Benchmark Litigation Canada (Benchmark) released its 2023 rankings and awards, naming MLT Aikins as Litigation Law Firm of the Year for both Manitoba and Saskatchewan. In addition to winning this recognition, the firm’s dispute resolution teams in Manitoba and Saskatchewan are “Highly Recommended” by Benchmark and “Recommended” in Alberta.
Regina lawyer Deron Kuski was also named “Saskatchewan Litigator of the Year.”
Twelve of the firm’s litigators have been recognized in the 2023 edition of Benchmark Canada as “Litigation Stars” and two MLT Aikins litigators have been recognized as “Future Stars.”
Manitoba
Thor Hansell, Securities, Commercial, Professional Liability – Litigation Star
Christian Monnin, Labour and Employment – Litigation Star
Helga Van Iderstine, K.C., Professional Liability, Administrative, Regulatory – Litigation Star
Michael Weinstein – Construction, Commercial – Litigation Star
John Martens – Future Star
Saskatchewan
Douglas Hodson, K.C., Commercial, Class Action – Litigation Star
Deron Kuski, K.C., Commercial – Litigation Star
Jeff Lee, K.C., Commercial, Insolvency – Litigation Star
Eileen Libby, K.C., Labour and Employment, Insurance – Litigation Star
Shaunt Parthev, K.C., Insurance, Class Action – Litigation Star
Kurt Wintermute, Tax Disputes, Commercial – Litigation Star
Alberta
Jonathan Bourchier – Future Star
British Columbia
Tom Hakemi, Securities, Competition/antitrust, Commercial – Litigation Star
Lisa Ridgedale, Securities, Commercial – Litigation Star
The selection process for Benchmark involves rigorous research conducted over four months. Researchers conduct interviews with litigators and clients, analyze recent casework and seek external input from professional sources. The awards are presented to firms and litigators based on their exceptional performance and strengths within their specific practice areas.
Benchmark Litigation, widely regarded as the definitive guide to the world’s leading litigation firms and lawyers, combines comprehensive interviews with litigators, dispute resolution specialists and their clients, along with an in-depth analysis of significant cases and firm developments in the market.
About Benchmark Litigation
Benchmark Litigation is the definitive guide to the world’s leading litigation firms and lawyers. The publication provides law firm and lawyer rankings based on extensive interviews with litigators, dispute resolution specialists and their clients as well as analysis of the market’s most important cases and firm developments.