Best Lawyers in Canada for Insurance Law
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Kelly Murray joined Whitelaw Twining in 2017. Prior to joining the firm, Kelly worked for over 17 years with boutique litigation firms in Vancouver and focussed her practice on professional liability claims. Before that she gained early trial experience as an Assistant Crown Attorney in Ontario for four years. She now continues her professional liability practice at Whitelaw Twining defending real estate agents and lawyers against claims made against them in their professional capacity. Kelly...
David Brannen is the founder of Resolute Employment & Disability Lawyers, a national firm dedicated to representing employees in employment and disability insurance disputes. With a background as an occupational therapist before entering the legal profession, David brings a unique perspective to his practice. His dual training allows him to understand the medical, vocational, and legal dimensions of his clients’ cases, ensuring a comprehensive and effective approach to advocacy. He ...
James Bromiley has a diverse practice encompassing all areas of civil and commercial litigation. He has acted for clients in property and casualty insurance, personal injury, motor vehicle, short and long term disability claims, and environmental law matters. James identifies sound, practical business solutions for his clients, resolving disputes through consultation and negotiation before litigation becomes the only viable option. He adopts a problem-solving approach to address client concer...
Jean-François Gagnon is the Chief Executive Officer of Langlois Lawyers. He is also a member of the firm’s Executive Committee and Board of Directors. His practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, corporate governance, strategy, crisis management, ethics and deontology. He has wide-ranging experience in matters involving directors’ and officers’ liability, the management of not-for-profit organizations, construction law and insurance law. Jean-François...
Sandra L Hawes, K.C. is a civil litigation lawyer and one of Miller Thomson’s leading insurance and commercial litigation specialists. She is the Regional Managing Partner for Western Canada and a member of the National Executive Committee. Sandra’s practice is focused primarily on insurance defence litigation including defence of life, disability, and critical illness insurance claims; professional errors and omissions claims in a construction context; commercial insurance claims...
François Laplante is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insurance Law. François, who practices law in Montréal, Quebec, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which François is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
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...
Frank S.M. Devito is a civil litigator and senior partner at Beard Winter LLP, with more than 20 years of insurance defence litigation expertise. Bringing sound advice and a deep understanding of the Canadian insurance industry, Frank has a lengthy track record of successfully defending insurers in relation to various types of claims. These include motor vehicle tort claims, personal injury claims, general liability claims, property/casualty claims, construction claims, contractor liability c...
David Morin is the Managing Partner at Davidson Cahill Morrison LLP. His practice focuses on civil litigation and, in particular, personal injury, product liability, municipal liability, and professional negligence claims. David has been privileged to hold many titles external to his practice at Davidson Cahill Morrison LLP, such as Former President of the Muskoka Law Association, Chair of the Ontario Bar Association Audit Committee , as well as Chair of the Paralegal Regulation Sub-Committee...
Béatrice D'Anjou is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insurance Law. Béatrice, who practices law in Montréal, Quebec, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Béatrice is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Iain Walker is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law and Labour and Employment Law. Iain, who practices law in Edmonton, Alberta, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Iain is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Alexander Wolfe is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insurance Law, Medical Negligence and Personal Injury Litigation. Alexander, who practices law in London, Ontario, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Alexander is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Marc-Olivier Brouillette is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insurance Law. Marc-Olivier, who practices law in Montréal, Quebec, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Marc-Olivier is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Caitlin VanDuzer is a member of Miller Thomson’s litigation group. Caitlin’s experience ranges from commercial issues, insurance defence, personal injury, transportation and logistics law, health law, and other litigation matters such as equine law disputes, which is largely driven by her background as a competitive show jumper and polo player. Within her insurance practice, she also advises clients on policy coverage issues. Caitlin is also a member of Miller Thomson’s Tran...
Sydney McIvor is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insurance Law. Sydney, who practices law in Toronto, Ontario, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Sydney is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
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