Elena joined Peacock Linder Halt & Mack LLP as an associate in 2011.  Prior to joining the firm, Elena articled and practised litigation at a major law firm in Calgary.

Elena has a general commercial litigation practice.  She regularly appears as counsel before all levels of Court in Alberta.  She has also appeared in front of regulatory bodies, such as the Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers’ Compensation, the Alberta Utilities Commission, and the Alberta Surface Rights Board.

Elena is also fluent in Ukrainian and Russian.

EDUCATION

• LL.B. (Dean’s List), 2009, University of Alberta
• B.Ed. (With Distinction), 2005, University of Alberta

RECOGNITIONS AND RANKINGS

• Gordon Wright QC Memorial Award, 2009
• Thomas W Lawlor QC Memorial Award in Law, 2008
• Alberta Crown Attorneys Association Prize in Criminal Procedure, 2008
• Alberta Law Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship, 2007 and 2008
• Abe W Miller Memorial Prize in Criminal Law, 2007
• President’s Scholarship in Law, 2007
• Honourable Lucien Dubuc Memorial Scholarship, 2006 and 2008
• Jason Lang Scholarship, 2004, 2007 and 2008
• University of Alberta Alumni Association Grande Prairie Branch Prize, 2003
• French 2500 Book Prize, 2003
• Louise McKinney Scholarship, 2002 and 2003
• First Year University French Prize, 2002

MEMBERSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES

• Pro Bono Law Alberta
• Calgary Bar Association

REPRESENTATIVE CASES

• Acted as co-counsel on a successful trial involving the interpretation of a conservation easement;
• Assisted in the trial and successful appeal of a multi-million dollar oil and gas lease termination dispute;
• Acted as co-counsel on a complex estate/professional negligence trial;
• Participated in a complex multi-party arbitration involving the liquidation of a major Canadian law firm;
• Assisted in a series of successful applications on a major oppression and derivative action claim;
• Prepared legal argument resulting in a dismissal of a multi-million dollar attachment order application;
• Acted on a team of independent supervising solicitors in the execution of Anton Piller orders.