Specialty:
"Osuji & Smith Lawyers is a full-service law firm with more than 46 years of history and a growing presence in Calgary (two physical locations), Vancouver, Toronto, and Dubai, and is widely regarded as the largest black-owned law firm in Canada. Their civil and commercial litigation team represents businesses, entrepreneurs, professionals, and individuals in disputes ranging from straightforward claims to complex, high-stakes litigation. The firm is led by CEO and Managing Partner, Dr. Charles Osuji, a Harvard-trained, multi-award-winning lawyer and business leader. Dr. Osuji completed executive leadership programs at Harvard Business School and Harvard Law School, holds an Honorary Doctor of Laws from Mount Royal University, and has received numerous international, national, and provincial recognitions. Under his leadership, Osuji & Smith Lawyers has grown into a multidisciplinary firm capable of addressing disputes that cross traditional practice-area boundaries. The firm's litigators advise on commercial and contractual disputes, shareholder and partnership disputes, debt recovery, breach of confidence, defamation and privacy matters, real estate disputes, foreclosures, professional and regulatory proceedings and other civil claims. Their Lawyers represent both plaintiffs and defendants and appear before Alberta's courts, including the Alberta Court of Justice, Court of King's Bench and Court of Appeal, and similar levels of courts in British Columbia and Ontario.
2026 Highlights: 2026 was another year of growth and recognition for Osuji & Smith Lawyers. The firm continued strengthening its civil and commercial litigation capabilities while expanding its presence across Calgary, Vancouver, Toronto and Dubai. CEO and Managing Partner Dr. Charles Osuji, C.Dir., completed Harvard Business School's Program for Leadership Development and Harvard Law School's Leadership in Law Firms program and received professional recognition in Canada and internationally."






