Lawson Lundell LLP is pleased to announce the arrival of an experienced team of commercial litigation and dispute resolution lawyers in Calgary. Grant Vogeli, QC, Michael Donaldson, Shannon Wray, Shannon Hayes, Kelly Hannan, Marika Strobl and Jonathan Selnes have joined the firm from a leading firm in Calgary where they represented significant clients in a range of industries and matters, including power, energy, oil and gas, real estate and securities litigation.
“We are delighted to welcome this dynamic team,” says Managing Partner Clifford Proudfoot. “Each member brings significant experience in the area of commercial litigation and dispute resolution, and the growth of our litigation capabilities in Calgary will allow us to provide an even greater range of services to our clients. Our Calgary office continues to expand, both in terms of the breadth and depth of expertise, with the addition of this group as a key part of our strategic investment in the Calgary market and strengthening our litigation group across all of our offices. ”
For the group, the move to Lawson Lundell, a top-ranked business law firm with a 130 year history in Western Canada and over 20 years of experience in Calgary, provides an ideal platform from which to serve their clients. According to Grant Vogeli, QC, “Lawson Lundell provides our clients with expertise in all aspects of business law, including regulatory, commercial, banking, pensions and employee benefits, tax and real estate. We are very excited to be able to serve our clients at Lawson Lundell with its team of talented and experienced professionals.”
About Our New Calgary Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group Members:
Grant Vogeli, QC | Partner | 403.218.7536
Grant is a corporate and commercial litigator with experience in a broad range of industries and disputes. Grant has extensive experience in the Alberta Court of Queens Bench and the Alberta Court of Appeal and has also appeared in the British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Ontario superior courts, the Federal Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada.
Michael J. Donaldson | Partner | 403.218.7535
Mike has practiced energy, commercial, and securities litigation and commercial arbitration in Calgary for over 20 years. He has extensive experience with claims in Alberta’s electricity, petrochemical, and oil & gas industries. Mike has appeared as counsel before all Alberta Courts, the Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court of Canada, and the Alberta and B.C. Securities Commissions as well as in dozens of private commercial arbitrations.
Shannon L. Wray | Partner | 403.218.7519
Shannon is a litigator with more than 18 years of experience advising clients in complex, commercial disputes. Her practice primarily focuses on contractual, joint venture, accounting, operator and power energy disputes. She has appeared before all levels of Court in Alberta and acted in private arbitrations.
Shannon K. Hayes | Partner | 403.218.7514
Shannon has a general corporate commercial litigation practice with a broad range of experience in complex civil litigation matters involving contract disputes and business torts. Her primary practice area is energy and power industry disputes. She has appeared before all levels of court in Alberta and has acted in many private arbitrations.
Kelly Hannan | Partner | 403.218.7541
Kelly practices commercial litigation with a focus on energy, securities, and tax litigation. Kelly has argued cases at all levels of court in Alberta, the Tax Court of Canada, and the Alberta Securities Commission. Kelly has experience in resolving disputes through trials and arbitrations, and assists clients in strategically navigating their way through complex problems in a practical and cost-effective way.
Marika Strobl | Associate | 403.218.7572
Marika’s practice focuses on complex corporate/commercial litigation and arbitration, with a particular emphasis on energy and natural resources disputes and complex breach of contract claims in all contexts, including joint venture agreements, purchase and sale agreements, long-term supply agreements, and others. In addition to dispute resolution expertise, Marika is regularly consulted by clients to advise on and identify dispute-related risks a before a dispute materializes or where a potential dispute is on the horizon.
Jonathan H. Selnes | Associate | 403.218.7503
Jonathan is a civil litigator with experience in complex commercial disputes, class actions, shareholder disputes, contract and tort matters, property disputes, and complex construction and engineering disputes.
About Lawson Lundell LLP
Lawson Lundell LLP is a leading business law firm in Western and Northern Canada known for our practical, strategic approach to legal and business problems. Our lawyers are widely recognized by respected legal and business publications. Our clients are leaders in the jurisdictions where we are located and around the world. Lawson Lundell’s Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group is creative in its approach to dispute resolution and skilled in the art of courtroom advocacy having represented clients in all levels of courts in Canada, in addition to recommending alternative dispute resolution approaches when they would most effectively advance client objectives.
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