Daniel R. "Dan" Bennett KC, FCIArb

Daniel R. "Dan" Bennett KC, FCIArb

Vancouver, BC recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2012
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP

222 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Municipal Law Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice Alternative Dispute Resolution Corporate and Commercial Litigation Environmental Law Natural Resources Law
*Named the "Lawyer of the Year" in this practice area in the 2026 edition in Vancouver.

Biography

Dan Bennett's practice is focused in the areas of trial, arbitration, hearing and appeal work in commercial and administrative litigation. As a member of our litigation group, Mr. Bennett has conducted a broad range of cases in commercial, real estate, and natural resource matters in British Columbia, Alberta and Yukon superior courts and courts of appeal as well as the Federal Courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada. He also appears regularly before a number of administrative boards dealing primarily with real estate- and forestry-related issues.

He has made a significant commitment to the professional development of lawyers throughout the province. In addition to having been a long-standing adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia, he has given many lectures at CLE and other continuing education programs. Mr. Bennett has the FCIArb designation as a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP

222 Best Lawyers awards

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Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2026 - Municipal Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Environmental Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Alternative Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Environmental Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2020 - Environmental Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Municipal Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Municipal Law, Vancouver, Canada (2026)
  • Environmental Law, Vancouver, Canada (2025)
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution, Vancouver, Canada (2024)
  • Environmental Law, Vancouver, Canada (2023)
  • Environmental Law, Vancouver, Canada (2020)
  • Municipal Law, Vancouver, Canada (2018)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2026 for work in:
  • Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Corporate and Commercial Litigation
  • Environmental Law
  • Municipal Law
  • Natural Resources Law

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