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Miller Thomson’s dedication to results\u2011driven advocacy has earned recognition in the 2026 Benchmark Litigation Canada<\/a><\/strong> guide. Focusing exclusively on dispute resolution, Benchmark draws upon in-depth interviews with litigators, dispute resolution professionals and clients, alongside a review of recent casework, to produce a comprehensive ranking of the country’s leading litigators and law firms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For clients, this recognition underscores the strong reputation of the Firm’s national Litigation group in the Canadian market and proven ability to deliver effective solutions that protect and advance client interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congratulations to our Benchmark-ranked litigators:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Mark Alexander – Edmonton*<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Fadi Amine – Montr\u00e9al<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Laura Bambara – Montr\u00e9al<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Bryan Buttigieg – Vaughan<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Kelly Charlebois – Toronto<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Nafisah Chowdhury – Toronto<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Debra Curcio Lister, KC – Edmonton<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Cobi Dayan – Vancouver*<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Riccardo Del Vecchio – Vaughan*<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Claudia Desjardins B\u00e9lisle – Montr\u00e9al*<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Tamara Farber – Toronto<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Patrick Fitzpatrick – Calgary<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Yannick Forget – Montr\u00e9al<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Mark Frederick – Toronto<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Guy Gilain – Montr\u00e9al<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Bertrand Giroux – Montr\u00e9al<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Lisa Goodfellow – Toronto<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Paul Guaragna – Vaughan*<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Scott Hammel, KC – Edmonton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    • Sarah Hansen – Vancouver<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Antonio Iacovelli – Montr\u00e9al<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Rohit Kumar – Waterloo Region<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Ashley Mitchell – Vancouver*<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Stephen Mulrain – Calgary*<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Max Mu\u00f1oz – Toronto*<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Jacklynn Pivovar – Edmonton<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Yves Robillard – Montr\u00e9al<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Bobby Sachdeva – Toronto<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Eric Sherkin – Toronto*<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Kelsey Sherriff – Vancouver*<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Hubert Sibre – Montr\u00e9al<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Adam Stephens – Waterloo Region<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Louis-Michel Tremblay – Montr\u00e9al<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Stephan H. Trihey – Montr\u00e9al<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Karen Weslowski – Vancouver<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Brian Whitwham – London*<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • James Zibarras – Toronto<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

      *These lawyers are recognized as Benchmark Future Stars. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":25466,"template":"","news-category":[652],"class_list":["post-47030","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nBenchmark Litigation Canada affirms Miller Thomson as a litigation leader | Miller Thomson<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/news\/benchmark-litigation-canada-affirms-miller-thomson-as-a-litigation-leader\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Benchmark Litigation Canada affirms Miller Thomson as a litigation leader | Miller Thomson\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Miller Thomson’s dedication to results\u2011driven advocacy has earned recognition in the 2026 Benchmark Litigation Canada guide. 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