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Kelly Osaka

Kelly Osaka

Dentons, Canada

Work Department

Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Position

Partner

Career

Kelly is a member of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution group in Calgary and the Privacy and Cybersecurity group. An experienced commercial litigator, Kelly has particular expertise in class action defence, shareholder disputes, plan of arrangements, breach coaching, privacy risk analysis, governance best practices, ESG and greenwashing risks, professional negligence, and regulatory investigations.

Kelly represents a diverse group of clients in industries including finance, energy, cannabis, agribusiness, real estate, professional services, health care and consumer products. She has appeared before all levels of court in Alberta and British Columbia as well as administrative bodies and domestic and international arbitration panels.

Clients appreciate Kelly’s strong advocacy skills and common-sense approach. She works closely with her clients to understand their business needs, and provides creative and practical legal solutions. Kelly frequently speaks and teaches on civil litigation and privacy related issues and serves on the Alberta Rules of Court Committee and the Conduct Committee for the Law Society of Alberta.

Languages

English

Memberships

Member, Canadian Bar Association Member, The Advocates' Society Member, Law Society of Alberta Conduct Committee Past Member, Law Society of Alberta Audit and Finance Committee Member, Alberta Rules of Court Committee

Education

Dalhousie University, 2005, LLB

McGill University, 2002, BA (Honours)