Karen Wyke > Fasken > Calgary, Canada > Lawyer Profile

Fasken
3400 FIRST CANADIAN CENTRE
350 - 7TH AVENUE SW
CALGARY, AB T2P 3N9
Canada
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Position

Partner

Career

Karen is the Co-Leader of the Litigation Group at the Calgary office. Her practice focuses on complex commercial, construction, and contract litigation and arbitration.

Karen leverages her over 20 years’ of experience to advise clients on a broad range of complex litigation and arbitration disputes.

Providing counsel to clients in the energy, agricultural, chemical and construction industries, she has been involved in the resolution of a variety of claims, including: multi-party actions, contract disputes, estate litigation, product liability claims, and construction disputes.

Across her practice areas, Karen is a keen project manager who aims to bring certainty to the litigation process and its associated cost by mapping out various paths to dispute resolution early on, providing initial case assessments and managing claims to budget. She works collaboratively with her clients with a constant focus on results.

Lawyer Rankings

Canada > Dispute resolution: Alberta

Fasken‘s dispute resolution capabilities in Alberta encompass arbitration and litigation for domestic and international disputes involving construction, class actions, securities, pensions, defamation and professional liability. The practice group is jointly led by Karen Wyke and Gulu Punia from Calgary. Wyke majors on commercial litigation involving the energy, pharmaceutical and construction sectors, while Punia specializes in shareholder disputes, oppression remedies, fraud claims and breach of contract actions. Alex Kotkas is also noted for his litigation and arbitration expertise. Darren Reed left the firm in October 2023 following his appointment to the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta.