Sabri M. Shawa, QC, FCIArb

First Year of Call
1991

Areas of Practice
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Civil Litigation, Employment Law, Natural Resources and Energy, Professional Malpractice

Description
In the nearly three decades I have practiced law in Calgary I have represented and advised thousands of parties in matters before the courts, a wide variety of administrative and regulatory boards and tribunals, at arbitrations, and in mediations. I am also an arbitrator, mediator and negotiator. In 2012 I was appointed Queen’s Counsel and in 2014 I was admitted as a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and am a director of CIArb Canada and the chair of CIArb Alberta. I am listed in Best Lawyers for Alternative Dispute Resolution. I am also listed as a Litigation Star by Benchmark Canada for arbitration as well as employment law, among other things.EDUCATION:LLM (Major in Dispute Resolution) 2006 University of Technology, Sydney, AustraliaLLB 1990 University of AlbertaBSc (Chemical Engineering) 1987 University of CalgaryPRACTICE FOCUS:Arbitration, Mediation, and NegotiationGeneral Commercial Litigation with an emphasis on Energy, Engineering, and the EnvironmentEmployment and Business Relationships