Lawyer Profile
Emily McCartney
Calgary, Alberta
Overview
Emily McCartney is a partner in Gowling WLG's Calgary office, practising commercial and regulatory litigation and professional liability defence. She represents clients in Alberta courts, administrative tribunals and alternative dispute resolution, with related experience in expropriation, municipal law, energy, construction, product liability, corporate crime, medical and health care professions defence and environmental matters. She serves as vice-chair of Gowling WLG's pro bono program, sits on the Law Society of Alberta Conduct Committee Panel, and leads the firm's TrueID Program. She previously practised at Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP.
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Alberta, 2013
Professional Details
Education
J.D., University of Calgary, 2012
B.A., University of Victoria, 2007
Associations
Vice-chair, Gowling WLG pro bono program
Member, Law Society of Alberta Conduct Committee Panel
Volunteer, Pro Bono Law Alberta King's Bench Amicus Program
Lead, Gowling WLG TrueID Program
Awards & Recognition
The Best Lawyers in Canada 2025, Corporate and Commercial Litigation
The Best Lawyers in Canada 2026, Corporate and Commercial Litigation
The Best Lawyers in Canada 2026, Medical Negligence
Articles & Speeches
Better Than Average Returns: Making the Most of your Investment in Mediation, ADR Perspectives, December 2018
Barristers Briefs: Alberta court clarifies tracing principles in Ponzi schemes, CBA Law Matters, June 2017
Corporate self-representation in arbitration, ADR Perspectives, December 2016
Summary Judgment is the New Black: Why Arbitrators Can and Should Hear Motions for Summary Judgment, ADR Perspectives, September 2014
Current State of the Law on Pre-Judgment Remedies, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Annual Conference, May 2, 2018
Questioning the Alberta approach, Gowling WLG, December 21, 2021
Procedural fairness in the zoom era, Gowling WLG, April 13, 2022
Litigation strategy is up to counsel, Gowling WLG, February 7, 2023
Expropriation law 2024: A year in review, Gowling WLG, February 19, 2025
Relocation matters: The ABCA expands possession rights in expropriation, Gowling WLG, May 2, 2025
Revisiting five noteworthy expropriation cases from 2024, Gowling WLG, June 18, 2025
Selected Decisions
Young v Red Deer County, 2022 ABQB 13
Clearbakk Energy Services Inc v Sunshine Oilsands Ltd, 2021 ABQB 866; 2022 ABQB 347; 2022 ABCA 386
Selenium Creative Ltd v Edmonton (City), 2023 ABKB 94; 2025 ABCA 120
St. John's (City) v Lynch, 2024 SCC 17
Geiger v Saskatchewan Power Corp, 2024 SKQB 207