McEwan Partners is proud to share that Benchmark Litigation, the definitive guide to leading litigation law firms and lawyers, has shortlisted our firm in the British Columbia: Firm of the Year and Boutique Firm of the Year categories for the 2023 Canada Awards. Additionally, Benchmark has listed our partner, Ken McEwan, K.C. as Trial Lawyer of the Year and British Columbia Litigator of the Year.

To view the 2023 shortlist, visit: 2023 Canada Awards shortlist.

McEwan Partners is honoured to be included on The Globe and Mail list of Canada’s Best Law Firms 2023 for our work in Dispute Resolution (Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations).

This is the second year that The Globe and Mail’s Report on Business magazine has partnered with Statista to determine which law firms in Canada are held in the highest esteem by their colleagues. The results reflect the 200 firms that received the highest number of recommendations from others in their field.

The awards list was announced on November 15th, 2022 and can currently be viewed on The Globe and Mail website HERE.

McEwan Partners is proud to be recognized by The Legal 500 Canada 2023 edition in the following categories:

• Dispute Resolution in British Columbia:
  • (Tier 2) McEwan Partners
  • Leading Individuals in B.C. – Robert Cooper, KC, Kenneth McEwan, KC
  • Next Generation Partners in B.C. – Emily Kirkpatrick

Click here to visit the official announcement and to learn more about the rankings.

About The Legal 500 Series

The Legal 500 Series is widely acknowledged as the world’s largest independent legal referral guide. Firms and individuals are recommended purely on merit and the guide highlights the practice area teams who are providing the most cutting-edge and innovative advice to corporate counsel.

The Legal 500 analyses the strengths of law firms in over 150 jurisdictions, with a comprehensive research programme revised and updated every year to bring the most up-to-date vision of the global legal market.

Congratulations to everyone at our firm for supplying the dedication and talent that it took to win British Columbia Firm of the Year at the Benchmark Litigation Canada Awards. In the five years since we founded the firm, and in addition to twice being selected as Canadian Boutique Firm of the Year, this is the third year that our firm has been selected to receive this honour from a field of top-flight litigation firms. It is a reflection of a tremendous team effort to provide the best possible litigation services to our clients. Thank you, everyone.

In addition to BC Firm of the Year, McEwan Partners won an Impact Award for our work in Rogers v. Rogers Communications Inc. The Rogers case marks the first time the courts have considered British Columbia provisions which, while unique in the Canadian corporate context have, American antecedents, including provisions providing for the change of board members in a public company by consent of a super-majority of voting shareholders, the requirements for submitting such resolutions, as well the effect of a dual-class shareholder structure on such issues. Rogers was a highly contentious case with the added dimension of intense media attention. New partner Will Stransky was on the Rogers litigation team, with partners Ken McEwan, K.C. and Emily Kirkpatrick, and collected the Impact Award on the firm’s behalf.

View the Benchmark Litigation Canada Award winners here.

We are delighted to announce that Ken McEwan has once again been recognized as an exceptional Canadian advocate. Ken was named Trial Lawyer of the Year by Benchmark Litigation at the 10^th annual Canada Awards held in Toronto on May 5.  Ken had been named British Columbia Litigator of the Year in seven of the previous nine years.

Benchmark Litigation Canada focuses on identifying Canada’s leading litigation law firms and lawyers and is a hub for in-depth analysis of the players shaping the dynamic practice of litigation in our country.

Congratulations, Ken.

Full list of Benchmark Litigation Canada Awards

McEwan Partners is honored to announce that firm partners Ken McEwan, K.C. and Bob Cooper, K.C. have been recognized by Benchmark Litigation Canada as being among the Top 50 Trial Lawyers in Canada 2022.

For us, this recognition is a reflection of the commitment and dedication of our litigators to serving our clients.

Click to view the McEwan Partners’ full Benchmark Rankings.

Ken McEwan, K.C. is honoured to be ranked as a leading lawyer in corporate commercial litigation in the 2022 Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada.

This year marks the 24^th Edition of the Lexpert/ALM 500 Directory that profiles the leaders among the “Most Frequently Recommended” lawyers across Canada based on an extensive, annual peer-review survey.

We are delighted to see that Ken’s diligent and compelling advocacy for our clients has been recognized in the highly competitive corporate commercial litigation bar.

View Ken’s listing here.

View the full Guide here.

McEwan Partners recognized by The Legal 500 Canada Series for dispute resolution expertise in British Columbia in the following categories:

• (Tier 2) McEwan Partners
• Leading Individuals in B.C. – Robert Cooper, K.C., Kenneth McEwan, K.C.
• Next Generation Partners in B.C. – Emily Kirkpatrick

Click here to find out more about the rankings.

     

McEwan Partners is honoured to be included on The Globe and Mail’s list of Canada’s Best Law Firms 2022. This prestigious award is presented by The Globe and Mail and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider.

Canada’s Best Law Firms were selected based on recommendations made by lawyers (peer-to-peer survey) and clients (corporate legal departments) in 28 different fields of law. Approximately 20,000 lawyers as well as in-house lawyers/legal executives working in legal departments of a company across Canada were actively invited to take part in the survey. The Top 200 law firms in Canada were identified based on the number of recommendations they received. View the full list HERE.

Lawyers recognized by Chambers Canada, 2022

Ken McEwan, K.C.

• Band 1 General Commercial
• Band 2 Securities
• “Kenneth McEwan K.C. is a premier litigator who acts on a broad array of corporate and commercial dispute resolution. He is acclaimed for his handling of contentious securities cases and has a wealth of experience in trials at both the provincial and federal levels.”

Robert (Bob) Cooper, K.C.

• Band 2 Securities
• Band 3 General Commercial
• “Vancouver-based Bob Cooper K.C. is well known in the BC market for his expertise in securities law. He also operates a busy commercial litigation practice, frequently active in shareholder disputes and arbitration for international and domestic clients.”

Emily Kirkpatrick

• Chambers Up-and-Coming lawyers for 2022.

The Chambers ‘Up and Coming’ category lists those who are driving their firm’s growth as they begin to establish their reputation in the legal profession.

Chambers had the following to say about Emily and her work:

“Emily Kirkpatrick is developing a respected general commercial litigation practice in Vancouver. She has been engaged for representation across a range of areas, including shareholder litigation, property disputes and class action proceedings.”

“Emily Kirkpatrick is an extremely strong counsel.”

We are very proud to announce that Chambers Canada has ranked McEwan Partners as Band 1 in General Commercial Litigation.

Chambers Canada had this to say about the firm

“McEwan Partners is a market-leading litigation-focused boutique recognised for its significant capabilities across a wide variety of commercial and corporate disputes. The Vancouver-based team features a number of top advocates, with diverse experience covering issues such as product liability, securities litigation and class actions. The firm offers excellent representation to clients in the energy, real estate and financial services sectors, among others.”

The Chambers Research is conducted by 200 Research Analysts, across 200 jurisdictions and provides nearly 6,000 rankings tables. Annually they collect hundreds of thousands of responses from clients, the majority via in-depth interview.

Click here see more about the firm’s 2022 Chambers Canada rankings.

Emily Kirkpatrick has been named as one of Chambers Up-and-Coming lawyers for 2022.

The Chambers ‘Up and Coming’ category lists those who are driving their firm’s growth as they begin to establish their reputation in the legal profession.

Chambers had the following to say about Emily and her work:

“Emily Kirkpatrick is developing a respected general commercial litigation practice in Vancouver. She has been engaged for representation across a range of areas, including shareholder litigation, property disputes and class action proceedings.”

“Emily Kirkpatrick is an extremely strong counsel.”

Ken McEwan, K.C. and Bob Cooper, K.C. are consistently recognized by their peers for their legal talent.

Ken McEwan, K.C. has been recognized since 2006 for his work in:

• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Appellate Practice
• Bet-the-Company Litigation
• Class Action Litigation
• Corporate and Commercial Litigation
• Securities Law

Bob Cooper, K.C. has been recognized since 2015 for his work in:

• Class Action Litigation
• Corporate and Commercial Litigation

Benchmark Canada has named McEwan Partners Canadian Boutique Firm of the Year, an honour McEwan Partners previously won in 2018 and 2019.

For the second consecutive year McEwan Partners has been awarded British Columbia Firm of the Year.  The firm was shortlisted alongside Fasken, Harper Grey, Lawson Lundell and Nathanson Schachter & Thompson.

To view the complete list of awards click here: Benchmark Canada Awards Winners 2021

Top 50 Trial Lawyers

Ken McEwan, K.C. and Bob Cooper, K.C. have once again been recognized by Benchmark Litigation Canada as being among the Top 50 Trial Lawyers in Canada 2021.

We are very proud of the accomplishments of all our lawyers and honoured that Emily Kirkpatrick was also singled out by Benchmark Litigation as Future Litigation Stars. The future looks bright.

Click to view the firm’s full Benchmark Rankings.

Lexpert recognized McEwan Partners as a leader in the highly competitive practice areas of Litigation and Commercial Litigation in this year’s Who’s Who (April 2021-March 2022).

• Lexpert Who’s Who rankings for Commercial Litigation
• Lexpert Who’s Who rankings for Litigation

Lexpert uses an extensive peer survey process to target the leading Canadian practitioners in their respective fields and deploys a points system to identify leading law firms based on how often a firm’s lawyers are recommended for the practice area in question.

Lexpert Ranked Lawyers

J. Kenneth McEwan

Most Frequently Recommended

• Litigation – Corporate Commercial

Repeatedly Recommended

• Litigation – Directors’ & Officers’ Liability
• Litigation – Securities
• Litigation – Product Liability

Robert (Bob) W. Cooper

Consistently Recommended

• Litigation – Corporate Commercial

Repeatedly Recommended

• Litigation – Securities

Ken McEwan, K.C. and Bob Cooper, K.C. have once again been recognized by Benchmark Litigation Canada as being among the Top 50 Trial Lawyers in Canada 2021.

Click to view the firm’s full Benchmark Rankings.

We are very pleased to announce that McEwan Partners has been ranked as a Highly Recommended British Columbia litigation firm by Benchmark Litigation for 2021.

In addition, founding partners Ken McEwan, K.C. and Bob Cooper, K.C. have been ranked as Benchmark Litigation Stars and partners Emily Kirkpatrick has been ranked as a Future Litigation Star.

Benchmark Litigation is a prominent source of information on leading litigation firms and lawyers in Canada and worldwide.

Chambers Canada

McEwan Partners is ranked Band 1 in Litigation:  General Commercial.  The firm is one of only three firms in British Columbia ranked as Band 1.

Details of the firm’s ranking here.

Chambers Global

Ken McEwan, K.C., was ranked in Chambers Global amongst the top three lawyers in B.C, and 16 in Canada, for Litigation in its 2021 guide.

Chamber Global writes, “considered to be a ‘terrific lawyer’ by interviewees, Kenneth McEwan K.C. is a premier litigator … acclaimed for his handling of contentious securities cases and has a wealth of experience in trials at both the provincial and federal levels.” The Chambers Global guide, published by Chambers and Partners, ranks the best lawyers and law firms in more than 200 jurisdictions around the world.  Ken is also consistently ranked in Band 1 for Litigation in British Columbia by Chambers Canada.

The guide, published by Chambers and Partners, ranks the best lawyers and law firms in more than 200 jurisdictions around the world.

McEwan Partners is ranked Band 1 in Litigation:  General Commercial.  The firm is one of only three firms in British Columbia ranked as Band 1.   Chambers and Partners is often referred to as the “gold standard”.

Ken McEwan, K.C. has also ranked Band 1 for many years.

Ken McEwan, K.C.

• Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Class Action Litigation, Corporate and Commercial Litigation and Securities Law.

Bob Cooper, K.C.

• Class Action Litigation and Corporate and Commercial Litigation.

• Benchmark Canada named McEwan Partners British Columbia Firm of the Year for 2020.  Selected from among firms across Canada this is the first time McEwan Partners has won this category.  McEwan Partners previously won Litigation Boutique of the Year in 2018 and 2019.
• Ken McEwan, K.C. –  British Columbia Litigator of the Year award for 2020. This marks the seventh time in the eight years since the award’s inception that Ken has received this honour.
• Ken McEwan, K.C., and Bob Cooper, K.C. were also recognized as among the Top 50 Trial Lawyers in Canada 2020.

Benchmark Canada has named McEwan Partners British Columbia Firm of the Year for 2020.  Selected from among firms across Canada this is the first time McEwan Partners has won this category.

McEwan Partners previously won Litigation Boutique of the Year in 2018 and 2019.  We extend our congratulations to Polley Faith who won this category this year.

Ken McEwan, K.C. and Bob Cooper, K.C. were recognized as among the Top 50 Trial Lawyers in Canada 2020 by Benchmark.

Lexpert’s Special Edition on Litigation featured two of our partners: Ken McEwan, K.C. and Bob Cooper, K.C..

Lexpert’s Special Edition – Canada’s Leading Litigation Lawyers is available in the December 2019 issue of the Globe and Mail’s Report on Business magazine.  The magazine profiles Lexpert-ranked lawyers in several areas of business litigation.

McEwan Partners strengthened its position in the 2020 Chambers Canada guide for General Litigation, rising to Band 2 in the market in only the firm’s second year. Only four firms are ranked in the first two bands.

Ken McEwan K.C. and Bob Cooper, K.C. are individually ranked as leading lawyers, with Ken again being one of four British Columbia lawyers ranked in Band 1, the highest ranking, and Bob holds a ranking for Securities Litigation. Chambers’ descriptions can be found here.

Ken McEwan K.C. is one of seven British Columbia lawyers to be ranked in Dispute Resolution in Chambers Global 2020.

Litigation Boutique of the Year 2019

Selected from among firms across Canada, McEwan Partners was the only nominee from British Columbia in this category. The firm previously won this award in 2018, and is honoured to have won this award for the second year in a row. The firm was also the only litigation boutique nominated for British Columbia Firm of the Year, and extends its congratulations to Fasken, the winner in that category.

British Columbia Litigator of the Year

Benchmark Canada has awarded Ken McEwan, K.C., its British Columbia Litigator of the Year award for 2019.  This marks the sixth time in the seven years since the award’s inception that Ken has received this honour.

Top 50 Trial Lawyers in Canada

Ken McEwan, K.C. and Bob Cooper, K.C. were recognized as among the Top 50 Trial Lawyers in Canada by Benchmark.

40 & Under Hot List

Emily Kirkpatrick was named as Future Stars in the 2019 edition of Benchmark Litigation’s 40 & Under Hot List. Visit the Benchmark Litigation website to view the full list of this year’s honourees.

Ken McEwan, K.C. and Bob Cooper, K.C. were recognized as among the Top 50 Trial Lawyers in Canada by Benchmark.

Benchmark Canada has named McEwan Partners Litigation Boutique of the Year for 2019. Selected from among firms across Canada, McEwan Partners was the only nominee from British Columbia in this category. The firm previously won this award in 2018, and is honoured to have won this award for the second year in a row. The firm was also the only litigation boutique nominated for British Columbia Firm of the Year, and extends its congratulations to Fasken, the winner in that category.

Benchmark Canada has awarded Ken McEwan, K.C., its British Columbia Litigator of the Year award for 2019.  This marks the sixth time in the seven years since the award’s inception that Ken has received this honour.

The 2019 Lexpert/ALM Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada has placed McEwan Partners in the inner circle for both Litigation and Commercial Litigation in Vancouver. McEwan Partners is pleased to be included in the bull’s eye in the firm’s inaugural year.

The guide profiles top-ranked lawyers and firms across Canada using an extensive peer review process.

Ken McEwan, K.C. and Bob Cooper, K.C. were recognized recently in the newly released Lexpert Special Edition – Canada’s Leading Litigation Lawyers.  Individuals featured in this publication are Lexpert-ranked lawyers who have been recognized in several areas of business-related litigation. The Lexpert Special Edition – Litigation was published in the December 2018 edition of The Globe and Mail’s Report on Business Magazine.

Ken McEwan, K.C. and Bob Cooper, K.C. have been named in Corporate and Commercial Litigation and Class Action Litigation. Ken has also been named in Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate Practice and Securities Law.

Ken McEwan, K.C. was also recognized by Best Lawyers as Vancouver’s 2019 Corporate and Commercial Litigation Lawyer of the Year. Only one lawyer in a single practice area and community receives this recognition.

We are delighted to announce that Ken McEwan, K.C. has been recognized by Best Lawyers as Vancouver’s 2019 Corporate and Commercial Litigation Lawyer of the Year. Only one lawyer in a single practice area and community receives this recognition.

Litigation Boutique of the Year for 2018

Selected from among firms across Canada, McEwan Partners was the only nominee from British Columbia in this category, and the first British Columbia firm to win this award.  The firm was also the only litigation boutique nominated for British Columbia Firm of the Year, and extends its congratulations to Fasken, the winner in that category.

Ken McEwan, K.C. – British Columbia Litigator of the Year award for 2018. 

This marks the fifth time in the six years since the award’s inception that Ken has received this honour.

Litigation Stars

Ken McEwan, K.C. and Bob Cooper were recognized as Litigation Stars.  In addition, the firm is ranked as Highly Recommended – one of just ten British Columbia firms to receive that designation.

40 & Under Hot List

Benchmark Canada also recognized Emily Kirkpatrick as a leading litigator age forty or under in its annual 40 & Under Hot List. This designation is reserved for the most notable up-and-coming litigators in Canada. Lawyers named to Benchmark’s hot list have earned praise from clients and peers regarding the quality of their work and were selected by Benchmark following a review of their case work, peer reviews and a consideration of client feedback on their performance. Emily is one of only 16 British Columbia lawyers on the list.

2018 Lexpert rankings: Ken McEwan, K.C. and Bob Cooper, K.C. are feature in the recently published 2018 Canadian Lexpert Directory. Ken and Bob are named as leading practitioners in Corporate-Commercial Litigation, Bob is named additionally in Securities Litigation, and Ken is named additionally in Class Action Litigation, Director’s and Officer’s Liability litigation and Securities Litigation.

In the upcoming Benchmark Canada 2018 Guide, Ken McEwan, K.C. and Bob Cooper, K.C. were recognized as Litigation Stars. Emily Kirkpatrick was recognized as a Future Litigation Star.  In addition, the firm is ranked as Highly Recommended – one of just ten British Columbia firms to receive that designation.

Benchmark Canada has named McEwan Partners Litigation Boutique of the Year for 2018.  Selected from among firms across Canada, McEwan Partners was the only nominee from British Columbia in this category, and the first British Columbia firm to win this award.  The firm was also the only litigation boutique nominated for British Columbia Firm of the Year, and extends its congratulations to Fasken, the winner in that category.

Benchmark Canada has awarded Ken McEwan, K.C., its British Columbia Litigator of the Year award for 2018.  This marks the fifth time in the six years since the award’s inception that Ken has received this honour.

Ken McEwan, K.C. is featured as a dispute resolution ranked lawyer in the 2018 edition of Chambers Global.  This select ranking was given to fewer than 40 lawyers across Canada, and Ken is one of just seven British Columbia lawyers recognized.