Close to 100 Stewart McKelvey lawyers recognized as Best Lawyers in Canada© 2017, a quarter of which have been named “Lawyer of the Year”
Best Lawyers in Canada© 2017 has recognized 91 lawyers from Stewart McKelvey, representing 44 areas of practice, as leaders in their fields, 24 of which have also been named a Best Lawyers® 2017 “Lawyer of the Year”. Due to the high number of individuals recognized, Stewart McKelvey has also been awarded a “top listed” designation by Best Lawyers.
Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. Inclusion in Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer-review and allows leading lawyers to share their opinion about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical and legal practice area. The “Lawyer of the Year” designation is given to the lawyer in each practice and metropolitan area with the highest overall peer-feedback. And “top listed” designations are given to firms with the most listed lawyers in a specific location and practice area.
Best Lawyers in Canada 2017:
Best Lawyers 2017 “Lawyer of the Year”:
Lewis Andrews, QC – Insurance Law
Art Barry, QC – Construction Law
Dan Boone, QC – Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Christa Brothers, QC – Personal Injury Litigation
Lydia Bugden – Corporate Law
Tracey Clements, QC – Insurance Law
Jim Cruickshank – Tax Law
James Dickson, QC, P.Eng – Banking and Finance Law
Robert Grant, QC – Energy Regulatory Law
Neil Jacobs – Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law
Paul Kiley – Banking and Finance Law
Charles LeBlond, QC – Insurance Law
Douglas Mathews, QC – Real Estate Law
Carman McCormick, QC – Health Care Law
Kenneth McCullogh, QC – Corporate and Commercial Litigation
John McFarlane, QC – Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law
Gerald McMackin, QC – Trusts and Estates
Richard Niedermayer, TEP – Trusts and Estates
Scott Norton, QC – Legal Malpractice Law
Stephen Penney – Administrative and Public Law
Maureen Ryan – Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Paul Smith – Securities Law
Gavin Stuttard – Securities Law
James Travers, QC – Corporate Law
Archive
In a recent blog post for LegalBizDev, Paul Saunders outlined how the management tool Kanban can be used in legal departments or firms to increase efficiency and decrease waste. Through charting the stages of each case by placing…
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