Melissa Smith

Michael Kwiatkowski was a partner and head of McLeod Law’s Commercial Litigation group. He spent his entire legal career with McLeod Law, joining the firm as an articling student in 2007 and becoming a partner in 2014. Over nearly two decades with the firm, Mike built an extensive litigation practice focused on construction-related and high-conflict disputes, commercial real estate matters, and other complex commercial litigation. He regularly appeared before the Alberta Court of King&r...

Doug Ewens is a tax lawyer in Calgary, Alberta, with more than four decades of experience advising clients on Canadian Corporate and Personal tax matters. He provides practical tax advice and responsive service, working collaboratively with clients and colleagues to address evolving tax laws and complex issues. Doug began his legal career in Calgary with McCarthy and McCarthy, later renamed McCarthy Tétrault, after moving west in the late 1970s. With two fellow partners, he helped esta...

For over 30 years, Zul Verjee has stood at the forefront of commercial litigation and insurance litigation in Alberta and across Canada. Zul is recognized as a leading litigation trial lawyer across Canada and North America. He has appeared at all levels of Court in Alberta, the Federal Court of Canada and conducted over 100 mediations and Judicial Dispute Resolution conferences. Zul’s practice spans the most complex disputes including commercial litigation, major personal injury and fa...

Jennifer Kennedy's practice focuses on corporate and securities law matters, with a focus on public and private financings, including cross-border financings, mergers & acquisitions, corporate restructurings and related-party transactions. Ms. Kennedy has acted for issuers, selling shareholders, independent committees of boards of directors, investment dealers and private equity investors in a variety of debt and equity capital market transactions, including project financings. Ms. Kenned...

Jackie R. Halpern , KC is a Calgary, Alberta lawyer with McLeod Law LLP . She represents individuals who have suffered serious personal injuries and advises clients and families as they navigate the legal and practical issues that can follow an injury. Jackie’s practice areas include Insurance Law and Personal Injury Litigation . For more than three decades, she has represented injured people and their families in claims involving insurance coverage, liability, damages, and other person...

Brian Milne practises in the areas of Canadian tax and charity law. Mr. Milne regularly advises public and private businesses and their investors on acquisitions, financing, cross-border structuring and the design of employee compensation plans. He also frequently advises charitable and non-profit organizations on a wide range of matters, including charitable gifting and the structuring of developments using charitable assets.Mr. Milne has served as a director of the Canadian Petroleum Tax So...

Rahim Vasanji is a member of Verjee Law’s Personal Injury and Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group , where he focuses on advocating for individuals who have suffered serious injuries. His practice is centered on personal injury and insurance disputes with additional experience in commercial litigation and corporate transactional matters. In his personal injury work, Rahim represents clients in motor vehicle accidents, catastrophic injury claims and fatality matters. He is committed...

Roy Klassen is a partner at McLeod Law LLP in Calgary, Alberta, and leads the firm’s Wills, Trusts & Estates group. His practice areas include Trusts and Estates, with a focus on wealth management and protection, international and U.S./cross-border planning, trust creation, and compliance. For more than 33 years, Roy has advised individuals, families, family offices, and related businesses on a range of trust and estate planning matters, including plans involving international and c...

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...

Timothy St. John Ellam, KC is senior counsel in our Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group, working in Calgary and London. Tim is a distinguished international litigation and arbitration counsel with more than 35 years of domestic and international experience. He principally practices in the area of international arbitration in both Canada and London, UK with an emphasis on energy and intellectual property matters. Tim has appeared as senior counsel in numerous patent, licensing, copyright a...