Lisa Manners
Associate
Experience
Lisa maintains a broad commercial litigation practice. She has experience assisting individual and corporate clients with disputes involving breach of contract claims, property rights and land access disputes, complex construction projects, energy infrastructure projects, professional negligence claims and intentional torts. She has represented clients in arbitration and at the Alberta Court of King's Bench, Saskatchewan Court of King's Bench, Supreme Court of British Columbia, Ontario Superior Court of Justice and the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories.
Professional involvement
Professional Associations:
- Member, Law Society of Alberta
- Member, Canadian Bar Association
- Member, Calgary Bar Association
- Member, Advocates Society
- Member, Association of Women Lawyers
Representative work
Service Contract Disputes Across Industries
Counsel to corporations in negligence and tort claims involving breached service contracts across multiple provinces.
Nutritional Supplements Class Action
Class co-counsel in a multi-province class action against Jamieson Laboratories Ltd. and others (Krishnan v. Jamieson Laboratories Inc., 2025 BCSC 1289).
Manufacturing Lease Trespass Dispute
Counsel to a manufacturing company in a dispute with a trespassing leaseholder.
Mineral Lease Trespass & Rule of Capture Dispute
Counsel to a Calgary-based energy company regarding trespass on a mineral lease.
Joint Venture Land & Trust Property Disputes
Counsel to energy companies in disputes over land tenure, conveyances, and operator-held assets.
Regulatory Defence Before Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources
Successful defence of an oil and gas producer in a regulatory dispute.
Prompt Payment and Lien Adjudication Matters
Counsel to construction companies in disputes over unpaid invoices, liens, and adjudications.
Food & Beverage Shareholder Sale Dispute
Counsel to a food and beverage company in a shareholder dispute arising from a sale transaction.
Advisory on Indigenous Consultation Obligations
Advised clients on Aboriginal law and the duty to consult.
Construction Arbitration in British Columbia
Counsel to a fuel distributor in a BC-based construction contract arbitration.
Municipal Arbitration in the Northwest Territories
Counsel to individual clients in a confidential arbitration with a municipality.
Awards
Honours and Recognitions:
R. John Adams and Agnes M. Adams Prize for Research in Current Oil and Gas Issues, 2023
Adams Trust Oil and Gas Prize, 2022
Publications
June 17, 2025