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Heather L Treacy KC

Heather L Treacy KC

Canada 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Heather L. Treacy, K.C. is a highly sought after and nationally recognized counsel whose practice is ‎focused on civil litigation and dispute resolution.‎

She has over 30 years of experience in acting as ‎‎counsel to clients in complex multi-party litigation and disputes, and has extensive experience with ‎negotiations and ‎mediation on matters related to tort law, class actions, energy and resources law, ‎indigenous and constitutional law, general ‎commercial disputes, transportation, aviation, products liability, ‎human rights, employment law, health law and ‎intellectual property law. She frequently appears before both ‎the Trial and Appellate Courts in the Province ‎of Alberta, the Federal Court of Canada, the Federal Court of ‎Appeal and has appeared before the Courts in Ontario and Saskatchewan, together with various tribunals, including the ‎Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, energy related tribunals and ‎the Canadian Transportation Agency.‎ In addition to the above, Heather provides legal and governance ‎advice to both public and private sector boards. Heather also chairs the pro bono committee of DLA ‎Piper. ‎‎

Heather also has specific expertise in indigenous law and provides ‎advice on a significant number of issues involving treaty, indigenous rights and indigenous title issues and ‎has been involved in several precedent setting cases, including those in the energy sector.

Career

Heather is currently the Co-Chair of the Canadian Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations Group of DLA Piper and the former Managing Partner of the Calgary office of DLA Piper (2013-2019) and a former ‎‎elected member of DLA Piper’s Executive Committee.

Professional Memberships

International Bar Association

Association of International Petroleum Negotiators

Institute of Corporate Directors

Former Member of the Professional Responsibility Committee of the Law Society of Alberta, 2008 to 2014

Former Member of the Law Society of Alberta Pro Bono Committee, 2007-2008

Former Member of the Law Society of Alberta Civil Practice Advisory Committee, 2004-2007

Executive Member of the National Aboriginal Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association

Past Chair, Vice-Chair and Secretary-Treasurer of the Aboriginal Law Section (Southern Alberta) of the Canadian Bar Association

Past Chair of the Constitutional Law Section (Southern Alberta) of the Canadian Bar Association

Chambers Review

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Chambers Canada Guide

Litigation: General Commercial - Alberta

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial

Heather Treacy KC is based in DLA Piper's Calgary office and acts on commercial and constitutional disputes arising in the oil and gas sector, offering complementary strength in Aboriginal law. She has notable experience representing clients in negligence and breach of contract claims.

Aboriginal Law - Nationwide - Canada

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial

Calgary-based Heather Treacy KC of DLA Piper represents clients in the energy and rail sectors in contentious and non-contentious matters relating to Aboriginal law.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Heather is a very experienced and pragmatic lawyer. She is thoughtful and a trusted resource for good judgment and commercial awareness.

    Litigation: General CommercialChambers Canada Guide
  • She is very accessible, relatable and her work quality is of the highest calibre.

    Litigation: General CommercialChambers Canada Guide

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