Jensen Shawa Solomon Duguid Hawkes LLP

About

In 1995, a group of distinguished barristers formed what is now Jensen Shawa Solomon Duguid Hawkes LLP (known as JSS Barristers), one of Canada’s most prominent civil litigation and advocacy boutique law firms.

JSS Barristers has a reputation as one of Western Canada’s top litigation firms. It has been recognized as a “highly recommended” firm since 2012 by Benchmark Litigation; a “Band 1” firm for general commercial litigation in Alberta by Chambers Canada 2025 (the only boutique firm to receive this recognition); and has been listed as one of Canada’s Top 10 civil litigation boutique firms by Canadian Lawyer magazine since 2012, among many other awards and honours.

JSS Barristers consistently provides high-quality representation to a wide variety of clients. Our lawyers practice in all areas of commercial litigation, including contracts and negligence, energy (midstream and upstream), construction, corporate and shareholder disputes, employment, professional negligence, insurance, and securities. We also practice in the administrative and regulatory fields, including representing clients in Competition Bureau, Securities Commissions, Industry Canada, as well as provincial and national energy regulatory matters. Lawyers from our firm also are retained directly by regulatory bodies for advice and representation.

Lawyers from JSS Barristers have achieved success in Courts at all levels in Alberta and Western Canada, in the Federal Court and Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court of Canada. We have also successfully represented clients in private arbitrations (both domestic and international) and before various regulatory bodies and tribunals. Some of our senior partners frequently serve as arbitrators and mediators in corporate commercial matters.

The strength of our firm lies in the diverse backgrounds of our lawyers, many of whom have extensive experience as trial and appellate advocates. The reputations of our lawyers are unquestioned, with many of our clients being referred to us by conflicted counsel and former clients, alike.

Lawyers from JSS Barristers are able to offer services to clients in English, French, and Mandarin.