The Alberta group at Bennett Jones LLP demonstrates strength in commercial litigation involving the mining, oil and gas, construction and tech sectors, and has experience representing individuals and multinational companies in all levels of the Canadian courts. In addition, the team’s corporate litigation expertise covers shareholder disputes, post-M&A litigation, securities litigation and breach of contract. Christine Plante heads up the department; additional key partners include Blair Yorke-Slader KC, whose workload includes contract, shareholder, securities and trust disputes; and Munaf Mohamed KC, who specializes in financial crimes matters and also has broad arbitration experience. Michael Mysak‘s work has an emphasis on fraud litigation, securities litigation and shareholder disputes; Laura Gill is active on energy and corporate disputes, including indemnity claims and joint ventures.
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Key clients
- Tahakom Investments Company et al.
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- NEP Canada ULC
- 801 Seventh
- Wood Group Canada
- Questor Technology
- Molopo Energy Canada
- Fournier et al.
- PesoRama
- Shareholders of JAM Hospitality
- Home Solutions
- Third Eye Capital and Tara Holdings
- The Hydro Company
- Ovintiv Canada ULC and Cenovus Energy
Work highlights
- Represented a group of Saudi Arabian companies in advancing a fraud claim against a high-ranking former cabinet minister of the Saudi government.
- Represented Canadian Pacific Railway in a claim by a developer, Remington Development Corporation, against CP and the Province of Alberta.
- Represented NEP Canada ULC in significant litigation involving post-M&A matters.
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Christine Plante