Lawyer Profile
Blair C. Yorke-Slader
Calgary, Alberta
Overview
A Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, Blair Yorke-Slader is a leading Canadian trial and appellate practitioner in high-stakes corporate and commercial litigation, including complex contract disputes. He has broad arbitration experience as counsel and as an arbitrator, and is a speaker and contributor on appellate advocacy for the Legal Education Society of Alberta. Recognized three times by Benchmark Canada as Energy Litigator of the Year (2026, 2023 and 2019), and as Canada's 2019 Trial Lawyer of the Year, he is a recipient of the Platinum Jubilee Medal and the Queen Elizabeth II Alberta Centennial Medal for outstanding service to the people and province of Alberta.
Blair is consistently recommended in Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business, Best Lawyers in Canada, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory and the Lexpert Guides to Canada's Leading Litigation Lawyers, Canada's Leading Energy Lawyers and Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Litigation Lawyers, Benchmark Canada: The Top 50 Trial Lawyers in Canada, Benchmark Canada: The Definitive Guide to Canada's Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys, The Legal 500, Acritas Star Lawyers and Leaders League.
Lexpert Guide to the Leading U.S./Canada Cross-border Litigation Lawyers in Canada
4500 Bankers Hall East855 2nd Street SWCalgary, AlbertaT2P 4K7 Canada403.298.3100403.265.7219
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 1983 (AB); 2010 (AB)