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Traci Bannister is a Family Lawyer and Family Law Mediator and is a partner at the firm Boyes Tiefenbach Bannister Family Law Counsel LLP in Calgary, Alberta. Traci practiced as an Attorney and Family Law Mediator in South Africa for 20 years before moving to Calgary in 2012. Traci requalified as a Barrister/Solicitor in Canada and was called to the Alberta bar in June 2015. Traci is experienced in helping clients reach resolutions of disputes in all areas of family law, such as parenting dis...

Ryan Keays practises primarily in the area of energy and resources, but also focuses on business law and corporate and commercial law. He advises clients on a broad range of corporate and commercial matters, with a specific focus on the energy sector, both domestically and internationally. His practice has included representing clients in oil and gas asset acquisitions and divestitures, share acquisitions and divestitures, negotiation of production sharing contracts and other host government ...

Michael began his legal career with Bennett Jones LLP. Michael joined Carbert Waite LLP in 2003. In 2020, Michael was appointed King’s Counsel by Alberta’s Minister of Justice and Solicitor General, Doug Schweitzer. Appointments of King’s Counsel are awarded to lawyers who have made significant contributions to the legal profession and have demonstrated exceptional leadership. LITIGATION PRACTICE Michael is an accomplished advocate and maintains an active civil and commercia...

Jody Sutherland collaborates with her clients to come up with creative, proactive solutions that are tailored to their specific needs. She offers timely communication, honest opinions, and a thorough analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of each case in three key areas of law: employment, litigation, and insurance defence. Jody’s significant experience representing employers in employment and human rights matters allows her to see an issue from different perspectives and understand t...

Nancy's practice focuses primarily on the tax aspects of mergers, acquisitions and reorganizations, including cross-border transactions or financings and intragroup restructurings. She is particularly experienced in the area of resource taxation. Nancy has worked on a wide variety of transactions for multinationals, private companies, senior, intermediate and junior resource issuers and private equity groups.

Jason advises clients on a broad range of corporate matters, including financing, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, start-ups and corporate governance. He regularly acts for both institutional investors and corporations on complex transactions, including share and asset acquisitions, reorganizations, and financings. Jason is the Co-Leader of the Emerging Technology and Venture Capital Group for the Alberta region and has experience advising clients in the technology and innovation sec...

Renée has practiced family law exclusively since 2001. She is passionate about helping her clients find resolutions to their parenting or financial issues based on mutual respect and understanding. She is a partner at Moe Hannah LLP. Renée is a private Mediator and acts as a Dispute Resolution Officer (mediator) in the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta. Renée also volunteers her time with law students who are completing their bar admission through the Canadian Centr...

Marco is a skilled litigator who represents clients in a wide range of disputes. He applies his considerable experience before courts and administrative tribunals to successfully defend his clients’ best interests. Marco’s diverse practice includes commercial litigation, insurance and risk management, professional discipline, and municipal matters. He has significant experience litigating contractual disputes and negligence claims, routinely representing energy companies, engineer...

Jonathan is an experienced civil and commercial litigator who advises clients on a broad range of matters, including commercial litigation proceedings, real estate disputes, estate litigation, insurance matters, and class actions. His practice crosses multiple industries, including construction, real estate, and oil and gas. With experience handling a breadth of cases, Jonathan advises on shareholder disputes, oppression remedies, professional negligence matters, complex commercial conflicts,...

Roy is a partner and head of the Wills, Trusts & Estates group. With over 25 years of wealth management and protection experience, he advises high net worth individuals, their families, family offices, and related businesses. His focus is on international, U.S./cross-border planning, trust creation, and compliance. Before joining McLeod Law in 2009, Roy worked as in-house legal counsel to major Canadian and international financial institutions, spending 10 years in Bermuda and Switzerland...