111 MLT Aikins lawyers recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada for 2026

Press Release

September 4, 2025

This year, 88 MLT Aikins lawyers have been recognized in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers in Canada. Of these, nine were named “Lawyer of the Year” for their respective location and practice areas. An additional 23 of our lawyers were recognized in the 2026 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada.

Please join us in congratulating these individuals on the well-deserved recognition.

Best Lawyers in Canada

Vancouver

• Richmond Bayes – Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities Law
• Lynsey Gaudin – Labour and Employment Law
• Saul Joseph – Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice
• Jonathan O’Connor – Corporate Governance Practice, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law
• Britt Redenbach – Securities Law
• Lisa Ridgedale – Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Securities Law
• Mahdi Shams – Corporate Law
• William E. J. Skelly – Asset-Based Lending Practice, Banking and Finance Law, Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law, Railroad Law
• Kevin Sorochan – Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities Law
• Jennifer Williams – Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice, Commercial Leasing Law

Edmonton

• Stacey Denham – Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Leasing Law, Real Estate Law
• Garnet Matsuba, K.C. – Tax Law
• Allison McCollum – Trusts and Estates
• Adam Merrick – Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Real Estate Law
• Brent Mielke – Construction Law, Corporate and Commercial Litigation
• Dana Nowak – Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law
• Allison Ostapowich – Real Estate Law
• Grant Vogel – Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law

Calgary

• Michael Clark – Corporate Law
• Thomas Collopy – Corporate Law
• Scott Davidson – Intellectual Property Law
• Scott Exner – Corporate Law, Real Estate Law
• Chris Hahn – Corporate Law
• Joshua Krane – Advertising and Marketing Law, Competition / Antitrust Law
• Michael O’Brien – Class Action Litigation
• Adam Rock – Corporate Law
• Melissa Smith – Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Oil and Gas Law, Securities Law, Technology Law
• Jean Torrens – Labour and Employment Law
• Jonathan Troyer – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Ryan Zahara – Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law

Saskatoon and Muskeg Lake Cree Nation

• John Agioritis – Tax Law
• Erin Bokshowan – Corporate Governance Practice, Corporate Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
• Lincoln Crooks – Mining Law, Natural Resources Law
• Alain Gaucher, K.C. – Corporate Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
• Amy Gibson – Labour and Employment Law
• Ryan Hallman – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Douglas Hodson, K.C. – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Class Action Litigation, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Railroad Law, Transportation Law
• Rangi Jeerakathil – Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice, Administrative and Public Law, Energy Regulatory Law, Environmental Law
• Robert Kasian – Banking and Finance Law, Municipal Law, Real Estate Law
• Drew Lafond – Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice
• Jeffrey Lee, K.C. – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law
• Ryan Lepage – Construction Law, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Railroad Law
• Kristen MacDonald – Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Transportation Law
• Paul Olfert – Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law
• Shaunt Parthev, K.C. – Class Action Litigation, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Director and Officer Liability Practice, Insurance Law
• Todd Rosenberg, K.C. – Corporate Law, Tax Law
• Kevin Wilson, K.C. – Labour and Employment Law
• Kurt Wintermute, K.C. – Tax Law

Regina

• Samer Awadh – Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities Law
• Randy Brunet, K.C. – Health Care Law, Information Technology Law, Technology Law
• Tristan Culham – Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law
• Sonia Eggerman – Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice, Cannabis Law
• Conrad Hadubiak, K.C. – Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law
• Jordan Hardy, K.C. – Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Professional Malpractice Law, Trusts and Estates
• Kristél Kriel – Privacy and Data Security Law, Technology Law
• Deron Kuski K.C. – Alternative Dispute Resolution, Banking and Finance Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Construction Law, Corporate and Commercial Litigation
• Jana Linner, K.C. – Labour and Employment Law
• Ahmed Malik – Corporate Law, Real Estate Law
• Stathy Markatos – Corporate Governance Practice, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities Law
• Jason Mohrbutter, K.C. – Class Action Litigation
• Nathan Schissel – Corporate Law, Information Technology Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Privacy and Data Security Law, Technology Law

Winnipeg

• J.J. Burnell – Employee Benefits Law, Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law
• Shandra Czarnecki – Labour and Employment Law
• Peter Drazic – Real Estate Law
• Keith Ferbers – Administrative and Public Law, Banking and Finance Law, Class Action Litigation, Corporate and Commercial Litigation
• James Ferguson, K.C. – Corporate Governance Practice, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities Law
• David Filmon K.C. – Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities Law
• Gregory Fleetwood – Alternative Dispute Resolution, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Director and Officer Liability Practice, Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation
• Robert Fleischaker – Construction Law, Real Estate Law
• Kristin Gibson – Labour and Employment Law
• Danielle Graff – Information Technology Law, Technology Law
• Thor Hansell – Alternative Dispute Resolution, Construction Law, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Director and Officer Liability Practice, Personal Injury Litigation, Professional Malpractice Law
• Pamela Hilderman – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Steven Kohn, K.C. – Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
• Jonathan Kroft, K.C. – Administrative and Public Law, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Defamation and Media Law
• Robert Lee – Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Tax Law
• Brian Lerner – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Real Estate Law
• John Martens – Construction Law, Insurance Law
• James Mercury – Alternative Dispute Resolution, Municipal Law
• Reis Pagtakhan – Immigration Law
• Michelle Redekopp – Real Estate Law, Transportation Law
• Maria Reimer – Real Estate Law
• Brent Ross – Construction Law, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Defamation and Media Law, Insurance Law
• Nigel Thompson – Environmental Law, Natural Resources Law
• Todd Thomson – Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Corporate Law, Securities Law, Commercial Leasing Law
• Helga Van Iderstine, K.C. (retired) – Administrative and Public Law, Personal Injury Litigation
• Michael Weinstein – Construction Law, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Defamation and Media Law
• Michael Ziesmann – Corporate Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates

Lawyers of the Year

Saskatoon

• Alain Gaucher, K.C. – Tax Law

Regina

• Deron Kuski, K.C. – Corporate and Commercial Litigation
• Stathy Markatos – Corporate Law

Winnipeg

• Brent Ross – Corporate and Commercial Litigation
• Brian Lerner – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Danielle Graff – Information Technology Law
• J.J. Burnell – Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law
• Michelle Redekopp – Real Estate Law
• Thor Hansell – Construction Law

Ones to Watch

Vancouver

• Selena Chen – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Riley Graydon – Securities Law
• Jessica Reid 

Edmonton

• Molly McIntosh – Corporate and Commercial Litigation
• Daniel Yereniuk – Real Estate Law
• Benjamin Young – Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Labour and Employment Law

Calgary

• Natasha Hepp – Corporate Law, Real Estate Law
• Michael Low – Corporate and Commercial Litigation
• David Meier – Real Estate Law
• Mark Mielke – Securities Law
• Jason Paw – Banking and Finance Law
• Kaitlin Ward – Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law

Saskatoon

• Marek Coutu – Alternative Dispute Resolution, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law
• Aaron Haight – Tax Law
• Ryan Holfeld – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Janelle Souter – Corporate and Commercial Litigation

Regina

• Matt Barnes – Privacy and Data Security Law
• Ashton Butler – Alternative Dispute Resolution, Labour and Employment Law
• Allison Graham – Class Action Litigation, Corporate and Commercial Litigation

Winnipeg

• Desiree Katz – Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
• Patrick Keating – Real Estate Law
• Bret Lercher – Labour and Employment Law
• Kyle Mirecki – Securities Law

About Best Lawyers

Best Lawyers uses an entirely peer-based nomination and evaluation approach to determine its winners each year. This process aims “to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area.” Learn more about the methodology.

The Lawyer of the Year distinction is awarded to individual lawyers who “received the highest overall peer-feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region.” Only one lawyer is recognized for each practice area and location per edition.

Ones to Watch are lawyers who are earlier in their careers and demonstrate legal excellence. They are recognized for their work in specific area(s) of law.

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