David R.J. Lefebvre

Alexis specializes in insolvency and restructuring law, primarily serving corporate clients. Her practice encompasses representing debtor companies, secured and unsecured creditors, insolvency and restructuring professionals, and other key stakeholders in various insolvency proceedings. Additionally, she has broad experience in debt enforcement and collection matters and has assisted clients with property tax assessment disputes at the tribunal level and on appeal to the Alberta Courts. With ...

Beth Younggren is a member of Dunphy Best Blocksom LLP ’s civil litigation and dispute resolution team. She joined the firm in 2015 after articling with and then working as associate counsel at a large multi-national law firm in its civil litigation group. Beth maintains a diverse commercial litigation practice, and specializes in advising clients with respect to construction litigation, including builders’ liens, contractual disputes, especially in the oil and gas and real estate...

Matthew Longstaff has extensive experience advising investment banks, sovereigns, private equity houses and corporate clients in a broad range of cross‑border debt financings, including high‑yield bonds, leveraged bank finance, syndicated and bilateral bank financings, project financings, convertible and exchangeable bonds, sovereign bonds, hybrid capital issuances, consent solicitations, and securitizations, as well as advising on restructurings and in distressed debt scenarios. In addition,...

Richard’s notable capabilities in corporate and commercial law are well established. He holds a Business degree with a major in accounting, and has completed the Canadian Securities course as well as the CICA in-depth Income Tax course. Richard’s knowledge in Commercial Real Estate comprises; shopping centre purchase and sales; land assemblies, purchase and sale transactions for retail and industrial lands; free standing and shopping centre anchor tenant leasing; commercial retail...

Jessica's practice focuses on commercial litigation and arbitration, with an emphasis in insolvency and restructuring. She advises clients on general commercial disputes, all aspects of insolvency and restructuring matters, including cross-border proceedings, and banking and oil and gas related litigation. Clients value Jessica’s practical and collaborative approach to complex legal disputes and restructuring proceedings. Jessica has acted for debtor companies, guiding them through the ...

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 ...

Gavin Fitch is an award-winning lawyer and K.C. working in environmental, regulatory, energy permitting, and Indigenous law. He’s a respected and trusted advisor who provides sound, practical advice geared towards keeping his clients out of the hearing room. When necessary, however, he is a strong and fearless advocate, whether in negotiations or in a courtroom. His clients include developers, energy producers, environmental monitoring agencies, governments and landowners. For each indi...

Gordon Sterchi, KC articled with Dunphy Best Blocksom LLP in 2001 and became a partner in 2010. He practices in the area of family law as both a litigator and a mediator, as well as counsel for landowners in surface rights matters in Alberta. Gord is currently a member of the Calgary Flames Ambassadors and serves on their Board of Directors. He is also on the executive of the Calgary Bar Association and serves as the Vice President. He previously served on the Board of Directors with The Dist...

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...

Craig Gillespie is a founding partner of Cuming & Gillespie LLP . He is a leading personal injury, class action, and medical malpractice lawyer with a proven track record of success. With decades of experience representing clients throughout Western Canada, he has secured multi-million dollar settlements and verdicts in complex cases. Craig has been consistently recognized for his exceptional work, including being named medical malpractice lawyer of the year. Beyond his legal practice, Cr...