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The Best Lawyers™ in Canada 2025

Field Law is pleased to announce that 50 of our lawyers are recognized in their respective practice areas in the 19th edition of The Best Lawyers™ in Canada. Recognition in Best Lawyers™ is based on peer reviews of leading lawyers and their professional abilities. 

Field lawyers have been recognized in 25 service areas with a total of 80 rankings.

Chelsey Bailey, KC was named Best Lawyers™ Medical Negligence "Lawyer of the Year" in Edmonton and Sharon Stefanyk, KC was named Best Lawyers™ Insurance Law "Lawyer of the Year" in Edmonton. 

Congratulations to the following associates for being named to Best Lawyers™ Ones to Watch list:

  • Austin Ward - Labour and Employment Law
  • Angela Beierbach - Labour and Employment Law
  • Brandon Harrison - Insurance Law
  • Carolyn Paterson - Insurance Law
  • J. Graham Martinelli - Corporate and Commercial Litigation*
  • Jessica Robertshaw - Construction Law + Insurance Law
  • Kimberly Precht - Labour and Employment Law*
  • Nav Dhaliwal - Tax Law*
  • Paul Kolida - Corporate and Commercial Litigation + Insurance Law
  • Sarah Denholm - Corporate and Commercial Litigation*
  • Tessa Gregson - Labour and Employment Law*

Among the 50 Field Law lawyers listed, 12 lawyers are making their debut on the list.

Congratulations to the following Field Law lawyers:

Calgary

  • Anthony Burden - Construction Law*
  • Barbara Boeckx - Insurance Law*
  • Daniel Downe, KC - Insurance Law
  • Doreen Saunderson - Insurance Law + Product Liability Law
  • Douglas Nishimura - Corporate and Commercial Litigation
  • Farha Salim - Trusts and Estates
  • Gordon Van Vliet - Commercial Leasing Law + Corporate Law + Real Estate Law
  • Jane Freeman - Insurance Law*
  • Justin Denis - Corporate and Commercial Litigation + Insurance Law
  • Justine Blanchet - Health Care Law + Personal Injury Litigation
  • Kelly Nicholson - Labour and Employment Law
  • L. Frank Molnar, KC - Labour and Employment Law
  • Laura MacFarlane - Intellectual Property Law*
  • Lisa Statt Foy - Intellectual Property Law + Trusts and Estates
  • Matthew Vernon - Corporate and Commercial Litigation
  • Melissa Cook - Corporate Law
  • Michael Doerksen - Insurance Law*
  • Richard Stobbe - Intellectual Property Law + Privacy and Data Security Law
  • Robert A. Homersham - Real Estate Law
  • Roy Boettger, KC - Trusts and Estates
  • Steve Eichler - Administrative and Public Law + Labour and Employment Law + Workers' Compensation Law
  • Todd Kathol - Construction Law

Edmonton

  • Brian Futoransky - Corporate Law + Real Estate Law
  • Brian Vail, KC - Insurance Law
  • Chelsey Bailey, KC - Medical Negligence + Professional Malpractice Law
  • Christine Pratt - Insurance Law + Personal Injury Litigation
  • Dan Carroll, LLM, KC - Construction Law + Insurance Law
  • Danielle Bourgeois - Insurance Law*
  • Derek Cranna - Administrative and Public Law + Labour and Employment Law
  • Dino McLaughlin - Health Care Law
  • Geoffrey Hope - Corporate and Commercial Litigation + Labour and Employment Law
  • Gregory Sim - Administrative and Public Law
  • J. Mark Jackson, KC - Medical Negligence
  • Jason Kully - Administrative and Public Law + Labour and Employment Law
  • Jay Guthrie, KC - Health Care Law + Medical Negligence + Personal Injury Litigation
  • Jeremiah Kowalchuk - Construction Law
  • Jeremy Taylor - Corporate and Commercial Litigation + Labour and Employment Law
  • Joël Michaud - Education Law + Labour and Employment Law
  • Katrina Haymond, KC - Administrative and Public Law + Professional Malpractice Law
  • Lindsey Miller - Corporate and Commercial Litigation
  • Malkit Atwal - Trusts and Estates
  • Matthew Turzansky - Corporate and Commercial Litigation*
  • P. Jonathan Faulds, KC - Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice + Class Action Litigation
  • Paul Girgulis - Corporate Law + Real Estate Law + Trusts and Estates
  • Peter Gibson - Insurance Law + Product Liability Law
  • Robert Teskey, KC - Corporate Law + Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Ryan Krushelnitzky - Construction Law
  • Sharon Stefanyk, KC - Insurance Law + Personal Injury Litigation
  • Teresa Tomkinson - Banking and Finance Law
  • Vivian R. Stevenson, KC - Administrative and Public Law + Director and Officer Liability Practice + Insurance Law + Legal Malpractice Law
     

*New additions for The Best Lawyers™ in Canada 2025