Richard B. Smith, K.C.
Counsel
Experience
Richard's focus is on:
- Employment contracts, management agreements, consulting arrangements and policy and procedure documents
- Employment benefits
- Dispute resolution on employment matters
- Disabilities and human rights before the courts and associated boards, including harassment, discrimination and drug and alcohol testing issues
- Strategic counsel to employers on safe and effective practices for hiring, disciplining and terminating employees
- Professional education and cross-border advice on employment law issues and litigation avoidance
Professional involvement
Professional associations
- Member, Law Society of Alberta
- Member, Canadian Bar Association
- Member, Calgary Bar Association
Presentations
Name has also presented at various conferences, panels, seminars, and other events, including:
- Panel Member, Doing Business with Pacific Rim Participants, BD&P Client Seminar, May 2012
Representative work
International Petroleum Corporation acquisition of oil and natural gas assets from Cenovus Energy Inc.
Counsel to International Petroleum Corporation in the acquisition of oil and natural gas assets in Suffield and Alderson areas of southern Alberta from Cenovus Energy Inc. for proceeds of $512 million plus an additional deferred contingent amount of $36 million
Awards
Recent honours and recognition
BD&P Employment & Labour Group named 2023 Reader's Choice in the Employment & Labour Law – Full Service Firm category by Canadian HR Reporter.
Leading employment and labour lawyer by Chambers Canada (2016-2020)
Named in Chamber's Global as a leading lawyer in employment and labour law (annually since 2012)
Recommended lawyer in the area of labour and employment law by Best Lawyers in Canada (annually since 2006)
Named in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as a leading lawyer in employment law (employer and employee) (2004-2007, annually since 2014)
News
August 24, 2023
Forty-one BD&P lawyers recognized in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers Canada
June 16, 2023
BD&P Recognized as a Reader's Choice Award Winner for Employment & Labour Law
August 25, 2022
Thirty-five BD&P lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers in Canada, 2023 edition
April 23, 2021
Twenty BD&P lawyers recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2021
August 27, 2020
Thirty-four lawyers recognized in the 2021 edition of the Best Lawyers in Canada guide
April 29, 2020
Twenty-three lawyers ranked in 2020 edition of the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
August 21, 2019
31 BD&P lawyers included in 2020 edition of Best Lawyers in Canada
May 3, 2019
Twenty-one lawyers ranked across seventeen practice areas in 2019 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
September 21, 2018
BD&P lawyers recognized as leading practitioners in 2019 edition of Chambers Canada
August 21, 2018