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Megan Stoker is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Alternative Dispute Resolution and Corporate and Commercial Litigation. Megan, 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 Megan is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Robyn Gurofsky is the Co-Leader of the Firm’s Insolvency and Restructuring Group. Her practice focuses on insolvency and restructuring, banking and oil and gas related litigation and general commercial litigation. She advises companies, boards of directors, shareholders, creditors and accounting professionals with respect to all aspects of restructuring and insolvency proceedings, whether informal or formal proceedings, both within Canada and on a cross-border basis. Robyn also acts for...

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...

John Jung is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. John, who practices law in Calgary, Alberta, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which John is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

As one of our founders, Joe was appointed King’s Counsel in 1994 and a Fellow of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Alberta in 1995. He offers tax advice on a wide variety of matters, including resource tax, mergers and acquisitions and dispute resolution. An impactful leader, Joe guides our lawyers with active mentorship and mindful team building. Joe gives back to the community in a myriad of ways, both in an academic and volunteer capacity. He has taught at the University of A...

A respected civil litigation lawyer, Robb Beeman’s first goal is to help people and find solutions to their problems. Known for integrity, common sense, and skill in dispute resolution, he likes nothing more than to help his clients find their way. He sees a client’s end goal and determines the best way to get them there. Robb represents companies, public-sector organizations, and individuals in employment, commercial, and regulatory disputes. He thoughtfully guides his clients th...

Katherine Rubin is an associate in Fasken’s Knowledge and Practice Innovation department, and works with the Banking and Finance group across the Firm. In this role, Katherine assists the Banking and Finance group by creating and locating resources and content to ensure the efficient and consistent delivery of high quality legal services, and by maximizing the group’s shared intellectual capital. Katherine has a broad range of experience in banking and finance law, and has represe...

Michael Dyck is head of the Real Estate and Banking & Finance Groups in Calgary. As part of his commercial real estate practice, Michael provides advice in connection with a broad range of real estate, development and construction transactions. He acts for purchasers and vendors with respect to acquisitions and dispositions of multi-tenant office complexes, industrial properties and development sites, as well as acting for lenders and borrowers in connection with various types of commerci...

Marlow Gereluk acts as lead counsel in syndicated and bilateral debt financings, project financings, asset-backed lending and offerings of bonds, debentures and convertible debt, both national and cross-border. He also advises clients in connection with distressed debt offerings and restructurings, and inter-creditor negotiations. Mr. Gereluk has extensive experience with derivatives, particularly with commodity, cross-currency and interest rate hedging transactions, credit default swaps and ...

Glenn now practices in the areas of administrative law and civil litigation, focusing on corporate, commercial and contract litigation (including corporate and securities disputes, oil and gas litigation, contract disputes, commercial landlord and tenant disputes, land disputes, employment litigation and debt collection), wills and estates litigation, Securities Act and Alberta Securities Commission proceedings, Judicial Review hearings, real estate litigation, serious personal injury, profes...