Theresa M. Nolan

Theresa M. Nolan Associate

Speaks:  English

Year of Call: 2021 - California

Year of Call: 2016 - Alberta

Primary phone: +1 403-298-1957

Secondary phone: +1 587-879-7805

Email: theresa.nolan@gowlingwlg.com

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Primary office:  Calgary

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Theresa M. Nolan

Theresa Nolan is an associate in Gowling WLG’s Calgary office, practising in the area of commercial litigation.

Theresa has a breadth of experience in, among other things, insurance, municipal law, disputes involving shareholders and directors and officers, disputes arising from mergers and acquisitions, employment matters, and privacy law matters.

Theresa has represented clients before the Court of Queen’s Bench in special chambers hearings and judicial review matters. She has also appeared in administrative proceedings, including before the Subdivision and Development Appeals Board.

Theresa has also advised clients with respect to alternative dispute resolution, including private mediations, court-assisted judicial dispute resolution, and arbitrations.

Theresa has volunteered with the Edmonton Community Legal Centre and the Calgary Centre for Newcomers, where she assisted new immigrants to Canada with immigration law matters, including applications for permanent residency and applications on humanitarian and compassionate grounds.

Originally from Ireland, Theresa relocated to Canada in 2013. Before moving to Canada, she worked for a large Fortune 100 company in its European headquarters in Ireland. Prior to joining Gowling WLG, Theresa worked for a mid-size Calgary firm. Theresa is also licensed to practice law in the State of California.

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Career & Recognition

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  • 2021

    • Qualifications (Year of Call/Admission, etc.)
       2021
      Year of Call, California

  • 2016

    • Qualifications (Year of Call/Admission, etc.)
       2016
      Year of Call, Alberta

  • 2014

    • Education
       2014
      Federation of Law Societies of Canada, National Committee on Accreditation (NCA)

  • 2007

    • Education
       2007
      University College Cork, Ireland, BCL (Hons.)

Representative Work

  • Retained by a large insurance company on an ongoing basis to represent various defendants in motor vehicle accident claims. These matters involved high volumes of questionings, mediations and judicial dispute resolutions.
  • Successfully defended her client in an employment standards complaint and subsequent audit where irregularities were found. Her successful representation of the client ensured they avoided large regulatory fines.
  • Successfully represented a shareholder of an entity at arbitration regarding the interpretation of an 18-year-old share purchase agreement in arbitration involving complex accounting matters with various expert witnesses.
  • Successfully represented a cannabis company in an appeal by local residents against the client’s development permit for a cannabis growth facility, appearing before the Subdivision and Development Appeals Board involving numerous experts and extensive evidence from local residents.
  • Assisted in a number of seminal cases, during her articling term, in the area of membership rights of the Metis communities in Alberta representing the Metis settlements council in challenges by individual members and appeals of those decisions before the Court of Appeal of Alberta.