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Brock W. Gibson, KC

Awards & Recognition

Brock is continually recognized as one of Canada’s leading business lawyers. In 2022, Brock was recognized in Canadian Lawyer magazine’s annual peer survey as one of the Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in Canada, earning praise as "not only an incredible leader, but also compassionate and inspiring to junior lawyers following in his footsteps." In 2013, he was named one of Alberta's 50 Most Influential People by Alberta Venture magazine. The following publications also recognize Brock as one of the leading lawyers in Canada:

  • The Best Lawyers in Canada 2024 (Corporate Governance Practice, Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law, Securities Law)

  • Best Lawyers: "Lawyer of the Year" 2024 (Mining Law, Calgary)

  • IFLR1000: The Guide to the World's Leading Financial and Corporate Law Firms 2023 (Capital Markets, M&A and Private Equity)

  • The Legal 500 Canada – 2019–2022 (Leading Lawyer – Corporate and M&A)

  • The Best Lawyers in Canada 2022 (Corporate Governance Practice, Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law, Securities Law)

  • Who's Who Legal: Global 2021 (Corporate Governance, Energy – Oil & Gas, and M&A)

  • Who's Who Legal: Canada 2021 (Capital Markets, Corporate Governance, Energy and M&A)

  • IFLR1000: The Guide to the World's Leading Financial and Corporate Law Firms (2020 and 2015: Capital Markets; 2020: M&A)

  • Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business – 2019–2020 (Corporate/M&A)

  • The Best Lawyers in Canada – 2019–2020 (Corporate Governance, Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law, Securities Law)

  • The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2019 (Corporate Commercial Law, Corporate Finance & Securities, Energy (Oil & Gas), Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity)

  • The 2019 Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada (Corporate Commercial Law)

  • Who's Who Legal: M&A and Governance 2019

  • The 2017 Lexpert Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers in Canada (Corporate Finance & Securities, Energy (Oil & Gas), Mergers & Acquisitions)

  • Who's Who Legal: Canada 2017 (Capital Markets – Most Highly Regarded Individual, Corporate Governance, Energy, M&A)

Professional Activities

Brock has been a frequent speaker and has chaired several national and international conferences on corporate and securities law topics, including mergers and acquisitions (national and cross-border) and corporate governance.

He was a founding member of the advisory boards of the Canadian General Counsel Awards and 30% Club Canada, which focuses on increasing gender diversity on boards in Canada.

Education

Appointed King's Counsel – 2010
Admitted to the Alberta Bar – 1983
LLB, University of Saskatchewan – 1982
College of Commerce, University of Saskatchewan – 1979

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