Ranking tables
Litigation: General Commercial | Canada
Alberta
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
Band 2
Band 3
- Burnet Duckworth & Palmer LLP 8 Years Ranked
- Peacock Linder Halt & Mack LLP
- Rose LLP
Band 4
Band 5
- Fasken 2 Years Ranked
- Clyde & Co LLP
- DLA Piper (Canada) LLP
Senior Statespeople
Band 1
Band 2
- Carsten Jensen KC JSS Barristers9 Years Ranked
- Jeff Sharpe Burnet Duckworth & Palmer LLP9 Years Ranked
- Mike Mestinsek KC Stikeman Elliott LLP9 Years Ranked
- Steven Leitl KC Norton Rose Fulbright8 Years Ranked
- Matthew R Lindsay KCRose LLP
- Perry Mack KCPeacock Linder Halt & Mack LLP
- Peter T Linder KCPeacock Linder Halt & Mack LLP
Band 3
- David Bishop Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP9 Years Ranked
- Douglas T. Yoshida McCarthy Tétrault LLP4 Years Ranked
- Geoffrey Holub Stikeman Elliott LLP9 Years Ranked
- Glenn Solomon KC JSS Barristers9 Years Ranked
- Gordon L Tarnowsky KC Dentons Canada LLP9 Years Ranked
- Grant Vogeli KC Lawson Lundell LLP6 Years Ranked
- Kara L Smyth McCarthy Tétrault LLP7 Years Ranked
- Michael Theroux Bennett Jones LLP5 Years Ranked
- Renee V Reichelt Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP7 Years Ranked
- Robert Hawkes KC JSS Barristers9 Years Ranked
- Heather L Treacy KCDLA Piper (Canada) LLP
Band 4
- Andrew Sunter Burnet Duckworth & Palmer LLP2 Years Ranked
- Dalton W McGrath KC Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP3 Years Ranked
- David Madsen Borden Ladner Gervais LLP5 Years Ranked
- Dennis Picco KC Dentons Canada LLP4 Years Ranked
- Jason Holowachuk KC Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP3 Years Ranked
- Michael D Mysak Bennett Jones LLP6 Years Ranked
- Michael J Donaldson KC Lawson Lundell LLP8 Years Ranked
- Ricki Johnston Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP1 Years Ranked
- Sean S Smyth McCarthy Tétrault LLP9 Years Ranked
- Tristram Mallett Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP9 Years Ranked
- David J Wachowich KCRose LLP
- Don Dear KCClyde & Co LLP
- Emi BossioPeacock Linder Halt & Mack LLP
- Thomas O'LearyBlue Rock Law
Band 5
- Arif Chowdhury Fasken1 Years Ranked
- Karen Wyke Fasken1 Years Ranked
- Laura Gill Bennett Jones LLP2 Years Ranked
- Mendy M Chernos McCarthy Tétrault LLP9 Years Ranked
- Michael Bokhaut Carbert Waite LLP1 Years Ranked
- Michael Dixon Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP1 Years Ranked
- Ray Chartier Norton Rose Fulbright1 Years Ranked
- Shannon Hayes Lawson Lundell LLP1 Years Ranked
Up and Coming
- Brendan MacArthur-Stevens Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP1 Years Ranked
- Bryan Walker Norton Rose Fulbright1 Years Ranked
- Bryan West McCarthy Tétrault LLP1 Years Ranked
- Erin Baker JSS Barristers2 Years Ranked
- Gunnar Benediktsson Norton Rose Fulbright1 Years Ranked
- Kelly Moffet-Burima Norton Rose Fulbright1 Years Ranked
- Lindsay Rowell Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP1 Years Ranked
- Loni Da Costa Borden Ladner Gervais LLP1 Years Ranked
- Olivia Dixon Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP2 Years Ranked
- Susan Fader Burnet Duckworth & Palmer LLP1 Years Ranked
Associates to watch
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Bennett Jones LLPLitigation: General Commercial2025 | Band 1 | 8 Years RankedBennett Jones is a stellar choice for dispute resolution in Alberta, offering top trial support in class actions, ADR, and general commercial and securities litigation. The Calgary-based team caters to clients from a wide range of industries and is particularly well versed in representing the energy, technology and construction sectors. The firm's litigators act for multinational energy corporations, public sector bodies, individuals and non-profit organisations, among others.1 Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLPLitigation: General Commercial2025 | Band 1 | 8 Years RankedBlake, Cassels & Graydon houses a wide-ranging dispute resolution practice with particular prowess in the energy industry. The Calgary group also handles high-end securities, tax, fraud and construction litigation, as well as insurance defence. The firm regularly provides counsel on interprovincial class actions and product liability claims, and also excels in alternative dispute resolution strategies through arbitration and mediation.1 JSS BarristersLitigation: General Commercial2025 | Band 1 | 8 Years RankedJSS Barristers is a distinguished litigation boutique based in Calgary offering high-quality trial representation. The firm regularly acts for players in the energy and construction spaces, advocating complex multiparty class action claims on the defence and plaintiff sides. The team also has capabilities in securities, administrative and insolvency litigation.
Band 2
2 Borden Ladner Gervais LLPLitigation: General Commercial2025 | Band 2 | 8 Years RankedBorden Ladner Gervais is a trusted national firm with a top-tier disputes practice in Calgary. The team is highly accomplished in oil and gas, energy and banking litigation, as well as general business disputes. BLG also offers clients out-of-court approaches via its dedicated commercial arbitration group, and has strength in securities and construction litigation.2 McCarthy Tétrault LLPLitigation: General Commercial2025 | Band 2 | 8 Years RankedMcCarthy Tétrault draws upon the strengths of a truly national group to handle regional and multi-jurisdictional dispute resolution mandates involving major Alberta-based clients. The team out of Calgary offers expertise in class action defence, as well as high-profile commercial cases relating to the oil and gas, agriculture and manufacturing industries. The practice also has significant experience working on insurance coverage disputes, ADR, securities litigation and secondary market liability claims.2 Norton Rose FulbrightLitigation: General Commercial2025 | Band 2 | 8 Years RankedNorton Rose Fulbright houses an accomplished disputes practice with significant experience representing international oil and gas clients. The firm maintains a strong practice with an emphasis on energy industry matters, including disputes relating to Aboriginal law, construction, labour and employment, and breach of contract cases, as well as shareholder disputes. The Calgary team is active in a wide range of sectors including infrastructure, transportation, finance and property. Its global network offers clients a strong cross-border platform for Canadian issues.2 Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLPLitigation: General Commercial2025 | Band 2 | 8 Years RankedOsler, Hoskin & Harcourt houses a high-level commercial and energy industry disputes practice, rated for its strong bench of experienced litigators. The Calgary group has a solid track record in high-stakes breach of contract litigation, as well as experience in a range of other areas including class proceedings, securities litigation and shareholder disputes. The group has also represented clients in litigation relating to constitutional and administrative law. The team leverages the firm's strong national platform to provide high-quality advice on multi-jurisdictional files. Clients also benefit from the firm's complementary practices in regulatory and appellate litigation.
Band 3
3 Burnet Duckworth & Palmer LLPLitigation: General Commercial2025 | Band 3 | 8 Years Ranked
Band 4
4 Dentons Canada LLPLitigation: General Commercial2025 | Band 4 | 3 Years RankedDentons Canada is adept in advising clients on a full range of commercial disputes and litigation arising from shareholder and contract disputes. It regularly handles multi-jurisdictional mandates and has particular expertise in representing energy, oil and gas clients in the market locally and globally.4 Gowling WLG (Canada) LLPLitigation: General Commercial2025 | Band 4 | 8 Years RankedGowling WLG is recognised for its robust litigation group, with notable capability in contentious insurance mandates, as well as a solid offering in business litigation, class actions and product liability. The Calgary office draws upon its industry expertise acting for clients operating in the oil and gas, construction and financial sectors.4 Lawson Lundell LLPLitigation: General Commercial2025 | Band 4 | 6 Years RankedLawson Lundell houses an established litigation practice in Calgary, noted for its handling of disputes arising from the oil and gas, power and natural resources sectors. The firm offers representation in commercial proceedings involving insolvency, breach of contract and professional negligence, with additional experience in arbitration.4 Stikeman Elliott LLPLitigation: General Commercial2025 | Band 4 | 2 Years RankedStikeman Elliott supplements its strong Calgary presence with expertise across its other Canadian offices. The team acts for an enviable array of major clients, particularly in the energy and natural resources sector, who turn to the firm for its expertise across the full gamut of contractual disputes, arbitrations and class actions.
Band 5
5 FaskenLitigation: General Commercial2025 | Band 5 | 2 Years RankedFasken ably assists clients in a range of commercial litigation matters, with particular expertise in energy mandates. Its highly regarded disputes lawyers, based in Calgary, boast a strong track record in complex litigation and ADR matters.