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Lucy L'Hirondelle is a litigator whose practice encompasses a broad range of commercial litigation matters and international arbitration with an emphasis on oil and gas litigation/arbitration, contractual disputes, management-side employment litigation. She also has experience conducting third-party investigations. Lucy has worked in the Calgary litigation group since 2012 and has appeared before all levels of court in Alberta, the Nova Scotia Supreme Court, and is familiar with Federal Court...

John is a partner at Felesky Flynn in Calgary, Alberta. He focuses on corporate and international tax planning and frequently assists clients in dispute matters. John holds dual qualifications as a lawyer and CPA in Alberta and previously served as a tax practitioner in Australia for many years. He graduated with honours from the University of Melbourne with a double degree in Law and Commerce and currently teaches tax law at the University of Calgary. Before joining Felesky Flynn, John pract...

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...

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Mr. Halt graduated as the gold medal recipient from the University of Saskatchewan in 1986 and in 1988-89 he had the honour of serving as a law clerk to Madam Justice Bertha Wilson of the Supreme Court of Canada. Following his clerkship, Mr. Halt relocated to Calgary and has since practised civil litigation, including insurance with an emphasis on professional liability, corporate commercial litigation, securities litigation, franchise litigation, insolvency, construc...

Carolyn maintains a corporate commercial practice with a focus on business transactions, including private and public mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, corporate reorganizations, and debt and equity financings. She also advises clients on corporate governance and general corporate and securities law matters. Carolyn regularly acts for Canadian and U.S. private equity firms and their portfolio companies, as well as clients in the energy sector, including midstream companie...

Jessica's practice focuses on commercial litigation and arbitration, with an emphasis in insolvency and restructuring. She advises clients on general commercial disputes, all aspects of insolvency and restructuring matters, including cross-border proceedings, and banking and oil and gas related litigation. Clients value Jessica’s practical and collaborative approach to complex legal disputes and restructuring proceedings. Jessica has acted for debtor companies, guiding them through the ...

Vance Langford is a Calgary-based business lawyer and Managing Partner of Langford Law. Vance has over 20 years' experience working with clients to structure businesses, complete financings and transactions and resolve disputes with support from counsel for securities, tax and litigation matters. Vance’s practice includes negotiating and documenting acquisitions, divestitures, reorganizations and other complex business transactions, particularly involving multiple jurisdictions and comp...

Melissa’s practice is focused on securities and capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and corporate governance. Businesses and investors rely on Melissa’s strategic advice while negotiating and executing complex transactions and navigating commercial relationships. Clients value Melissa’s extensive knowledge and experience advising on complex and multi-jurisdictional transactions, including debt and equity financings, take-over bids, plans of arrangement,...

Ken’s practice focuses on tax litigation and tax dispute resolution. With over 30 years as a tax lawyer, he also has extensive experience in corporate tax planning, reorganizations and personal tax planning. Becoming partner at Felesky Flynn in 1996, Ken was co-managing partner from 2008 to 2015 and was appointed King’s Counsel in 2008. He has represented taxpayers before the Supreme Court of Canada, Tax Court of Canada, Federal Court of Appeal, Alberta Court of Queen’s Benc...

Gary has been practicing as a lawyer for more than 20 years and is the managing partner of Kirk Montoute Dawson LLP. Gary also has extensive training as a Mediator and has participated in numerous Mediation, Arbitration and Judicial Dispute Resolution hearings. In addition to the practice areas of Wills and Estates, Mediation and Family Law, Gary is also an experienced litigator. He has appeared before all levels of Court in Alberta. Currently, Gary’s practice is focused primarily on Es...