August 25, 2014
Miller Thomson lawyers from across the country were today recognized in The Best Lawyers® in Canada 2015. A total of 107 lawyers, from all 11 of our offices and in varied practice areas, were listed. Twenty-four new lawyers were included in this year’s edition. Additionally, seven lawyers were named “Lawyer of Year” in their practice area.
Best Lawyers® was first published in 1983. Its process is based on peer review study. Approximately 1,800 lawyers cast more than 260,000 votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas to determine the annual listing.
The complete list of Miller Thomson lawyers included in the ninth edition of The Best Lawyers® in Canada is below:
LAWYER OF THE YEAR
- William J. Fowlis, Tax Law, Calgary
- Sandra A. Gogal, Aboriginal Law, Toronto
- William J. Kenny QC, Director and Officer Liability Practice, Edmonton
- Bryan J. Kickham, QC, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Edmonton
- Tony Van Klink, Corporate, London
- Eva Schmieg, Entertainment Law, Vancouver
- Joseph W. Yurkovich, Tax Law, Edmonton
CALGARY, AB
- Gail P. Black, Trusts and Estates
- William J. Fowlis, International Trade and Finance Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
EDMONTON, AB
- John A. Cross QC, Corporate Law, Real Estate Law
- Wendi Crowe, Trusts and Estates
- Brian Curial, Corporate Law
- Kent H. Davidson QC, Corporate Law, Labour and Employment Law
- Robert L. Duke QC, Personal Injury Litigation
- Bruce Geiger, Corporate Law
- Scott J. Hammel QC, Construction Law
- William J. Kenny QC, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Construction Law, Corporate and, Commercial Litigation, Director and Officer Liability Practice, Insurance Law, International Arbitration, Personal Injury Litigation, Product Liability Law, Securities Law
- Bryan J. Kickham QC, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, International Arbitration
- David McCalla, Corporate Law
- Rick T. G. Reeson QC, Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law
- Dragana Sanchez Glowicki, Trusts and Estates
- Daniel CP Stachnik, Corporate and Commercial Litigation
- Constance I. Taylor QC, Personal Injury Litigation
- G. James Thorlakson, Corporate and Commercial Litigation
- Brian W. L. Tod QC , Mergers & Acquisitions Law
- Terrence M. Warner, Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law
- Joseph W. Yurkovich QC, Corporate Governance Practice, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
GUELPH, ON
- Robert R. Berry, Corporate Law
LONDON, ON
- Glenn Jones, Corporate Governance Practice, Corporate Law
- Kristina Shaw, Corporate Law
- Tony Van Klink, Corporate Law, Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law
MARKHAM, ON
- Lawrence A. Bertuzzi, Labour and Employment Law, Sports Law
- John R. Tidball, Environmental Law
MONTRÉAL, QC
- André Asselin, Insurance Law, Labour and Employment Law, Personal Injury Litigation, Product Liability Law
- Dean J. Chenoy, Entertainment Law
- Normand D’Amour, Construction Law
- Benoît Gascon, Natural Resources Law
- Luc Gratton, Environmental Law
- Michel La Roche, Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law
- Nathalie Marchand, Tax Law
- Pierre Paquet, Corporate and Commercial Litigation
- Louis-Michel Tremblay, Construction Law, Project Finance Law, Trusts and Estates
REGINA, SK
- Glen Lekach, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
- George Nystrom, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
- Rick M. Van Beselaere, Corporate Law, Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law, Project, Finance Law
- Reginald Watson QC, Health Care Law, Medical Negligence, Personal Injury Litigation
SASKATOON, SK
- Heather MacMillan-Brown QC, Administrative and Public Law, Medical Negligence
- Crystal L. Taylor, Tax Law
TORONTO, ON
- Gita Anand, Labour and Employment Law
- Jennifer Babe, Equipment Finance Law
- Henry Bertossi, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
- Catherine Bate, Advertising and Marketing Law
- Christopher T. J. Blom, Insurance Law
- Rachel L. Blumenfeld, Trusts and Estates
- Fiona Brown, Personal Injury Litigation
- Mary Anne Bueschkens, Trusts and Estates
- 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 QC, Trusts and Estates
- Kelly Charlebois, Trusts and Estates
- Pascale Cloutier, Competition/Antitrust Law, Franchise Law
- Emily Cole, Securities Law
- Gerald D. Courage, Corporate Law
- Sheila M. Crummey, Trusts and Estates
- Carmen Diges, Mining Law
- Jonathan Dyck, Banking and Finance Law, Entertainment Law
- Hugh R. Dyer, Labour and Employment Law
- Tamara Farber, Environmental Law
- Robert E. Forbes, Securities Law
- Peter K. Foulds, Insurance Law
- Larry M. Foy, Insurance Law
- M. Stephen Georgas, Intellectual Property Law
- Sandra A. Gogal, Aboriginal Law, Environmental Law
- Clifford J. Hart, Labour and Employment Law
- Robert B. Hayhoe, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
- Michael W. Kerr, Trusts and Estates
- James M. Klotz, International Trade and Finance Law
- Savvas Kotsopoulos, Real Estate Law
- Richard Leblanc, Franchise Law
- Joshua Liswood, Health Care Law
- Audrey M. Loeb, Real Estate Law
- Susan M. Manwaring, Trusts and Estates
- Max Maréchaux, Real Estate Law
- D. Bruce McCartney, Personal Injury Litigation
- M. Christine O’Donohue, Labour and Employment Law
- Nora Osbaldeston, Banking and Finance 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
- Dirk L. Van de Kamer, Labour and Employment Law
- Thomas R. Whitby, Construction Law, Insurance Law
- Michael J. Wren, Real Estate Law
VANCOUVER, BC
- Tony Crossman, Environmental Law
- Sandra L. Enticknap, Corporate Law, Trusts and Estates
- Alan A. Hobkirk, Corporate and Commercial Litigation
- David Martin, Administrative and Public Law
- Peter J. McArthur, Securities Law
- David Mitchell, Securities Law
- Lynn Ramsay QC, Real Estate Law
- Darrell W. Roberts QC, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation, Product Liability Law
- Catherine A. Sas QC, Immigration Law
- Eva Schmieg, Entertainment Law
- Gregory C. Smith, Securities Law
- Donald J. Sorochan QC, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Securities Law
WATERLOO, ON
- Helen D. K. Friedman, Insurance Law
- Steven Lubczuk, Family Law
- Steve O’Melia, Municipal Law
- Gordon L. Robson, Insurance Law
- Andrew Roth, Real Estate Law
- Ian Wismer, Corporate Law