 Bennett JonesAnnouncement Bennett Jones Lawyers Recognized in Best Lawyers in Canada 2024August 24, 2023 Authors Darcy D. Moch KCPartner David BurseyPartner David W. LittlePartner Michael A. Eizenga L.S.M.Partner Patrick T. Maguire KCVice Chair and Partner Sander A.J.R. Grieve KCPartner Harinder S. BasraCalgary Managing Partner Scott H. D. Bower KCPartner Patrick J. Brennan KCPartner Denise D. BrightPartner Stephen D. BurnsPartner, Trademark Agent Alixe A.L. CameronPartner Murray G. ColemanPartner Nicholas P. FaderPartner and General Counsel J. Sébastien A. GittensPartner, Trademark Agent Jehad HaymourPartner Martin Ignasiak KCPartner Greg M. JohnsonPartner Justin R. LambertPartner David J. MacaulayPartner Munaf Mohamed KCLead Director and Partner Shawn M. MunroPartner Anu NijhawanPartner William S. Osler KCPartner Colin R. PerryPartner Mark S. PowellPartner Valerie R. Prather KCPartner Lawrence (Laurie) E. Smith KCOf Counsel Perry Spitznagel KCVice Chair and Partner Blair C. Yorke-Slader KCVice Chair and Partner Simon FoxcroftPartner James J. Heelan KCPartner Laura InglisPartner Jennifer A. Miller KCPartner Leah Tolton KC, FEAPartner Edward (Ted) YooPartner, Patent Agent, Trademark Agent Melanie L. AitkenManaging Principal, Bennett Jones (US) LLP Thomas A. BauerPartner Lincoln CaylorPartner Simon P. CrawfordPartner Curtis A. CusinatoVice Chair and Partner Peter DunnePartner Leonard A. GangbarPartner Sarah E. GilbertPartner Leonard J. GriffithsPartner Jane C. HelmstadterPartner Dominique T. HusseyChief Executive Officer Adam KalbfleischPartner Jeffrey KerbelPartner S. Paul MantiniPartner Michael N. MelansonOf Counsel Ian C. MichaelPartner Mark RasilePartner James G. RumballPartner Raj S. SahniPartner Susan G. SellerPartner Gary S.A. SolwayPartner Robert W. StaleyVice Chair and Partner Richard B. SwanPartner Cheryl M. WoodinPartner Sean ZweigPartner Mia BacicPartner James D. BeebyPartner Angela BlakePartner Sergio CustodioPartner Christian P. GauthierPartner Charlene HillerPartner Edwin G. Kroft KCPartner Mark V. LewisPartner Kwang LimVancouver Managing Partner Larry R. SandrinPartner Lisa StewartPartner Melanie TeetaertPartner Deborah ToazePartner Abbas Ali KhanPartner Steven BodiPartner Stephanie ClarkAssociate Taylor DavisPartner Brynne HardingPartner Jared A. MackeyPartner Tyler McDonoughAssociate Michael SelnesPartner Sophie VirjiPartner Riley WhitlockPartner Lamont BartlettPartner Jenna VivianAssociate Francesca TaddeoAssociate Gannon BeaulnePartner Jason M. BerallPartner Joseph N. BlinickPartner Pardeep S. BrarAssociate Nina ButzAssociate Zirjan (Zee) J. DerwaPartner Marshall EidingerPartner Jessica B. HorwitzPartner Hennadiy KutsenkoAssociate Aiden C.R. NelmsAssociate Alex PaynePartner Benjamin K. ReingoldPartner Quentin Vander SchuerenAssociate Nathan J. ShaheenPartner Michael S. ShakraPartner Lucas Stevens-HallPartner Ian W. ThompsonPartner Jessica ThrowerAssociate Osie UkwuomaPartner Corey A. YermusPartner Sarah HarperPartner Laura JamesAssociate Jeff TaylorPartner Jaspreet K. SinghAssociate Margaret (Meg) BennettAssociate 104 Bennett Jones lawyers have been recognized across 46 practice areas in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers in Canada. The recognized lawyers work in Bennett Jones' offices across Canada in Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto and Vancouver, highlighting the firm's national expertise. Nine Bennett Jones lawyers received the 2024 Lawyer of the Year award in their respective areas:
Finally, 47 Bennett Jones lawyers were recognized in the third edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch. These awards are given to lawyers who are earlier in their careers, for outstanding professional excellence in private practise. Recognition in Best Lawyers is based on the results from peer-review surveys in which leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers within the same geographical area and legal practice area. Republishing Requests For permission to republish this or any other publication, contact Amrita Kochhar at kochhara@bennettjones.com. For informational purposes only This publication provides an overview of legal trends and updates for informational purposes only. For personalized legal advice, please contact the authors. AuthorsDarcy D. Moch KC, Partner Calgary, Vancouver, Edmonton • 403.298.3390 • mochd@bennettjones.com David Bursey, Partner • Co-Head of Aboriginal Law Practice Vancouver • 604.891.5128 • burseyd@bennettjones.com David W. Little, Partner Vancouver • 604.891.5146 • littled@bennettjones.com Michael A. Eizenga L.S.M., Partner • Co-Head of Class Actions Practice Toronto, Vancouver • 416.777.4879 • eizengam@bennettjones.com Patrick T. Maguire KC, Vice Chair and Partner Calgary • 403.298.3184 • maguirep@bennettjones.com Sander A.J.R. Grieve KC, Partner Toronto • 416.777.4826 • grieves@bennettjones.com Harinder S. Basra, Calgary Managing Partner • Co-Head of Energy Practice Calgary • 403.298.4494 • basrah@bennettjones.com Scott H. D. Bower KC, Partner • Co-Head of Research + Opinions Practice Calgary • 403.298.3301 • bowers@bennettjones.com Patrick J. Brennan KC, Partner Calgary • 403.298.3433 • brennanp@bennettjones.com Denise D. Bright, Partner Calgary • 403.298.4468 • brightd@bennettjones.com Stephen D. Burns, Partner, Trademark Agent • Co-Head of Innovation, Technology & Branding Practice Calgary • 403.298.3050 • burnss@bennettjones.com Alixe A.L. Cameron, Partner • Co-Head of Commercial Real Estate Practice Calgary • 403.298.4482 • camerona@bennettjones.com Murray G. Coleman, Partner Calgary • 403.298.3336 • colemanm@bennettjones.com Nicholas P. Fader, Partner and General Counsel Calgary • 403.298.3474 • fadern@bennettjones.com J. Sébastien A. Gittens, Partner, Trademark Agent Calgary • 403.298.3409 • gittenss@bennettjones.com Jehad Haymour, Partner • Vice Chair, Tax Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Calgary • 403.298.7978 • haymourj@bennettjones.com Martin Ignasiak KC, Partner • Head of Energy Regulatory Practice Calgary, Toronto, Vancouver • 403.298.3121 • ignasiakm@bennettjones.com Greg M. Johnson, Partner Calgary • 403.298.4470 • johnson@bennettjones.com Justin R. Lambert, Partner Calgary • 403.298.3046 • lambertj@bennettjones.com David J. Macaulay, Partner • Head of Power & Renewable Energy Practice Calgary • 403.298.3479 • macaulayd@bennettjones.com Munaf Mohamed KC, Lead Director and Partner Calgary, Toronto • 403.298.4456 • mohamedm@bennettjones.com Shawn M. Munro, Partner Calgary • 403.298.3481 • munros@bennettjones.com Anu Nijhawan, Partner • Co-Head of Tax Department Calgary • 403.298.3389 • nijhawana@bennettjones.com William S. Osler KC, Partner Calgary • 403.298.3426 • oslerw@bennettjones.com Colin R. Perry, Partner Calgary • 403.298.3419 • perryc@bennettjones.com Mark S. Powell, Partner Calgary • 403.298.3365 • powellm@bennettjones.com Valerie R. Prather KC, Partner • Co-Head of Health Practice Calgary • 403.298.3486 • pratherv@bennettjones.com Lawrence (Laurie) E. Smith KC, Of Counsel Calgary • 403.298.3315 • smithl@bennettjones.com Perry Spitznagel KC, Vice Chair and Partner Calgary • 403.298.3153 • spitznagelp@bennettjones.com Blair C. Yorke-Slader KC, Vice Chair and Partner Calgary • 403.298.3291 • yorkesladerb@bennettjones.com Simon Foxcroft, Partner • Co-Head of Corporate Department Edmonton • 780.945.4756 • foxcrofts@bennettjones.com James J. Heelan KC, Partner • Co-Head of Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department Edmonton • 780.917.4275 • heelanj@bennettjones.com Laura Inglis, Partner Edmonton • 780.969.2644 • inglisl@bennettjones.com Jennifer A. Miller KC, Partner Edmonton • 780.917.4261 • millerj@bennettjones.com Leah Tolton KC, FEA, Partner Edmonton • 780.917.4272 • toltonl@bennettjones.com Edward (Ted) Yoo, Partner, Patent Agent, Trademark Agent Edmonton • 780.917.5231 • yoot@bennettjones.com Melanie L. Aitken, Managing Principal, Bennett Jones (US) LLP • Head of Competition, Antitrust & Foreign Investment Practice New York - United States • 416.777.4855 • aitkenm@bennettjones.com Thomas A. Bauer, Partner • Co-Head of Tax Department Toronto • 416.777.6540 • bauert@bennettjones.com Lincoln Caylor, Partner Toronto • 416.777.6121 • caylorl@bennettjones.com Simon P. Crawford, Partner • Head of Real Estate Industry Team Toronto • 416.777.4815 • crawfords@bennettjones.com Curtis A. Cusinato, Vice Chair and Partner • Co-Head of Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Toronto • 416.777.5774 • cusinatoc@bennettjones.com Peter Dunne, Partner Toronto • 416.777.5099 • dunnep@bennettjones.com Leonard A. Gangbar, Partner Toronto • 416.777.7478 • gangbarl@bennettjones.com , • • Sarah E. Gilbert, Partner Toronto • 416.777.7467 • gilberts@bennettjones.com Leonard J. Griffiths, Partner • Co-Head of Environmental Practice Toronto • 416.777.7473 • griffithsl@bennettjones.com Jane C. Helmstadter, Partner • Co-Head of Commercial Real Estate Practice Toronto • 416.777.7470 • helmstadterj@bennettjones.com Dominique T. Hussey, Chief Executive Officer • Co-Head of Innovation, Technology & Branding Practice Toronto • 416.777.6230 • husseyd@bennettjones.com Adam Kalbfleisch, Partner Toronto • 416.777.5757 • kalbfleischa@bennettjones.com Jeffrey Kerbel, Partner Toronto • 416.777.5772 • kerbelj@bennettjones.com S. Paul Mantini, Partner Toronto • 416.777.4837 • mantinisp@bennettjones.com Michael N. Melanson, Of Counsel Toronto • 416.777.6552 • melansonm@bennettjones.com Ian C. Michael, Partner Toronto • 416.777.5778 • michaeli@bennettjones.com Mark Rasile, Partner Toronto • 416.777.5088 • rasilem@bennettjones.com James G. Rumball, Partner Toronto • 416.777.6535 • rumballj@bennettjones.com Raj S. Sahni, Partner Toronto • 416.777.4804 • sahnir@bennettjones.com Susan G. Seller, Partner Toronto • 416.777.5638 • sellersg@bennettjones.com Gary S.A. Solway, Partner Toronto • 416.777.6555 • solwayg@bennettjones.com Robert W. Staley, Vice Chair and Partner Toronto • 416.777.4857 • staleyr@bennettjones.com Richard B. Swan, Partner • Co-Head of Commercial Litigation Practice Toronto • 416.777.7479 • swanr@bennettjones.com Cheryl M. Woodin, Partner • Co-Head of Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department Toronto • 416.777.6550 • woodinc@bennettjones.com Sean Zweig, Partner • Co-Head of Restructuring & Insolvency Practice Toronto • 416.777.6254 • zweigs@bennettjones.com Mia Bacic, Partner Vancouver • 604.891.5319 • bacicm@bennettjones.com James D. Beeby, Partner • Co-Head of Corporate Department Vancouver • 604.891.5326 • beebyj@bennettjones.com Angela Blake, Partner Toronto, Vancouver • 416.777.4889 • blakea@bennettjones.com Sergio Custodio, Partner Vancouver • 604.891.5116 • custodios@bennettjones.com Christian P. Gauthier, Partner • Co-Head of Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Vancouver • 604.891.5120 (Vancouver) • gauthierc@bennettjones.com Charlene Hiller, Partner Vancouver • 604.891.5162 • hillerc@bennettjones.com Edwin G. Kroft KC, Partner • Chair, Tax Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Vancouver, Toronto • 604.891.5335 • krofte@bennettjones.com Mark V. Lewis, Partner • Co-Head of Commercial Real Estate Practice Vancouver • 604.891.5180 • lewismv@bennettjones.com Kwang Lim, Vancouver Managing Partner Vancouver • 604.891.5144 • limk@bennettjones.com Larry R. Sandrin, Partner Vancouver • 604.891.5142 • sandrinl@bennettjones.com Lisa Stewart, Partner Vancouver • 604.891.5303 • stewartl@bennettjones.com Melanie Teetaert, Partner • Co-Head of Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department Vancouver • 604.891.5110 • teetaertm@bennettjones.com Deborah Toaze, Partner Vancouver • 604.891.5338 • toazed@bennettjones.com Abbas Ali Khan, Partner Toronto, Vancouver • 416.777.5388 • alikhana@bennettjones.com Steven Bodi, Partner Calgary • 403.298.3048 • bodis@bennettjones.com Stephanie Clark, Associate Calgary • 403.298.3087 • clarks@bennettjones.com Taylor Davis, Partner Calgary • 403.298.3147 • davist@bennettjones.com Brynne Harding, Partner Calgary • 403.298.3327 • hardingb@bennettjones.com Jared A. Mackey, Partner Calgary • 403.298.4471 • mackeyj@bennettjones.com Tyler McDonough, Associate Calgary • 403.298.3157 • mcdonought@bennettjones.com Michael Selnes, Partner Calgary • 403.298.3311 • selnesm@bennettjones.com Sophie Virji, Partner Calgary • 403.298.7970 • virjis@bennettjones.com Riley Whitlock, Partner Calgary • 403.298.3047 • whitlockr@bennettjones.com Lamont Bartlett, Partner Edmonton • 780.917.5246 • bartlettl@bennettjones.com Jenna Vivian, Associate Edmonton • 780.917.4277 • vivianj@bennettjones.com Francesca Taddeo, Associate Montréal • 514.985.4522 • taddeof@bennettjones.com Gannon Beaulne, Partner Toronto • 416.777.4805 • beaulneg@bennettjones.com Jason M. Berall, Partner Toronto • 416.777.5480 • berallj@bennettjones.com Joseph N. Blinick, Partner Toronto • 416.777.4828 • blinickj@bennettjones.com Pardeep S. Brar, Associate Toronto • 416.777.7903 • brarp@bennettjones.com Nina Butz, Associate Toronto • 416.777.5521 • butzn@bennettjones.com Zirjan (Zee) J. Derwa, Partner Toronto • 416.777.6442 • derwaz@bennettjones.com Marshall Eidinger, Partner Toronto • 416.777.5389 • eidingerm@bennettjones.com Jessica B. Horwitz, Partner Toronto • 416.777.6517 • horwitzj@bennettjones.com Hennadiy Kutsenko, Associate Toronto • 416.777.6441 • kutsenkoh@bennettjones.com Aiden C.R. Nelms, Associate Toronto • 416.777.4642 • nelmsa@bennettjones.com Alex Payne, Partner Toronto • 416.777.5512 • paynea@bennettjones.com Benjamin K. Reingold, Partner Toronto • 416.777.4662 • reingoldb@bennettjones.com Quentin Vander Schueren, Associate Toronto • 416.777.4876 • vanderschuerenq@bennettjones.com Nathan J. Shaheen, Partner Toronto • 416.777.7306 • shaheenn@bennettjones.com Michael S. Shakra, Partner Toronto • 416.777.6236 • shakram@bennettjones.com Lucas Stevens-Hall, Partner Toronto • 416.777.4685 • stevens-halll@bennettjones.com Ian W. Thompson, Partner Toronto • 416.777.5516 • thompsoni@bennettjones.com Jessica Thrower, Associate Toronto • 416.777.6235 • throwerj@bennettjones.com Osie Ukwuoma, Partner Toronto • 416.777.5509 • ukwuomao@bennettjones.com Corey A. Yermus, Partner Toronto • 416.777.4845 • yermusc@bennettjones.com Sarah Harper, Partner Vancouver • 604.891.5310 • harpers@bennettjones.com Laura James, Associate Vancouver • 604.891.5170 • jamesl@bennettjones.com Jeff Taylor, Partner Vancouver • 604.891.5340 • taylorje@bennettjones.com Jaspreet K. Singh, Associate Calgary • 403.298.3139 • singhj@bennettjones.com Margaret (Meg) Bennett, Associate Toronto • 416.777.5519 • bennettm@bennettjones.com | ||||||||||||||||||