Best Lawyers in Saskatchewan, Canada

Mark Yemen leads McDougall Gauley’s municipal law and mergers & acquisitions practice groups. Mark has extensive experience in the construction and infrastructure practice area and provides strategic and procurement advice on major construction and infrastructure projects. Mark’s general corporate commercial practice focuses on procurement, construction, municipal law, land development, and mergers and acquisitions. After working at McDougall Gauley LLP in Regina for several y...

Ron is a senior business and litigation lawyer, with a broad range of experience. He has been involved as counsel in many significant and noteworthy matters on behalf of his clients. Ron is practical, easy to work with, and focused on results. Ron has been recognized locally and nationally for his practice in both litigation and business matters. He acts regularly for a variety of financial institutions, including chartered banks, insurance and trust companies, as well as local, national and ...

Bruce is a partner in the McKercher LLP Saskatoon office where he practices in all areas of corporate and commercial law as well as construction and infrastructure law/project development. Bruce is a commercial lawyer in the Saskatoon office focusing in the area of project development, construction and business acquisitions. As co-chair of the Construction and Infrastructure Practice Group, Bruce provides strategic advice on procurement and project delivery models and is particularly sought a...

Kaylea is a partner in the McKercher LLP Saskatoon office where she defends both personal injury and professional liability actions, provides policy coverage opinions and advances subrogated claims. Kaylea practices largely in civil litigation. A member of the Firm’s Insurance Law Practice Group, she defends both personal injury and professional liability actions, provides policy coverage opinions and advances subrogated claims. She has also worked with a major natural resources company...

Connor is a partner practicing in the McKercher LLP Regina office. Connor’s practice is primarily concentrated in the areas of insurance law, professional regulatory law, administrative law, civil litigation, and child protection issues. In his work with professional regulatory bodies and his dealings with administrative law Connor provides counsel to ensure that these professional and administrative bodies run effectively and responsibly and operate to protect the interests of the publ...

Jenny Underhill is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Leasing Law, Real Estate Law and Trusts and Estates. Jenny practices law in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Best Lawyers has recognized Jenny Underhill since 2023. 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 Jenny Underhill is held by other lawyers.

Christine Glazer, KC, a senior litigation lawyer in the McKercher LLP Saskatoon office, whose practice focuses on Medical Malpractice Defence, personal injury and disability claims, as well as administrative law spanning a range of subject areas including professional licensing, discipline and labour law. Christine earned her law degree from the University of Saskatchewan in 1980. She also completed a Bachelor of Arts in Political Studies from the University of Saskatchewan in 1977. Christine...

Ken Ready is an experienced lawyer, having practised law in Saskatchewan since 1976. He became a partner in the firm McDougall Ready Wakeling in 1984 (now McDougall Gauley LLP) and named a Queen’s Counsel in 1994. Ken’s preferred area of practise is civil litigation. This includes matters involving products liability claims, class actions, and personal injury. In personal injury, Ken is one of the few lawyers in Saskatchewan who regularly represents plaintiffs in medical malpracti...

David is a senior partner with McKercher LLP operating out of Regina and Saskatoon. His practice focuses on insurance law, defence of liability matters, and defence of health care professionals; he also has considerable experience in employment law and construction law. David E. Thera, KC is a proud native of Battleford, Saskatchewan. He joined McKercher LLP in 1988, became a partner in 1997, and is a senior litigator in the firm’s Regina office. His practice focuses on health law, defe...

Nancy Hopkins is a highly experienced business lawyer with emphasis in mergers and acquisitions, complex contracts and corporate governance. Her M&A experience includes transactions with public companies, private equity firms and strategic buyers. She has served on boards of public, Crown, membership and charitable corporations. Nancy has served as a director of a number of corporations, most recently chairing the board of Arthritis Society Canada and serving on the board of the Canada We...

Mark Dolan is a lawyer with Robertson Stromberg. His practice focuses on business law and commercial real estate, with an emphasis on commercial transactions and secured lending, particularly in the agriculture sector. He has extensive experience with mergers & acquisitions, commercial real estate transactions, secured lending, tax-driven transactions and reorganizations, as well as major agreements of all kinds. Mark was raised in Saskatoon and graduated from the University of Saskatchew...

Chantelle is a member of the Insurance Law Team with a practice that focuses on the defence of medical malpractice claims involving hospitals and health regions, professional liability, commercial and construction claims. Chantelle’s practice focuses exclusively on insurance law and civil litigation, including defence of claims involving medical negligence, disability, personal injury, property damage, contract disputes, construction liability, fire losses, and insurance coverage disput...

Lindsay A. Gates is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Family Law and Trusts and Estates. Lindsay A. practices law in Swift Current, Saskatchewan Best Lawyers has recognized Lindsay A. Gates 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 Lindsay A. Gates is held by other lawyers.

Stephen J. Nicholson is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Banking and Finance Law and Real Estate Law. Stephen J. practices law in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Best Lawyers has recognized Stephen J. Nicholson since 2023. 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 Stephen J. Nicholson is held by other lawyers.

Michael is a senior commercial and insolvency lawyer whose forty years of practice have included many significant transactions and litigation assignments. He is the Chair of the firm's Board of Executive Partners. Michael is the Chair of the firm’s Board of Executive Partners. He has a wealth of experience from his broad banking law, insolvency, and commercial practice, including related litigation. Michael has acted as lead counsel in lending and insolvency matters originating in Saska...

Murray Sawatzky is a partner in our Regina office. Murray practises broadly in the area of litigation and arbitration which includes commercial, construction, environmental, and debtor creditor law. He has particular focus on complex commercial and construction dispute resolution. Murray Sawatzky's practice focuses on commercial litigation with a particular emphasis on construction, tendering, and product warranty litigation. He provides representation to project owners, construction companie...