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Justin R. Lambert

Partner

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T: 403.298.3046

Calgary

Lambert Justin
 
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T: 403.298.3046


Calgary

  • Education
  • Bar Admissions
  • Recent Experience
  • Recent Recognition
  • Insights, News & Events
  • Related Services
  • Recent Experience
  • Recent Recognition
  • Insights, News & Events
  • Related Services

Justin Lambert carries on a complex commercial litigation practice, with a focus on securities litigation, fraud recovery, and energy disputes.

Justin is frequently called on to litigate complicated securities litigation matters, including:

  • fights between shareholders, or between shareholders and the corporations in which they hold shares;
  • advising directors and officers on their rights and obligations, and defending them when sued;
  • advising individuals and corporations in investigations and enforcement actions brought by securities regulators; and
  • advising both dissident investors and target boards of directors about litigation aspects of proxy contests.

Justin also advises corporations about other complex matters, including internal investigations of alleged corporate wrongdoing, and other high-stakes commercial litigation, including class actions.

In fraud recovery matters, Justin obtains court orders to preserve assets, and acts to recover misappropriated funds or property. Justin also obtains injunctive relief for clients, often on an emergency basis.

Justin also carries on an energy litigation practice which includes disputes about royalties, leases, and the ownership of interests in wells. He also obtains and opposes injunctions prohibiting operations, and instigates actions to trace and recover funds misappropriated by operators. He helps clients resolve disputes relating to industry standard form operating agreements, leases, and accounting procedures.

Justin has appeared before all levels of court in Alberta, and is experienced in domestic and international arbitration.

Education

Queen's University, BA (Hons.), 2003 University of Western Ontario, LLB, 2006 

Bar Admissions

Alberta, 2007

Recent Experience

Bidell Equipment LP, in a successful trial against Caliber Midstream GP LLC and Caliber Midstream Partners, L.P.: 2019 ABQB 296.
Calfrac Well Services Ltd., in finding that an activist investor breached a confidentiality agreement: 2019 ABQB 340.
Confidential client in representing the Board of Directors in connection with an auditor-initiated internal investigation into executive compensation payments being conducted by the Audit Committee.
The acquisition by International Petroleum Corporation of BlackPearl Resources Inc. (with an estimated enterprise value of approximately $675 million) by way of a share exchange pursuant to a plan of arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act.
Eagle Energy Inc., in the successful defense against activist investors in a proxy contest for control of its board of directors.
PointNorth Capital, in litigation aspects of its successful proxy contest for renewal of the board of directors of Liquor Stores N.A. Ltd.
TerraPro Group Inc., an Alberta-based provider of environmental, terrain protection and remote access solutions, in its reorganization pursuant to a plan of arrangement and concurrent refinancing.
Group of employees departing from an employee-owned corporation, in negotiating the multi-million-dollar buyout of their shares in the face of management attempts to reduce the purchase price.
A public company in the investigation of possible tipping by an employee contrary to the Securities Act, and responding to associated securities commission inquiries.
Defendant companies in class action proceedings in which it was alleged that the defendant companies had charged improper interest rates on late payments.
Audit Committee of Penn West Petroleum Ltd., in a management-initiated, voluntary review of certain accounting practices, and in connection with the restatement of the company's previously filed financial statements arising from the review.
The operator of a private oil sands airfield in defending an $81-million claim for conspiracy, wrongful competition, and interference with contractual relations.
Set aside a fraudulent transfer of assets carried out for the purpose of defeating a creditor.
Obtained a multimillion dollar summary judgment for clients whose funds were misused by a promoter of a land investment: 2013 ABQB 499, affirmed by the Court of Appeal of Alberta, 2014 ABCA 205.
Defeated an application brought by a non-Operator to replace the Operator of 5 wells.
Obtained an injunction prohibiting a joint-Operator from conducting an operation which threatened a wellbore and future production.
Defeated an injunction application in which the applicant sought to prohibit the screening of a film at a film festival.
Proposed representative plaintiffs in a class action relating to an alleged Ponzi scheme alleged to have received in excess of $100 million from Albertan and Canadian investors.  In this regard, have obtained Receivership Orders against the key companies and Attachment Orders freezing the assets of alleged key defendants.
Defeated an application for a stay of disciplinary proceedings being conducted by a professional organization against one of its members: 2008 ABQB 522.
A national non-profit organization, in recovering funds and other property wrongfully misappropriated to form a competing organization.
Rolling Thunder Exploration Ltd., in its acquisition by Action Energy Inc. by way of court-ordered plan of arrangement.
Foreign defendants, in proceedings to stay a claim brought against them in Alberta on the basis of forum and jurisdiction.

Recent Recognition

Benchmark Litigation: Canada
Recognized, Future Star
Recognized, Litigation Star
40 & Under Hot List

Insights, News & Events

Blog

Pre-Certification Stays in Multijurisdictional Class Actions: Ravvin v Canada Bread Company, Limited

December 04, 2020
       

Blog

Supreme Court Reaffirms Low Bar for Authorizing Class Actions in Québec

November 09, 2020
       

Announcements

Three Bennett Jones Lawyers in Benchmark 40 & Under Hot List

August 05, 2020
       

Articles

Alberta Corporations Law Guide

December 2019
       
2019
Jan
23
       

Event

Annual Securities Law Forum 2019

In the News

Justin Lambert in Lawyer's Daily on Alberta Securities Commission Whistleblower Office

November 29, 2018
       

Blog

SCC Renders Judgment on Cooperative National Securities Regulator

November 12, 2018
       

Blog

Don’t Short the Truth

October 24, 2018
       

Announcements

Four Bennett Jones Lawyers Recognized in the Benchmark Under 40 Hot List

July 05, 2018
       

Blog

Alberta Securities Commission Allows No-Contest Settlement Agreements

May 15, 2018
       

Updates

Soliciting Dealer Arrangements—CSA Staff Notice 61-303 and Request for Comment

April 25, 2018
       
2018
Apr
12
       

Event

Navigating Class Actions: What You Need to Know to Protect Your Business and Reputation

Calgary

Blog

The Alberta Securities Commission’s Credit for Exemplary Cooperation Program

October 19, 2017
       

Blog

Priority of Operator's and Possessory Liens and the Need to Register or Prove Your Lien

September 25, 2017
       

Announcements

Five Bennett Jones Lawyers on the Benchmark Under 40 Hotlist

August 31, 2017
       

Blog

Alberta Government to Strengthen Powers Related to Securities Investigations

May 16, 2017
       

Blog

Supreme Court of Canada Denies Jury Trials for Securities Act Offences

February 28, 2017
       

Blog

The Corporate Veil Matters

January 25, 2017
       

Blog

Overtime Class Actions Gaining Traction in Canada: Is the Oil Patch Next?

November 21, 2016
       

Blog

Transfer of Operatorship of Oil and Gas Assets Upon Insolvency

July 20, 2016
       

Updates

Alberta Confirms it Will Not Join Cooperative Capital Markets Regulatory System

March 31, 2016
       

Blog

Court of Appeal of Alberta Allows Sharing Self-Incriminating Evidence Given in Securities Proceedings with Foreign Authorities

January 26, 2016
       

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