Mary E. Comeau
Mary practices in the area of dispute resolution focusing on corporate-commercial and securities, oil and gas, electricity, employment, education, and administrative law cases. She has appeared in all levels of Courts in Alberta and the Federal Court of Canada and in the Supreme Court of Canada. She has also conducted numerous arbitrations and mediations locally and internationally, and is presently a Director of the ADR Institute of Canada, Inc. Ms. Comeau is the chair of Macleod Dixon’s Education Law Practice Group and Domestic Arbitration Practice Group.
Mary articled with Macleod Dixon in 1989 and joined the firm partnership in 1997.
- B.S.W. University of Calgary, 1986
- University of Calgary, LL.B. (Gold Medalist), 1989
- Alberta, 1990
- Law Society of Alberta
- Canadian Bar Association
- Calgary Bar Association
- Director, ADR Institute of Canada, Inc
- Member, Alberta Arbitration and Mediation Society
- Member, Western Canada Arbitrators RoundTable (WCART)
- Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (United Kingdom)
- Canadian Foundation for Dispute Resolution, Industry Task Force on Inter-Corporate Disputes
- CAPSLE (Canadian Association for the Practical Study of Law in Education)
- Energy Arbitrators' List, Canada
- "Six Degrees of Separation: Arbitrator Independence in International Arbitration", Transnational Dispute Management.Com, May, 2008.
- Speaker, "The Role of Technology in Discovering and Presenting Evidence in Commercial Arbitrations", 2nd Annual Energy Arbitration Conference, Calgary, May, 2008.
- Instructor, "Civil Trial Evidence", 41st Annual Legal Education Society of Alberta Refresher Course: Civil Litigation, May 2008.
- Faculty, Dispute Resolution Retreat, Center for International Legal Studies, Colorado, December, 2007.
- Chair, "Teacher Appraisals and Dismissals in Alberta", Lorman Seminars, Calgary, November, 2007.
- Instructor, "Evidence for Litigators", The Legal Education Society of Alberta and the Advocate's Society of Ontario, Calgary and Edmonton, November, 2007.
- Speaker, "Arbitration Process", Alberta Arbitration and Mediation Society Annual Conference, April 2007.
- Speaker, "Complex ADR", ADR Institute of Canada Annual Conference, Energy Section, November, 2006.
- Education Law Reporter Advisory Board, 2003 to present.
- Editor, Education Law Reporter, 2001-2003.
- Acting on behalf of the Federal Crown in the Federal Court of Canada in an action brought by four Indian bands claiming damages in excess of $1 billion, focusing on oil and gas related claims.
- Acting on behalf of an oil and gas company in relation to a dispute regarding issues related to heavy oil production.
- Acting on behalf of numerous oil and gas companies in matters related to aboriginal consultation and project development.
- Acted as counsel in numerous domestic and international arbitrations regarding general commercial matters, power purchase arrangements and gas price disputes.
- Acted on behalf of major oil and gas companies in all matters of dispute including oil and gas, joint venture, gas processing and marketing disputes.
- Acted on behalf of corporate clients with respect to reorganizations and plans of arrangement pursuant to the Canadian and Business Corporation Acts.
- Acted on behalf of an accounting firm with respect to major litigation relating to losses arising out of a foreign exchange hedging program.
- Acted for several mining companies in disputes related to the staking of lands in the Northwest Territories and environmental issues relating to the development of a diamond mine.
- Has been involved in numerous mediations both private and court facilitated with respect to various commercial matters.
- United Way, Legal Services Committee
- Past Board of Directors member, Famous Five Foundation
- Past Chair Education Committee, Famous Five Foundation
