Litigation: General Commercial
Canada Guide 2025 : Alberta
Band 1
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Bennett Jones is a stellar choice for dispute resolution in Alberta, offering top trial support in class actions, ADR, and general commercial and securities litigation. The Calgary-based team caters to clients from a wide range of industries and is particularly well versed in representing the energy, technology and construction sectors. The firm's litigators act for multinational energy corporations, public sector bodies, individuals and non-profit organisations, among others.
Work Highlights
- Bennett Jones acted for Dow Chemical Canada and Dow Europe in an action against NOVA Chemicals Corporation for damages arising from the operation of a co-owned ethylene plant in Joffre.
Strengths
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"Bennett Jones has a deep bench and lots of resources."
"The communication and legal advice has been outstanding. The service level is very good and the team are very responsive to emails and phone calls on a prompt basis."
"Bennett Jones understand our business and provide excellent advice. Of all of the external counsel firms we use for litigation, Bennett Jones is the most responsive and offers excellent service."
"They are very strong in client service, even with tight deadlines and challenging issues."
"The team is knowledgeable and responsive and achieves practical results."
"Bennett Jones has a deep bench and lots of resources."
"The communication and legal advice has been outstanding. The service level is very good and the team are very responsive to emails and phone calls on a prompt basis."
"Bennett Jones understand our business and provide excellent advice. Of all of the external counsel firms we use for litigation, Bennett Jones is the most responsive and offers excellent service."
"They are very strong in client service, even with tight deadlines and challenging issues."
"The team is knowledgeable and responsive and achieves practical results."
Notable Practitioners
Acclaimed Calgary-based litigator Blair Yorke-Slader KC of Bennett Jones maintains a first-rate reputation for handling the full gamut of corporate/commercial litigation, including skill in securities and trusts disputes. He regularly represents clients from the financial services, real estate and chemical manufacturing sectors before trial and appellate courts, as well as the Alberta Securities Commission.
"Blair by all measures is exceptional."
"Extremely experienced and knowledgeable."
He is brilliant and talented on every level. He is referred to as a “legal god” in my circle.
"Blair is highly sought after."
Calgary-based Munaf Mohamed KC of Bennett Jones is much admired for his prowess with high-stakes commercial litigation. He offers additional strength in asset recovery, civil fraud, insurance and contractual disputes.
"Munaf Mohamed is the best Canadian commercial litigation silk I have worked with. Absolutely outstanding quality of work. His experience and the quality of his advice is second to none."
"Munaf is an excellent commercial litigator, whom we trust with our most complex and sensitive matters."
"Without doubt a huge leader in the market."
Michael Theroux represents clients across a wide array of energy contractual disputes, offering additional experience in domestic and international arbitration. He operates out of the Bennett Jones' Calgary office.
"Mike was a very quick study and picked up the difficult subject matter quickly. He was able to craft and excellent legal strategy and was very prepared for our arbitration hearing."
"I really like working with Mike. He balances technical skills with practicality and utilises juniors appropriately."
"Mike is an incredibly strong litigator with a mix of technical skills and pragmatic skills that allows him to distil complicated arguments into their simple components, and to make them articulately."
"Mike is creative and resourceful."
"I enjoyed working with Mike and was very impressed with his financial acumen and knowledge of the subject industry."
Michael Mysak operates an active commercial litigation practice from Bennett Jones' Calgary office, focusing on fraud, securities and shareholder disputes.
"Mike is great; he is practical and smart."
"He's a great lawyer and is very strategic."
"Michael is excellent."
Laura Gill of Bennett Jones' Calgary office handles a variety of high-stakes commercial litigation with significant expertise in shareholder and joint venture disputes.
"I felt that Laura was very quick to respond and provided solid legal explanations to issues or problems. She had a good grasp on a series of difficult issues."
"Laura Gill is very responsive and dependable."
"Laura is an excellent litigator. She is always extremely well prepared and provides insightful and proactive advice. Her reporting is extremely timely and she is very responsive."
"Laura understands the importance of business considerations."
Justin Lambert is based in Bennett Jones' Calgary office and has a securities-focused litigation practice and is particularly adept at advising on shareholder disputes.
"Highly recommend working with Justin. He is calm and provides thoughtful advice."
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