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Geoff Poelman practises in the litigation group with a focus on complex commercial litigation within the energy industry, construction law, and insurance defence. He has been involved in matters at all levels of court in Alberta, having experience with proceedings including contractual disputes, statutory interpretation and negligence. Geoff has successfully managed multi-party actions with complex procedural issues, often participating in a variety of alternative dispute resolution processes...

Danielle Maksimow is partner in our capital markets group. She represents and advises borrowers, banks, insurance companies and other financial institutions on a wide variety of financial matters with an emphasis on US private placements of debt to institutional investors and national and cross-border syndicated and bilateral debt financing transactions, including asset-based lending transactions, project finance, acquisition financings, distressed lending transactions and complex intercredit...

Catherine Grygar is a partner in the Real Estate Group. Over the course of her 10-year career at Stikeman Elliott, Catherine has advised on many of the most innovative and complex real estate and renewable energy developments and transactions across Western Canada. Her impressive track record includes acquisitions, dispositions, commercial leasing matters, development projects including mixed-use developments and strata-space subdivisions, real estate financings and environmental issues relat...

Tom is a leading practitioner in management-side labour and employment law with over 25 years of experience. Applying sound judgment, proactive strategies, and common sense, Tom has successfully represented employers in a wide range of complex and challenging matters. His continued success has earned him recognition from several leading industry guides as well as the respect of both colleagues and clients. With a focus on unionized workplaces, Tom advises and represents employers in labour ar...

Jeffrey D. Wise K.C. is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Family Law. Jeffrey D., who practices law in Calgary, Alberta, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jeffrey D. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Laura Comfort is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Personal Injury Litigation. Laura, who practices law in Calgary, Alberta, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Laura is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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,...

Andrew Bateman is Miller Thomson’s Leader of Corporate Tax. His practice covers a broad spectrum of taxation law, with a current focus on planning and dispute resolution for private corporations, trusts and other entities. Andrew has extensive experience in public and private corporate transactions and reorganizations, tax dispute resolution and litigation, trust and estate matters, First Nation taxation and goods and services tax. As a sought-after speaker and writer, Andrew provides i...

Bill practices corporate commercial, construction and energy law, with an emphasis on public-private partnerships and construction contracts. His expertise includes: Public-private partnerships Rail and light rail projects Commercial, residential and mixed-use development projects Power plant and industrial EPC contracts Procurement documents and agreements to design, build and construct any asset Mergers and acquisitions Bill completed his articles with BLG. Before law school, he worked for ...

Practising extensively in the area of complex commercial transactions, Rick Borden focuses on large-scale projects and financings in the energy sector, including oil sands projects, pipeline projects and LNG projects. His clients include major Canadian banks and project sponsors and he has strong relationships with the key project lending specialists at the major Canadian banks. He also has significant experience in joint venture arrangements in the energy sector and often advises on matters ...