Best Lawyers in Alberta, Canada for Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Justin is a member of the firm’s Litigation and Insurance Services Practice Group, where he acts as defence counsel for several insurance companies in the litigation of various injury and property loss claims in both the Alberta and Yukon jurisdictions. He has otherwise represented individual clients in a variety of civil litigation matters. Justin also practices in the area of Commercial Litigation, representing businesses and their principals who are faced with a wide array of litigat...
Lucy L'Hirondelle is a litigator whose practice encompasses a broad range of commercial litigation matters and international arbitration with an emphasis on oil and gas litigation/arbitration, contractual disputes, management-side employment litigation. She also has experience conducting third-party investigations. Lucy has worked in the Calgary litigation group since 2012 and has appeared before all levels of court in Alberta, the Nova Scotia Supreme Court, and is familiar with Federal Court...
Steve is a partner acting on behalf of financial institutions and other creditors in debt recovery and realization, including both secured (foreclosure, mortgage enforcement) and unsecured (judgment enforcement) debts. After earning his B.A. (2000) and his LL.B. (2004) from the University of Alberta, he was admitted to the Alberta bar in 2005 and the Nunavut bar in 2009. Steve was appointed Queen's Counsel in 2022.With over 15 years of experience, Steve has represented clients before the Prov...
Kelly Moffet-Burima's practice focuses on three main areas: complex commercial litigation, construction litigation, and professional liability. Kelly has acted in a broad range of matters, including contractual disputes in the energy and construction sectors, fraud claims, actions involving breaches of fiduciary duty and breaches of confidence, lien claims involving both owners and contractors, and professional negligence actions where she defends architects, engineers, lawyers, and financial...
Ryan Phillips is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Administrative and Public Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Corporate and Commercial Litigation. Ryan practices law in Calgary, Alberta Best Lawyers has recognized Ryan Phillips since 2022. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Ryan Phillips is held by other lawyers.
Hugh founded Willis Law in 2013, a boutique firm limiting services to Condominium and Employment law. Hugh focuses his practice on the area of Condominium Law, where he represents the interests of condominium corporations in a variety of settings. These can include: Court actions pursuant to the Condominium Property Act; Insurance issues within condominiums; Builder’s Liens; Condominium Bylaw interpretation and dispute; Builder deficiency litigation; Home Warranty disputes Disaster plan...
Dean A. Hutchison is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Corporate and Commercial Litigation. Dean A. practices law in Calgary, Alberta Best Lawyers has recognized Dean A. Hutchison since 2027. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Dean A. Hutchison is held by other lawyers.
Alice Wong practices civil litigation, focusing primarily on construction and insurance defence. She has appeared before all levels of court in Alberta and the Court of King’s Bench in British Columbia and Manitoba, and is experienced in various forms of alternative dispute resolution, including arbitration, judicial dispute resolution, and negotiated settlements. Alice is fluent in Cantonese. Alice provides practical advice and counsel in a number of areas: Civil litigation: complex co...
Marika’s practice is focused on resolving complex business disputes, with a particular emphasis on the energy and electricity sectors. She advises oil and gas companies, power producers, construction and real estate development firms, insurers, service providers, and boards of directors on a wide range of commercial litigation matters, including director and officer liability issues. Her experience includes disputes involving breach of contract, fiduciary duty, negligence, fraud, and ot...
David, a partner in the Edmonton office, joined Parlee McLaws LLP in 2000. With a practice concentrated in insurance litigation, David acts for many of Alberta’s leading property and casualty insurers. Over his career, David has developed a practice focused on providing insurance clients with coverage-related advice and representation. He has a particular interest in, and has presented on, coverage issues involving commercial general liability, property, and professional liability polic...
Jennifer is a fierce advocate who approaches each matter with ingenuity, creativity, and empathy. She enjoys finding cost-effective and productive solutions to address her clients’ legal challenges. Jennifer’s diverse practice includes litigation, insurance and risk management, construction, privacy, and health law. She represents corporations and individuals in a variety of commercial litigation disputes, including small claims matters and those involving property damage, neglige...
Connor Glynn knows that being solutions-based is the difference between winning and losing. He has built a fruitful practice in general litigation, dental/medical malpractice and insurance litigation – it’s a practice in which your problems get solved. Although he likes to mention that he was born in Oxford, England, Connor lacks the scholarly accent and was raised in Canada from the age of two. Connor attended McGill University for his undergraduate degree, where he had the oppor...
Megan Stoker is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Alternative Dispute Resolution and Corporate and Commercial Litigation. Megan practices law in Calgary, Alberta Best Lawyers has recognized Megan Stoker since 2025. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Megan Stoker is held by other lawyers.
Shannon is an innovative and high-performing litigation and regulatory lawyer with over 20 years of experience advising clients on complex commercial and regulatory matters. Her practice focuses on resolving difficult business disputes in the commercial, energy and power sectors. She has extensive experience managing large, complex litigation, regulatory and administrative matters in the electricity and oil and gas industries, where organization, accountability, effective communication and ov...
Ken is an analytical and experienced litigator who has dedicated his career to defending clients in complex commercial and professional liability matters. He is a creative strategist and an effective communicator—qualities that make him a respected advocate in and out of the courtroom. In his commercial litigation practice, Ken has successfully participated in numerous litigation cases involving shareholder disputes, contract interpretation, medical malpractice, directors' liability, em...
Jamie Flanagan is an experienced advocate who has guided his clients through difficult times for more than 30 years. Focusing on civil litigation, he handles commercial and construction litigation, employment law disputes, and estate litigation. When a matter proceeds to trial, Jamie has the litigation experience to aggressively and thoroughly pursue his clients' interests. He has appeared before the provincial, superior, and appeal courts of Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan on a w...
Our Methodology
Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review. Our methodology is designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area.
The Process
Best Lawyers employs a sophisticated, conscientious, rational, and transparent survey process designed to elicit meaningful and substantive evaluations of the quality of legal services. Our belief has always been that the quality of a peer review survey is directly related to the quality of the voters.