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Laura’s general commercial litigation practice focuses on the oil and gas, electricity market and banking sectors. She represents financial institutions in banking litigation, including:
fraud
bills of exchange
Ponzi scheme claims
She also represents clients involved in contractual and shareholder disputes, disputes involving director and officer liability and residential tenancy matters.
Laura has extensive experience appearing before all levels of Courts in Alberta, and in regulatory proceedings before the Alberta Utilities Commission.
Experience
General
Representing the Bank of Nova Scotia, a Canadian charted bank, in several Provincial Court and Court of Queen's Bench Actions
Representing the Bank of Montreal, a Canadian charted bank, in several Provincial Court and Court of Queen's Bench Actions
Representing corporations named as Defendants in potential class actions
Representing numerous oil and gas companies in various ongoing disputes in the Court of Queen's Bench
Representing landlords in numerous residential tenancy proceedings in both Alberta and British Columbia
Recent Reported Decisions
Acted as co-counsel in successfully defending an application for forum non conveniens (2020 ABQB 723)
Acted as co-counsel in successfully defending an appeal of a trial decision concerning a residential property claim brought against a realtor and her brokerage (2020 ABCA 107)
Acted as co-counsel for IntelliView Technologies Inc. in a successful application to declare an individual a vexatious litigant in both the Court of Queen's Bench (2018 ABQB 961) and the Federal Court of Canada (2019 FC 504)
Acted as co-counsel for the Bank of Nova Scotia in a successful application for summary dismissal of three potential class actions on a summary judgment basis(2016 ABQB 726).
Acted as co-counsel for the Market Surveillance Administrator in a successful application to resist an application for judicial review (2016 ABQB 133)
Representing the Market Surveillance Administrator in Alberta Utilities Commission Proceeding No. 23535: Application for Approval of a Settlement Agreement.
Representing the Market Surveillance Administrator in Alberta Utilities Commission Proceeding 22797: Applications to review and vary Decision 21115-D01-2017.
Representing the Market Surveillance Administrator in Alberta Utilities Commission Proceeding 21115: Application by the Market Surveillance Administrator Regarding the Publication of the Historical Trading Report.
Representing the Market Surveillance Administrator in Alberta Utilities Commission Proceeding No. 3110: Market Surveillance Administrator allegations against TransAlta Corporation et al., Mr. Nathan Kaiser and Mr. Scott Connelly.
Co-Author, "Court Orders Production of Native Accounting Records Where Operator Fails to Maintain An Oil Sands Project Carried Account," The Resource: BLG Energy Law Blog, August 15, 2016
PUBLICATION
2015 Year in Review: Top 10 Regulatory Decisions of Import to the Canadian Energy Industry
PUBLICATION
Beyond Our Walls
Professional Involvement
Member, Canadian Bar Association
Member, Law Society of Alberta
Member, Calgary Bar Association
Community Involvement
Volunteer, civil claims duty counsel, Provincial Court of Alberta
Volunteer, Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench, Amicus Project
Volunteer, Children’s Legal and Educational Resource Centre (CLERC)
Volunteer, Legal Education Society of Alberta, CPLED
Awards & Recognitions
Recognized in the 2022 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada (Corporate and Commercial Litigation)
Anthony G. Draper Memorial Prize, awarded for the highest mark in remedies
D.A. Thompson, Q.C. Prize, awarded for the highest standing in remedies
David and Myrna Bowman Prize, awarded for the highest standing in evidence
D.A. Thompson, Q.C. Prize, awarded for the highest standing in property law
D.A. Thompson, Q.C. Prize, awarded for the highest standing in constitutional law
Bar Admission & Education
Alberta, 2015
JD,
Université du Manitoba, 2014
BA,
Brandon University, 2010
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