Thirty-four lawyers recognized in the 2021 edition of the Best Lawyers in Canada guide


We are delighted to announce that three partners have been named as Calgary Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers in Canada in their respective practice areas; Alicia Quesnel in Natural Resources Law, David Haigh Q.C. in Alternative Dispute Resolution and John Wilmot in Banking and Finance Law.

We are also pleased to congratulate the 34 BD&P partners ranked as leading practitioners by Best Lawyers:

John Brussa – Tax Law

Kelsey Clark – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Steven Cohen – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law

John Cuthbertson Q.C. – Natural Resources Law

David de Groot – Labour and Employment Law

Heather DiGregorio – Tax Law

Michael Flatters – Tax Law

Shannon Gangl – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Alyson Goldman – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Cheryl Gottselig Q.C. – Real Estate Law

Bob Graham – Labour and Employment Law

David Haigh Q.C. – Alternative Dispute Resolution, Construction Law, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Director and Officer Liability Practice, International Arbitration, Legal Malpractice Law, Product Liability Law

Sean Korney – Energy Law, Oil and Gas Law

David LeGeyt – Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law

Joanne Luu – Corporate and Commercial Litigation

William Maslechko – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Daniel McDonald Q.C. – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Labour and Employment Law, Securities Law

Douglas McGillivray Q.C. – Corporate and Commercial Litigation

Douglas Mills – Corporate and Commercial Litigation

Louise Novinger Grant Q.C. – Corporate and Commercial Litigation

Katherine Pybus – Banking and Finance Law

Alicia Quesnel – Natural Resources Law

Jay Reid – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law

David Ross – Tax Law

Gina Ross – Labour and Employment Law

Jeffrey Sharpe – Construction Law, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Director and Officer Liability Practice

Nancy Smith – Banking and Finance Law

Richard Smith Q.C. – Labour and Employment Law

Richard Steele – Labour and Employment Law

Andrew Sunter – Corporate and Commercial Litigation

John Wilmot – Banking and Finance Law

John Wilson – Real Estate Law

Carolyn Wright – Energy Law

Grant Zawalsky – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Best Lawyers is one of the leading legal peer review publications and Lawyer of the Year is awarded to the lawyer with the highest overall feedback in their practice area and region.