Leading Employment Lawyers (Employer Representation) – Alberta – Current Rankings

The 2026 listing of leading Employer-focused Alberta Employment Lawyers details attorneys practising within the areas of employment and industrial relations matters across the Alberta legal market whose practice has a strong employer representation focus and who have been identified by the city’s employment lawyers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.

Showing all 48 lawyers

Tiers are in rank order. Within a tier, names are alphabetical and are not ranked against one another.

Preeminent

Preeminent: 4 lawyers
Lawyer	Firm	Doyle’s ranking record
Gary Clarke KC	Stikeman Elliott	Doyle’s ranking record: Gary Clarke KC
Hugh McPhail KC	Neuman Thompson	Doyle’s ranking record: Hugh McPhail KC
Craig Neuman KC	Neuman Thompson	Doyle’s ranking record: Craig Neuman KC
David Ross KC	McLennan Ross	Doyle’s ranking record: David Ross KC

Leading

Leading: 14 lawyers
Lawyer	Firm	Doyle’s ranking record
Damon Bailey KC	McLennan Ross	Doyle’s ranking record: Damon Bailey KC
Michael Ford KC	DLA Piper	Doyle’s ranking record: Michael Ford KC
John Gilmore	McCarthy Tétrault	Doyle’s ranking record: John Gilmore
Roger Hofer KC	Neuman Thompson	Doyle’s ranking record: Roger Hofer KC
April Kosten	McCarthy Tétrault	Doyle’s ranking record: April Kosten
Chris Lane KC	McLennan Ross	Doyle’s ranking record: Chris Lane KC
Laura Mensch	Borden Ladner Gervais	Doyle’s ranking record: Laura Mensch
Birch Miller	Blake Cassels & Graydon	Doyle’s ranking record: Birch Miller
Timothy Mitchell KC	McLennan Ross	Doyle’s ranking record: Timothy Mitchell KC
Frank Molnar KC	Field Law	Doyle’s ranking record: Frank Molnar KC
Kristopher Noonan	Stikeman Elliott	Doyle’s ranking record: Kristopher Noonan
Thomas Ross KC	McLennan Ross	Doyle’s ranking record: Thomas Ross KC
Brian Thiessen KC	Osler Hoskin & Harcourt	Doyle’s ranking record: Brian Thiessen KC
Shana Wolch	Ogletree Deakins	Doyle’s ranking record: Shana Wolch

Recommended: 30 lawyers
Lawyer	Firm	Doyle’s ranking record
Hema Ahuja	Burnet Duckworth & Palmer	Doyle’s ranking record: Hema Ahuja
John Batzel	Miller Thomson	Doyle’s ranking record: John Batzel
Dan Bokenfohr	McLennan Ross	Doyle’s ranking record: Dan Bokenfohr
Maxwell Brunette	Gowling WLG	Doyle’s ranking record: Maxwell Brunette
Wilson Chan	Mathews Dinsdale & Clark	Doyle’s ranking record: Wilson Chan
Andrew Dixon	Fasken	Doyle’s ranking record: Andrew Dixon
Maurice Dransfeld	McLennan Ross	Doyle’s ranking record: Maurice Dransfeld
Laura Dunnigan	Mathews Dinsdale & Clark	Doyle’s ranking record: Laura Dunnigan
Fausto Franceschi	Dentons	Doyle’s ranking record: Fausto Franceschi
Vicki Giles	McLennan Ross	Doyle’s ranking record: Vicki Giles
Bob Graham	Burnet Duckworth & Palmer	Doyle’s ranking record: Bob Graham
Bruce Graham	Fasken	Doyle’s ranking record: Bruce Graham
Teresa Haykowsky KC	McLennan Ross	Doyle’s ranking record: Teresa Haykowsky KC
Stephanie Henry	McCarthy Tétrault	Doyle’s ranking record: Stephanie Henry
Laura Inglis	Bennett Jones	Doyle’s ranking record: Laura Inglis
Chantel Kassongo KC	Neuman Thompson	Doyle’s ranking record: Chantel Kassongo KC
Jackie Laviolette	Mathews Dinsdale & Clark	Doyle’s ranking record: Jackie Laviolette
Duncan Marsden	Borden Ladner Gervais	Doyle’s ranking record: Duncan Marsden
Kelly Nicholson	Field Law	Doyle’s ranking record: Kelly Nicholson
Raylene Palichuk KC	Neuman Thompson	Doyle’s ranking record: Raylene Palichuk KC
Shaun Parker	Osler Hoskin & Harcourt	Doyle’s ranking record: Shaun Parker
Christine Plante	Bennett Jones	Doyle’s ranking record: Christine Plante
David Price	Bennett Jones	Doyle’s ranking record: David Price
Gina Ross	Burnet Duckworth & Palmer	Doyle’s ranking record: Gina Ross
Richard Steele	Burnet Duckworth & Palmer	Doyle’s ranking record: Richard Steele
Stephen Torscher	Carbert Waite	Doyle’s ranking record: Stephen Torscher
Teri Treiber	Miller Thomson	Doyle’s ranking record: Teri Treiber
Justin Turc	Ogletree Deakins	Doyle’s ranking record: Justin Turc
Cristina Wendel	Dentons	Doyle’s ranking record: Cristina Wendel
Jill Wilkie	Miller Thomson	Doyle’s ranking record: Jill Wilkie

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The 2026 rankings of leading Employer Lawyers in Alberta, identified by fellow Alberta Employment Lawyers. Compiled via our independent, peer-review methodology — rankings cannot be purchased.

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The 2026 rankings of leading Employer Lawyers in Alberta, identified by fellow Alberta Employment Lawyers. Compiled via our independent, peer-review methodology — rankings cannot be purchased.

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