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Bryan Walker is a litigator whose practice encompasses a broad range of commercial litigation matters with an emphasis on oil and gas litigation, construction law, and insurance defence. Mr. Walker also advises clients on regulatory requirements surrounding food safety. He has appeared before the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench and Tax Court of Canada. Mr. Walker is also the local chair for Norton Rose Fulbright's national Pro Bono Committee.

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...

Shaun Partridge, KC is a partner based in our Calgary office. Shaun practices in our Real Estate and Corporate Commercial practice groups and has a practice that encompasses a broad range of sophisticated real estate and corporate–commercial transactions including corporate reorganizations and restructuring, real estate acquisition and disposition, development and financing. Shaun represents investors, developers and end-users with the acquisition, financing, development and disposition...

Scott is a Partner in Parlee McLaws’ Calgary office. His successful litigation practice focuses on oil and gas, media, and insolvency law. Through his numerous industry contacts with leading financial institutions and major oil and gas companies, Scott has developed significant experience in insolvency matters, media and defamation, and oil and gas litigation, appearing on numerous occasions in all levels of Courts in Alberta. Scott has represented industry clients in disputes involving...

Curtis is a partner at Carbert Waite LLP, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and Co-Chair of the firm’s Commercial Litigation Practice. Curtis has extensive experience in a wide variety of commercial litigation and arbitration matters, including international arbitration and litigation, defamation, and estate litigation. His clients include multinational corporations, energy companies, construction companies, family-run businesses, and individuals. He also acts for US and...

Roxanne was called to the New Brunswick and Ontario Bars in 2003. She practiced in New Brunswick and then Ontario before settling in Calgary and joining Carbert Waite LLP in 2008. Roxanne became a partner in the firm in 2013. She practices litigation with a focus on employment law, including human rights, privacy, and occupational health & safety matters. Roxanne represents both employers and employees in a wide range of complex employment law matters. Roxanne’s employment practice ...

David F. Younggren, KC specializes in civil litigation. He joined Dunphy Best Blocksom LLP in 1988 after articling to Chief Justice Laycraft at the Alberta Court of Appeal. David became a partner in 1993 and has an established civil litigation practice including corporate contractual litigation, shareholder disputes, wrongful dismissal, real estate litigation, builders’ liens and collection matters. He has appeared in all levels of Court, including a successful appearance on a criminal ...

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.

Matt Keen is an energy regulatory lawyer who practises in the inter-related areas of energy law, environmental assessment and permitting, tolls and tariffs, and issues concerning Indigenous peoples. He appears before tribunals such as the British Columbia Utilities Commission, Environmental Appeal Board, Alberta Utilities Commission, and the National Energy Board of Canada. Matt has extensive experience with major industrial facility applications and the associated environmental assessment an...

Caroline Lee, KC is a senior family law practitioner specializing in family law and alternative dispute resolution including collaborative family law, mediation and arbitration. She joined Dunphy Best Blocksom LLP 1989 with an established background in all aspects of family law. Caroline became a partner in 1994 and was managing partner of the firm for six years. She was appointed King’s Counsel in 2004. Caroline has been involved as a family law teacher and lecturer with the Legal Educ...