Miller Thomson lawyers recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2017.

Press Release

August 10, 2016

We are pleased to announce 126 Miller Thomson lawyers from across the country and in numerous areas of law have been recognized for their expertise in the 2017 edition of The Best Lawyers® in Canada. This result is up from 122 lawyers ranked last year.

Best Lawyers is widely-regarded as one of the leading legal directories in the country. The annual listing is determined by an extensive peer-review process, with lawyers rating the professional abilities of colleagues within their practice area.

The complete list of Miller Thomson lawyers included in the eleventh edition of The Best Lawyers of Canada is below:

Vancouver

• Wendy A. Baker QC – Aboriginal Law; Administrative and Public Law; Construction Law
• Charles W. Bois – Energy Law
• Kenneth N. Burnett – Aviation Law
• Nicole Byres QC – Corporate Governance Practice
• Brent Clark – Banking and Finance Law
• Dwight D. Dee – Securities Law
• Valerie Dixon – Labour and Employment Law
• Sandra L. Enticknap QC – Corporate Law; Trusts and Estates
• Alan A. Hobkirk – Corporate and Commercial Litigation
• David Martin – Administrative and Public Law
• Peter J. McArthur – Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Securities Law
• Gordon G. Plottel – Franchise Law
• Lynn Ramsay QC – Real Estate Law
• Eva Schmieg – Entertainment Law
• Gregory C. Smith – Securities Law
• Donald J. Sorochan QC – Administrative and Public Law; Construction Law; Corporate and Commercial Litigation; Securities Law
• Kevin J. Sorochan – Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Jennifer Spencer – Aboriginal Law; Corporate and Commercial Litigation
• Michael Walker – Commercial Leasing Law
• Karen L. Weslowski – Insurance Law

Calgary

• Gail P. Black, Q.C. – Trusts and Estates
• William J. Fowlis, Q.C., FCA – International Trade and Finance Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
• James T. Swanson – Technology Law

Edmonton

• John A. Cross, Q.C. – Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Leasing Law; Corporate Law, Real Estate Law
• Brian J. Curial – Corporate Law
• Wendi P. Crowe – Corporate Law; Trusts and Estates
• Kent H. Davidson, Q.C. – Corporate Law; Labour and Employment Law
• Robert L. Duke, Q.C. – Personal Injury Litigation
• Bruce N. Geiger – Corporate Law
• Scott J. Hammel, Q.C. – Construction Law
• Darin J. Hannaford – Corporate and Commercial Litigation
• Sandra L. Hawes – Insurance Law
• William J. Kenny, Q.C. – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Construction Law; Corporate and Commercial Litigation; Director and Officer Liability Practice; Insurance Law; International Arbitration; Product Liability Law; Securities Law
• Bryan J. Kickham, Q.C. – Corporate and Commercial Litigation; International Arbitration
• David R. McCalla, Q.C. – Corporate Law
• Rick T.G. Reeson, Q.C. – Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law
• Daniel C.P. Stachnik, Q.C. – Corporate and Commercial Litigation
• Constance I. Taylor, Q.C. – Personal Injury Litigation
• Brian W.L. Tod, Q.C. – Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Kevin D. Trumpour – Corporate Law
• Terrence M. Warner – Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law
• Joseph W. Yurkovich, Q.C. – Corporate Governance Practice; Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates

Saskatoon

• Chad Eggerman – Energy Law
• Heather MacMillan-Brown QC – Administrative and Public Law; Health Care Law; Medical Negligence

Regina

• Glen Lekach – Corporate Law; Franchise Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Securities Law
• George Nystrom – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
• Rick M. Van Beselaere QC – Corporate Law; Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law; Project Finance Law
• Reginald Watson QC – Health Care Law; Medical Negligence; Personal Injury Litigation

London

• Aaron Atcheson – Environmental Law
• Kristina Shaw – Corporate Law
• Tony Van Klink – Corporate Law; Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law

Waterloo

• Helen D. K. Friedman – Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation
• Steven Lubczuk – Family Law
• Steven J. O’Melia – Municipal Law
• Gordon L. Robson – Insurance Law
• Andrew S. Roth – Real Estate Law
• Ian Wismer – Corporate Law

Markham

• John R. Tidball – Environmental Law

Toronto

• Nancy M. Avison – Real Estate Law
• Jennifer Babe – Corporate Law; Equipment Finance Law
• Catherine Bate – Advertising and Marketing Law
• Henry Bertossi – Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Douglas F. Best – Corporate and Commercial Litigation
• Christopher T. J. Blom – Insurance Law
• Rachel L. Blumenfeld – Trusts and Estates
• Fiona Brown – Personal Injury Litigation
• Danielle M. Bush – Intellectual Property Law
• Bryan J. Buttigieg – Environmental Law
• Harold W.D. Cares – Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation
• Jeffrey C. Carhart – Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law
• Donald Carr, Q.C. – Trusts and Estates
• Kelly A. Charlebois – Trusts and Estates
• David Chodikoff – Tax Law
• Pascale Cloutier – Competition / Antitrust Law; Franchise Law
• Emily Cole – Securities Law
• Gerald D. Courage – Corporate Law
• Sheila M. Crummey – Trusts and Estates
• Eric Dufour – Competition / Antitrust Law
• Jonathan F. Dyck – Banking and Finance Law; Entertainment Law
• Tamara Farber – Environmental Law
• Hugh R. Dyer – Labour and Employment Law
• Robert E. Forbes – Securities Law
• Larry M. Foy – Insurance Law
• M. Stephen Georgas – Intellectual Property Law
• Sandra A. Gogal – Aboriginal Law; Environmental Law
• Kelly Harris – Advertising and Marketing Law
• Robert B. Hayhoe – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
• Jay M. Hoffman – Securities Law
• Perry Katz – Commercial Leasing Law; Real Estate Law
• Michael W. Kerr – Trusts and Estates
• James M. Klotz – International Trade and Finance Law
• Savvas Kotsopoulos – Real Estate Law
• Richard D. Leblanc – Franchise Law
• Audrey M. Loeb – Real Estate Law
• Joshua Liswood – Health Care Law
• Michelle D. MacGillivray – Labour and Employment Law
• Susan M. Manwaring – Trusts and Estates
• D. Bruce McCartney – Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation
• M. Christine O’Donohue – Labour and Employment Law
• Nora F. Osbaldeston – Banking and Finance Law
• Dan Rabinowitz – Insurance Law
• David Reive – Biotechnology Law; Intellectual Property Law
• Charles R. Robertson – Labour and Employment Law
• Rosanne T. Rocchi – Trusts and Estates
• Martin J. Rochwerg – Trusts and Estates
• Jane A. Roffey – Labour and Employment Law
• James G. Rumball – Structured Finance Law
• Dirk L. Van de Kamer – Labour and Employment Law
• Thomas R. Whitby – Construction Law; Insurance Law
• Michael J. Wren – Real Estate Law

Montréal

• André Asselin – Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation; Product Liability Law
• Joanne Biron – Family Law
• Steven L. Chaimberg – Commercial Leasing Law
• Dean J. Chenoy – Entertainment Law
• Normand D’Amour – Construction Law
• Guy Gilain – Construction Law
• Luc Gratton – Environmental Law
• Michel La Roche – Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law
• Jasmin Lefebvre – Construction Law
• Nathalie Marchand – Tax Law
• Troy McEachren – Trusts and Estates
• Keyvan Nassiry – Asset-Based Lending Practice; Banking and Finance Law
• Pierre Paquet – Corporate and Commercial Litigation
• Philipp Park – Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Louis-Michel Tremblay – Construction Law; Project Finance Law; Trusts and Estates
• Louise Tremblay – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates

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