Dentons is pleased to announce another year of excellent results in The Legal 500 Canada 2020 client guide. Amongst the 52 lawyers recognized, 14 of our lawyers are listed as the elite “Leading Individuals,” while an impressive five are ranked as “Next Generation Partners” and one associate as a “Rising Star.”

Leading Individuals

• Brian Abraham, Q.C., P.Geo.: Energy and natural resources - mining
• Ann Bigué, Ad.E.: Indigenous law
• Ken Dhaliwal: Media and entertainment
• Eric Foster: Cannabis
• Michael Hurst: Energy and natural resources - oil and gas
• Barbara Johnston, Q.C.: Labour and employment
• Gregory Kane, Q.C.: Telecoms
• Paul Lalonde: International trade; Public Procurement
• Alex MacWilliam : Environment
• Bernard Roth: Energy and natural resources - oil and gas
• Jim Russell: Media and entertainment
• John Sandrelli: Restructuring and insolvency
• Y. Monica Song: Telecoms
• Gordon Tarnowsky, Q.C.: Dispute resolution

Next Generation Partners

• George Antonopoulos: Energy and natural resources - oil and gas
• Laura Estep: Energy and natural resources - oil and gas
• Matthew Fleming: Dispute resolution
• Larry Nevsky: Tax
• Andy Pushalik: Labour and employment

Rising Stars

• Jayme Alter: Media and entertainment   

With representation across our six Canadian offices, these impressive and well-earned rankings reinforce the talent and scope of our lawyers’ capabilities, and reflect our collaborative efforts to deliver exceptional client service. While many of Dentons’ lawyers have been ranked previously, 10 were included in the guide for the first time this year: Jayme Alter, Eric Foster, Christian Létourneau, David Little, Jana Mansour, Dan Shea, Juliet Smith, Margaret Weltrowska and Mark Woltersdorf.

The Firm also received an impressive 27 rankings for our practice groups, with two achieving the coveted Top-Tier Firm status: Cannabis (making its debut), and Media and Entertainment (for the third consecutive year).

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Congratulations to the entire team of exceptional lawyers who were recognized in this year’s Legal 500 directory. For the complete Dentons listing, please visit the The Legal 500 Canada 2020 website.

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