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We are incredibly proud to share that Julia Wilkes received an award for Emerging Talent Litigator of the Year at last night's Benchmark Litigation Canada Awards. 

This recognition is incredibly well-deserved. Julia has developed an impressively diverse practice - she is widely regarded as a rising leader of the administrative and public law bar while also maintaining a strong reputation as formidable, strategic, and effective commercial litigator.

Benchmark's research reflects peer feedback that “Julia is a real star" and that “she brings brains and just the right demeanor for the cases she handles. She’s tough but still pleasant and fair, and she’s as responsible as anyone for carrying the excellence of that firm’s brand.” In past years, peers told Benchmark that Julia is "tough as nails, practical, great and pleasant to work with", and noted "being in awe" of how Julia handled herself "as opposing counsel on a bitter business dispute, which she successfully shepherded to settlement". Clients have similarly told Benchmark that Julia "is extremely knowledgeable and explains the law well. She is a good listener and...willing to work with us on solutions". 

We could not be more fortunate to have Julia as one of our firm's leaders. She is our present, and also our future. Please join us in congratulating Julia!

You can read more about what our peers and clients have told Benchmark about AGB and our lawyers here.