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A unique combination of business and regulatory expertise allows Doug Evanchuk to pull together both sides of a project. He is able to give practical business law advice along with assistance navigating complex regulatory matters. Known for his skill and versatility, he is a trusted advisor to clients that include private and public corporations and businesses, as well as public institutions and agencies, and local and regional governments. His business law experience includes mergers and acq...

Alison Archer is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Construction Law and Corporate and Commercial Litigation. Alison, who practices law in Edmonton, Alberta, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Alison is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Eric Vaillant is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Real Estate Law. Eric, who practices law in Edmonton, Alberta, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Eric is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Tom Duke is an experienced labour and employment lawyer. Tom advises clients, including employers in federally and provincially regulated industries, on a wide range of matters such as human rights, employment standards, terminations, and workplace safety. Tom provides prompt and pragmatic advice on discipline issues. He also has diverse litigation experience that includes commercial disputes, shareholder disputes, and negligence cases. Tom has appeared in the Provincial Court, the Court of Q...

Known for being fair, honest, and a great communicator, Anthony Espejo provides strategic and practical advice for commercial litigation and insurance matters. His expertise leads to targeted advice to find the best resolutions while his experience means he avoids wasting time or energy on strategies that aren’t productive. Clear communication is one of his biggest strengths as an experienced insurance defence litigator. He works through a problem logically to find the most fair and rea...

Helping people is Bryan‘s primary focus. He works closely with his clients to find practical and cost-effective solutions in complex commercial litigation and business immigration matters. Bryan is an experienced courtroom advocate with a broad litigation practice. He handles contractual disputes, builders’ liens, debt collection, product liability, shareholders’ disputes, and disciplinary proceedings. He has a particular interest in construction disputes involving floods, f...

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...

Aaron has over ten years of experience handling a wide-range of litigation matters, including a large volume of construction and complex commercial and residential development disputes. Additionally, Aaron has extensive experience in employment litigation, advising and representing both larger corporate employers with hundreds of employees and individual employees with unique rights and interests.

Trevor’s practice includes corporate, commercial and real estate law, with specialized expertise working with airports and airport authorities in the Province of Alberta in relation to leasing, licensing, tendering, governance and regulatory matters within a federally regulated industry, including the Official Languages Act, Aeronautics Act and other federal legislation.

Fred Kozak carries on a civil litigation practice with an emphasis on constitutional law, media and defamation issues, and employment and administrative proceedings. He is admitted to the bar in Alberta, Yukon and the Northwest Territories. Fred represents several national news organizations, and provides pre-publication advice to both print and broadcast media outlets. Fred has been counsel in several cases where the Charter has been used to strike down provincial or federal legislation, and...