Sabrina maintains a general litigation and arbitration practice, with a focus on complex commercial and construction disputes. She advises and acts for clients in a wide range of matters, including construction and engineering disputes, international and domestic arbitration, securities disputes, shareholder and fiduciary disputes, injunctions, and defence procurement disputes.
Sabrina also has experience in defending corporations and individuals in white collar criminal prosecutions and corporate investigations.
Sabrina has appeared before the Court of Appeal of Alberta, Court of King's Bench of Alberta, Alberta Court of Justice, and Ontario Superior Court of Justice. She also has broad experience in arbitration matters under the ICC, ADRIC, and UNCITRAL rules, as well as ad hoc arbitrations.
Sabrina completed articles of clerkship at the Alberta Court of Justice and concluded her articling term at BLG before returning as an associate. During law school, Sabrina participated in the Willem C. Vis (East) International Commercial Arbitration Moot and the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition.
Experience
- Acting for Nest Services Limited in successfully opposing an application by the Crown seeking to dismiss an ongoing application by Nest on jurisdictional grounds: R v Duc, 2026 ABKB 25.
- Acting for respondents in successfully defending against an application for oppression relief and injunction relief: Just Biofiber Corp v Just Biofiber Structural Solutions Corp, 2025 ABKB 102. Obtained full solicitor-client costs award: 2025 ABKB 407 (leave to appeal denied: 2025 ABCA 307).
- Acting for respondents in successfully defending against appeal of decision declining to find client in civil contempt: Simpson v Pawlowski, 2024 ABCA 254.
- Acting for Alberta Health Services in successfully opposing injunction application brought in relation to RFP for delivery of waste management services: Daniels Health v Alberta Health Services, 2024 ABKB 282.
- Acting for a Canadian wealth management company to obtain a preservation order and a Norwich Pharmacal order in response to a fraudulent scheme. Orders granted in November 2025 by the Alberta Court of King's Bench.
- Advising a defence contractor on Canada's federal procurement process, with a focus on information and technology procurements, security processes, and dispute resolution.
- Acting for an international engineering firm in ADRIC arbitration arising out of a progressive design-build project for runway redevelopment at an international airport.
- Advising a defence contractor on cross-border regulatory issues arising in relation to an acquisition valued +$1billion, in conjunction with U.S. counsel.
- Acting for a public Canadian pharmaceutical company to obtain a worldwide injunction against activist shareholders in the U.S., Cayman Islands, and Europe, in conjunction with U.S. counsel. Injunction granted in March 2024 by the Alberta Court of King's Bench.
- Advising counsel abroad on the law in Canada in relation to Article 34 of the UNCITRAL Model Law for an appeal of an international arbitral award.
- Acting for owners and contractors, both at trial and in arbitration proceedings, in disputes pertaining to commercial and residential construction projects.
- Acting for Nest Services Limited in successfully opposing an application by the Crown seeking to dismiss an ongoing application by Nest on jurisdictional grounds: R v Duc, 2026 ABKB 25.
- Acting for respondents in successfully defending against an application for oppression relief and injunction relief: Just Biofiber Corp v Just Biofiber Structural Solutions Corp, 2025 ABKB 102. Obtained full solicitor-client costs award: 2025 ABKB 407 (leave to appeal denied: 2025 ABCA 307).
- Acting for respondents in successfully defending against appeal of decision declining to find client in civil contempt: Simpson v Pawlowski, 2024 ABCA 254.
- Acting for Alberta Health Services in successfully opposing injunction application brought in relation to RFP for delivery of waste management services: Daniels Health v Alberta Health Services, 2024 ABKB 282.
- Acting for a Canadian wealth management company to obtain a preservation order and a Norwich Pharmacal order in response to a fraudulent scheme. Orders granted in November 2025 by the Alberta Court of King's Bench.
- Advising a defence contractor on Canada's federal procurement process, with a focus on information and technology procurements, security processes, and dispute resolution.
- Acting for an international engineering firm in ADRIC arbitration arising out of a progressive design-build project for runway redevelopment at an international airport.
- Advising a defence contractor on cross-border regulatory issues arising in relation to an acquisition valued +$1billion, in conjunction with U.S. counsel.
- Acting for a public Canadian pharmaceutical company to obtain a worldwide injunction against activist shareholders in the U.S., Cayman Islands, and Europe, in conjunction with U.S. counsel. Injunction granted in March 2024 by the Alberta Court of King's Bench.
- Advising counsel abroad on the law in Canada in relation to Article 34 of the UNCITRAL Model Law for an appeal of an international arbitral award.
- Acting for owners and contractors, both at trial and in arbitration proceedings, in disputes pertaining to commercial and residential construction projects.