Dentons named “Law Firm of the Year” in Energy Law in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2021

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Dentons named “Law Firm of the Year” in Energy Law in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2021

Dentons named “Law Firm of the Year” in Energy Law in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2021

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August 27, 2020

Dentons is pleased to announce that the Firm has been named “Law Firm of the Year” in Energy Law in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada. Achieving this honour for a second time in recent years reinforces our position as the leading law firm in the energy industry, advising clients in the areas of oil and gas, pipelines, power (including renewables such as wind, solar, hydro, tidal and biomass), services and infrastructure, and utilities (including natural gas and electricity).

“It is a privilege to be recognized once again by our peers for our knowledge and experience,” said Michael Hurst, Dentons’ national and global energy sector lead for Canada. “With exceptional bench strength, deep experience and strong technical capabilities, our Energy team delivers the support and advice our clients need, no matter where they do—or want to do—business.”

In addition to this achievement, 170 of our talented Canada-based lawyers have been named leaders in their respective practice areas, 18 of whom joined the ranks for the first time.

Further, 10 lawyers were named “Lawyer of the Year” for achieving the highest overall peer-feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region. Receiving this designation reflects the impressive level of respect this group of lawyers has earned amongst colleagues in the same communities and practice areas.

The following Dentons lawyers earned this distinguished "Lawyer of the Year" honour:

Lawyer Name	Practice Area	Region
E. David D. Tavender, Q.C.	International Arbitration	Calgary
Darlene W. Scott, Q.C.	Banking and Finance Law	Edmonton
Richard H. Cruickshank, Q.C.	Corporate Law	Edmonton
Ann Bigué, Ad. E.	Mining Law	Montréal
Andrea C. Johnson	Technology Law	Ottawa
David P. Little	Securities Law	Ottawa
Philip M. Rimer	Banking and Finance Law	Ottawa
Thomas A. Houston	Corporate Law	Ottawa
Paul M. Lalonde	Public Procurement Law	Toronto
Michael G. Beairsto	Venture Capital Law	Toronto

As a firm, Dentons received further awards where the Firm has the most recognized lawyers in a particular location and practice area. Dentons received the "Top-Listed" designation in the following areas:

Top-Listed National Awards
Dentons was the most recognized firm in Canada for Energy Law, Entertainment Law, Private Funds Law, Public Procurement Law and Real Estate Law.
Top-Listed State Awards
Dentons was the most recognized firm across Alberta overall with 53 ranked lawyers. The Alberta team also achieved the most recognition in the province for Corporate Law, Energy Law and Real Estate Law. In addition, Dentons was recognized as the top-listed firm for Venture Capital Law in Ontario.
Top-Listed City Awards
Dentons was the most recognized firm in Edmonton across all practice areas collectively, and was the most recognized firm in Energy Law and Real Estate Law in Calgary, and Technology Law in Ottawa.

“On behalf of everyone at Dentons, congratulations to our respected lawyers on this professional achievement. Receiving recognition from Best Lawyers is a testament to their commitment to service excellence for our clients,” said Beth Wilson, Dentons’ Canada Chief Executive Officer. “We are proud of the exceptional talent that forms our foundation. Our team exemplifies what it means to be a leading law firm in Canada.”

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Its first international list was published in 2006 and since then has grown to provide lists in more than 75 countries. Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review, capturing the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area.

The full list of our talented lawyers recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2021 is as follows:

Calgary	Edmonton	Montreal
Alex G. MacWilliam Bernard J. Roth Courtney Burton Craig R. Hill, Q.C. D. Richard Skeith David R.J. Lefebvre David W. Mann, Q.C. Derek A. Kurrant Don G. Kowalenko Donald R. Leitch, Q.C. E. David D. Tavender, Q.C. George A. Antonopoulos Gordon L. Tarnowsky, Q.C. James B. Rooney, Q.C. James O'Sullivan Jeffrey Coape-Arnold Jerry J. Patterson, Q.C. John D. Merrett, Q.C. John R. Cusano Joseph P. Lougheed Laura K. Estep Lyle B. Zulak Michael A. Hurst Nicole Bacsalmasi Sean Fairhurst Thomas P. O'Leary William G. Gilliland William K. Jenkins	Allison Ostapowich Barry Zalmanowitz, Q.C. Carman R. McNary, Q.C. Cheryl A. Gibson, Q.C. Colin Lipsett Darlene W. Scott, Q.C. Dennis L. Picco, Q.C. F. Richard Haldane, Q.C. Fausto Franceschi G. James Thorlakson Gary I. Biasini Grant Vogel Leah M. Tolton Leanne C. Krawchuk Lorena K. Harris Mark H. Woltersdorf Richard H. Cruickshank, Q.C. Robert J. De Guzman Robert J. Turner, Q.C. Robert R. Roth Rose M. Carter, Q.C. Ryan Bosch Sarat C. Maharaj Tom A. Sides Wendy N. Moody	Ann Bigué, Ad. E. Ari Y. Sorek Charles R. Spector Christian Létourneau Claude Morency Denis Manzo Emil Vidrascu Emmanuel Sala Ilan Dunsky Isabelle Blouin Jean-Pierre Dépelteau Joel Cabelli Joey Mastrogiuseppe Manon Jubinville Marc-André Bélanger Margaret Weltrowska Marie-Josée Couture Mathilde Carrière Michel A. Brunet Mira Gauvin Philippe Décary Pierre D. Grenier Roger P. Simard Scott Rozansky Stephen Lloyd Vincent M. Prager

Ottawa	Toronto	Vancouver
Andrea C. Johnson Catherine P. Coulter Chantal Bernier David P. Little David R. Elliott Gregory Kane, Q.C. Jennifer E. McKay Kelly M. Elliott Lampros Stougiannos Margot E. Patterson Philip M. Rimer Thomas A. Houston Thomas F. Reaume	Adrian Miedema Anneli LeGault Barbara L. Grossman Blair McCreadie Bob Tarantino Carlo Vairo Christopher E. Pinnington David Steinberg Dennis R. Wiebe Don Macintosh Donald F. Luck Eric Foster Frank E.P. Bowman Helen Fotinos Helen T. Newland Henry J. Chang Jay Duffield Jillian E. Shortt Jim Russell John J. Salmas Jules A. Mikelberg Karen B. Groulx Katarzyna Sliwa Ken Dhaliwal Kenneth D. Kraft Kevin Rooney Kirsten Thompson Kori Williams Mark G. Evans Mark Jadd Mary M. Picard Matthew Diskin Matthew Fleming Matthew R. Hibbert Michael D. Schafler Michael G. Beairsto Michael Henriques Neil S. Rabinovitch Norman Emblem Paul M. Lalonde Richard A. Scott Robb C. Heintzman Ryan Middleton S. Wendy Del Mul Sandy Walker Sheldon L. Disenhouse Sonja K. Homenuck Thomas J. Hunter Vivek Bakshi Yves St-Cyr	Arnon A. Dachner Brian E. Abraham, Q.C. Brigham H. Jagger Colin J. McIver David Wotherspoon Eleni Kassaris Gary R. Sollis Gordon W. Esau Helen Park Jana Mansour Jennifer D.S. Dezell Joel A. Nitikman John G. R. Third John R. Sandrelli John S. Haythorne Jordan Schultz Juliet Smith Karen Martin Kimberly Burns Michael A. Thackray, Q.C. Michael R. Axford Morgan L. Camley Robert G. Nikelski Ron Stuber Scott Sweatman Shoshanah Webber Tim T. Bezeredi

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