Lawyer Profile
Renee V. Reichelt
Calgary, Alberta
Overview
Renee's practice focuses on corporate commercial litigation, including banking litigation, securities litigation, class action litigation, shareholder disputes and oppression actions, oil and gas litigation, construction disputes, negligence and contract disputes, employment matters, land development disputes, and environmental litigation. She also routinely acts on matters involving fraud litigation and reputational risk.
Renee has extensive experience in litigating and advising clients in the financial services industry, including major banks and investment dealers.
Renee has trial, appeal and chambers experience in Alberta Court of King's Bench and the British Columbia Supreme Court, and has appeared before the Federal Court of Canada, the Saskatchewan Court of King's Bench and both the Alberta and British Columbia Courts of Appeal.
She has also represented parties at arbitrations and mediations and before administrative, regulatory and disciplinary tribunals, including the Alberta Securities Commission, the British Columbia Securities Commission and the IIROC.
Lead counsel at the ASC in ceasing trading a shareholder rights plan enacted to block a 43% acquisition of a public company and successfully dismissing a cease trade application to block the transaction
Acting as counsel on numerous cases, including class actions, shareholder disputes and cases relating to allegations of fraud, including Ponzi schemes and mortgage fraud schemes
Counsel in various class actions on behalf of a multinational technology company, a telecommunications company and various financial institutions
Lead counsel for a leading renewable resource company on a constructive trust claim involving a 150-megawatt wind farm
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2003 (BC); 2006 (AB)