Christine Plante
Partner • Co-Head of Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department

Outline
Christine Plante provides full-service legal advice and representation for all employment, labour and human resource needs. Her experience as corporate counsel to a large federally-regulated employer offers a unique perspective to providing client services. Christine knows the importance of providing responsive, sound and practical legal advice.
Overview
,,Christine Plante is widely regarded as one of the best management-side employment lawyers in Calgary. She is a straight shooter and provides very practical legal advice. She is strategic in the way she makes use of her time and our money.,,
Client Work
Defending wrongful dismissals:
- Carroll v ATCO Electric Ltd., 2018 ABCA 186, 2018 ABCA 146, 2018 ABQB 98, 2017 ABQB 426, 2017 ABQB 641, 2017 ABQB 267, plaintiff's leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada denied
- O'Brien v Akita Drilling Ltd, 2018 ABQB 1062
- Costigan v Canadian Pacific Railway Company, 2017 ABQB 294
Dismissals for long delay and want of prosecution:
- 4075447 Canada Inc v Pacrim Developments Inc, 2018 ABQB 358
- Megatrend Holdings Inc. v Glenbow-Alberta Institute, 2008 ABCA 236 and 2007 ABQB 346
Resisting summary judgment:
- Talisman Energy Inc v Questerre Energy Corporation, 2017 ABCA 218 and 2016 ABQB 618
- McKenna v Walton Global Investments Ltd.
Defending attachment orders:
- Pinto Ventures Ltd. v Soost, 2016 ABQB 454
Injunction orders to enforce non-solicitation and non-competition agreements:
- Renfrew Insurance Ltd. v Cortese, 2014 ABQB 157
- Renfrew Insurance Ltd. v Cortese, 2014 ABCA 203
Fraud judgments against former employees:
- Frydman v Pelletier, 2015 ABQB 289 and 2013 ABQB 225.
- M-I Drilling Fluids Canada, Inc v Cottle Ltd, 2018 ABQB 143
Recognitions & Awards
Chambers Canada
Ranked, Employment & Labour
Benchmark Litigation
Ranked on the Under 40 Hot List
The Legal 500 Canada
Next Generation Lawyer, Labour & Employment
Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
Repeatedly Recommended, Litigation - Corporate Commercial
Lexpert Rising Star
Recognized as a 2018 rising star winner
Lexpert Special Edition: Technology and Health
Recognized as one of Canada's leading lawyers in Technology and Health
Related Services
Education & Bar Admissions
Education
- University of Regina, BA, 2001, with great distinction
- University of Calgary, LLB, 2005, dean's honours list
Bar Admissions
- Alberta, 2006