith Bergner, KC, Vancouver
Jeff Christian, Vancouver
Clara Ferguson, Vancouver
Lewis Manning, Calgary
John Olynyk, Calgary
Ian Webb, Vancouver

Environmental Law

Information Technology Law

Paul Matthews, P.Eng., Calgary

Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law

Scott Boucher, Vancouver
Bryan Gibbons, Vancouver
Peter Roberts, KC, Vancouver
William Roberts, Vancouver
Alexis Teasdale, Calgary

Intellectual Property Law

Paul Matthews, P.Eng., Calgary

Labour and Employment Law

Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law

Angela Austman, Vancouver

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

David Allard, Vancouver
Crispin Arthur, Calgary
Stuart Breen, Vancouver
Amaan Gangji, Vancouver
Ross Langford, TEP, Kelowna
Colin Luke, Calgary
Michael Macaulay, Kelowna
Peter MacPherson, Kelowna
Valerie Mann, KC, Vancouver
Chat Ortved, Vancouver
Jagdeep Shergill, Vancouver
John Smith, Vancouver

Mining Law

Khaled Abdel-Barr, Vancouver
Chris Baldwin, Vancouver
Stuart Breen, Vancouver
Christine Kowbel, Vancouver

Municipal Law

Ryan Berger, Vancouver
Jim Fraser, Vancouver
Edward Wilson, Vancouver

Natural Resources Law

Khaled Abdel-Barr, Vancouver
David Allard, Vancouver
Chris Baldwin, Vancouver
Keith Bergner, KC, Vancouver
Laura Duke, Vancouver
Christine Kowbel, Vancouver

Oil and Gas Law

Privacy and Data Security Law

Ryan Berger, Vancouver

Private Funds Law

Angela Austman, Vancouver
Jagdeep Shergill, Vancouver

Product Liability Law

Peter Roberts, KC, Vancouver

Project Finance Law

Mandeep Dhaliwal, Vancouver
Michael Low, Vancouver

Public Finance Law

Michael Low, Vancouver

Real Estate Law

Scott Anderson, Vancouver
Maxwell Carroll, Vancouver
Brendan Craig, Vancouver
Lisa Frey, Vancouver
Aubrey Guild-Young, Calgary
Devin Itterman, Calgary
Shaun Partridge, KC, Calgary
Jyotika Reddy, Vancouver
Nicholas Shon, Vancouver
Peter Tolensky, Vancouver
Chad Travis, Vancouver
Edward Wang, Vancouver
Edward Wilson, Vancouver
Julia Winters, Vancouver
Jack Yong, Vancouver

Securities Law

Crispin Arthur, Calgary
Angela Austman, Vancouver
Stuart Breen, Vancouver
John Smith, Vancouver

Tax Law

Nancy Diep, Calgary
Leonard Glass, Vancouver
Reinhold Krahn, Vancouver

Technology Law

Cecilia Barnes, Vancouver
Michael Macaulay, Kelowna
Valerie Mann, KC, Vancouver
Jack Yong, Vancouver

Trusts and Estates

Scott Boucher, Vancouver
Tim Brown, Vancouver

This year, the firm was also honoured with six 'Lawyer of the Year’ awards: Kenneth Burns, Mandeep Dhaliwal, Michael Low, John Olynyk, Dominic Petraroia and Edward Wilson. Also in addition, 20 of our lawyers received recognition in the “Ones to Watch” 2027 guide.

Click here to learn more about those who were ranked as “Ones to Watch” and click here to learn more about the six who were honoured as “Lawyer of the Year.”

Best Lawyers in Canada is the oldest peer-review publication company in the legal profession. Its lists are compiled through surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their peers.

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