Brendan MacArthur-Stevens > Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP > Calgary, Canada > Lawyer Profile

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
855-2ND STREET S.W.
SUITE 3500, BANKERS HALL, EAST TOWER
CALGARY, ALBERTA T2P 4J8
Canada

Work Department

Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Position

Brendan specializes in complex commercial disputes, deal litigation, and public law matters. He has significant trial, appellate litigation, and arbitration experience across a variety of industries and practice areas, including transportation (air and rail), large infrastructure projects and construction, energy, insurance, procurement, administrative law, and constitutional law.

Brendan has appeared before the Alberta Court of King’s Bench, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Federal Court of Canada, the Court of Appeal of Alberta, and the Supreme Court of Canada.

He also teaches Administrative Law at the University of Calgary Faculty of Law and is part of Avenue Calgary Magazine’s Top 40 Under 40 Class of 2022.

Before joining Blakes, Brendan clerked for the judges of the Court of Appeal for Ontario and the Honourable Justice Andromache Karakatsanis of the Supreme Court of Canada.

Lawyer Rankings

Canada > Dispute resolution: Alberta

(Next Generation Partners)

Brendan MacArthur-StevensBlake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP houses a sizeable practice in Alberta which regularly represents clients before tribunals and government agencies relating to oil and gas, construction, infrastructure, banking, construction and power disputes. Arbitration, as well as corporate and employment litigation, constitute additional strengths. The practice of Renee Reichelt, who co-heads the 40-strong team, spans corporate and commercial litigation, class actions and shareholder disputes. Leading alongside her, Michael Dixon represents a range of Canadian and multinational corporate clients in contentious matters. Securities, environmental, insurance and property matters make up the core of partner David Tupper‘s practice. Brendan MacArthur-Stevens was promoted to partner in January 2023.