### Contact
+ 403 - 776 - 0535
+ samantha.stokes@rosellp.com
### Assistant Contact
+ 403 - 776 - 0533
+ andrea.diamond@rosellp.com
### Areas of Expertise
+ Litigation
+ Dispute Resolution
### Year of Call
+ 2017 (Alberta)
### Education
+ University of Alberta, 2016, JD
+ Queen's University, 2013, MSc, Pharmacology & Toxicology
+ University of Ottawa, 2011, BSc, Biomedical Sciences
Samantha practices in the areas of municipal planning and development, construction law and commercial litigation.
In Samantha's planning and development practice, she assists clients in a variety of land use and planning matters. In addition to assisting clients with submissions to municipalities, Samantha has experience addressing various appeals of planning matters, including before the Alberta Court of Appeal. Samantha has extensive experience enforcing restrictive covenants and other registered instruments on title, and has experience with the judicial review of bylaws. Samantha has also assisted claimants in expropriation matters before the Land Compensation Board (now the Land and Property Rights Tribunal).
In her construction and commercial litigation practice, Samantha has experience acting as first and second counsel on project disputes involving deficiencies and overruns, delay, lien claims, surety claims, as well as contract, product liability, intellectual property and insurance matters. Samantha also has experience in employment matters representing both employees and employers, including acting as counsel on matters before the Alberta Human Rights Commission.
Samantha has appeared as counsel before all courts in Alberta where she has gained appeal, chambers and trial experience. She additionally has experience in representing parties in arbitrations, mediations and negotiations.
Prior to joining Rose LLP as an associate in 2018, Samantha articled and practiced in the litigation department of the Calgary office of an international law firm, and during law school, Samantha spent a year working in the legal department of a major pipeline company and was awarded the Norman J. Pollock Award for excellence in advocacy.
During her Master's Degree at Queen's University, Samantha's research focused on the effects of benzene on cellular pathways, with her research being published in the peer-reviewed journal, Toxicological Sciences.
Samantha is actively involved in the Calgary community. She is the Director of Development - Elboya, on the Elboya Britannia Community Association, and she is also a Director of the Lougheed House Conservation Society where she sits on its governance committee.
### PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
### REPRESENTATIVE WORK
Planning and Development
Construction
Commercial Litigation
### SELECT PUBLICATIONS/APPEARANCES
### RECOGNITION
Samantha practices in the areas of municipal planning and development, construction law and commercial litigation.
In Samantha's planning and development practice, she assists clients in a variety of land use and planning matters. In addition to assisting clients with submissions to municipalities, Samantha has experience addressing various appeals of planning matters, including before the Alberta Court of Appeal. Samantha has extensive experience enforcing restrictive covenants and other registered instruments on title, and has experience with the judicial review of bylaws. Samantha has also assisted claimants in expropriation matters before the Land Compensation Board (now the Land and Property Rights Tribunal).
In her construction and commercial litigation practice, Samantha has experience acting as first and second counsel on project disputes involving deficiencies and overruns, delay, lien claims, surety claims, as well as contract, product liability, intellectual property and insurance matters. Samantha also has experience in employment matters representing both employees and employers, including acting as counsel on matters before the Alberta Human Rights Commission.
Samantha has appeared as counsel before all courts in Alberta where she has gained appeal, chambers and trial experience. She additionally has experience in representing parties in arbitrations, mediations and negotiations.
Prior to joining Rose LLP as an associate in 2018, Samantha articled and practiced in the litigation department of the Calgary office of an international law firm, and during law school, Samantha spent a year working in the legal department of a major pipeline company and was awarded the Norman J. Pollock Award for excellence in advocacy.
During her Master's Degree at Queen's University, Samantha's research focused on the effects of benzene on cellular pathways, with her research being published in the peer-reviewed journal, Toxicological Sciences.
Samantha is actively involved in the Calgary community. She is the Director of Development - Elboya, on the Elboya Britannia Community Association, and she is also a Director of the Lougheed House Conservation Society where she sits on its governance committee.
### PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
### REPRESENTATIVE WORK
Planning and Development
Construction
Commercial Litigation
### SELECT PUBLICATIONS/APPEARANCES
### RECOGNITION
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