Did you miss the chance to register? Contact us at info@lesa.org to inquire about available space and program registration.
Join us in the mountains this spring at the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise for several days of learning and networking. This conference includes topics for both solicitors and litigators whether you practice at a firm, with the government, or in-house. In addition to the variety of substantive law topics, receive three hours of negotiation training with internationally recognized expert negotiator, Marty Latz. For a detailed overview of the conference, please see the “Agenda” tab for a list of topics and presenter information.
This conference offers in-person registration only. It will not be recorded.
Group discounts are available. Contact us at info@lesa.org to learn how your firm/organization can save by sending multiple people to this conference.
Refresher conference registration does not include hotel accommodations.
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*Please Note: Program formats and dates are subject to change. Prices are subject to GST. Early bird pricing ends on March 1, 2024.
If multiple lawyers or staff members from your firm would like to attend this program, please contact info@lesa.org for pricing. To receive discounted group pricing, you must contact us prior to the first registration from your firm.
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Organizing Committee
Catherine Gerrits, Dunphy Best Blocksom LLP
Jeremiah Kowalchuk, Field LLP
Dana Nowak, MLT Aikins LLP
Kirsty Sklar, MEG Energy Corp.
Professor Bryce Tingle KC, University of Calgary, Alberta Securities Commision
We wish to thank Justice Kevin Feth (ABCA) and Justice Darren J. Reed (ABKB) for their service as members of the Organizing Committee until the time of their appointments to their respective Courts.
Presenters
Elizabeth Aspinall, Bennett Jones LLP
Paul Barbeau, McMillan LLP
Richard Billington KC, Billington Barristers
Justice Colin Feasby, Court of King’s Bench of Alberta
Edward R. Feehan KC, Duncan Craig LLP
Sarah Keyes, ESG Global Advisors
Professor Anna Lund, University of Alberta, Faculty of Law
Krista A. Mooney, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Karen M. O’Keeffe, TC Energy
Jason Paw, MLT Aikins LLP
Bailey M. Rivard, MNP LLP
Denise Weeres, Alberta Securities Commission
Professor Roderick J. Wood, University of Alberta, Faculty of Law
Beth Younggren, Dunphy Best Blocksom LLP
Thursday, May 2 |
TIME* | TOPIC
(Presentation titles
to be finalized later) | SPEAKER(S) | |
3:00 pm – 3:45 pm | Conference Check-in and Networking | LESA Staff | |
3:45 pm – 4:00 pm | Welcome Remarks | LESA Staff & Organizing Committee | |
4:00 pm – 4:45 pm | Solicitors and Litigators as Advisors | Elizabeth Aspinall | |
4:45 pm – 5:30 pm | Panel Discussion | Various Faculty | |
NETWORKING RECEPTION | 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm |
Friday, May 3 |
BREAKFAST | 8:15 am – 9:00 am |
TIME* | TOPIC
(Presentation titles
to be finalized later) | SPEAKER(S) |
9:00 am – 9:05 am | Morning Remarks | LESA Staff |
9:05 am – 10:30 am | Gain the Edge!® Negotiation Strategies for Lawyers | Marty Latz |
BREAK | 10:30 am –10:45 am |
10:45 am – 12:20 pm | Gain the Edge!® Negotiation Strategies for Lawyers (continued) | Marty Latz |
LUNCH | 12:20 pm –1:20 pm |
1:20 pm – 2:20 pm | Carbon & ESG Disclosure Regulations | Prof. Bryce Tingle KC
Denise Weeres &
Sarah Keyes |
2:20 pm – 3:15 pm | Fraud Litigation | Rick Billington KC &
Krista Mooney |
BREAK | 3:15 pm –3:30 pm |
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm | ADR: Arbitration Clauses & More | Karen O’Keeffe |
NETWORKING RECEPTION | 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm |
Saturday, May 4 |
BREAKFAST | 9:00 am – 10:00 am |
TIME* | TOPIC
(Presentation titles
to be finalized later) | SPEAKER(S) | |
10:00 am – 10:05 am | Morning Remarks | LESA Staff | |
10:05 am – 11:20 am | Streamlined Trials in Commercial Disputes | Justice Colin Feasby | |
11:20 am – 12:10 pm | M&A Issues for Small and Medium-sized Businesses | Paul Barbeau | |
LUNCH | 12:10 pm – 1:10 pm |
1:10 pm – 1: 55 pm | Oppression Remedies | Edward (Ted) Feehan KC | |
1:55 pm – 2:45 pm | Agricultural Lending & Enforcement | Jason Paw & Dana Nowak | |
BREAK | 2:45 pm – 3:00 pm |
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm | Bankruptcy & Insolvency Issues | Prof. Anna Lund &
Dana Nowak | |
NETWORKING RECEPTION | 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm |
Sunday, May 5 |
BREAKFAST | 8:15 am – 9:00 am |
TIME* | TOPIC
(Presentation titles
to be finalized later) | SPEAKER(S) |
9:00 am – 9:05 am | Morning Remarks | LESA Staff |
9:05 am – 10:20 am | Litigation of USAs | Beth Younggren &
Bailey Rivard |
BREAK | 10:20 am – 10:35 am |
10:35 am – 11:50 am | PPSA Update | Prof. Roderick Wood |
11:50 am – 12:00 pm | Concluding Remarks | LESA Staff &
Organizing Committee |
*Presentation start/end times are approximate
Marty Latz
Author, International Speaker, Trainer
A respected and recognized voice in the negotiation space today, Marty Latz is an author, international speaker, and the founder of LATZ Negotiation. Since 1995, Latz has taught more than 100,000 lawyers and business professionals around the world how to negotiate more effectively – including in Hong Kong, London, Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore, Prague, Brussels, Seoul and Bangkok. Mr. Latz received his law and negotiation training at Harvard Law School, where he graduated cum laude, and was a Teaching Fellow at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, where one of his students was former President Barack Obama.
He also negotiated for The White House on the White House Advance Teams and was an Adjunct Professor of Negotiation at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University for ten years.
Author of Gain the Edge! Negotiating to Get What You Want and his latest book The Real Trump Deal: An Eye-Opening Look at How He Really Negotiates, Mr. Latz has appeared as a negotiation expert on CBS, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, PBS and many more. He has been interviewed or written articles for Politico, Vanity Fair, USA Today and others. He has also written a monthly negotiation column for various newspapers since 1999. Latz received his law and negotiation training at Harvard Law School, where he graduated cum laude.
The block of rooms at the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise has been filled. If you wish to book a room at the hotel at the best available rate or to be put on a waitlist, you may contact the hotel directly by email at cll.conventions.cll@Fairmont.com.
If you would like to stay at another hotel, we have secured a block of rooms at the Lake Louise Inn. To reserve, attendees may contact the hotel directly at 403.522.3791 and reference “LESA Free Sell 2024”.
