Lindsay Rowell (she, her, hers) Partner | Calgary

Construction, Infrastructure, and Energy Disputes

• Counsel for Coastal GasLink Pipeline in the Alberta Courts and the Supreme Court of Canada in the successful defense of an injunction application involving a C$117-million draw on a letter of credit (decisions reported in Pacific Atlantic Pipeline Construction Ltd and Bonatti S.p.A. v Coastal GasLink Pipeline Limited, 2024 ABKB 736; 2024 ABCA 214; leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed)

• Counsel for an owner in a large ICC arbitration involving the construction of energy facilities

• Arbitration counsel to project owners and contractors in construction disputes involving delay claims and cost overruns

• Arbitration counsel to a large energy company in a dispute involving natural gas facilities and gas production and accounting issues

• Counsel to Canadian energy companies in proceedings involving pipeline failure and force majeure claims

• Counsel for facility owners and contractors in disputes involving the assessment of gross negligence and wilful misconduct claims

• Counsel to a renewable energy facility owner in a dispute about the construction and operation of renewables infrastructure

Commercial Disputes

• Trial counsel for a major transportation service company in a complex commercial real estate dispute

• Lead counsel for a media and ticketing company in the successful defense of a contract and accounting dispute involving a contractor

• Counsel in contaminated site and environmental remediation proceedings before the Alberta Energy Regulator and Alberta Courts

• Counsel for financial institutions in proceedings involving breach of contract, negligence, and employee dispute claims

Lindsay has been recognized as a leading lawyer in the following publications:

• Chambers Canada: Canada's Leading Lawyers for Business 2025 (Litigation: General Commercial – Alberta)

• The Best Lawyers in Canada 2025 (Corporate and Commercial Litigation)

• Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada 2024 (Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Energy Law)

• The Legal 500 Canada 2023 (Dispute Resolution: Alberta)
  

• Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada 2023 (Corporate and Commercial Litigation)

Lindsay is an instructor for the University of Calgary Faculty of Law Advocacy Program. She also volunteers with the King's Bench Amicus Program, where she provides pro bono legal advice to unrepresented litigants.

Lindsay regularly writes about litigation and arbitration issues and trends. She is a frequent contributor to Arbitration Matters.

• Co-author : Alberta's New Streamlined Trial Rules: First Court Decision Interpreting the New Rules
  Blakes Bulletin on Litigation & Dispute Resolution, July 29, 2024.
• Co-author : Supreme Court of Canada Denies Leave Application: Strong Case of Fraud Required to Refuse Payment of Letter of Credit
  Blakes Bulletin on Litigation & Dispute Resolution, May 16, 2024.
• Co-author : Unpacking Recent Trends in Major Projects and Infrastructure Arbitration
  Five Under 5 on Arbitration, May 2, 2024.
• Author : British Columbia – Leave to appeal interim award premature until arbitration concludes
  Arbitration Matters, March 29, 2024.
• Author : Enforcement of International Awards: The Procedural Fairness Exception
  Arbitration Matters, January 16, 2024.
• Co-author : Ontario Court Declines to Set Aside Arbitral Award Despite Reasonable Apprehension of Arbitrator’s Bias
  Blakes Bulletin on Arbitration, December 6, 2023.
• Author : Newfoundland and Labrador – Set-aside application denied where award meets Vavilov reasonableness test
  Arbitration Matters, November 21, 2023.
• Author : Ontario – High bar to oppose enforcement of international arbitration award
  Arbitration Matters, October 1, 2023.
• Author : Alberta – No discretion under Rules to correct procedurally flawed appeal of award
  Arbitration Matters, August 2, 2023.

• Speaker : ADR Skills Training: Energy Disputes
  International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR), October 29, 2024.
• Speaker : Domestic and International Arbitration Rules in Energy and Infrastructure Disputes
  Blakes, Calgary, Alberta, October 17, 2024.
• Speaker : Recent Trends and Decisions in the Construction Industry
  Blakes Business Class Seminar, September 12, 2024.
• Moderator : Trends in Major Projects and Infrastructure Arbitration
  Blakes Business Class Seminar, April 24, 2024.
• Speaker : Privilege and Unique Considerations for In-House Counsel
  Blakes Presentation to In-House Counsel, April 8, 2024.
• Moderator : Keeping the Peace in Commercial Transactions: Dispute Prevention and Management Boards
  CPR International Institute for Dispute Prevention & Resolution Webinar, December 7, 2023.
• Speaker : Audit Updates and Judicial Trends
  Blakes Business Class Seminar, November 21, 2023.
• Speaker : From Contract to Court
  Blakes Business Class Webinar, November 8, 2023.
• Speaker : Key Considerations in Workplace Investigations
  Presentation to In-House Counsel Network, Calgary, Alberta, April 26, 2023.

• Quoted : Lexpert's top 10 business decisions of 2023–2024
  Article by Tim Wilbur and Mary Tez Romero, Reference to Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd. in Pacific Atlantic Pipeline Limited v Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd., 2024 ABCA 74, Lexpert, November 21, 2024.

Admitted to the Alberta Bar – 2014
Admitted to the Ontario Bar – 2014
JD, University of Calgary – 2013
BA (With Distinction, Philosophy), University of Calgary – 2008