Fred Kozak K.C.

Fred Kozak K.C.

recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2006
Awarded Practice Areas
Defamation and Media Law
Awarded Practice Areas
Defamation and Media Law
Works at
Reynolds Mirth Richards & Farmer LLP

22 Best Lawyers awards

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Biography

Fred is a sought-after strategic legal advisor with over 40 years of experience.

Fred carries on a civil litigation practice with an emphasis on constitutional law, media and defamation issues, and employment and administrative proceedings.

Fred represents several national news organizations, and provides pre-publication advice to print, broadcast and web-based media outlets, as well as book publishers. Fred has been counsel in several cases where the Charter has been used to strike down provincial or federal legislation, and has appeared in all levels of the courts of Alberta and in the Supreme Court of Canada.

Fred’s major media clients include

  • Edmonton Journal
  • CBC
  • Globe and Mail
  • CTV
  • National Post
  • Canadian Press
  • Broadcast News
  • Lethbridge Herald
  • Medicine Hat News
  • Post Media
  • Great West Newspaper Group

Fred has also taught at MacEwan University on law and the media as well as on employment law at the University of Alberta.

Works at
Reynolds Mirth Richards & Farmer LLP

22 Best Lawyers awards

Reynolds Mirth Richards & Farmer LLP logo

Locations

Education

  • University of Alberta, LL.B., graduated 1981
  • University of Alberta, B.A., graduated 1976

Bar Admissions

  • Alberta, 1981
  • Northwest Territories, 2009
  • Yukon, 2010

Affiliations

  • Reynolds Mirth Richards & Farmer LLP - Partner

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2026 for work in:
  • Defamation and Media Law
Awards:
  • Best Lawyers in Canada, Defamation & Media Law (2006 – 2020)
  • Recognized as a leading cross-border litigation lawyer in the area of Defamation & Media in the Lexpert Guide to the Leading US / Canada Cross-board Litigation Lawyers in Canada (2013-2017)
  • Recognized as a Leading Practitioner in the area of Defamation by the Canadian Legal Expert Directory (2009 - 2019)
  • Recipient of the Award of Honorary Membership in the Alberta Dental Association and College (2010)
  • Inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers – Washington, DC (2010)
  • Recipient of the Champion’s Award by the Alberta Civil Trial Lawyers Association (2008)
  • Appointed Queen's Counsel (2008)

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Case History

Cases
  • Notable Cases
  • Hunter v. Southam, [1984] 2 S.C.R. 145
  • Edmonton Journal v. Alberta (Attorney General), [1989] 2 S.C.R. 1326
  • Moysa v. Labour Relations Board (Alberta), [1989] 1 S.C.R. 1572
  • R. v. Thompson Canada Limited, 2001 ABQB 962
  • CBC v. Wasylyshen, 2005 ABQB 902
  • R. v. White, 2007 ABQB 359
  • Morrow v. Zhang, 2008 ABQB 98
  • Toronto Star v. Canada 2010 SCC 21
  • R v. Canadian Broadcasting Corp, 2018 SCC 5

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