Overview

Kristen is partner in the firm and has practiced law at Taylor McCaffrey LLP since her call to the Bar in 1996 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Her primary area of practice is corporate & commercial law, where she has had the opportunity to represent corporations, cooperatives and partnerships in their business endeavors, from structuring start-ups to crafting by-laws, assistance with general commercial contract matters, obtaining financing from traditional financial institutions, drafting shareholder and member agreements, and assisting with fundraising. She has represented clients in pursuit of matters with both the Manitoba Securities Commission and the Cooperatives Regulator and has provided general assistance to the Manitoba Cooperatives Association in lobbying for changes to applicable legislation.
Kristen currently sits on the Board of Directors of Red River Co-op, a retail fuel and food co-op serving over 300,000 members located in Winnipeg and the surrounding region. Kristen also serves as Chair on the Canadian Cooperative Investment Fund (CCIF), a fund established by Cooperatives across Canada to provide loan and equity funding to cooperatives.
University of Manitoba Faculty of Law: Solicitors’ Transactions (1996-1998)
Business Transactions: the Art of the Deal, Robson Hall, University of Manitoba (2013)
Kristen Wittman was recently selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers™ in Canada 2026 in the field of Structured Finance Law (since 2024)
Involved in numerous initial public offerings; provides local counsel opinions for national public and private offerings.
Focus on public private partnerships (P3s), experienced with limited partnerships, general partnerships, limited liability partnerships; mergers and acquisitions; corporate reorganizations.
Multi-trust wills for high net-worth clients; corporate reorganizations for estate planning purposes.
Experienced in advising commercial private enterprises in dealing with government, environmental policies, assisted in public offerings for bio-diesel/ ethanol plants, wind farms.
Has published two books of poetry, “Stone Boat” in 2004 and “Death Becomes Us” in 2021, both with Turnstone Press. Passionate about cycling, travel and wine.

Practice Areas

• Commercial Law
• Estates & Trusts
• Corporate & Commercial Law
• Securities
• Environmental Law

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 1996 (MB)