Best Lawyers in Canada for Alternative Dispute Resolution
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Ms. Carteri is a trial and appellate lawyer. She joined NST as a partner in 2016. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Carteri was a partner in the Vancouver office of a national law firm where she practiced for 14 years and where she was leader of the firm’s Vancouver office litigation group. In 2015, Ms. Carteri received the Lexpert Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers in Canada Under 40 Award which recognizes leading lawyers in the Canadian legal community. Ms. Carteri received Benchmark Canada's...
Craig Munroe is a leading labour and employment lawyer and litigator. Representing many of the largest and most prominent companies and organizations in British Columbia and nationally, Craig provides strategic, solution-based advice to clients facing complicated labour relations issues. In representing and advising public and private clients, Craig regularly appears before various courts and tribunals including the British Columbia Labour Relations Board, the Canada Industrial Relations Boar...
Doug founded IMK in 1997 with the late Colin K. Irving. In the course of his career, he has acted as lead counsel in many complex cases, participated in trials covered by the media, advised clients on delicate issues and played key roles in crisis management to avoid or settle disputes. His career and his way of intervening in cases have earned him the respect of all the courts before which he has pleaded. He has acted for the Chief Justice of Quebec and the Canadian Judicial Council and has ...
Ian Hull co-founded the firm with his father, Rodney Hull, in 1998. Ian also maintains a mediation practice through Hull Estate Mediation Inc. Ian is a lecturer at the Ontario Bar Admission Course and guest lecturer for the Canadian Bar Association and the Law Society of Upper Canada. Ian is also the author of numerous articles and has written four books on estate law issues. All books and articles can be found on our website .
William Katz is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Alternative Dispute Resolution and Corporate and Commercial Litigation. William, who practices law in Calgary, Alberta, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which William is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Reem Zaia is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Alternative Dispute Resolution. Reem, who practices law in Ottawa, Ontario, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Reem is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Rob Alfieri in a lawyer at Dickinson Wright's Toronto office, in its Commercial Litigation Group. Rob focuses his practice on commercial & business litigation and class action law. He maintains a general trial and appellate litigation practice, concentrating on contract disputes, shareholder disputes, professional liability, fraud cases, foreign judgment enforcements, injunctions, and private commercial arbitration disputes. Rob brings together passion with experience, intellect, and a th...
Julia K. Lockhart is a talented trial, appellate and research lawyer who carries on a general administrative and commercial litigation practice, focussing on complex commercial disputes and challenging administrative law issues. Julia has been a partner at Nathanson, Schachter & Thompson LLP since 2020 and she demonstrates excellence and precision in her work as an advocate, as well as leadership and compassion in her work generally. Julia regularly advises the Law Society of British Colu...
Vincent Belley is a lawyer in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group. He focuses his practice in the areas of municipal law, administrative law and public law. Vincent is particularly active in the areas of infrastructure and expropriation. In the course of his practice, Vincent frequently acts for public and private companies in order to assist them in all aspects of litigation at any stage of a judicial proceeding. Vincent also assists clients in the drafting of various legal opinions ...
Katie is an associate in the McKercher LLP Saskatoon office. Katie maintains a general civil litigation practice with a primary focus on insurance defence and health law. She has appeared before all levels of court in Saskatchewan, as well as various administrative tribunals. As part of her practice, Katie has a particular focus in privacy law, advising clients from a broad range of industries on information privacy, access to information, data sharing, privacy law interpretation and complian...
Patricia is a lawyer in our Montreal office, practising in the Intellectual Property (IP) and Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) groups. Patricia is a versatile litigator who has appeared before all levels of the federal and provincial (Québec) courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Appeal and the Québec Court of Appeal. She regularly acts for clients in IP matters involving interim and interlocutory injunctions in the context of unfair c...
Dylan Fisher is a litigation generalist and provides legal advice and representation on a wide variety of commercial related matters. These include contractual disputes, real estate and property disputes, asset and debt recovery, commercial tenancy matters, shareholder disputes, injunctive relief, fraud, creditor remedies/collections, defamation, estate litigation, environmental contamination matters, and appeals. Prior experience includes insurance defence and coverage. Dylan is a passionate...
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