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Bennett Jones Recognized as Top-Tier Firm in Legal 500 Canada Rankings

November 14, 2024

Bennett Jones has once again been recognized as a top-tier firm in five practice areas in the 2025 Legal 500 Canada guide. Known for our deep knowledge and client-focused approach, we consistently deliver strategic solutions that help clients solve their most complex legal matters. This recognition highlights our commitment to excellence and our dedication to achieving the best results for our clients.

Legal 500 analyzes the capabilities of law firms across the world, with a comprehensive research program revised and updated every year to bring the most up-to-date vision of the global legal market. Research is based on feedback from 300,000 clients worldwide, submissions from law firms and interviews with leading private practice lawyers, and a team of experienced researchers.

Top-Tier Firm Practice Area Rankings

  • Aviation
  • Cannabis
  • Dispute Resolution: Alberta
  • International Trade
  • Oil and Gas

Other Legal 500 2025 Rankings

Bennett Jones in 19 practice areas

  • Banking and Finance 
  • Capital Markets 
  • Competition and Antitrust 
  • Construction 
  • Corporate and M&A 
  • Dispute Resolution: British Columbia
  • Dispute Resolution: Ontario
  • Energy and Natural Resources: Mining 
  • Energy and Natural Resources: Power
  • Environment
  • Indigenous Law 
  • Infrastructure Projects 
  • Intellectual Property 
  • International Expertise  
  • Labour and Employment  
  • Real Estate 
  • Restructuring and Insolvency 
  • Tax 
  • Technology 

6 lawyers in the Hall of Fame

  • Aaron Sonshine (Cannabis)
  • Munaf Mohamed (Dispute Resolution: Alberta)
  • Blaire Yorke-Slader KC (Dispute Resolution: Alberta)
  • Richard Swan (Dispute Resolution: Ontario)
  • Patrick Maguire (Oil & Gas)  
  • Leonard Griffiths (Environment)

36 lawyers as Leading Lawyers in Canada

  • Abbas Ali Khan (Mining)
  • Adam Kalbfleisch (Competition and Antitrust)
  • Brent Kraus (Capital Markets)
  • Cheryl Woodin (Dispute Resolution: Ontario)
  • Curtis Cusinato (Corporate and M&A) 
  • Darrel Pearson (International Trade)
  • David Little (Infrastructure Projects)
  • David Macaulay (Power)
  • Dominique Hussey (Intellectual Property)
  • Jane Helmstadter (Real Estate)
  • Jason Roth (Infrastructure Projects)
  • Jeffrey Leon KC (Dispute Resolution: Ontario)
  • Jehad Haymour (Tax) 
  • John Mercury (Corporate and M&A) 
  • John van Gent (Real Estate)
  • Kelsey Meyer (Restructuring and Insolvency)
  • Kevin Zych (Restructuring and Insolvency)
  • Larry Sandrin (Real Estate)
  • Laura Gill (Dispute Resolution: Alberta)
  • Lawrence Smith KC (Oil & Gas)
  • Mark Rasile (Banking and Finance)
  • Melanie Aitken (International Expertise)
  • Martin Ignasiak (Oil and Gas)
  • Michael Mysak (Dispute Resolution: Alberta)
  • Michael Theroux (Dispute Resolution: Alberta)
  • Patrick Brennan (Aviation) 
  • Paul Mantini (Real Estate)
  • Randal Hughes (Competition and Antitrust)
  • Robert Staley (Dispute Resolution: Ontario)
  • Sabrina Bandali (International Trade)
  • Sander Grieve (Mining)
  • Sarah Gilbert (Environment)
  • Sean Zweig (Restructuring and Insolvency)
  • Simon Crawford (Real Estate)
  • Stephen Burns (Technology)
  • Thomas Bauer (Tax) 

16 lawyers as Next Generation Partners

  • Alison FitzGerald (International Trade)
  • Alixe Cameron (Real Estate)
  • Ashley White (Oil and Gas)
  • Christine Plante (Labour and Employment)
  • David Rotchtin (Banking and Finance)
  • Emrys Davis (Competition and Antitrust)
  • George Reid (International Trade)
  • Harinder Basra (Corporate and M&A) 
  • John Lawless (Capital Markets)
  • Kelsey Meyer (Dispute Resolution: Alberta)
  • Kristopher Hanc (Corporate and M&A)
  • Matthew Flynn (Technology)
  • Matthew Hunt (Corporate and M&A)
  • Melanie Teetaert (Dispute Resolution: British Columbia)
  • Noriko Shimura (Aviation)
  • Sebastien Gittens (Technology)

58 lawyers as Recommended

Aviation:

  • Noriko Shimura
  • Patrick Brennan

Banking and Finance:

  • David Rotchtin
  • Mark Rasile

Cannabis:

  • Aaron Sonshine

Capital Markets:

  • Brent Kraus
  • John Lawless

Competition and Antitrust:

  • Adam Kalbfleisch
  • Emrys Davis
  • Randal Hughes

Construction:

  • Jason Roth

Corporate and M&A:

  • Curtis Cusinato
  • Harinder Basra
  • John Mercury
  • Kristopher Hanc
  • Matthew Hunt

Dispute Resolution: Alberta

  • Blaire Yorke-Slader KC
  • Kelsey Meyer
  • Laura Gill
  • Michael Mysak
  • Michael Theroux
  • Munaf Mohamed KC

Dispute Resolution: British Columbia

  • Melanie Teetaert

Dispute Resolution: Ontario

  • Cheryl Woodin
  • Jeffrey Leon
  • Richard Swan
  • Robert Staley

Mining: 

  • Abbas Ali Khan
  • Sander Grieve

Oil & Gas:

  • Ashley White
  • Lawrence Smith KC
  • Martin Ignasiak KC
  • Patrick Maguire

Power:

  • David Macaulay

Environment:

  • Leonard Griffiths
  • Sarah Gilbert 

Infrastructure Projects:

  • David Little
  • Jason Roth

Intellectual Property:

  • Dominique Hussey

International Expertise:

  • Melanie Aitken

International Trade:

  • Alison FitzGerald
  • Darrel Pearson
  • George Reid
  • Sabrina Bandali

Labour and Employment:

  • Christine Plante 

Real Estate:

  • Alixe Cameron
  • Jane Helmstadter
  • John van Gent
  • Larry Sandrin
  • Paul Mantini
  • Simon Crawford

Restructuring and Insolvency:

  • Kelsey Meyer
  • Kevin Zych
  • Kevin Zweig

Tax:

  • Jehad Haymour
  • Thomas Bauer

Technology:

  • Matthew Flynn
  • Sébastien Gittens
  • Stephen Burns

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