Defamation and Media Law
Fred Kozak K.C.
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2006 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Fred Kozak carries on a civil litigation practice with an emphasis on constitutional law, media and defamation issues, and employment and administrative proceedings. He is admitted to the bar in Alberta, Yukon and the Northwest Territories. Fred represents several national news organizations, and provides pre-publication advice to both print and broadcast media outlets. 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
Overview
- University of Alberta, LL.B., graduated 1981
- University of Alberta, B.A., graduated 1976
- Alberta, 1981
- Northwest Territories, 2009
- Yukon, 2010
- Reynolds Mirth Richards & Farmer LLP - Partner
- Alberta, 1981
- Northwest Territories, 2009
- Yukon, 2010
- Reynolds Mirth Richards & Farmer LLP - Partner
- University of Alberta, LL.B., graduated 1981
- University of Alberta, B.A., graduated 1976
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada™ 2026 for work in:
- Defamation and Media Law
Awards:
- Appointed Queen's Counsel (2008)
- 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)
News & Media
Additional Information
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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