DLA Piper (Canada) LLP is pleased to see 70 of our lawyers across 34 practice areas recognized in the ??2020 Best Lawyers in Canada guide.?
Special congratulations go to Paul Albi, who received the prestigious distinction of “Lawyer of the Year” ?for Family Law in Vancouver and to Tamara Hunter, who has been recognized as "Lawyer of the Year" for ?Privacy and Data Security Law in Vancouver.?
?“We are delighted with this year’s rankings,” said Robert Seidel, Q.C., Canada Managing Partner. “This ?selection reflects the high level of respect our lawyers have earned among their peers and colleagues.”?
One of Canada's most trusted peer-review publications, Best Lawyers has been providing ?comprehensive coverage of top legal talents in Canada and around the world for over 30 years. ?Selections are determined through a rigorous peer-review survey process.?
Congratulations to the following lawyers who are listed in the 2020 edition of Best Lawyers:
| Lawyer | Practice Area |
| Paul R. Albi, Q.C. (Vancouver) | *Lawyer of the Year, Family Law |
| Derrick Auch (Calgary) | Securities Law Mining Law |
| Kate Bake-Paterson (Vancouver) | Charities/Non-Profit Law |
| James Bancroft, Q.C. (Calgary) | Corporate and Commercial Litigation |
| Robert Banno, Q.C. (Vancouver) | Aboriginal Law |
| Derek J. Bell (Toronto) | Competition / Antitrust Law Corporate and Commercial Litigation |
| Eric Belli-Bivar (Toronto) | Corporate Law |
| Ian Bendell (Toronto) | Project Finance Law |
| Chris Bennett (Vancouver) | Information Technology Law Intellectual Property Law Technology Law |
| Robert Black (Toronto) | Mining Law |
| Karen R. Bock (Toronto) | Labour and Employment Law |
| Ruby Chan (Vancouver) | Securities Law |
| Jeffrey M. Citron (Toronto) | Real Estate Law |
| Kenneth F. Cleall, Q.C. (Edmonton) | Corporate Law |
| Don Collie (Vancouver) | Mining Law Securities Law |
| Donald Cooper (Vancouver) | Real Estate Law |
| G. Brian Davison, Q.C. (Calgary) | Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law |
| Ronald E. Dimock (Toronto) | Biotechnology Law Intellectual Property Law |
| Warren H. Downs (Vancouver) | Project Finance Law |
| Megan Filmer (Vancouver) | Mergers & Acquisitions Law |
| Lana Finney (Toronto) | Environmental Law |
| Michael Ford, Q.C.? (Calgary) | Labour and Employment |
| Kevin Fritz (Toronto) | Tax Law |
| Monika Gehlen (Vancouver) | Corporate and Commercial Litigation |
| Catherine Gibson (Vancouver) | Real Estate Law |
| Noam Goodman (Toronto) | Biotechnology Law Technology Law |
| Robert Groves (Vancouver) | Banking and Finance Law |
| Rachel Hamilton (Edmonton) | Real Estate Law Corporate Law |
| Jason Herbert (Vancouver) | Administrative and Public Law |
| Brian Hiebert (Vancouver) | Corporate Law Environmental Law Natural Resources Law |
| Roy Hudson (Calgary) | Mining Law Securities Law |
| Forrest C. Hume (Vancouver) | Transportation Law |
| Tamara Hunter (Vancouver) | Corporate and Commercial Litigation Administrative and Public Law ?*Lawyer of the Year, Privacy and Data Security ?Law |
| Michelle Isaak (Vancouver) | Trust and Estates |
| Daniel Kenney (Calgary) | Corporate Law Mining Law |
| Howard Krupat (Toronto) | Construction Law |
| Edmond F.B. Lamek (Toronto) | Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law |
| P. John Landry (Vancouver) | Energy Law International Trade and Finance Law |
| Roger Lee (Vancouver) | Trusts and Estates |
| J. Brent MacLean (Vancouver) | Corporate and Commercial Litigation |
| Sandra Mah (Calgary) | Trusts and Estates |
| Garry Mancell, R.P.F. (Vancouver) | Energy Law Natural Resources Law |
| Elizabeth Mayer (Vancouver) | Project Finance Law Public Finance Law |
| Andrew E.C. McFarlane (Toronto) | Aviation Law |
| David C. Nathanson, Q.C. (Toronto) | Tax Law |
| David T. Neave (Vancouver) | Class Action Litigation Corporate and Commercial Litigation |
| Richard J. Nixon (Toronto) | Labour and Employment Law |
| Catherine Pawluch (Toronto) | Aviation Law International Trade and Finance Law Transportation Law |
| Mark Potechin (Montréal) | Tax Law Corporate Law |
| Richard Press (Vancouver) | Labour and Employment Law |
| Sangeetha Punniyamoorthy (Toronto) | Intellectual Property Law |
| David Reid (Vancouver) | Mining Law Natural Resources Law Securities Law |
| Michael S. Richards (Toronto) | Corporate and Commercial Litigation |
| Mary Ruhl (Vancouver) | Mergers & Acquisitions Law |
| Kathleen Ryan, Q.C. (Edmonton) | Corporate and Commercial Litigation |
| Laura Safran, Q.C. (Calgary) | Aviation Law |
| Dana Schindelka (Calgary) | Corporate and Commercial Litigation |
| Mark Schmidt (Vancouver) | Corporate Law Mergers & Acquisitions Law Real Estate Law |
| Robert A. Seidel, Q.C. (Edmonton) | Corporate Law |
| Allen Soltan (Vancouver) | Administrative and Public Law Alternative Dispute Resolution |
| David Spratley (Vancouver) | Intellectual Property Law Information Technology Law Technology Law |
| Bruce Stratton (Toronto) | Intellectual Property Law |
| David Stratton, Q.C. (Edmonton) | Corporate Law |
| Franco Trasolini (Vancouver) | Real Estate Law |
| Heather L. Treacy, Q.C. (Calgary) | Aboriginal Law |
| Brian Tsuji (Vancouver) | Immigration Law |
| Simon Wells (Vancouver) | Corporate and Commercial Litigation |
| Sadie Wetzel (Vancouver) | Trusts and Estates |
| Donald Wilson (Edmonton) | Administrative and Public Law Alternative Dispute Resolution Corporate and Commercial Litigation |
| Trevor Wong-Chor (Calgary) | Oil & Gas Law Corporate Law Mining Law |
