In an awards ceremony on May 7, 2026, MLT Aikins was named Litigation Law Firm of the Year for both Saskatchewan and Manitoba by Benchmark Litigation Canada. MLT Aikins litigation lawyers Thor Hansell and Deron Kuski, K.C. were also shortlisted for Manitoba and Saskatchewan Litigator of the Year, respectively.  

The Benchmark Litigation Canada Awards are an opportunity to recognize the country’s most distinguished litigators and their firms for their exemplary work over the past twelve months. Nominees are selected through a rigorous process of peer-and-client-review-based research and analysis. 

About the MLT Aikins Litigation practice group 

The MLT Aikins Litigation group is a western Canadian leader in class actions, focusing on defence, complex contractual disputes and multi-party lawsuits. We represent individuals, businesses, not-for-profit organizations, governments and Crown corporations. Our lawyers have been involved in a large number of significant cases involving products liability and other mass tort actions, securities and other investors’ claims, pensions and commercial claims, and they regularly participate in multi-jurisdictional class proceedings. 

About Benchmark Litigation 

Benchmark Litigation is the definitive guide to the world’s leading litigation firms and lawyers. The publication provides law firm and lawyer rankings based on extensive interviews with litigators, dispute resolution specialists and their clients as well as analysis of the market’s most important cases and firm developments. 

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