Best Lawyers Awards, Rankings Released - Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers and Ones to Watch

Best Lawyers Rankings 2026, BD&P Team Recognized

Best Lawyers has released their highly anticipated Best Lawyers 2026 Rankings. These rankings celebrate law firms and individuals for their professional excellence across a wide range of practice areas and geographic regions.

"Lawyer of the Year" Awards

- Alicia K. Quesnel, Oil and Gas Law

- Jeffrey E. Sharpe, Director and Officer Liability Practice

Best Lawyer Awards

- Syd S. Abougoush, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities Law
- Craig Alcock, Construction Law, Corporate and Commercial Litigation
- Edward Brown, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities Law
- Paul G. Chiswell, Corporate and Commercial Litigation
- Kelsey C. Clark, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- C. Steven Cohen, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Lindsay Cox, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities Law
- David de Groot, Construction Law, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Labour and Employment Law
- Heather DiGregorio, Tax Law
- Susan Fader, Construction Law, Corporate and Commercial Litigation
- Michael J. Flatters, Tax Law
- Cheryl C. Gottselig, K.C., Real Estate Law
- Robert H. Graham, Labour and Employment Law
- Bronwyn Inkster, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities Law
- Simina Ionescu-Mocanu, Banking and Finance Law
- James Kidd, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities Law
- Brittney N. LaBranche, Competition / Antitrust Law, Energy Law
- Kirk Lamb, Tax Law
- David LeGeyt, Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law
- Joanne Luu, Corporate and Commercial Litigation
- Robert Martz, Appellate Practice, Corporate and Commercial Litigation
- William S. Maslechko, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Douglas A. McGillivray, K.C., Corporate and Commercial Litigation
- Douglas G. Mills, Corporate and Commercial Litigation
- Stuart Money, Natural Resources Law, Oil and Gas Law
- James Murphy, Corporate and Commercial Litigation
- Kathy L. Pybus, Banking and Finance Law
- Alicia K. Quesnel, Competition / Antitrust Law, Energy Law, Natural Resources Law, Oil and Gas Law
- Jay P. Reid, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Aaron Rogers, Energy Law
- David W. Ross, Tax Law
- Gina A. Ross, Labour and Employment Law
- Jeffrey E. Sharpe, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Construction Law, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Director and Officer Liability Practice, Securities Law
- Nancy D. Smith, Banking and Finance Law
- Richard F. Steele, Labour and Employment Law
- Andrew F. Sunter, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Securities Law
- Rita R. Tripathy, Personal Injury Litigation
- Sylvie J.M. Welsh, Corporate Law
- John A. Wilson, Real Estate Law
- Carolyn A. Wright, Energy Law, Natural Resources Law, Oil and Gas Law
- Grant A. Zawalsky, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law

 Ones to Watch In Canada:

- Hema Ahuja, Labour and Employment Law

- Ryan Algar, Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law

- Sydney Black, Corporate and Commercial Litigation

- Lauren Coles, Labour and Employment Law

- Michael Deyholos, Corporate and Commercial Litigation

- Kylan Kidd, Corporate and Commercial Litigation

- Matthew Kuhl, Corporate and Commercial Litigation

- Julia Lisztwan, Corporate and Commercial Litigation

- Lauren Mills Taylor, Administrative and Public Law, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law

- Erin Moch, Corporate Law

- Chelsea Nimmo, Biotechnology Law, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property Law

- Thomas Ostrowerka, Real Estate Law

- Rami Pandher, Tax Law

- Alison Scott, Corporate and Commercial Litigation

- Janna Young, Labour and Employment Law

Congratulations to all team members on this exciting inclusion. Learn more about these rankings here: Best Lawyers Announcement

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