LAWYER PROFILE

April Kosten

Canada 2026

Dentons Canada LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Employment & Labour

Alberta

7 years ranked

About

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Canada

Practice Areas

April Kosten is a partner in Dentons' Employment & Labour Group. Her practice focuses on management side labour, employment, human rights, administrative and privacy law as well as advising employers on a variety of matters.

April has appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada, the Court of Appeal of Alberta, the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta, the Provincial Court of Alberta, the Alberta Labour Relations Board and Boards of Arbitration.

Career

Called to the bar: Alberta, 2009

Professional Memberships

Law Society of Alberta; Calgary Bar Association; Canadian Bar Association and Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers; Legislative Review Committee - Alberta Branch, Canadian Bar Association; Privacy Committee of Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Canada Guide

Employment & Labour - Alberta

Band 2

Individual Editorial

April Kosten regularly advises on contentious employment matters, including litigation relating to dismissals and breaches of contract. She represents clients in a number of grievance arbitrations and disputes relating to employer status for contractors. She is the practice lead of the firm's Calgary employment and labour group.

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Strengths

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She's very knowledgeable, an effective communicator and very responsive.
Employment & LabourChambers Canada Guide
April is exceptional and deserves the highest recognition for how she treats her clients.
Employment & LabourChambers Canada Guide
April is one of our top external trusted legal advisers.
Employment & LabourChambers Canada Guide
She's excellent and a very technically strong lawyer.
Employment & LabourChambers Canada Guide