11.9.20

Lawson Lundell LLP is pleased to announce that the latest edition of Chambers Canada has recognized a number of its lawyers and practices across the country for professional excellence, deep sector expertise and effective client representation.

As a result, 33 of our lawyers have been ranked by Chambers Canada across 15 practice areas. Furthermore, we achieved 14 practice area rankings, and moved up from Band 3 to Band 2 in the Litigation: General Commercial (British Columbia) category and from Recognised Practitioner to Band 4 in the Litigation: General Commercial (Alberta) category. We have Band 1 rankings, Chambers’ highest distinction, in Energy: Provincial Regulatory (British Columbia), Aboriginal Law, and General Business Law (Northern Canada and Arctic).

Please join us in congratulating the full list of ranked lawyers included below and, in particular, the following two individuals who are newly recognized this year:

1. Clara Ferguson for Energy: Power (Regulatory) – Nationwide; and Energy: Provincial Regulatory – British Columbia
2. Toby Kruger for General Business Law – Northern Canada and Arctic

Seven of our lawyers are also ranked as Band 1 in their respective practice areas:

1. Keith Bergner - Ranked Band 1 in Aboriginal Law – Nationwide
2. John Olynyk - Ranked Band 1 in Aboriginal Law – Nationwide
3. David Allard - Ranked Band 1 in Corporate/Commercial – British Columbia
4. Jeff Christian - Ranked Band 1 in Energy: Provincial Regulatory – British Columbia
5. Brad Armstrong - Ranked Band 1 in Environment – Nationwide
6. Sheila MacPherson - Ranked Band 1 in General Business Law – Northern Canada and Arctic
7. Murray Campbell - Ranked Band 1 in Pensions & Benefits – Nationwide

Here is the full list of our lawyers’ rankings:

Aboriginal Law (Nationwide – Canada)

• Brad Armstrong, QC
• Keith Bergner
• John Olynyk
• Lana Shipley

Agribusiness: Forestry (Nationwide – Canada)

• David Allard

Corporate/Commercial (British Columbia)

• David Allard
• John Smith

Employment & Labour (British Columbia)

• Robert Sider
• Nicole Skuggedal

Energy & Natural Resources: Mining (Nationwide - Canada)

• Khaled Abdel-Barr
• Chris Baldwin
• Karen MacMillan

Energy & Natural Resources: Mining: Development and Operations (Nationwide - Canada)

• Khaled Abdel-Barr
• Chris Baldwin

Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional) (Nationwide - Canada)

• Paul Negenman

Energy: Power (Regulatory) (Nationwide – Canada)

• Jeff Christian
• Clara Ferguson
• Lewis Manning
• Ian Webb

Energy: Provincial Regulatory (Alberta)

• Lewis Manning

Energy: Provincial Regulatory (British Columbia)

• Jeff Christian
• Clara Ferguson
• Ian Webb

Environment (Nationwide - Canada)

• Brad Armstrong, QC
• Kinji Bourchier
• Clifford Proudfoot

General Business Law (Northern Canada and Arctic)

• Christine Kowbel
• Toby Kruger
• Sandra MacKenzie
• Sheila MacPherson

Litigation: General Commercial (Alberta)

• Michael Donaldson
• Grant Vogeli, QC

Litigation: General Commercial (British Columbia)

• Craig Ferris, QC
• Peter Roberts, QC
• Marko Vesely

Pensions & Benefits (Nationwide – Canada)

• Kenneth Burns
• Murray Campbell
• Lisa Chamzuk

Real Estate (British Columbia)

• Peter Tolensky
• Edward L. Wilson

Tax (Nationwide – Canada)

• Reinhold Krahn

To access the full online Chambers Canada 2021 guide, please click here.

Each year, Lawson Lundell submits to Chambers & Partners, a ranking organization that evaluates our practice groups and lawyers based on client feedback and our written submission. Since 1999, Chambers has been researching the legal markets of over 180 countries, identifying the leading lawyers and law firms worldwide through interviews with thousands of lawyers and their clients. Chambers’ reputation is based on the independence and objectivity of its research.