Dentons Canada LLP (Dentons) has achieved its largest showing to date in the 2014 edition of well-regarded directory Best Lawyers in Canada, with nearly a quarter of our lawyers listed as leaders in their practice areas.

In addition to the 120 lawyers included in the publication as leading lawyers, 11 Dentons lawyers gained the coveted Lawyer of the Year designation. This represents a significant increase over last year, when six lawyers with the firm (then FMC) held this designation.

Named as Lawyer of the Year are:

• Brian E. Abraham Q.C. for Mining Law in Vancouver
• Gordon W. Esau for Entertainment Law in Vancouver
• Kevin P. Feehan Q.C. for Medical Negligence in Edmonton
• Cheryl A. Gibson Q.C. for Tax Law in Edmonton
• Thomas A. Houston for Corporate Law in Ottawa
• Gregory Kane Q.C. for Communications Law in Ottawa
• Richard A. Neufeld Q.C. for Aboriginal Law in Calgary
• Philip M. Rimer for Banking and Finance in Ottawa
• Darlene Scott for Corporate Law in Edmonton
• Quincy B. A. R. Smith Q.C. for Insolvency and Financial Restructuring in Calgary
• E. David D. Tavender Q.C. for Director and Officer Liability in Calgary

Best Lawyers is an international guide which publishes lists of leading lawyers in 67 practice areas for 65 countries. The full Dentons Canada LLP listings in Best Lawyers 2014 are available here.

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