Laura M. Gill

Laura Gill is a leading commercial litigation and arbitration lawyer with over fifteen years’ experience litigating complex, high-stakes corporate disputes. She is a trusted advisor to a diverse group of commercial clients and has argued dozens of cases before all levels of courts in Alberta and British Columbia, as well as domestic and international arbitration panels.

Laura handles a wide range of commercial disputes, with a focus on the energy industry. Laura’s broad experience includes disputes about joint venture and partnership matters, purchase and sale agreements, audit claims, ownership and operating agreements, royalties, farmout agreements, injunctions, and First Nations issues.

Laura has significant expertise in appeals and judicial review proceedings following decisions of regulatory bodies, and environmental disputes including contaminated sites claims. Laura also represents clients in securities litigation including in claims involving the duties and liabilities of directors and officers, the oppression remedy, and shareholder disputes.

Laura is repeatedly recognized by clients and peers in national rankings as a leading lawyer in commercial litigation, including Chambers and Partners, Benchmark Litigation and Lexpert.

Laura is on the executive of the Calgary Bar Association and is the former Chair of the Articling Liaison Committee, which oversees the Articling Program in Calgary. In the community, Laura serves on the boards of directors of The Calgary Zoo and The Wilder Institute, including their respective Finance and Risk Management Subcommittees.

Prior to joining Bennett Jones, Laura practised commercial litigation in Vancouver, British Columbia, and was a judicial law clerk at the British Columbia Supreme Court.