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.
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Top-Tier Firm Practice Area Rankings
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:
Banking and Finance:
Cannabis:
Capital Markets:
Competition and Antitrust:
Construction:
Corporate and M&A:
Dispute Resolution: Alberta
Dispute Resolution: British Columbia
Dispute Resolution: Ontario
- Cheryl Woodin
- Jeffrey Leon
- Richard Swan
- Robert Staley
Mining:
Oil & Gas:
Power:
Environment:
Infrastructure Projects:
Intellectual Property:
International Expertise:
International Trade:
- Alison FitzGerald
- Darrel Pearson
- George Reid
- Sabrina Bandali
Labour and Employment:
Real Estate:
Restructuring and Insolvency:
Tax:
Technology:
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