| | Address | | 3400 Petro-Canada Centre, 150 - 6th Avenue, SW | | Calgary, Alberta T2P 3Y7 | | (Calgary Jud. Dist.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 403-294-7000 | | Telecopier: 403-265-8263 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.parlee.com | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| | Parlee McLaws LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Aboriginal Business and Litigation, Appeals, Administrative, Aviation, Banking and Financial, Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Class Action Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Communications, Copyrights, Corporate Law, Franchising, General Civil and Trial Practice, Human Rights, Insurance Litigation, Intellectual Property, Labour and Employment, Large Loss Litigation, Licensing, Life and Disability, Mass Tort Litigation, Marketing, Media, Mortgage and Real Estate, Municipal, Natural Resources, Oil and Gas, Patents, Patent Prosecution, Patent Litigation, Privacy, Retail, Securities, Taxation, Technology Transfer and General Practice, Trademarks, Wills, Estates and Wealth Management. | | Year Established: 1883 | Firm Profile:
Founded over a century ago, with offices in Edmonton and Calgary, Parlee McLaws LLP offers comprehensive legal advice and counsel to clients whose interests span a wide range of businesses, industries and jurisdictions. The firm is one of the largest regional law firms in Alberta, with over 100 lawyers who operate as an integrated unit in both major cities in the Province.The firm's lawyers offer in-depth knowledge and services in diversified practice areas that mirror their clients' industries and legal needs. This includes one of the largest and most respected commercial litigation and insurance defense practices in Alberta, as well as a complement of corporate commercial services involving business law, natural resources, intellectual property, banking and financial services, real estate, taxation and wealth management. The firm is particularly well known for its involvement in sectors such as mining and minerals, retail law, biosciences, oil & gas-related tax and securities law, product liability, aboriginal business and litigation, aviation law, patent and trade-mark portfolio management and prosecution, and mass tort litigation. | | Firm Size: 102 | Law Firm Affiliations:
WORLD SERVICES GROUP (WSG); ALFA INTERNATIONAL | Representative Clients:
APF Energy Trust; ViRexx Medical Corp.; Luscar Ltd.; Calgary Herald; Canada Safeway Limited; Canadian Football League Players' Association; Samson Cree Nation. |
Other Office Locations of Parlee McLaws LLP
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (Main Office)
| | PARTNERS | | William R. Pieschel, Q.C. (Partner) born Calgary, Alberta, February 20, 1947; admitted to bar, 1976, Alberta; 1981, Saskatchewan. Education: University of Calgary (B.A., with distinction, 1971); Dalhousie University (M.B.A., 1975; LL.B., 1975). Appointed Queen's Counsel, 1995. Practice Areas: Corporate/Commercial; Oil and Gas; Pension; Real Estate Litigation. Email: William R. Pieschel, Q.C. | | Roderick B. Davison, Q.C. (Partner) born Halifax, Nova Scotia, April 30, 1944; admitted to bar, 1973, Alberta; 1988, Northwest Territories. Education: St. Mary's University (B.Comm., Finance, 1967); Dalhousie University (LL.B., 1972). Appointed Queen's Counsel, 1992. Member: Calgary and Canadian Bar Associations; Canadian Defence Lawyers; Defence Research Institute. Practice Areas: General Civil and Trial Practice; Insurance; Labour; Employment Benefits Law; Personal Injury Law; Professional Liability Claims; Employment Law. Email: Roderick B. Davison, Q.C. | | Jeffrey H. Selby (Partner) born Winnipeg, Manitoba, October 21, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Manitoba; 1981, Alberta. Education: University of Manitoba (B.A., 1973; LL.B., 1977). Member: Canadian Bar Association (Member, Commercial Real Estate Section). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Real Estate Development; Commercial Leasing; Condominium Law. Email: Jeffrey H. Selby | | James D. Thomson (Partner) born Vulcan, Alberta, October 22, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Alberta. Education: University of Calgary (B.A., 1975); University of Alberta (LL.B., 1978). Member: Calgary and Canadian Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Services; Securities. Email: James D. Thomson | | Dale R. Spackman, Q.C. (Partner) born Calgary, Alberta, March 3, 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, Alberta. Education: University of Calgary (B.Sc., 1977); University of Alberta (LL.B., 1980). Appointed Queen's Counsel, 1997. Member: American (Associate Member; Member: Section on Business Law; Air and Space Law Forum and Aircraft Finance and Contracts Division) and Canadian Bar Associations; Northern Air Transport Association (Associate Member). Practice Areas: Aviation; Corporate/Commercial; Banking and Finance. Email: Dale R. Spackman, Q.C. | | Richard B. Mask (Partner) born North Bay, Ontario, February 20, 1955; admitted to bar, 1982, Alberta. Education: University of Ottawa (B.B.A., 1980; LL.B., 1981). Practice Areas: Corporate; Real Estate. Email: Richard B. Mask | | Gregory D. M. Stirling (Partner) born Calgary, Alberta, March 1, 1956; admitted to bar, 1985, Alberta. Education: University of Guelph (B.A., 1981); Dalhousie University (LL.B., 1984). Member: Calgary and Canadian Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insolvency; Construction; Civil Litigation; Employment; Commercial Real Estate; Labor (Labour) and Employment. Email: Gregory D. M. Stirling | | G. Scott Watson (Partner) born Calgary, Alberta, April 3, 1957; admitted to bar, 1986, Alberta. Education: University of Calgary (B.A., Hons., 1979; M.A., Philosophy, 1982); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1985). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Trial Practice; Civil Litigation; Defamation; Natural Resources. Email: G. Scott Watson | | Terry R. Davis (Partner) born Vernon, British Columbia, July 5, 1945; admitted to bar, 1990, Alberta. Education: University of Alberta (B.A., 1967; M.A., 1968); University of Calgary (LL.B., 1989). Practice Areas: Administrative; Natural Resources and Energy Law; Environmental Law; Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Aviation; Professional Malpractice. Email: Terry R. Davis | | Allan J. Guty (Partner) born Ottawa, October 5, 1967; admitted to bar, 1995, Alberta. Education: McGill University (B.A., 1990); University of Saskatchewan (LL.B., 1994). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Business Law; Natural Resources. Email: Allan J. Guty | | Peter W. Cline (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Alberta. Education: University of Calgary (B.A., Hons., 1990); University of Alberta (LL.B., 1995). Member: Calgary and Canadian (Member, Sections on: Insurance; Civil Litigation) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance. Email: Peter W. Cline | | Susan E. Remmer (Partner) born Edmonton, Alberta, October 20, 1969; admitted to bar, 1997, Alberta. Education: University of Alberta (B.A., 1993; LL.B., 1996). Member, Planning Committee, 2007 Canadian Bar Association Canadian Legal Conference. Member: Alberta Association of Insurance Adjusters; Canadian Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Insurance; Civil Litigation; Personal Injury); Defense Research Institute; Canadian Defense Lawyer's Association (Member, Board of Directors, 2007-2008); Association of Women Lawyers. Practice Areas: Insurance; Civil Litigation. Email: Susan E. Remmer | | Kimberley Bufton (Partner) born Edmonton, Alberta, June 24, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Alberta. Education: Simon Fraser University (B.A., 1993); University of Alberta (LL.B., 1997). Member: Canadian Bar Association (Chair, Insurance Section; Former Chair, Young Lawyers Section). Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation. Email: Kimberley Bufton | | SPECIAL COUNSEL | | Cynthia M. Solano (Special Counsel) admitted to bar, 1995, Alberta. Education: University of Calgary (B.Sc., 1991; LL.B., 1994). Member: Calgary and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Alberta. Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Finance; Commercial Transactions. Email: Cynthia M. Solano | | COUNSEL | | Nancy M. Penner (Counsel) born Winnipeg, Manitoba, August 27, 1948; admitted to bar, 1985, Alberta. Education: University of Manitoba (B.A., 1981); University of Calgary (LL.B., 1984). Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Natural Resources and Energy Law. Email: Nancy M. Penner | | SPECIAL ASSOCIATE | | Thomas M. Ryder (Associate) born Calgary, September 20, 1942; admitted to bar, 1966, Alberta. Education: University of Alberta (B.A., 1962; LL.B., 1965). Practice Areas: Taxation. Email: Thomas M. Ryder | | ASSOCIATES | | Dennis J. Pelkie, Q.C. (Associate) born Edmonton, Alberta, January 14, 1950; admitted to bar, 1977, Alberta. Education: University of Alberta (B.A., 1972; B.A., Special, 1973; LL.B., 1976). Appointed Queen's Counsel, 2004. Member: Canadian Bar Association (Member: Southern Alberta Chapter; Sections on: Wills and Trusts; Charity Law). Practice Areas: Wills; Trusts and Estates; Municipal Law; Corporate. Email: Dennis J. Pelkie, Q.C. | | Sherrilynn J. Kelly (Associate) born Edmonton, Alberta, May 13, 1960; admitted to bar, 1991, Alberta. Education: University of Alberta (LL.B., 1990). Member: Canadian Bar Association (Past-Chair, Wills and Trust Section, Southern Alberta Chapter). Practice Areas: Wills and Estates; Wealth Management. Email: Sherrilynn J. Kelly | | Karen L. Fellowes (Associate) born Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Ontario; 2000, Alberta. Education: University of Manitoba (B.A., 1988); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1991). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Banking Law; Financial Services Law. Email: Karen L. Fellowes | | Brenda M. Tsukishima (Associate) born Calgary, Alberta, April 4, 1963; admitted to bar, 1994, Alberta. Education: University of Alberta (B.Com., 1984); Queen's University (LL.B., 1993). Member: Canadian Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Civil Litigation; Insurance). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance. Email: Brenda M. Tsukishima | | Erin A. MacPherson (Associate) born Edmonton, Alberta, May 12, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Alberta. Education: University of Lethbridge (B.A., with distinction, 1992); University of Alberta (LL.B., 1995). Member: Canadian Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Civil Litigation; Labour and Employment; Insurance; Personal Injury); Alberta Civil Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Insurance; Civil Litigation; Collections; Labor (Labour) and Employment. Email: Erin A. MacPherson | | Shane T. Saunders (Associate) born Edmonton, Alberta, December 5, 1969; admitted to bar, 1998, Alberta. Education: University of Alberta (B.Sc., 1992; M.B.A., 1994; LL.B., 1997). Member: Canadian Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Business; Securities; Technology and Intellectual Property). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Residential Real Estate; Personal Injury; Creditors Rights. Email: Shane T. Saunders | | Randy S. Shapiro (Associate) born Edmonton, Alberta, January 31, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Alberta. Education: University of Calgary (B.A., with distinction, 1994); University of Alberta (LL.B., 1998). Member: Calgary and Canadian (Member, Sections on: Real Estate; Financing) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Finance; Commercial Real Estate; Residential Real Estate; Condominium Law; Leases and Leasing. Email: Randy S. Shapiro | | A. Naomi Nind (Associate) born Yellowknife, Northwest Territory; admitted to bar, 2000, Alberta. Education: University of Alberta (B.A., 1991; M.A., 1994; LL.B., 1999). Member: Calgary and Canadian Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Oil and Gas Law; Administrative Law; Insurance Defense; Aboriginal Law. Email: A. Naomi Nind | | Shannon L. Kelley (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Alberta. Education: University of Calgary (B.Ph.Ed., 1994); University of Alberta (LL.B. with Distinction, 2002). Member: Canadian Bar Association - Alberta (Civil Litigation, Insurance, and Natural Resource subsections); Calgary Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation; Natural Resources. Email: Shannon L. Kelley | | Megan Klein (Associate) born Calgary, Alberta, April 21, 1975; admitted to bar, 2003, Alberta. Education: University of Calgary (B.A., 1998; LL.B., 2002). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Wills; Estate Administration; Wealth Preservation. Email: Megan Klein | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Edmonton, Alberta Office: 1500 Manulife Place, 10180-101 Street. Telephone: 780-423-8500. Telecopier: 780-423-2870.
| All of the above lawyers are members of the Canadian Bar Association. | (For Complete Biographical data on all Personnel at Edmonton, Alberta, see Professional Biographies at Edmonton, Alberta) | | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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