Lawyer Profile
Paul Chiswell
Calgary, Alberta
Overview
University of Alberta, Bachelor of Laws (with Distinction and Silver Medal in Law), 2010
University of Alberta, Bachelor of Commerce (with Distinction), 2007 Bar admission: 2011
Paul's practice focuses on complex, high-stakes corporate and commercial litigation. He has appeared before trial and appellate courts in Alberta and the Supreme Court of Canada, and other tribunals, including the Alberta Securities Commission and the Law Society of Alberta.
Paul serves as the chair of the board of directors of the Calgary Marathon Society (Run Calgary). He is a former member of both the University of Alberta Senate and Board of Governors, a past director of Vertigo Theatre, and a past chair of the board of directors of the Alberta Law Foundation.
Paul also volunteers at the Calgary Court Assistance Program (King's Bench Amicus) and as an instructor at the University of Calgary Faculty of Law Trial Advocacy Course. Paul is a former executive of the CBA Alberta South Civil Litigation Subsection and was a member of the Advocates' Society's Task Force on the Rules of Court Committee Summary Trials Consultation (2020).
Paul has also presented at various conferences, panels, seminars, and other events, including:
Counsel to MEG Energy Corp. and its board of directors in its $8.6 billion acquisition by Cenovus Energy, which closed on November 13, 2025, following an unsolicited take-over bid from Strathcona Resources and strategic review process.
Successfully obtained certification in British Columbia of a national class action against manufacturers of natural health supplements and Court approval of a settlement against another manufacturer. (Krishnan v Jamieson Laboratories Inc., 2021 BCSC 1396, 2921 BCSC 1425, 2021 BCSC 2127, 2023 BCCA 72, leave to appeal to SCC denied).
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2011 (AB)