Acting for a variety of clients including public and private corporations, financial institutions, groups of defrauded investors and retail brokerage clients, Michael Mysak has a corporate/commercial litigation practice with an emphasis on securities litigation, shareholder disputes and fraud litigation. He has successfully traced, frozen and recovered significant assets from both foreign and domestic defendants and has been involved in several precedent-setting decisions in the field of fraud recovery law in Alberta. Michael has also successfully pursued and defended various securities and shareholder disputes, including claims of improper financial disclosure, oppression remedy claims and derivative actions. Michael has been involved in several long and successful trials on a range of commercial matters.
Michael appears before all levels of court in Alberta, the Federal Court of Canada, the Alberta Securities Commission and several administrative tribunals.
Michael has instructed at the University of Calgary, Faculty of Law Trial Advocacy course as well as 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.
Michael is ranked by Chambers Canada, ranked as "Repeatedly Recommended in Litigation: Corporate-Commercial" by Lexpert, recognized as a "Litigation Star" by Benchmark Magazine, listed as a "Next Generation Lawyer" by the Legal 500 Canada and was one of Canada's "Leading Lawyers under 40" in the 2014 edition of Lexpert's annual Rising Stars awards.