Alberta

Firm overview

Bennett Jones is consistently recognized for its expertise in domestic and cross-border litigation. The firm is known for its uncompromising strength in the areas of competition and antitrust, securities, class actions, energy, commercial, intellectual property, fraud, construction, restructuring/insolvency, employment, health, and professional negligence litigation and has prominent practitioners in alternate dispute resolution, including international commercial arbitration. We are committed to working with our clients to develop an effective and cost-efficient strategy to identify and achieve their unique goals in the prosecution and defense of business disputes.

With more than 100 lawyers practicing commercial litigation nationally, Bennett Jones litigators have significant experience in all aspects of dispute resolution, and have leading reputations before courts and tribunals. We represent some of Canada's largest corporations, including energy producers, and technology and telecommunications companies, and are skilled in conducting commercial arbitrations, including those involving issues in the oil and gas, mining and construction industries. Our litigation practice is supported by the considerable strength of our appellate advocacy and judicial review practice which provides clients and referring counsel with specialized and strategic advice on all aspects of cases on appeal or under judicial review.

We are frequently retained by major domestic and international corporations in the defense of class actions. Representing parties at every stage of the lawsuit, from pre-certification motions and applications through to trial, we bring to each phase coordinated strategies and effective communications to streamline the litigation process. We also advise clients on mitigating their class action risk and proactively monitor trends in prospective class action developments.

Recognizing that many disputes are settled prior to trial, our commercial and technical expertise provides another valuable set of skills to the negotiation and settlement of litigation. Our team approach ensures that we provide the most timely, effective and innovative support to our clients. Our lawyers' reputations, contributions to Canadian case law, and distinguished history of service have resulted in top rankings in all major legal directories for many of our litigators, in a multitude of litigation practice areas.

Firm Culture:

Bennett Jones reflects the integrity and professional excellence of the firm’s Founding Partners. Over the years, the firm has produced some of Canada’s most accomplished legal and business leaders, fostering values that established it as one of Canada’s most successful business law firms. The firm prides itself on offering clients innovative, strategic and forward-thinking approaches to legal and regulatory challenges and opportunities. Mutual respect and independent thought are cornerstones of client and colleague interactions. Bennett Jones is proud to have been recognized for 20 consecutive years as one of Canada’s Best Employers.

Updated March 2022

Firm overview

Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP is a Canadian law firm focused on serving the advocacy, advisory, and transactional needs of the country’s most dynamic business sectors.

Cassels brings a rare depth and breadth of experience to both the negotiating table and the courtroom. We offer recognized expertise in resolving complex legal problems, pride ourselves on developing inventive and effective means of solving problems, and have a reputation for assertive and efficient settlements built on a track record of favorable motion and trail decisions – counsel know that we are ready, willing, and able to go all the way to court.

Our litigators represent clients at all levels of federal and provincial courts including the Alberta, BC, and Ontario Courts of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada. Cassels also boasts one of the country’s leading class action defence teams - we successfully defended the first-ever class action in Ontario and have maintained our position as a market leader with precedent-setting class action defence work ever since. As your strategic advisors, our approach to litigation focuses on two things – reputation and success.

Cassels offers one of the largest law practices in Canada, advising clients from start-ups to multi-national organizations—across the street and around the world—and we are consistently cited as market leaders by such authorities as Chambers, Lexpert, and Best Lawyers.

We are dedicated to staying on the leading edge of trends in law and business to offer practical and flexible solutions to any legal challenge.

At Cassels, your success is our priority.

Select Key Industries and Areas of Practice:

• Aboriginal
• Banking & Specialty Finance
• Business
• Cannabis
• Class Action Defence
• Competition & Foreign Investment
• Construction
• Employment & Labour
• Energy
• Entertainment & Sports
• Franchise
• High Growth & Venture Capital
• Hospitality
• Information Technology & Data Privacy
• Infrastructure
• Insurance & Reinsurance
• Intellectual Property
• International Trade
• Litigation
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Mining
• Municipal, Planning & Environmental
• Private Equity
• Product Liability
• Proxy Battles
• Real Estate & Development
• Regulatory (including defence of Professionals)
• Restructuring & Insolvency
• Securities
• Securities Litigation
• Shareholder Disputes
• Taxation
• Universities & Colleges

Updated April 2022

Firm overview

Jensen Shawa Solomon Duguid Hawkes LLP (known as “JSS Barristers”) is a distinguished litigation firm known for providing high-quality trial representation and advocacy across multiple industries and practice areas, including general corporate & commercial litigation matters, construction claims, oil & gas disputes, data & privacy protection, arbitration & mediations, and class-action suits on both the plaintiff and defendant sides. 

JSS Barristers is consistently recognized by peers and clients alike for our bench strength and experience in handling complex litigation matters. Of particular note is the wide variety of files that are handled by our lawyers. From class actions arising out of privacy and data breaches to restructuring and insolvency litigation, our lawyers can draw upon a broad experience base to find the best solution for our clients in all industries. 

Our lawyers have appeared at all levels of court in Alberta and Canada, as well as before various regulatory bodies such as the Alberta Securities Commission and the Law Society of Alberta. 

In addition to litigation, the firm also boasts extensive experience in alternative dispute resolution. Multiple partners within the firm are admitted fellows to the UK-based Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and are consistently called upon to adjudicate as sole arbitrator, panel member and panel chair.

The office of JSS Barrister is home to a state-of-the-art arbitration room, complete with video recording capabilities and private breakout rooms, providing the necessary amenities and services to accommodate the needs of all parties involved. JSS Barristers takes great pride in the reputation that we have earned in the legal community in the form of work referrals. Our referrals come from a variety of sources: former clients have been valuable advocates for us when they know someone in need, as well as conflicted-out lawyers who entrust us with the well-being of their clients.

Firm overview

The world is changing, and it’s happening faster than ever. Businesses and people are adapting, but nobody can do it alone. Maybe it’s easier for us to keep up because we’ve always been nimble and brought creative thinking to the way we practise law.

BD&P is a full-service boutique law firm headquartered in Calgary, Canada. Our approximately 120 lawyers are bright, deeply talented legal minds who work on a broad spectrum of corporate and litigation matters, sitting across the table from national and international firms. Our clients live a variety of sectors, including energy, renewables, agribusiness, technology and life sciences.

We are not just legal advisors, we are true partners. We've been called unconventional, and we think that makes us better partners to our clients for now — and for the future.

Key areas of service include:

Commercial Litigation: their litigators have a wealth of experience handling complex commercial litigation in a wide range of business disputes. The team regularly appears before all levels of Alberta’s Courts, the courts of other provincial jurisdictions, the Federal Court and the Supreme Court of Canada. Mindful of the cost and time involved in litigation, they seek to find efficient and negotiated solutions to their clients’ disputes.

Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution: the lawyers are seasoned in alternative dispute resolution practices, regularly appearing as counsel in international and domestic arbitrations and judicial dispute resolutions. When their clients’ require dispute resolution outside of the traditional court process, BD&P lawyers draw upon their experience to assist them in determining the best course of action to resolve their issues.

Energy Litigation: BD&P has extensive experience in all oil and gas related matters giving rise to litigation. The dispute resolution team complements and is complemented by the strength of the firm’s energy law practice, enabling the litigators to work closely with colleagues to provide all the resources that are key to resolving clients’ oil and gas disputes.

Securities Litigation: the team provides advice and representation in all areas of securities and corporate litigation before the provincial securities commissions, the major Canadian stock exchanges and the Courts. They are experienced in representing public and private companies, minor and major shareholders, boards of directors, investment dealers, brokers and senior management, providing them with strategic advice on securities law and other related matters.

Construction Litigation: BD&P assists clients in all aspects of industrial, commercial and institutional construction project disputes, which often involve complex, multifaceted issues with multiple parties. The team is skilled in effectively and efficiently advising on disputes of varying size and complexity, whilst maintaining a focused, results-oriented approach.

IP and Technology Litigation: the litigators protect and assert their clients’ best interests when disputes arise from the misuse or misappropriation of their intellectual property. Whether through litigation, arbitration or mediation of these disputes, they provide an innovative service to meet their clients’ objectives.

Tax Litigation: the tax litigators cover all stages of the tax litigation process, including negotiations with appropriate authorities, the provision of opinions, dealing with compliance issues, and appearances before the Tax Court of Canada, the Federal Court and the Federal Court of Appeal. They also appear in the Court of Queen’s Bench on provincial income tax matters, for rectification orders and other declaratory judgements.

Class Actions: BD&P has considerable experience in all aspects of Canadian and U.S. class actions, representing clients in a broad range of commercial class actions. The lawyers have the ability to navigate the procedural complexities unique to class action litigation, and guide clients expertly through the process, from early negotiated settlement to trial.

Estate Litigation: the estate litigation team focuses on the resolution of contentious matters relating to wills, trusts and the administration of complex estates, handling matters in a way that is mindful of the impact that litigation can have on family relationships. The lawyers understand the challenges unique to estate litigation, and strive to assist beneficiaries and trustees in avoiding and resolving claims through effective guidance and advice.

Updated March 2022