Best Lawyers in Canada has published its 2021 ranking, recognizing 63 MLT Aikins lawyers across Western Canada in more than 30 practice areas.
Best Lawyers is an annual publication that provides recommended lawyers by practice areas and region based on peer reviews. The publication is in its 15th edition.
The following MLT Aikins lawyers were awarded additional recognition as “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective fields. Only one lawyer is recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” in each specific practice area and geographic location.
Winnipeg
- Brian Lerner – Corporate Law
- Helga Van Iderstine – Personal Injury Litigation
- Richmond Bayes – Securities Law
Regina
- Eileen Libby, Q.C. – Labour and Employment Law
- Maurice Laprairie, Q.C. – Insurance Law
Saskatoon
- Alain Gaucher, Q.C. – Tax Law
- Jeffrey M. Lee, Q.C. – Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law
- Kevin Wilson, Q.C. – Labour and Employment Law
Six lawyers have been included in the ranking for the first time by the publication and 52 of the recognized MLT Aikins lawyers have been named consecutively over periods of five, 10 or 15 years.
Winnipeg
- Richmond Bayes– Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Securities Law
- J.J. Burnell– Employee Benefits Law; Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law
- Todd Campbell– Alternative Dispute Resolution; Health Care Law; Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation; Professional Malpractice Law
- David Carrick– Information Technology Law
- Milt Christiansen– Labour and Employment Law
- Shandra Czarnecki– Labour and Employment Law
- Keith Ferbers– Class Action Litigation; Corporate and Commercial Litigation
- James Ferguson, Q.C.– Corporate Governance Practice; Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Securities Law
- David Filmon, Q.C.– Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Securities Law
- Gregory Fleetwood– Personal Injury Litigation
- Robert Fleischaker – Construction Law
- Kristin Gibson– Labour and Employment Law
- Thor Hansell– Alternative Dispute Resolution; Corporate and Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation; Professional Malpractice Law
- Steven Kohn– Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
- Jonathan Kroft– Administrative and Public Law; Corporate and Commercial Litigation; Defamation and Media Law
- Robert Lee – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Brian Lerner– Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
- John Martens– Construction Law; Insurance Law
- James Mercury– Construction Law; Municipal Law
- Michelle Redekopp– Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Real Estate Law
- Maria Reimer– Real Estate Law
- Brent Ross– Class Action Litigation; Corporate and Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law
- Nigel Thompson– Environmental Law; Natural Resources Law
- Todd Thomson– Commercial Leasing Law; Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Securities Law
- Curtis Unfried– Class Action Litigation
- Helga Van Iderstine– Personal Injury Litigation
Regina
- Len Andrychuk, Q.C.– Aboriginal Law; Administrative and Public Law; Construction Law; Corporate and Commercial Litigation; Environmental Law
- Randy Brunet– Health Care Law; Information Technology Law; Technology Law
- John Dipple– Construction Law; Corporate Law
- Jordan Hardy, Q.C. – Trusts and Estates
- Robert Kallio– Intellectual Property Law
- Deron Kuski, Q.C.– Construction Law; Corporate and Commercial Litigation
- Maurice Laprairie, Q.C.– Bet-the-Company Litigation; Class Action Litigation; Corporate and Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law
- Eileen Libby, Q.C.– Administrative and Public Law; Labour and Employment Law
- Stathy Markatos– Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Securities Law
- Jason Mohrbutter– Class Action Litigation
- Aaron Runge– Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Governance Practice; Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Securities Law
- Nathan Schissel– Corporate Law; Information Technology Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Technology Law
Saskatoon
- John Agioritis – Tax Law
- Alain Gaucher, Q.C.– Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
- Doug Hodson, Q.C.– Bet-the-Company Litigation; Class Action Litigation; Corporate and Commercial Litigation; Transportation Law
- Rangi Jeerakathil– Energy Regulatory Law; Environmental Law
- Jeffrey M. Lee, Q.C. – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Corporate and Commercial Litigation; Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law
- Shaunt Parthev, Q.C. – Class Action Litigation; Corporate and Commercial Litigation; Director and Officer Liability Practice; Insurance Law
- Todd Rosenberg, FCA– Tax Law
- Leah Schatz, Q.C.– Health Care Law; Labour and Employment Law
- Kevin Wilson, Q.C.– Labour and Employment Law
- Kurt Wintermute– Tax Law
Calgary
- Michael Clark – Corporate Law
- Scott Davidson– Intellectual Property Law
- Scott Exner– Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
- Jean Torrens– Labour and Employment
Edmonton
- Sam Amelio, Q.C.– Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law
- Meaghan Conroy – Aboriginal Law
- Garnet Matsuba, Q.C.– Tax Law
- Adam Merrick– Corporate Law; Real Estate
- Brent Mielke – Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Vancouver
- Ryan Morasiewicz– Corporate and Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation
- Jonathan O’Connor– Corporate Governance Practice; Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Mining Law; Natural Resources Law
- Steven Robertson– Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Mining Law; Securities Law
- William E.J. Skelly– Asset-Based Lending Practice; Banking and Finance Law
- Kevin Sorochan– Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Securities Law
MLT Aikins congratulates all the lawyers recognized in this 15th edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada guide.