Biography
Spotlight
Grant is esteemed for his "professionalism, diplomacy, knowledgeable advice, patience and skills." He handles a broad spectrum of corporate and commercial disputes, including securities and class action cases.
- Chambers Canada, 2021 Guide
Grant Vogeli, KC is a partner in the Calgary office of Lawson Lundell and a member of firm’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution group. Grant is a corporate and commercial litigator with experience in a broad range of industries and disputes. He fiercely advocates for all of his clients.
He has extensive experience in the Alberta Court of Queens Bench and the Alberta Court of Appeal. He 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.
Grant is a problem solver who applies common sense to complex business and legal problems. He has the ability to pierce through to the essence of disputes and lead clients to practical, cost effective solutions.
Professional Activities
- Law Society of Alberta, Member
- Canadian Bar Association, Member
- Calgary Bar Association, Member
- Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow
- Faculty Council University of Calgary Law School, Member
Community Activities
- Bencher of the Law Society of Alberta, 2020-Present
- Regularly handles pro bono cases
Personal Interests
Grant has been married to Rita for over 30 years. They have three adult daughters. He is a fitness enthusiast, avid golfer and music lover.
Recognitions & Rankings
Recognitions & Rankings
- Chambers Canada:
- Litigation: General Commercial - Alberta (Band 3), 2025
- Litigation: General Commercial - Alberta (Band 4), 2024
- Best Lawyers in Canada: Corporate and Commercial Litigation, and Class Action Litigation, 2016-2025
- Benchmark Litigation: Top 50 Trial Lawyers in Canada, 2020-2024
- Benchmark Litigation Canada: The Guide to Canada’s Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys - Litigation Star, 2020-2024
- Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory: Litigation - Corporate Commercial (Leading Practitioner), 2023-2024
- Benchmark Litigation: Inducted into the Litigation Hall of Fame, 2023
- Canadian Law Awards: Litigator of the Year - Excellence Awardee, 2023
- Benchmark Litigation Canada Awards: Alberta Litigator of the Year, 2020-2021
Experience
Experience
Grant has experience in the following areas:
Court
- Has represented clients in applications, trials and appeals in the Alberta and Saskatchewan Courts of Kings Bench and Courts of Appeal, the Federal Court, the Federal Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada
- Has extensive experience bringing and defending applications for emergency injunctive relief in numerous scenarios, including shareholder disputes, breach of restrictive covenants and non-competition agreements, franchisor/franchisee, intellectual property and other disputes
- Has represented clients in numerous shareholder disputes and oppression actions
- Has extensive experience in litigation over defamation, wills, estates and enforcement of guarantees
- Has successfully applied for and defended applications for Mareva injunctions, Anton Piller orders and attachment orders
- Has acted as independent supervising solicitor for Anton Piller orders
Reported Decisions
- Counsel of record in over 100 reported decisions
Alternate Dispute Resolution
- Counsel in over 100 mediations and Judicial Dispute Resolution conferences
- Mediator in civil disputes
- Counsel and arbitrator in civil disputes
News & Publications
News & Publications
Blog Posts
Assistant Contact
- Janelle Madray
- Legal Assistant
- T: 587.480.4630
- jmadray@lawsonlundell.com
Bar Admissions
- King's Counsel (2013)
- Alberta (1988)
- Saskatchewan (1983)
Education
University of Saskatchewan, (L.L.B., 1982)
University of Regina (B.A., 1981)
Languages
- English