Shannon Hayes

Shannon Hayes practices commercial litigation and arbitration and is the Leader of the Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group in the firm’s Calgary office. She has been practicing for more than 20 years in dispute resolution and has a broad range of experience on commercial and business dispute matters, working with companies in a wide range of industries, including energy, power, real estate, and technology. Shannon has appeared as counsel before all levels of court in Alberta and acted in many private arbitrations. Clients regularly request Shannon to act on complex contractual and business tort disputes as she is known for creative and think outside-the-box solutions to achieve her client’s goals in the most practical way. Shannon is also keen to take on neutral arbitration work and is on the roster of panelists for the Vancouver International Arbitration Centre for domestic expedited arbitrations. Shannon is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, a member of the Western Canada Commercial Arbitration Society, the ICC Canada Arbitration Committee and the International Bar Association, and is recognised by Chambers, Best Lawyers in Canada, Benchmark Litigation, Legal 500, Lexology, and as a Thomson Reuters “Stand-out Lawyer.” · Lawson Lundell LLP