Bennett Jones is an internationally recognized Canadian law firm founded and focused on principles of professional excellence, integrity, respect and independent thought. Our firm's leadership position is reflected in the law we practice, the groundbreaking work we do, the client relationships we have, and the quality of our people.

Our ranks are filled with leaders in the fields of mergers and acquisitions, energy and natural resources, corporate finance and banking, major public infrastructure projects, bankruptcy and restructuring, technology and intellectual property, tax, commercial litigation, climate change and environmental, competition and trade law, regulatory issues, and public policy. With many of the brightest legal and business minds in Canada, we help clients build momentum.

Reviser of the Alberta Law Digest for this Directory.

Statement of Practice

Corporate and Commercial, Climate Change and Emissions Trading, Bankruptcy and Restructuring, Public Policy, Public Infrastructure Projects, Energy and Natural Resources, Taxation, Litigation, International Trade and Investment, Mergers and Acquisitions, Banking and Finance, Securities, Real Estate, Estate Planning, Health Care, Antitrust and Competition, Regulatory and Intellectual Property.

Address

1000 ATCO Centre, 10035-105 Street
Edmonton, AB T5J 3T2, (Edmonton Jud. Dist.)
Canada

Phone

Phone: 780-421-8133
Facsimile: 780-421-7951

Website

http://www.bennettjones.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

PARTNERS

David G. Finlay, Q.C. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, Alberta. Education: University of Alberta (B.A., 1971; LL.B., 1974). Practice Areas: Property Development; Corporate Commercial Law; International Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Health Law; Corporate Governance; Commercial Real Estate; Public Infrastructure Projects.Email: David G. Finlay, Q.C.

Donald R. Cranston, Q.C. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, Alberta. Education: University of Manitoba (B.Comm., Hons., 1975; LL.B., 1978). Don Cranston is a member of the firm's partnership board and co-chair of the firm's commercial litigation practice group. His practice focuses on commercial litigation, medical and legal malpractice and disciplinary hearings, public administration law and alternative dispute resolution. Don regularly appears before the courts in Alberta and various administrative tribunals, and has appeared before the Tax Court of Canada, the Federal Courts and the Supreme Court of Canada. In 2008, Don was inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. With membership limited to no more than one percent of the bar in any U.S. state or Canadian province and extended to individuals "who have mastered the art of advocacy and whose professional careers have been marked by the highest standards of ethical conduct, professionalism, civility and collegiality," the fellowship is considered one of the greatest honours for a litigation lawyer in North America. He currently serves on the Special Problems/Administration of Justice Committee (Canada). Don lectures and chairs seminars and courses on a variety of litigation matters, including legal ethics, bank litigation, fiduciary responsibilities, advocacy in tax litigation, civil litigation strategies and medical malpractice. He is Chair of the Board of the Edmonton Community Legal Centre, Chair of the Board of the University Hospital Foundation, a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Conduct and Disciplinary Panel, the Provincial Court Civil Claims Mediation Advisory Committee and the Law Society of Alberta's Claims Committee. Don is a board member of the Child and Adolescent Services Association and Pro Bono Law Alberta. He has chaired the Legal Education Society of Alberta board, the Alberta Hospital Edmonton board, the Child and Adolescent Services Association board, and the Canadian Bar Association's National Committee on Judges' Salaries and Pensions. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Commercial Litigation; Arbitration; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Health Law; Class Actions; Medical Malpractice Defense.Email: Donald R. Cranston, Q.C.

Enzo J. Barichello, Q.C. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Alberta. Education: McGill University (B.Sc., 1977; B.C.L., 1982; LL.B., 1982). Languages: French and Italian. Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Governance; Finance; Banking Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; International Business Law; Health Law; Telecommunications Law; Utilities; Forestry Law; Commercial Leasing.Email: Enzo J. Barichello, Q.C.

Kevin L. Lynch (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, Alberta. Education: University of Alberta (LL.B., 1987). Practice Areas: Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate; Corporate Governance; Intellectual Property; International Business Law; Corporate Commercial Law.Email: Kevin L. Lynch

Rose M. Carter, Q.C. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, Alberta. Education: University of Alberta (B.A., 1978); University of Wales (LL.B., 1987). Practice Areas: Health Law; Technology Law; Medical Malpractice Defense; Litigation.Email: Rose M. Carter, Q.C.

Mark P. Kortbeek (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Alberta. Education: University of Alberta (B.A., 1986; LL.B., 1989). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Governance; Finance; Banking Law; Intellectual Property; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Technology Law; Utilities; Wills; Trusts and Estates.Email: Mark P. Kortbeek

Edward T. Yoo (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Alberta. Education: University of Alberta (B.Sc., 1985; LL.B., 1989). Languages: Korean. Practice Areas: Education Law; Intellectual Property; Technology Law; Corporate Commercial Law.Email: Edward T. Yoo

Simon D. Johnson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Ontario; 1998, Alberta. Education: University of Saskatchewan (B.A., 1984); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1988); University of London (LL.M., 1990). Practice Areas: Technology Law; Health Law; Fraud; Commercial Litigation; Energy Litigation; Class Actions; Medical Malpractice Defense; Intellectual Property; Administrative Law; Defense Litigation.Email: Simon D. Johnson

James J. Heelan, Q.C. (Managing Partner (Edmonton)) admitted to bar, 1992, Alberta. Education: University of Alberta (B.A., 1988; LL.B., 1991). Practice Areas: Constitutional Law; Arbitration; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Labor (Labour) and Employment; Fraud; Finance; Banking Law; Health Law; Securities Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense.Email: James J. Heelan, Q.C.

Barbara J. Stratton (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Alberta. Education: University of Alberta (B.Ed., 1987; LL.B., 1991). Practice Areas: Labor (Labour) and Employment; Health Law; Commercial Litigation; Wills and Estates Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense.Email: Barbara J. Stratton

David M. Hawreluk (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Alberta. Education: Queen's University (LL.B., 1993). Practice Areas: Health Law; Technology Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: David M. Hawreluk

Jennifer A. Miller (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Alberta. Education: University of Alberta (B.Comm., 1990; LL.B., 1993). Practice Areas: Occupational Health and Safety; Utilities; Health Law; Labor (Labour) and Employment; Commercial Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense.Email: Jennifer A. Miller

Jason T. Marino (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Alberta; 2003, Bermuda. Education: University of Alberta (B.Comm., with distinction, 1993; LL.B., with distinction, 1997). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Securities; Corporate Finance; Corporate Reorganization; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Governance; Commercial Transactions.Email: Jason T. Marino

ASSOCIATES

Sarah J. Crowe (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. (Not admitted in Alberta). Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 2003); Queen's University (LL.B., 2006). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Commercial Law.Email: Sarah J. Crowe

John A. McIntyre (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, District of Columbia and Connecticut; 2007, Alberta. Education: Furman University (B.Sc., 1993); University of California (M.Sc., 1994); Quinnipiac University (LL.B., 2001). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Technology Law; Intellectual Property.Email: John A. McIntyre

Kerry Day (Associate) admitted to bar, 1981, Alberta. Education: McGill University (B.A., 1977); University of Alberta (LL.B., 1980).

Kerry Day has over 25 years of experience as a business lawyer serving executives and boards of directors of private and public corporations and government entities. She assists clients with corporate commercial and securities law matters, corporate governance, legal and regulatory compliance, financial services and a wide range of operational legal issues. Kerry joined Bennett Jones following a 14-year legal executive career in the telecommunications and financial services industries. As Vice President, Legal & Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer for ATB Financial, Kerry led a team in providing legal and business advice and support regarding new business opportunities and enhancing customer and employee satisfaction and operating efficiency. This included compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and corporate governance best practises, the mitigation of risk, including the management of all litigation involving the corporation, and the development and maintenance of effective relationships with customers, suppliers, employees and other financial institutions. Prior to joining ATB Financial in 2000, Kerry was the Vice President, Corporate Secretary of TELUS, providing corporate governance and legal support to the board of directors and senior executives. Prior to its merger with BC Tel Inc, Kerry held a number of senior legal positions with TELUS Corporation in Alberta. Before joining TELUS Corporation in 1994, she was a corporate commercial partner in another major Canadian law firm. Kerry has completed the Canadian Securities Course and the Partners, Directors and Officers Course offered by the Canadian Securities Institute. Kerry received her Queen's Counsel designation in 2006. Kerry is a director of the Edmonton Space and Sciences Foundation (TELUS World of Science) and the Alberta Lawyers' Assistance Society. She is an executive committee member of the Alumni Association and a member of the Senate of the University of Alberta. She is a member of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and a former national director of the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association.

Practice Areas: Securities; Securities Regulation; Securities Offerings.Email: Kerry Day

Peter I. Inglis (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Alberta. Education: University of Alberta (B.A., First Class Honors, 1999; LL.B., with distinction, 2002). Executive, Securities Section and Member, Business Lawyers Section and Privacy Section, Alberta Chapter, Canadian Bar Association. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate; Corporate Finance; Corporate Governance; Private Equity.Email: Peter I. Inglis

Robert J. Bothwell (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Alberta. Education: University of Alberta (B.Sc., 1999; M.B.A., 2004; LL.B., 2004). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Commercial Real Estate; Estates; Wills.Email: Robert J. Bothwell

Daniel L. Morrow (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Alberta. Education: University of Alberta (B.P.E., 1998; B.Ed., 1998); University of Calgary (LL.B., 2004). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Daniel L. Morrow

Gregory D.G. Sim (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Alberta. Education: McGill University (B.Sc., 1999); University of Alberta (LL.B., with distinction, 2004). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Health Law; Employment Law; Construction Law.Email: Gregory D.G. Sim

Sharon A. Roberts (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Alberta. Education: Simon Fraser University (B.A., with distinction, 1993); University of Alberta (LL.B., with distinction, 2004). Recipient: Honour Roll; Open Scholarship, 1990-1993; Academic and Social Justice Award, 1993; Bennett Jones Student Scholarship, 2001; James Alexander Burgess Bryce (Sandy) Memorial Award, 2004. Finalist, National Essay Competition re: Terrorism and the Law, 2003. Member, Junior Lawyers and Environmental Subsections, Canadian Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Banking Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Aboriginal Law; Environmental Litigation.Email: Sharon A. Roberts

Andrew J. Foster (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Alberta. Education: University of Alberta (B.A., Philosophy, Hons. and with first class standing, 2003); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 2006); McGill University (LL.M., 2008). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Commercial Arbitration; Commercial Litigation.Email: Andrew J. Foster

Tari M. Hiebert (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario; 2008, Alberta. Education: University of Alberta (B.A., Hons., 2001); McGill University (LL.B., with distinction, 2006; B.C.L., with distinction, 2006). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Litigation; Competition; Regulatory Law; Intellectual Property.Email: Tari M. Hiebert

Laura Inglis Chubb (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Alberta. Education: University of Alberta (B.A., with distinction, 2000; LL.B., 2006). Practice Areas: Public Health Law; Commercial Litigation; Professional Negligence.Email: Laura Inglis Chubb

Peter Wong (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Alberta. Education: University of Alberta (B.Sc., Civil Engineering, with distinction, 2000; LL.B., with distinction, 2006); University of Toronto (M.A.Sc., 2002). Languages: Cantonese and French. Practice Areas: Health Care; Commercial Litigation; Professional Negligence.Email: Peter Wong

Lillian H. Yeung (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Alberta. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Sc.; M.Sc.); University of Calgary (LL.B., 2007). Languages: Cantonese. Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Intellectual Property; Corporate Real Estate.Email: Lillian H. Yeung

Nigel Forster (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Alberta. Education: University of Alberta (B.A., 2004; LL.B., 2008). Nigel Forster represents individuals and corporations in a variety of litigation matters, with experience in medical negligence, professional discipline, and commercial disputes. He also assists a range of clients, from employers to individuals, with employment matters and occupational health and safety issues. Nigel is an executive member of the Health Law and Junior Lawyers sections of the Canadian Bar Association (Alberta, North) and a member of the Alberta Civil Trial Lawyers Association. He volunteers with the Edmonton Community Legal Centre and sits as a director-at-large of the Paralympic Sports Association. Before articling with the firm in 2008, Nigel was an editor with the University of Alberta Law Review and a frequent volunteer with Student Legal Services of Edmonton, Pro Bono Students Canada, and the University of Alberta Law Show. He continues to be an advocate of community service and volunteerism. Languages: English and French. Practice Areas: Medical Negligence; Professional Discipline; Commercial Disputes.Email: Nigel Forster

COUNSEL

A. Anne McLellan, P.C., O.C. (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1976, Nova Scotia. (Not admitted in Alberta). Education: Dalhousie University (B.A.; LL.B.); King's College, University of London (LL.M., 1975).Email: A. Anne McLellan, P.C., O.C.

Frank P. Layton, Q.C. (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1977, Alberta. Education: University of Alberta (B.A., 1973; LL.B., 1976). Registered Trade-mark Agent (Canada). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Governance; Finance; Banking Law; Technology Law; Regulatory Law; Sports Law; Entertainment Law; Environmental Law; Commercial Leasing; Real Property.Email: Frank P. Layton, Q.C.

All Partners and Associates are Members of the Law Society of Alberta, The Edmonton Bar Association and the Canadian Bar Association.