Carly Baker
Associate
Experience
Carly has a broad civil litigation practice that encompasses, among other areas, commercial and construction disputes. Carly's focus is on:
- Contractual disputes
- Builders’ liens
- Negligence
- Civil enforcement
- Other tort-based claims including breaches of trust and fiduciary duties
- Improper corporate governance
- Fraud
- Oppression
- Misuse of confidential information
Community involvement
Carly is a volunteer lawyer for Pro Bono Law Alberta.
Professional involvement
Corporate roles
Carly is a member of the Board of Directors of Digital Alberta and the Alberta Collaborative Resolution Association.
Professional associations
- Member, Law Society of Alberta
- Member, Canadian Bar Association
- Member, Calgary Bar Association
- Member, The Advocates’ Society
Representative work
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P's $6.8 billion acquisition of Inter Pipeline Ltd.
Counsel to Inter Pipeline Ltd. in its acquisition by Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P pursuant to a statutory plan of arrangement for $6.8 billion.
Precedent-setting securities law decision
Counsel successfully representing Inter Pipeline Ltd. (IPL) in a precedent-setting case before the Alberta Securities Commission. The case addressed Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.'s use of total return swaps in its takeover bid of IPL. The decision is the first time that a Canadian securities regulator has directly addressed the use of total return swaps within the context of takeover bids following the changes to the Canadian takeover bid regime in 2016. (Re Bison Acquisition Corp., 2021 ABASC 100)
Publications
July 25, 2022
The Supreme Court maintains that there is no ceiling to delay in administrative proceedings
October 11, 2021