Lawyers and Staff

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The lawyers and staff at Lidstone & Company are part of your team, your creative solution, your security and your effectiveness in every area of local government law.

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  Colleen Burke

  Local Government Law, Bylaw Drafting

  Colleen studied municipal and land use planning law while attending UBC Law School and has been working with local governments in British Columbia since her articling days. Called to...

  
  

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  Ashley Cosgrove

  Municipal, Corporate and Commercial, Drafting, Land Use Planning and Development, Environmental, Governance

  Ashley operates out of our Alberta office and her practice is focused on land use and development, real property, conveyancing, environmental matters, and drafting legal agreements. Ashley also provides...

  
  

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  Sara Dubinsky

  Partner. Litigation, Bylaw Enforcement, Conflicts, Information and Privacy, Cannabis Law

  Sara has practiced local government law at Lidstone & Company since 2009 and became a partner in the firm in 2020. She is a litigator and provides advice on...

  
  

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  Janae Enns, RPP, MCIP

  Land Use Planning and Development, Drafting, Contracts, Municipal, Real Estate

  Janae Enns is a registered professional planner and lawyer. She has a bachelor’s degree in geography with a concentration in planning and a master’s degree in community planning. Prior...

  
  

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  Alison Espetveidt

  Land Use Planning and Development, Real Estate, Expropriation, Governance and Enforcement

  Alison is a municipal lawyer licenced in Alberta and British Columbia. She advises and advocates for clients on a wide range of municipal law issues, including land use planning...

  
  

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  Chris Grove

  Corporate, Real Estate, Contracting, Construction, Procurement, Expropriation, Commercial

  Chris advises and assists clients in corporate, real estate, contracting, construction, procurement, expropriation, and other commercial matters. Prior to joining Lidstone & Company, Chris practiced for 17 years in...

  
  

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  Ale Henao

  Labour, Employment, Human Rights

  Alejandra (Ale) Henao is an associate with Lidstone & Company’s Labour, Employment, and Human Rights Group. Ale advises the public and private sectors on a wide range of contractual...

  
  

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  Paul Hildebrand

  Litigation, Arbitration, Alternate Dispute Resolution

  Paul is Associate Counsel at Lidstone & Company. Paul is the head of the law firm’s Litigation Department. He won the Gold Medal in law at the University of...

  
  

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  Ralph Hildebrand

  Aboriginal Law, Local Government Law, Zoning and Civil Litigation

  Ralph is Associate Counsel at Lidstone & Company. He most recently held the position of Corporate Counsel/General Manager Legal and Legislative Services at Metro Vancouver. Prior to his ten...

  
  

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  Qaasim Karim

  Summer Articled Student 2024

  Qaasim is currently in his first year at the University of Toronto Law School. He is interested in indigenous, environmental, and municipal law. Previously, he completed a BA in...

  
  

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  Charlotte Kelso

  Articling Student, 2024–2025

  Charlotte is an Articling Student with our law firm. She is currently a law student at the University of Calgary Law School. Previously, she worked in the technology industry...

  
  

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  Catherine Li

  Municipal, Litigation, Finance, Governance, Information and Privacy, Environmental

  Catherine is an associate lawyer at Lidstone & Company. She provides advice, representation, and legal drafting to local governments. She has developing interests in bylaw enforcement, judicial review, finance...

  
  

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  Alex Lidstone

  Articled Student 2024-25

  Alex is an articled student with our law firm. She has a law degree from the University of Sussex. Previously, she worked as the executive director at Climate Caucus,...

  
  

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  Don Lidstone, K.C.

  Managing Partner. Land Use and Planning, Governance, Finance, Environmental, Aboriginal

  Don Lidstone K.C. is licenced in BC, Alberta, and Yukon. He practices generally in the area of local government law. His municipal law focus is in the areas of...

  
  

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  Mandeep Minhas

  Property Law, Land Use and Development

  Mandeep is a seasoned solicitor specializing in property law including land use and land development. He commenced his legal career as a litigation lawyer conducting judge alone and jury...

  
  

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  Christopher Murdy

  Municipal Law

  Chris has retired from the active practice of law but remains available to lead our law firm mentorship program. Chris practiced exclusively on behalf of local governments since 1984....

  
  

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  Lindsay Parcells

  Partner. Real Estate, Corporate and Commercial, Development, Procurement, Expropriation

  Lindsay Parcells is the head of our Alberta office and practices municipal law with an interest in land use, real property, corporate, commercial, indigenous relations, and environmental matters. Lindsay...

  
  

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  Anthony Price

  Local Government, Litigation & Regulatory Law

  Anthony was born and raised in the beautiful Bulkley Valley in northern British Columbia. Since 2010, his practice has focused exclusively on providing advice and representation to local governments...

  
  

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  Kitty Qian

  Corporate and Commercial, Land Use and Development

  Kitty is an associate lawyer at Lidstone & Company. She acts for local governments on real property, land development, and corporate and commercial matters. She advises clients on buying,...

  
  

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  Rahul Ranade, P.Eng.

  Procurement and Tendering, Construction, Commercial Contracts

  Rahul Ranade, P.Eng., is Associate Counsel at Lidstone & Company who practices construction, procurement and infrastructure law. He advises clients on various aspects of public infrastructure from project development...

  
  

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  Robert Sroka

  Real Property, Corporate and Commercial, Development, Procurement, Brownfields/Contamination

  Robert is licensed in BC and Alberta. He provides legal opinions and drafts agreements on all local government matters with an active interest in land use, sport, recreation, events,...

  
  

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  Rachel Vallance

  Governance, Finance, Elections, Constitutional, Environmental, Administrative

  Rachel completed her articles at Lidstone & Company and has practiced local government law since her call to the bar in 2015. She advises local governments in relation to...

  
  

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  Greg Vanstone

  Senior Counsel

  Greg Vanstone has devoted the majority of his 37-year legal career to representing local governments and school boards. After being called to the bar in 1984, Greg practiced with...

  
  

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  Matthew R. Voell

  Civil Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Administrative Litigation, Judicial Reviews, Insurance Defence

  Matthew acts for local government clients on a wide variety of civil and commercial matters, including disputes involving breaches of contracts and agreements, real estate development and insurance defence....

  
  

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  Andrew Woodhouse

  Labour and Employment, Human Rights

  Andrew is an Associate Counsel with Lidstone and Company and has practiced exclusively in labour, employment and human rights law since his call to the bar in 2012. Andrew...

  
  

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  James Yardley

  Partner. Litigation & Conflict Resolution, Expropriation, Construction

  James’ practice mainly involves litigation and dispute resolution, although he also provides advice on a broad variety of local government matters. James has practised law involving local governments since...

  
  

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  Maria Zacharias

  Labour and Employment, Human Rights

  Maria practices in all areas of workplace law and has a particular interest in labour relations, collective agreement interpretation, discipline and grievance management, human rights issues, workplace policy development,...

  
  

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  Kathy Alvarez

  Paralegal

  Kathy provides paralegal services for civil litigation and enforcement proceedings at all levels of court in British Columbia. Prior to joining Lidstone & Company, Kathy worked at Murdy &...

  
  

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  Angela Chen

  Accounting and Legal Assistant

  As an Accounting and Legal Assistant, Angela performs various tasks to support the financial operations of our accounting team and assists our lawyers with a wide array of duties....

  
  

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  Amanda Feliciano

  Administrative Assistant

  Amanda is our Administrative Assistant, she takes care of a variety of receptionist/administrative work provided by the lawyers at Lidstone & Company. Prior to working at the firm Amanda...

  
  

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  Linda Lam

  Office Manager

  Linda joined Lidstone & Company in 2023. She oversees all aspects of office operations and administration. Prior to joining Lidstone & Company, Linda worked as an Office Manager for...

  
  

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  Vivian Phan

  Legal Assistant

  As a Legal Assistant at Lidstone & Company, Vivian provides support for paralegals and lawyers in civil litigation and enforcement proceedings in British Columbia. Vivian is currently pursuing her...

  
  

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  Hannah Stewart

  Administrative Assistant

  Hannah is an Administrative Assistant for our Alberta office. She handles receptionist and administrative tasks provided by the lawyers at Lidstone & Company. Prior to Joining Lidstone & Company,...

  
  

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  Ann Tran

  Accountant

  Ann joined Lidstone & Company in January 2019. She comes with an accounting Certificate in level Pace from the CGA program and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from...

  
  

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  Cindy Wilkie

  Paralegal

  Cindy is a paralegal who assists our lawyers in commercial and residential real estate transactions. She attended Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon. Cindy is new to Calgary and...

  
  

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  Marcela Zeballos

  Administrative Assistant

  Marcela is one of our Administrative Assistants. She takes care of various inquires from reception duties to administrative work provided by the lawyers at Lidstone & Company. Prior to...

  
  

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