Lawson Lundell Litigators Recognized in Benchmark Litigation "40 & Under Hot List"
Lawson Lundell litigators Lauren Cook and Laura Bevan have earned a listing in the 2020 edition of Benchmark Litigation's "40 & Under Hot List."
This is the second year that Laura Bevan has been recognized and it is Lauren Cook's third consecutive year. They are recognized among Canada's most accomplished litigators at the age of 40 or younger.
Lauren Cook
Lauren is a partner at Lawson Lundell LLP whose practice includes regulatory law, administrative law and commercial litigation, with a particular focus on regulatory compliance and environmental law issues. She has appeared as counsel in all levels of court in British Columbia, as well as before the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench, the Ontario Court of Justice and the Ontario Court of Appeal.
In her regulatory practice, Lauren has experience advising clients in the oil and gas, forestry, mining, real estate development, aquaculture, power generation and clean energy industries on regulatory and environmental compliance, environmental auditing and due diligence. She also advises clients on matters related to the remediation of contaminated sites, including cost recovery actions for contaminated sites. Lauren has successfully defended clients in regulatory prosecutions and has advised clients under investigation for regulatory and environmental offences.
Laura Bevan
Laura is a partner at Lawson Lundell LLP. Her practice includes all areas of civil and commercial litigation. She has appeared as both trial and appellate counsel, including before all levels of court in British Columbia, the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench, and the Supreme Court of Canada, as well as before various arbitration and administrative tribunals.
Laura provides practical and strategic advice to help clients find solutions to a broad range of business disputes. Laura advises clients in the gaming industry, the banking and securities industries and in the area of pensions and benefits. She has particular experience acting in litigation involving occupiers' liability claims, insurance matters, franchise disputes, complex securities actions, civil fraud claims, shareholder's disputes and oppression remedies and professional negligence claims. Laura is also litigation counsel to pension and benefit trusts.
About the 40 & Under Hot List
Released annually, Benchmark Litigation's "40 & Under Hot List" bases its results on an extensive peer review and case examination process.
About Lawson Lundell’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group
The Group consists of an energetic team of lawyers and paralegals working out of our offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Kelowna and Yellowknife. We are recognized as leaders in litigation and dispute resolution in western and northern Canada. Team members have acted in all levels of court in the region and the Supreme Court of Canada, as well as before a wide range of administrative panels and in national and international arbitrations.