Top Western Canadian Law Firms 2025-26 recognizes exceptional law firms in Canada’s western regions.
Canadian Lawyer’s Top Western Law Firms 2025–26 recognizes exemplary law firms based in western Canada according to survey responses from 642 Canadian Lawyer readers who voted across 45 nominees.
Recognized law firms are notable for delivering national-level results at regional rates, wide reach combined with community commitment, and success in complex matters that shape business in the West.
As a proud Canadian and subject matter expert, I am pleased to provide legal market insight.
My commentary covers:
- Requirements to be responsive, streamlined, non-hierarchical, flexible, and adaptable in terms of service levels and business-oriented pricing strategies
- How clients prioritize efficiency and value when choosing legal advisors
- Law firms determined to remain active and solvent must make hard decisions, engage in uncomfortable conversations, and ruthlessly restructure themselves within a legal services market impacted by AI, pricing, and a transient workforce
See more of the Top Western Canadian Law Firms 2025-26 preamble and Special Report.
My commentary was provided prior to results of this Special Report. Therefore, my remarks are general to Canadian and global legal services markets, and not specific to findings of this report or law firms listed in it.
That said, my warmest congratulations to the law firms and lawyers profiled in the Top Western Canadian Law Firms 2025-2026.
Heather Suttie is acknowledged as one of the world’s leading authorities on legal market strategy and management of legal services firms.
Since 1998, she has advised leaders of premier law firms and legal service providers — Global to Solo | BigLaw to NewLaw — on innovative growth strategies pertaining to business, markets, management, and clients. The result is creation of new value and accelerated performance achieved through a distinctive one of one legal market position and sustained competitive advantage leading to greater market share, revenue, and profits.
Heather writes on these issues at heathersuttie.ca and can be reached at heather@heathersuttie.ca