Kara L Smyth
Canada Guide 2025
Band 3 : Litigation: General Commercial
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Band 3
About
Provided by Kara L Smyth
Practice Areas
Partner in firm’s Calgary Litigation Group. Practice focuses on corporate commercial, class action and public law litigation. Represents clients from a wide range of industries such as oil and gas, wind farm development, commercial real estate, retail and agrosciences in disputes concerning commercial contracts, class actions, departing fiduciary obligations, product liability and a variety of other matters concerning complex commercial transactions. Appeared before arbitral tribunals, all levels of court in Alberta and the Federal Court including on complex interlocutory motions, judicial reviews, trials and appeals.
Career
Alberta Bar, 2001.
Professional Memberships
Canadian Bar Association; Law Society of Alberta
Chambers Review
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Kara Smyth of McCarthy Tétrault's Calgary office acts for an impressive roster of clients from a range of sectors including oil and gas, pharmaceuticals and technology. Her commercial disputes experience extends to class action proceedings.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Kara is an exceptional lawyer and very nice to work with. She is thorough and thoughtful in her approach, analysis, and advice, and is ever personable."
"Kara provides excellent strategic advice on matters involving complex commercial litigation. She always delivers high-quality work and uses her time effectively."
"Kara is an exceptional lawyer and very nice to work with. She is thorough and thoughtful in her approach, analysis, and advice, and is ever personable."
"Kara provides excellent strategic advice on matters involving complex commercial litigation. She always delivers high-quality work and uses her time effectively."