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The firm that businesses have trusted with their most complex legal matters for the last century.

Explore Our Services

Businesses come to Bennett Jones when they need practical advice. We welcome the opportunity to help you fulfil your strategy to drive sustainable growth, resolve a dispute, expand into a new market, create meaningful long-term value for your stakeholders and more.

Corporate

We live and breathe sophisticated corporate law, bringing decades of experience to complex commercial transactions, M&A and compliance across diverse industries.


Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Favourable outcomes in legal conflicts call for strategic prowess and courtroom excellence—our tablestake strengths.


Tax

Our experienced tax team works closely with you to develop strategic solutions that protect your interests and support your long-term business goals.


Advisory

From proactive compliance planning to resolving disputes with regulatory agencies, we help protect your interests so that you can move forward.

Meet Our Team

Critical moments call for lawyers who transform complex legal challenges into clear solutions. We help you understand not just what the law requires, but also how to navigate it to minimize risks and maximize opportunities. 

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Nathan Murray

Nathan Murray

Associate   •   Energy Regulatory, Environmental & Administrative Lawyer

Kolding Larson

Kolding Larson

Associate   •   Commercial Transactions Lawyer

Zirjan (Zee) J. Derwa

Zirjan (Zee) J. Derwa

Partner   •   Competition and Foreign Investment Review Lawyer

Jane C. Helmstadter

Jane C. Helmstadter

Partner   •   Real Estate Lawyer

Speaking Engagement

2026 Sedona Global Intellectual Property Conference

June 10, 2026
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Stephen D. Burns & Benjamin K. Reingold
Speaking Engagement

2026 CBA Tax Law for Lawyers

June 4, 2026
Edwin G. Kroft KC
Edwin G. Kroft KC
Speaking Engagement

Bennett Jones at CBA IP Day 2026

May 29, 2026
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Benjamin K. Reingold & Melissa M. Dimilta
Speaking Engagement

CLEBC Commercial Arbitration 2026

May 28, 2026
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Vasilis F. L. Pappas, FCIArb
Announcement

Bennett Jones Named Alberta Firm of the Year as Benchmark Litigation Canada Honours Top Litigators

May 8, 2026
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Munaf Mohamed KC & Blair C. Yorke-Slader KC
Courts show Continued Commitment to Closely Scrutinizing Proposed Privacy Class Actions
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Courts Continue Close Scrutiny of Privacy Class Actions

June 4, 2026
Nina ButzJackson Spencer
Nina Butz & Jackson Spencer
From First Price to Final Cost Drip Pricing Cases on the Rise
Blog

From First Price to Final Cost

June 4, 2026
Emrys DavisAna Nizharadze
Emrys Davis & Ana Nizharadze
Quasi Class Actions at the Competition Tribunal
Blog

Quasi-Class Actions at the Competition Tribunal

June 4, 2026
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Emrys Davis & Lukas VanDusen
Some Basis in Fact for the Common Issues
Blog

Some Basis in Fact for the Common Issues

June 4, 2026
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Gannon Beaulne & Thomas Feore
The Bennett Jones Story

At Bennett Jones, legal solutions are our starting point. What drives us forward is knowing our clients inside and out—their ambitions, obstacles and success metrics.

For more than a century, we have shaped outcomes that matter in business, in law and in the broader Canadian landscape. And our commitment extends beyond legal matters: we invest deeply in the communities in which we live and work.