Calgary boutique JSS Barristers continues to enjoy a maverick model that allows it the flexibility to take on class-action work in both the plaintiff and defense capacities and a broad range of commercial, bankruptcy and professional liability work, with a good deal of it falling outside of typical oil-and-gas industry matters that drive much of the work for local firms, many of whom turn to JSS for soliciting conflict work. “JSS Is my go-to firm for matters that I cannot act on at my firm and will also be my first choice for insurance counsel,” declares a Calgary contemporary and frequent referral source. “All practitioners who I have worked with at JSS are excellent! They have kept me informed about the status of proceedings and have been very strategic about how to proceed at each stage of a matter. In almost all cases, that strategic advice has delivered the expected results and has helped move the matter towards an early resolution. They are thoughtful and excellent lawyers, and specifically in relation to insurance counsel, have been very considerate and understanding of the potential for stress after a claim has been made against a practitioner/firm.”
Peers stand unanimous in their recognition of, and support for, Andrew Wilson. “Andrew is clearly ‘the next guy,’” confirms a peer. “He’s known around town and shows up on a lot of stuff.” The same peer takes care to stress, “That’s not to say the ‘old guard’ like Carsten Jensen and Glenn Solomon are not still working hard. Carsten is doing a lot of arbitration, both as counsel and as a neutral. Glenn is a tough, aggressive lawyer who makes you feel it when you’re against him. You’re not just going to waltz through the litigation with him.” Solomon acts with
Stacy Petriuk representing dissenting shareholders in the resulting hearing to determine fair value for the shares in a “dissent-rights action” under the Alberta Business Corporations Act arising following a hostile takeover bid.
Robert Hawkes, a class-actions-focused partner, is cheered by a client as “[an] excellent lawyer and strategic thinker. [He is] Very alive to the circumstances of the matter and gives very solid advice that is explained well.”
