Kylan Kidd
Partner
Experience
Kylan’s focus is on commercial and general litigation. She advises on complex disputes involving oil and gas joint venture claims, contractual disputes, alleged breaches of trust and/or fiduciary duties, conspiracy, misuse of confidential information, negligence and economic and intentional torts.
Kylan also has experience in:
- Energy litigation, such as litigating contractual, royalty, operator and other energy-related disputes
- Construction litigation, including, oil and gas, commercial and institutional construction disputes involving complex engineering, procurement and construction issues
- Domestic and international commercial arbitration proceedings
- Securities litigation matters, including representing shareholders and directors' and officers' in private disputes and actions, including claims for oppression, breach of shareholders’ agreements, violation of securities laws, and other shareholder related causes of action
Kylan Kidd stands out as a rising leader in complex litigation and arbitration because she combines high-stakes advocacy with practical business judgment and a deep commitment to developing others.
Community involvement
Kylan serves as the Director of the Elizabeth Fry Society of Calgary and Potential Place Society. She also assists AMICUS and Civil Claims Duty Counsel as a volunteer at the Calgary Courts Centre.
Professional involvement
Professional associations
- Member, Law Society of Alberta
- Member, Canadian Bar Association
- Member, Calgary Bar Association
- Member, International Chamber of Commerce
- Member, Advocates' Society
- Member of the Executive Committee and
- Treasurer, Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners (YCAP)
Representative work
Graham Construction and Engineering LP v. City of Toronto
The City of Toronto contracted with Graham Construction and Engineering LP for the construction of the Ashbridges Waste Water Treatment Plant. During the course of construction, the parties discovered numerous changes to the site condition which resulted in significant changes to the scope of work, including with respect to delays to perform the scope of work.
Reference re Environmental Management Act
Intervenor counsel to the Explorers and Producers Association of Canada in a case that considered the constitutionality of British Columbia's proposed restrictions on heavy oil in the TMX Pipeline and the interprovincial transport of oil and gas. (Reference re Environmental Management Act, 2020 SCC 1).
Successful defense of allegations of land titles fraud
Counsel to a Calgary real estate corporation in the successful defense of allegations of land titles fraud and a demand for specific performance by the Strategic Group and Riaz Mamdani. (Strategic Acquisition Corp. v. Multus Investment Corp., 2016 ABQB 681 and Strategic Acquisition Corp. v. Multus Investment Corp., 2017 ABCA 250).
Successful Stay Arbitration of $96 million for CNRL
Counsel to CNRL in the successful application to have a $96 million arbitration stayed. Canadian Natural Resources Limited versus Flatiron Constructors Canada Limited.
CNOOC Petroleum North America ULC v. ITP SA, Sunstone Projects Ltd. and Wood Group Canada Inc.
This case involves the largest pipeline failure in Alberta history, which occurred near the CNOOC K1A Facility. The claim involves allegations of negligence against Sunstone and Wood Group, the design engineers, and ITP who provided the novel pipe-in-pipe system.
Alliance Pipeline Limited Partnership v. Keyera Corp and Galvanic Applied Sciences et al
Counsel to a pipeline company concerning the delivery of, and resulting damage arising therefrom, off specification gas to a gas processing plant.
Awards
Recent Honours and Recognitions
Named Litigation Star by Benchmark Litigation Canada (2026)
Recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada as Ones to Watch in Corporate and Commercial Litigation (2025, 2026)
Named in the Legal 500 Canada as a Rising Star in Dispute Resolution: Alberta (2023) and a Next Generation Partner (2026)
Publications
Author, Recent Judicial Decisions of Interest to Energy Lawyers, Volume 63, Issue 2 of the Alberta Law Review, November 2025
Presentations
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Pre-Conditions to Arbitration and the Jurisdiction of the Tribunal (YCAP (Moderator), 2022)
Presentation to Explorers and Producers Association concerning the Reference re: Impact Assessment Act (2023)
Is Canada the Model Seat: Recent Trends in Model Law Cases (ICC YAAF, 2023)
AI in IA: A new partner or a Trojan Horse? Debating issues related to Artificial Intelligence in International Arbitration (YCAP, 2024)
Resource Nationalism Throughout the Ages: A debate on international mining disputes (ICC Canada International Arbitration Committee Annual Conference, 2025)
Recent Judicial Decisions of Interest to Energy Lawyers (Paper Presentation at Canadian Energy Law Foundation (CELF) annual conference, 2025)
Publications
October 21, 2021
Highlights from CanArbWeek 2021: Lukewarm on hot-tubbing – effective expert collaboration goes beyond the joint report
February 4, 2019
The Court clarifies the “unassailable” standard for Summary Judgment in O'Chiese Energy Limited Partnership v Bellatrix Exploration Ltd.
News
April 29, 2026
BD&P Recognized as a Highly Recommended Firm by Benchmark Litigation Canada 2026
December 1, 2025
BD&P Celebrates New Rankings in the 2026 Edition of The Legal 500 Canada
February 1, 2025
Meet Our New Partners: Hema Ahuja, Kylan Kidd, Matthew Kuhl and Tasha Wood
August 29, 2024
52 BD&P lawyers recognized in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers Canada
November 30, 2023
BD&P Rising Stars acknowledged in The Legal 500 2024 Rankings
November 15, 2022