Philip Lopatka

Philip has been a practising Lawyer since 2005, providing expertise, advice and legal services clients can trust in a cost-effective manner for over 17 years of practice.
 
Philip’s practice has concentrated on:

• Commercial Matters –  Contract preparation and negotiation, commercial transactions, business purchases and sales;
• Corporate Matters – Corporate purchases and sales, unanimous shareholders agreements and corporate restructuring, and corporate re-organizations [key employees and succession planning];
• Real Estate Matters-  Residential, commercial and construction contracts and transactions;
• Wills and Estate Planning Matters – Wills, enduring power of attorneys etc.;
• Probate and Estate Administration Matters;
• Employment Law Matters;
• Civil Litigation in his areas of practice.

 
Philip has a diverse clientele with an expansive range of legal transactions, documentation, issues and disputes, and in part due to the breadth of his practice, he is fortunate to have had the time and opportunity to forge long lasting relationships with many of his clients.
 
Philip has also seen the Laws and practice of Law evolve, and he continues to strive to provide expertise, advice and service his clients can trust that is cost-effective, and this challenge has also helped to make the practice of Law engaging and enjoyable throughout his 17 years of practice.
 
When Philip is not at work he likes to spend time with his friends and family enjoying the fun and variety of activities that Edmonton has to offer.
 
Memberships & Associations:

• Law Society of Alberta – 2005 

Education:

• University of Alberta – LL.B. [Bachelor of Laws] – 2004
   

From time to time we get asked why Philip has a LL.B. [Bachelor of Laws] and not a J.D. [Juris Doctorate]. In Canada the LL.B. and J.D. are equivalent, and when Philip graduated in 2004, the University of Alberta Faculty of Law granted  the LL.B. designation. Several years after Philip graduated, the University of Alberta Faculty of Law, amongst many other Canadian Universities, changed the designation they provided from the LL.B. to the J.D., and Philip has chosen to keep his LL.B.
 
We also from time to time we get asked why Philip does not have an undergraduate degree before he obtained his LL.B. [Bachelor of Laws], and that is because Philip was accepted into the Faculty of Law at the University of Alberta early before he had finished obtaining his Bachelor in Science degree, and chose to pursue his legal career as soon as he could.