Michael D. Mysak KC

Partner

Commercial Litigation Constitutional Law Fraud Law Securities Litigation2 more...

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Clients, including public and private corporations, financial institutions, defrauded investors and retail brokers, rely on Michael for his extensive experience in high stakes, complex corporate and commercial litigation.

Overview

With a track record of successfully both prosecuting and defending lengthy and complicated matters through trial, Michael Mysak KC has developed expertise in planning and executing pleading-to-trial strategies in some of the largest litigation files in Alberta. He has been involved in dozens of precedent-setting decisions in shareholder litigation and fraud recovery law in Alberta and regularly appears before all levels of court in Alberta, the Federal Court of Canada, the Alberta Securities Commission and several administrative tribunals. In addition, he has been trusted to represent the Chief of Police of the Calgary Police Service on various professional discipline and litigation matters for over twenty years.

In additional to his legal practice, Michael has instructed at the University of Calgary, Faculty of Law Trial Advocacy course and classes on civil law at Mount Royal University.

Michael is a former Chair and board member of Calgary Legal Guidance and is a former board member of the Canadian Club of Calgary and the Calgary Blockwatch Council.

Recognized for his expertise in commercial litigation, Michael has been routinely ranked for several years by Chambers Canada, Lexpert, Legal 500 Canada and Benchmark Litigation Canada.

Client Work

Plains All American Pipeline in its C$5.3-billion sale of its NGL business to Keyera

Plains All American Pipeline in its C$5.15-billion sale of its NGL business to Keyera

Representing the landlord in a successful claim for breach of lease against a tenant who had leased an entire 37 story office building and then vacated it with 12 years left on the lease, claiming that a minute amount of hazardous materials in building materials from decades earlier justified that decision. CNOOC Petroleum North America ULC v 801 Seventh Inc, 2025 ABKB 145; 2023 ABCA 97 ; 2021 ABQB 861; 2021 ABQB 81

Defending an action on behalf of an international engineering firm relating to allegations about the inadequacy of the design and construction of a buried, high temperature oil bitumen pipeline where claims now exceed $700 million, including winning several important decisions on improper claims of privilege by the Plaintiff CNOOC Petroleum North America ULC v ITP SA, 2022 ABKB 683; CNOOC Petroleum North America ULC v ITP SA, 2023 ABKB 689, CNOOC Petroleum North America ULC v ITP SA, 2024 ABCA 139

The Chief of Police of the Calgary Police Service in many hearings involving member discipline and general litigation, including Green v Calgary (Police Commission), 2024 ABLERB 19, Morton v Calgary (Police Service), 2023 ABLERB 9, Barton v Calgary (Police Service), 2022 ABLERB 15, Alberta (Justice and Solicitor General) v Bassett, 2022 ABCA 280

NEP Canada ULC, as plaintiff's counsel, in a successful $185-million judgement, after a three-and-a-half month trial, for fraud and breach of contract arising from misrepresentations made by the vendor in selling infrastructure assets—a judgment that included one of the largest loss of opportunity awards ever made in Alberta (NEP Canada ULC v MEC OP LLC et al, 2021 ABQB 180).

Recognitions & Awards

Chambers Canada

Litigation: General Commercial - Alberta

Benchmark Litigation: Canada

Recognized as a Litigation Star

Legal 500 Canada

Dispute resolution: Alberta

Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

Environmental, Social & Governance; Litigation - Corporate Commercial; Litigation - Securities

Lexpert Guide to the Leading U.S./Canada Cross-border Litigation Lawyers in Canada

Recognized as a lawyer to watch in the area of Litigation

Lexpert Special Edition—Canada's Leading Litigation Lawyers

Recognized as a leading Litigation lawyer

Related Services

Commercial Litigation Constitutional Law Fraud Law Securities Litigation Accountant Liability Litigation Shareholder Activism & Critical Situations

Education & Bar Admissions

Education

University of Saskatchewan, BA, 1999
University of Saskatchewan, LLB, 2000

Bar Admissions

Alberta, 2001

Insights

Blog

Lease Termination Clauses: Know the Target Before Pulling the Trigger

June 11, 2025

Michael D. Mysak KC, David R. McKinnon & Ciara J. Mackey

Blog

Submitting an Incident Response Report to a Regulator? Consider Privilege Waived

May 21, 2024

Michael D. Mysak KC & Keely Cameron

Blog

Is It Getting Harder to Get a Worldwide Freezing Injunction In Alberta?

September 23, 2022

Justin R. Lambert, Munaf Mohamed KC & Michael D. Mysak KC

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News, Events & Speaking Engagements

Announcement

Bennett Jones Litigation Team Earns Widespread Recognition in Benchmark Canada 2026

April 29, 2026

& 33 more

Announcement

Bennett Jones Earns Top Rankings in the 2026 Canadian Lexpert Legal Directory

March 17, 2026

& 22 more

Announcement

Twenty-One Bennett Jones Lawyers Named to 2026 Lexpert 500 Cross-Border Guide

January 15, 2026

& 18 more

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