24.8.23

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 2024 guide, with 75 lawyers awarded 134 rankings across 34 practice areas in the 2024 edition. Five of our lawyers are ranked for the first time – congratulations to our newly-ranked lawyers Amaan Gangji, Christopher Wiebe, Colin Luke, Jon Selnes, and Megan Kaneen.

This year, Lawson Lundell was honoured with a number of ‘Law Firm of the Year’ and ‘Lawyer of the Year’ awards. In addition, 25 of our lawyers earned recognition in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada 2024 guide.

Lawson Lundell would like to congratulate the following lawyers named to The Best Lawyers in Canada list for 2024:

Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice

Calgary

• John Olynyk

Vancouver

• Brad Armstrong, KC
• Christine Kowbel
• Clifford Proudfoot, KC
• Keith Bergner

Administrative and Public Law

Vancouver

• Keith Bergner
• Laura Bevan

Yellowknife

• Toby Kruger

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Calgary

• Michael Donaldson, KC
• Shannon Hayes

Vancouver

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

Appellate Practice

Calgary

• Michael Donaldson, KC

Vancouver

• Craig Ferris, KC, FCIArb.

Asset-Based Lending Practice

Vancouver

• Michael Low

Banking and Finance Law

Vancouver

• 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
• Jonathan Selnes
• Michael Donaldson, KC
• Shannon Hayes
• Shannon Wray

Vancouver

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

Corporate Governance Practice

Calgary

• Crispin Arthur
• Jamie Gagner

Kelowna

• Aaron Dow

Vancouver

• Chat Ortved
• Jagdeep Shergill

Corporate Law

Calgary

• Andrew Lloyd
• Colin Luke
• Crispin Arthur
• Jamie Gagner

Kelowna

• Aaron Dow
• Dominic Petraroia, KC
• Peter MacPherson

Vancouver

• Chat Ortved
• David Allard
• Jagdeep Shergill
• John Smith
• Suzanne Woolley
• Valerie Mann

Defamation and Media Law

Vancouver

• Marko Vesely

Director and Officer Liability Practice

Vancouver

• Craig Ferris, KC, FCIArb.
• Marko Vesely

Employee Benefits Law

Vancouver

• Craig Ferris, KC, FCIArb.
• Kenneth Burns
• Lisa Chamzuk
• Megan Kaneen
• 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

• Brad Armstrong, KC
• Christine Kowbel
• Clifford Proudfoot, KC

Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law

Calgary

• Alexis Teasdale

Vancouver

• Peter Roberts, KC
• William Roberts

Labour and Employment Law

Kelowna

• Christopher Wiebe

Vancouver

• Nicole Skuggedal
• Robert Sider, KC
• Ryan Berger

Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law

Vancouver

• Angela Austman
• Greg Hollingsworth

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Calgary

• Crispin Arthur
• Jamie Gagner

Vancouver

• 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

• Brian Gilfillan
• Chris Baldwin
• Christine Kowbel
• David Allard
• Graham Scott
• Keith Bergner

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
• Shaun Partridge, KC

Vancouver

• Chad Travis
• Ed Wilson
• Jack Yong
• Jyotika Reddy
• Maxwell Carroll
• Peter Tolensky
• Scott Anderson

Securities Law

Calgary

• Crispin Arthur
• Jamie Gagner

Vancouver

• Angela Austman
• John Smith
• Stuart Breen

Tax Law

Calgary

• Nancy Diep

Vancouver

• Len Glass
• Reinhold Krahn

Technology Law

Vancouver

• Michael Macaulay
• Valerie Mann

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