McLeod Law

What McLeod Law does

McLeod Law LLP is a full-service Canadian law firm headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, founded in 1980 as a two-person operation and now operating with more than 60 lawyers and approximately 59 professionals across two Calgary offices (downtown Manulife Place and south Calgary on Bannister Road SE). The firm is structured as a private limited partnership (McLeod Law LLP) under Alberta jurisdiction, with no parent company, external institutional ownership, or subsidiaries.

The firm offers approximately 40+ practice areas organized into business services (Business Law, Securities & Capital Markets, Corporate Tax, Bankruptcy/Insolvency/Restructuring, Commercial Real Estate, Condominium Law, Construction/Development/Infrastructure, Cannabis, Cryptocurrency & Blockchain, Defence & Security, Employment Law, Film/Television/Media, Privacy & Cybersecurity, and Business Litigation) and personal services (Wills/Trusts/Estates, Family Law, Personal Injury, Residential Real Estate, Employee Rights). Revenue is generated on a fee-for-service, hourly-rate professional services model, with tasks assigned by seniority to manage client costs and phase-based estimates provided at engagement. The go-to-market motion is sales-led, driven by referrals, professional networks, community involvement, and the firm's membership in TAGlaw, an Elite-ranked global alliance of 160+ independent law firms.

The firm's core technology is standard legal practice management infrastructure; its notable operational differentiator is Bitcoin payment processing for invoices via a secure payment portal. Notable clients span startups (Carbonova Corp., Upside Gold Corp.), mid-market firms (SM2 Capital, SPS Landscapes), and enterprises (Quorum Information Technologies, Eagle Plains Resources, PBS Systems, Ferus Natural Gas Fuels), with representative mandates including C$5.1M equity financings, cross-border technology acquisitions, spin-out and CSE listings, and strategic mergers across mining, energy, and healthcare. The firm has been recognized in Best Law Firms Canada (2025 and 2026), Chambers Canada 2026 (Business Law), Best Lawyers in Canada (24 lawyers in 2025, 27 in 2026), and Canadian HR Reporter Best Places to Work.

Name

McLeod Law

Legal name

McLeod Law LLP

Website

https://mcleod-law.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Short description

McLeod Law LLP is a Calgary-based, full-service Canadian law firm with 60+ lawyers and 40+ practice areas spanning business law, securities and capital markets, real estate, litigation, and personal legal services. It serves startups, mid-market companies, and enterprises in Alberta and across Canada via referrals, TAGlaw global alliance, and direct engagement.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Litigation & Dispute Resolution (BPAHAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM), Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK)

Keywords

• Legal advisory services
• Business law
• Commercial litigation
• Estate planning
• Capital markets law

Headquarters

HQ city

Calgary

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: Fee-for-service legal services model providing legal counsel and representation across business and personal practice areas. Services are billed based on hourly rates with tasks assigned to appropriate seniority levels for cost efficiency.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

McLeod Law LLP is a full-service law firm providing legal counsel and representation across more than 40 practice areas for both business and personal clients. The firm offers services ranging from business law, securities and capital markets, commercial real estate, litigation, employment law, and corporate tax, to personal services including family law, wills and estates, personal injury, and residential real estate. Services are delivered by a team of 60+ lawyers across two Calgary office locations, with access to a global network through the TAGlaw alliance.

Product overview

McLeod Law LLP is a full-service law firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of legal services organized into business and personal practice areas. The firm operates as a single unified legal practice rather than a platform with modular products, providing services across 14 business practice areas (Business Law, Securities & Capital Markets, Corporate Tax, Bankruptcy/Insolvency, Commercial Real Estate, Condominium Law, Construction/Infrastructure, Cannabis, Cryptocurrency/Blockchain, Defence & Security, Employment Law, Film/Media, Privacy/Cybersecurity, Business Litigation) and 7 personal practice areas (Wills/Trusts/Estates, Family Law, Personal Injury, Residential Real Estate, Employee Rights, Litigation/Dispute Resolution, Personal Tax Planning).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Consistently recognized in Best Law Firms rankings and Best Lawyers in Canada
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TAGlawcoreOthersMcLeod Law LLP is a member of TAGlaw, a global alliance of more than 160 high-quality, independent law firms. TAGlaw is ranked as an Elite Law Firm Network by Chambers and Partners. This membership provides access to local and knowledgeable legal expertise worldwide, enabling McLeod Law to serve clients with national and global reach. Members are committed to excellent, timely, and cost-effective legal services.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP: Canadian full-service firm with strong cannabis, securities, and M&A practices. Directly comparable to McLeod Law's cannabis and capital-markets specialty work; competes for sector mandates although primarily Toronto-based.

Broad incumbents

• McCarthy Tétrault LLP: National Canadian full-service firm with a Calgary office. Competes for larger and more complex Alberta mandates across securities, M&A, and litigation; serves as the typical 'next step' for clients outgrowing mid-market firms.
• Stikeman Elliott LLP: Canadian national firm with a strong capital markets and M&A practice. Overlaps with McLeod Law's securities practice and competes for mid-market public company mandates in Western Canada.
• Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP: Canadian national full-service firm with a Calgary office. Competes for mining, energy, and corporate mandates in the same Alberta mid-market segment.
• Norton Rose Fulbright Canada: Global full-service firm with a major Calgary office. Competes in energy, mining, and infrastructure mandates, often against McLeod Law for mid-cap resource-sector transactions.
• Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG): Canadian national full-service firm. Competes for mid-market corporate, securities, and litigation mandates and offers a broader geographic footprint than McLeod Law.
• Dentons Canada LLP: Largest global law firm with a substantial Calgary presence. Competes across corporate, real estate, and litigation with significantly larger bench and global referral network.

Direct peers

• Field Law: Western Canadian full-service firm with offices in Calgary and Edmonton, offering comparable business law, litigation, real estate, and personal services. Directly overlaps McLeod Law's regional positioning and mid-market client profile.
• Bennett Jones LLP: Calgary-headquartered full-service Canadian law firm with comparable breadth across business law, M&A, securities, energy, and litigation. Direct competitor for mid-market Calgary mandates and the most natural head-to-head peer given shared hometown and practice mix.
• Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP (BD&P): Long-established Calgary full-service firm with similar practice depth in corporate, securities, real estate, and litigation. Competes for the same Alberta corporate and personal client base across comparable practice areas.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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