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Glaholt Bowles LLP is dedicated to excellence in construction law.

Our firm has received numerous awards for excellence in our area of expertise including a recommended firm ranking from Benchmark Litigation, a top ranked award from Chambers Canada, a best firm award from Best Lawyers and ranked firm award from Lexpert.

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Individual Lawyer Awards & Accolades

Duncan W. Glaholt

  • Recognized by Best Lawyers 2026
  • Lexpert, Most Frequently Recommended, Construction Law, 2024
  • Best Lawyers - Lawyer of the Year, 2024
  • Best Lawyers Recognized Lawyer, since 2006
  • Ranked in Chambers Canada, 2023
  • Benchmark Canada Litigation Star, 2022
  • Lexpert ranked Lawyer, 2022
  • Recognized in Who's Who Legal Canada - Arbitration, Construction and Commercial Mediation, 2022
  • Recognized in Who's Who Legal Construction, 2021
  • Ranked in Chambers Canada, 2019
  • Toronto Construction Association Donald Griffin Jr. Award, 2018
  • 2014 OBA Award of Excellence in Construction Law, 2014
  • Law Society of Upper Canada, Certified Specialist in Construction Law

Brendan D. Bowles

  • Certified by the LSO as a Specialist in Construction Law
  • Lexpert Ranked Lawyer, Canada’s Leading Infrastructure Lawyers, 2025 
  • Lexpert, Most Frequently Recommended, Construction Law, 2025
  • Lexpert/ALM Top 500 Ranked Lawyer, 2024
  • Ranked in Chambers Canada, 2023
  • Benchmark Canada Litigation Star, 2023
  • Who’s Who Legal, Recommended, Canada, 2023
  • Who’s Who Legal, Recommended, Construction, 2023
  • Who’s Who Legal, Thought Leader, Construction, 2023
  • Who’s Who Legal, Recommended, Professional Negligence, 2023
  • Best Lawyers, Lawyer of the Year, 2022
  • Best Lawyers, Recognized Lawyer, since 2021 

Andrea Lee

  • Certified by the LSO as a Specialist in Construction Law
  • Best Lawyers, Lawyer of the Year, 2026
  • Lexpert Ranked Lawyer, 2025
  • Lexpert, Most Frequently Recommended, Construction Law, 2024
  • Lexpert/ALM Top 500 Ranked Lawyer, 2024
  • Who's Who Legal, Construction, 2024
  • Ranked in Chambers Canada, 2023
  • Benchmark Canada Future Star, 2023
  • Best Lawyers, Recognized Lawyer, 2022
  • Who's Who Legal, Construction Future Leaders, 2022
  • Lexology Client Choice Award, Construction - Canada, 2021
  • Benchmark Litigation, 2019-2020

Lena Wang

  • Lexpert, Consistently Recommended, Construction Law, 2024
  • Best Lawyers, Recognized Lawyer, 2026
  • Certified Specialist in Construction Law, 2022

Michael Valo

  • Lexpert, Repeatedly Recommended, Construction Law, 2024
  • Best Lawyers, Recognized Lawyer, since 2024 
  • Who's Who Legal, Construction Future Leaders, 2022
  • Lexpert Ranked Lawyer, 2021
  • 2019 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory Leading Lawyer to Watch
  • Recognized in Who’s Who Legal Construction - Future Leaders - Partners, 2021

Peter-Paul E. Du Vernet

  • Certified by the LSO as a Specialist in Civil Litigation

Jacob McClelland

  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada, 2026