20 leading lawyers in Environmental and Energy Law in Canada in 2026

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Impact Lawyers’ editorial selection brings together twenty professionals with particularly significant experience in Environmental and Energy Law in Canada.

Lawyer Firm Main profile
Catherine Bélanger Pâquet McCarthy Tétrault Environmental and Energy Law
Catherine H. Kim Boughton Law Environmental and Energy Law
Chris Bennett Osler Environmental and Energy Law
Claire Lehan McCarthy Tétrault Environmental and Energy Law
Curtis Marble Carbert Waite Environmental and Energy Law
Dominic Bédard-Lapointe McCarthy Tétrault Environmental and Energy Law
Evan Barz Osler Environmental and Energy Law
Gail P. Black Miller Thomson Environmental and Energy Law
James Kelsall McCarthy Tétrault Environmental and Energy Law
Janice Buckingham Osler Environmental and Energy Law
Jennifer R. Lamb Suntjens McKinnon Environmental and Energy Law
Liezl Behm McCarthy Tétrault Environmental and Energy Law
Lisa K. Talbot Torys Environmental and Energy Law
Lyndsey Delamont McCarthy Tétrault Environmental and Energy Law
Marc-Étienne Boucher McCarthy Tétrault Environmental and Energy Law
Michael Caldecott McCarthy Tétrault Environmental and Energy Law
Nimali Gamage Goddard Gamage Environmental and Energy Law
Samuel Lepage McCarthy Tétrault Environmental and Energy Law
Sanjaya Mendis McCarthy Tétrault Environmental and Energy Law
Susan Sack Rosen Sack Environmental and Energy Law

How the ranking was prepared

The selection has been prepared through an independent editorial analysis and an overall assessment of the career, specialisation, experience and professional recognition of the lawyers included.

Multiple sources of information have been taken into account, including the websites of the professionals themselves and their firms, news and publications appearing in the media, matters and transactions in which they have been involved, their academic and institutional activity, their national and international profile, and references within the legal and business community.

Particular attention has also been paid to the perception of clients and professionals familiar with their work, assessing factors such as the trust they inspire, responsiveness, legal judgement, effectiveness in resolving matters and the recognition achieved within their respective areas of specialisation.

The result reflects a combined editorial assessment of objective and qualitative factors, designed to capture not only career track record and technical knowledge, but also the prestige and professional standing each lawyer has consolidated through legal practice.

How to interpret the selection

The ranking is an editorial snapshot of the legal market in Canada based on public information available in 2026. It does not measure fees, guarantee outcomes or claim that any included professional is the right choice for every matter. The choice of counsel should take into account the precise specialty, possible conflicts of interest, jurisdiction, availability, language, budget and relationship of trust.

Professional careers and firm structures can change. Future editions should therefore verify partner moves, new firms, changes of role and potential incompatibilities.

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