A Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, Blair Yorke-Slader is a leading Canadian trial and appellate practitioner in high-stakes corporate and commercial litigation, including complex contract disputes. He has broad arbitration experience as counsel and as an arbitrator, and is a speaker and contributor on appellate advocacy for the Legal Education Society of Alberta. Recognized by Benchmark Canada as Canada's 2019 Trial Lawyer of the Year, he is a recipient of the 2022 Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal and the 2005 Alberta Centennial Medal for outstanding service to the people and province of Alberta.
Blair is consistently recommended in Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business, Best Lawyers in Canada, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory and the Lexpert Guides to Canada's Leading Litigation Lawyers, Canada's Leading Energy Lawyers and Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Litigation Lawyers, Benchmark Canada: The Top 50 Trial Lawyers in Canada, Benchmark Canada: The Definitive Guide to Canada's Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys, The Legal 500, Acritas Star Lawyers and Leaders League.