Canadian Lawyer Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers Fraser MacLean Will Moderate a Key Session – Canadian Legal Summit 2025
Vancouver lawyer Fraser MacLean will moderate a key Canadian Legal Summit session on efficient legal innovation driving new legal models to help lawyers and their teams BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY to help their clients save money and get better results. Fraser MacLean, a Vancouver family lawyer at MacLean Family Law, was recently named one of Canadian Lawyer Magazine’s 2025 Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers, making him one of the youngest recipients of this national recognition. Honoured in the Changemaker category, Fraser is recognized as a leader and innovator shaping the future of family law in Canada. He looks forward to meeting other top lawyers at this stellar event.
The Canadian Legal Summit is Canada’s legal event of the year, bringing together in-house counsel, private practice leaders, and legal tech innovators to discuss how the legal profession is being rewritten and the unprecedented transformation reshaping the legal profession.
Fraser will take part in an interactive roundtable to highlight how legal teams are using affordable technology, rethinking workflows and piloting alternative service models to deliver greater client value.
AI disruption, mounting regulatory complexity, burnout, evolving client expectations, and an escalating war for talent—these shared challenges demand bold ideas and real solutions. This is an opportunity to break silos, forge connections, and help shape the future of legal practice regardless of your role or firm size.
Fraser was lead counsel in Zhang v. Chen, 2024 BCSC 285, Canada’s first trial addressing false AI-generated evidence, a landmark case that captured national attention. As a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, Fraser has led counsel in precedent-setting cases involving $70–90M in assets, record interim support awards, and international enforcement disputes.
Fraser MacLean will Moderate a Key Canadian Legal Summit Session Roundtable
Fraser will moderate on Thursday, Oct 09 at a roundtable: Legal innovation on a budget – Practical tools and new delivery models, bringing a wealth of information and insights into improving efficiency and access without overspending.
Fraser is part of a passionate and driven team. Founded by Lorne N. MacLean, KC, MacLean Law has solidified its reputation as one of Canada’s premier high net worth family divorce firms, setting records in interim, permanent, and lump-sum support awards; achieving special costs; exposing perjury leading to jail sentences; and advancing international Hague and foreign judgment enforcement cases. The firm was named Canadian Family Law Firm of the Year in 2024, after three consecutive years of nominations.
Fraser’s recognition and MacLean Law’s reputation as one of the country’s leaders in high net worth divorce and family law underscores both courtroom results and the firm’s role as a catalyst for innovation in the profession.
Fraser MacLean Best Family Divorce Lawyer Tel: 604 602 9000
Fraser is recognized as a thought leader in family law. He has lectured on spousal support at Thompson Rivers University Faculty of Law and helped establish the MacLean Law Prize in Family Law and the Doug Eastwood Q.C. MacLean Law Scholarship. With a reputation for innovation, dedication, and compassion, Fraser continues to shape the practice of family law in Canada while guiding his clients toward resolution in some of the most challenging disputes.
Fraser MacLean shared his appreciation for the honour of being a rising leader in high-stakes divorce, stating: “Being named one of Canada’s Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers is both humbling and inspiring. It’s a privilege to be recognized alongside peers who are helping shape the future of our profession.”
This recognition reflects MacLean’s professionalism, integrity, and dedication to raising the bar for excellence within Canada’s legal community.
Best Family Divorce Lawyer Fraser MacLean Tel: 604 602 9000
While Fraser’s work in AI advocacy has attracted national attention, his daily practice in family law is equally groundbreaking. He has established a strong track record of success in some of British Columbia’s most complex, high-stakes cases, including:
- Securing one of the largest interim support awards in BC history (Zhang v. Chen, 2023 BCSC 2206, $90M case)
- Persuading the court to reject a Texas custody order on public policy grounds (S.S.C.M. v. A.C.W., 2024 BCSC 1694)
- Succeeding in a 25-day parental alienation trial resulting in parenting enforcement, fines, and court-ordered therapy
- Overturning final summary judgment in Cho v. Kim, 2023 BCSC 780
- Prevailing in a 30-day trial involving complex spousal and retroactive child support
- Publishing scholarship cited in Payne on Child Support 2024, a leading national text
Fraser regularly appears before all levels of court in British Columbia, including the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. His reported decisions not only set important precedents but also continue to influence the evolution of Canadian family law. Fraser MacLean Will Moderate a key session following his win of being named Changemaker by Canadian Lawyer’s Top 25.
