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Kara L Smyth

Kara L Smyth

Canada 2026

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About

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Canada

Practice Areas

Partner in firm’s Calgary Litigation Group. Practice focuses on corporate commercial, class action and public law litigation. Represents clients from a wide range of industries such as oil and gas, wind farm development, commercial real estate, retail and agrosciences in disputes concerning commercial contracts, class actions, departing fiduciary obligations, product liability and a variety of other matters concerning complex commercial transactions. Appeared before arbitral tribunals, all levels of court in Alberta and the Federal Court including on complex interlocutory motions, judicial reviews, trials and appeals.

Career

Alberta Bar, 2001.

Professional Memberships

Canadian Bar Association; Law Society of Alberta

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Chambers Canada Guide

Litigation: General Commercial - Alberta

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial

Kara Smyth of McCarthy Tétrault's Calgary office acts for an impressive roster of clients from a range of sectors including oil and gas, pharmaceuticals and technology. Her commercial disputes experience extends to class action proceedings.

Strengths

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  • Kara is an excellent leader for her team.

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  • Kara understands our business and how to get us to meet our goals.

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  • She is an expert litigator and gives great service.

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