Ranking tables
Canada Alberta Employment & Labour
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
Bennett Jones LLP 8 Years Ranked- McLennan Ross LLP
Band 2
Burnet Duckworth & Palmer LLP 8 Years Ranked
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP 7 Years Ranked
Stikeman Elliott LLP 3 Years Ranked- DLA Piper (Canada) LLP
- Neuman Thompson
Senior Statespeople
- David Ross KC
Band 1
Brian Thiessen KC Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP8 Years Ranked
Gary T Clarke Stikeman Elliott LLP8 Years Ranked- Craig Neuman KC
- Hugh McPhail KC
- Michael Ford KC
Band 2
John R Gilmore Bennett Jones LLP8 Years Ranked
Shana Wolch McCarthy Tétrault LLP8 Years Ranked
Will Cascadden Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP7 Years Ranked- Damon Bailey KC
- Dwayne W. Chomyn KC
- Thomas Ross KC
- Timothy Mitchell
Band 3
Band 4
April Kosten Dentons Canada LLP4 Years Ranked
Bob Graham Burnet Duckworth & Palmer LLP2 Years Ranked
Christine Plante Bennett Jones LLP3 Years Ranked
Duncan Marsden Borden Ladner Gervais LLP6 Years Ranked
Fausto Franceschi Dentons Canada LLP7 Years Ranked
John Batzel Miller Thomson LLP6 Years Ranked
Kristopher Noonan Stikeman Elliott LLP3 Years Ranked
Laura Mensch Borden Ladner Gervais LLP2 Years Ranked
Lindsay Mullen Norton Rose Fulbright5 Years Ranked- Loretta Bouwmeester Mathews, Dinsdale & Clark LLP3 Years Ranked
- Frank Molnar KC
- Kelly Nicholson
- Steve Eichler
Up and Coming
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Bennett Jones LLPEmployment & Labour2023 | Band 1 | 8 Years RankedBennett Jones is a top Calgary-headquartered law firm that maintains a robust employment and labour practice with noted expertise in high-level mandates arising from M&A transactions and restructuring proceedings. The team has further strengths in an array of other issues such as disability claims, privacy, health and safety, compensation and workplace investigations. The firm also handles union and labour issues. It offers advice to clients in sectors such as real estate, energy and natural resources and maintains a substantive level of activity in complex, high-value litigation.
Band 2
2 Burnet Duckworth & Palmer LLPEmployment & Labour2023 | Band 2 | 8 Years RankedBurnet Duckworth & Palmer is a leading Alberta-based law firm operating from a well-established office in Calgary. It maintains one of the top labour and employment practices in the province and acts for a variety of major employers. The firm assists clients with a diverse array of issues, including collective agreements, labour relations matters, the drafting of employment contracts, executive terminations and wrongful dismissal cases. The employment and labour group also advises on transactional employment mandates and employment-related litigation. It is capable of representing defendants and plaintiffs alike.2 Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLPEmployment & Labour2023 | Band 2 | 7 Years RankedOsler, Hoskin & Harcourt is a national law firm with a respected employment team in Alberta that can advise on the full cycle of labour and employment matters, such as hiring, severance and compensation, as well as workplace health and safety and discrimination. It is also capable of handling human rights cases, workplace investigations and complex labour relations litigation. Osler's Calgary office often advises major national and international companies in the oil and gas and natural resources sectors, with additional industry expertise covering financial services and technology.2 Stikeman Elliott LLPEmployment & Labour2023 | Band 2 | 3 Years RankedStikeman Elliott is a major national firm with an increasingly well-respected labour and employment team in Calgary. It frequently acts for both provincial and federal clients on transactional employment issues, including the employment aspects of high-profile M&A; further areas of expertise include workplace harassment claims, constructive dismissals and collective agreements. Stikeman's client list for employment and labour matters features major employers from the energy, chemical and oil and gas sectors. Its lawyers also represent individual employees, including former executives.
Band 3
3 Borden Ladner Gervais LLPEmployment & Labour2023 | Band 3 | 6 Years RankedBorden Ladner Gervais fields a comprehensive employment and labour practice in Calgary which covers a broad spectrum of issues. Its lawyers enjoy a strong reputation at both a provincial and national level, with the team advising clients hailing from both the public and private sectors. Its client list also features leading employers from the construction, retail, transportation, energy and healthcare industries. BLG's Alberta team is highly experienced in all forms of employment litigation; it also represents employers in arbitration proceedings and before employment tribunals. The firm also offers complementary expertise in pensions and benefits and occupational health and safety.
3 Dentons Canada LLPEmployment & Labour2023 | Band 3 | 8 Years RankedDentons offers a well-regarded employment practice in Alberta with expertise based across both its Calgary and Edmonton offices. The team has experience in both litigation and advisory employment work, acting for clients in sectors such as oil and gas and education. It also offers counsel to a range of management-side clients on matters such as labour relations, the negotiation of labour agreements and workplace human rights issues. In these matters it regularly appears before all levels of courts and administrative tribunals, including the Supreme Court. Dentons' Alberta team is also highly sought after for its experience in handling the employment aspects of M&A.
3 Gowling WLG (Canada) LLPEmployment & Labour2023 | Band 3 | 6 Years RankedThe Calgary office of Gowling WLG is home to a dynamic employment and labour practice which advises clients ranging from start-ups and SMEs to large international corporations operating in sectors such as oil and gas, transportation and technology. The firm is capable of advising on the full gamut of M&A-related employment mandates, including those with cross-border aspects. The team is also skilled at conducting grievance arbitration hearings, with further strength in business immigration law.
3 McCarthy Tétrault LLPEmployment & Labour2023 | Band 3 | 8 Years RankedMcCarthy Tétrault's Calgary office advises on a range of employment and labour matters, with particular areas of expertise including terminations and workforce reduction, occupational health and safety matters and collective agreements. The firm regularly acts as employment counsel on M&A transactions and also has expertise in human rights, data protection and regulatory compliance issues. The practice works on behalf of many employers in the energy and oil and gas sectors, as well as acting for education and hospitality clients. It is increasingly involved in drafting employment policies concerning the medical use of cannabis.