Ranking tables
Litigation: General Commercial | Canada
British Columbia
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 2
Band 1
Band 2
Band 3
Band 4
Abbas Sabur Kornfeld, Shapray & Partners5 Years Ranked
Alexandra Luchenko Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP3 Years Ranked
Christopher Rusnak KC Harper Grey LLP8 Years Ranked
David Gruber Bennett Jones LLP4 Years Ranked
David R Brown Stikeman Elliott LLP8 Years Ranked
Hein Poulus KC Poulus Ensom Smith LLP9 Years Ranked
Howard Shapray KC Kornfeld, Shapray & Partners9 Years Ranked
Jill Yates McCarthy Tétrault LLP8 Years Ranked
Karen Carteri Nathanson, Schachter & Thompson LLP3 Years Ranked
Ludmila Herbst KC Farris LLP8 Years Ranked
Marko Vesely KC Lawson Lundell LLP9 Years Ranked
Stephen Fitterman Kornfeld, Shapray & Partners4 Years Ranked
Band 5
Alexandra Cocks McCarthy Tétrault LLP3 Years Ranked
Andrew Morrison Shields Harney1 Years Ranked
Brook Greenberg KC Fasken7 Years Ranked
Emily Kirkpatrick McEwan Partners3 Years Ranked
Gavin Cameron Fasken5 Years Ranked
James Sullivan KC Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP9 Years Ranked
John Sullivan Harper Grey LLP9 Years Ranked
Laura Cundari Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP4 Years Ranked
Michael Hewitt Harper Grey LLP7 Years Ranked
Peter Roberts KC Lawson Lundell LLP5 Years Ranked
Peter Rubin Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP9 Years Ranked
Randal Kaardal KC Hunter Litigation Chambers7 Years Ranked
Shane Coblin Kornfeld, Shapray & Partners1 Years Ranked- Robin McFeeSugden, McFee & Roos
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 FaskenLitigation: General Commercial2024 | Band 1 | 7 Years RankedFasken houses a premier dispute resolution practice in BC that is recognised for its ability to handle a wide range of contentious matters. Its client roster consists of a number of prestigious names, including companies in the pharmaceutical and healthcare, technology, natural resources and financial services industries. The Vancouver-based team offers expertise across a myriad of commercial disputes, including construction, competition and shareholder litigation. The team has additional proficiency in ADR, public law and white-collar crime cases, impressing with its skilled representation of individual clients. The firm also features a robust class actions practice, often working in collaboration with its other national offices.
1 Nathanson, Schachter & Thompson LLPLitigation: General Commercial2024 | Band 1 | 7 Years RankedNathanson, Schachter & Thompson is a top-tier dispute resolution boutique, recognised for its ability to handle a wide range of contentious matters in BC at both the provincial and federal level. The firm's client roster consists of a number of prestigious names, including companies in the logistics and construction industries. The firm also regularly represents individual executives and officials on both the plaintiff and defendant sides. The team out of Vancouver offers significant expertise in unfair competition disputes, with additional proficiency in appellate proceedings, arbitration proceedings, white-collar crime allegations, professional negligence disputes and class actions.
Band 2
2 Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLPLitigation: General Commercial2024 | Band 2 | 7 Years RankedBlake, Cassels & Graydon is a prestigious national law firm with a strong dispute resolution team in Vancouver. Recognised for its strength in commercial litigation and class action defence, the team offers extensive services to clients in the energy, natural resources and life sciences industries. The department features standout capabilities in securities litigation, shareholder disputes and insolvency proceedings. The team also boasts experience in professional negligence and white-collar crime claims, as well as representing clients in arbitration.
2 Borden Ladner Gervais LLPLitigation: General Commercial2024 | Band 2 | 7 Years RankedBorden Ladner Gervais acts for major national and international companies in a variety of sectors, including transportation, energy and financial services. The disputes team in Vancouver is highly regarded for its skill in commercial, competition and banking litigation. The firm operates notable practices in class action defence, appellate litigation and commercial arbitration, with noteworthy activity handling disputes around privacy breaches and professional liability.
2 Lawson Lundell LLPLitigation: General Commercial2024 | Band 2 | 7 Years RankedLawson Lundell is a highly regarded Vancouver-based law firm offering wide-ranging litigation capabilities, with notable strength in corporate and commercial disputes, as well as litigation concerning insurance and environmental regulations. The firm is a popular choice for clients in the construction, telecommunications and natural resources sectors, and is also frequently mandated by Crown corporations and government entities. The group is experienced in all forms of dispute resolution, spanning trials, appeals and arbitrations. The firm's experience also encompasses public law disputes, class actions, indigenous law cases and contentious tax matters.
2 McCarthy Tétrault LLPLitigation: General Commercial2024 | Band 2 | 7 Years RankedMcCarthy Tétrault is a trusted brand in Canada with a respectable BC litigation practice. The firm demonstrates the capacity to handle complex commercial and corporate disputes, with notable clients in a diverse range of industries, including mining, financial services and energy. The team in Vancouver features experts in appellate, post-M&A and administrative litigation, as well as arbitration proceedings, and maintains a strong class action practice, often providing clients with inter-provincial support via its office network.
2 McEwan PartnersLitigation: General Commercial2024 | Band 2 | 6 Years RankedMcEwan Partners is a respected litigation-focused boutique recognised for its significant capabilities across a wide variety of commercial and corporate disputes. The Vancouver-based team features a number of top advocates, with diverse experience covering issues such as product liability, securities litigation and class actions. The firm offers excellent representation to clients in the energy, real estate and financial services sectors.
Band 3
3 Farris LLPLitigation: General Commercial2024 | Band 3 | 7 Years RankedFarris is a well-established local BC firm with a notable litigation practice. The department comprises broad sectoral expertise, advocating in a range of commercial disputes relating to real estate and transportation. With offices in Vancouver, Victoria and Kelowna, the team possesses considerable expertise pertaining to securities, corporate disputes and class action litigation, and also offers representation to private individuals. In addition to being experienced at all trial levels, its lawyers often appear before administrative tribunals and commissions.
3 Harper Grey LLPLitigation: General Commercial2024 | Band 3 | 7 Years RankedHarper Grey is a popular choice in British Columbia for single-plaintiff and class action litigation, being well equipped to resolve disputes for clients of all sizes, from individuals to multinational companies. The Vancouver-based team is acclaimed for its specialist offerings in the fields of securities litigation and professional liability. The firm is particularly active representing clients hailing from the financial services, pharmaceutical and natural resources sectors. The law firm also advises clients on shareholder disputes, bankruptcy proceedings and fraud allegations.
3 Hunter Litigation ChambersLitigation: General Commercial2024 | Band 3 | 7 Years RankedHunter Litigation Chambers is a notable Vancouver-based litigation boutique which commands respect in the market for its trial capabilities. The firm maintains a strong practice in commercial dispute resolution, as well as administrative and public law litigation, with expertise covering judicial reviews, class actions and constitutional challenges. The team also holds particular expertise in the forestry and mining sectors. The firm is noted for its capabilities at appellate level with the team regularly appearing before the Supreme Court of British Columbia and the Supreme Court of Canada.
3 Kornfeld, Shapray & PartnersLitigation: General Commercial2024 | Band 3 | 3 Years RankedKornfeld, Shapray & Partners is active in a broad array of corporate and commercial disputes. The firm demonstrates particular strength in the areas of white-collar crime and securities law, alongside additional expertise in real estate property litigation, trust disputes and workplace disputes. The team regularly represents clients in class actions and judicial reviews.