Dentons, Canada’s Global Law Firm, announces the expansion of its team in Edmonton with the addition of two highly respected legal professionals, Peter Inglis and Daniel (Dan) Stachnik, KC, in the Corporate and Litigation and Dispute Resolution groups.

“We are thrilled to welcome Peter and Dan,” said Mercedes Hitesman, Incoming Edmonton Managing Partner. “Their expertise and reputation in the legal community align seamlessly with our commitment to delivering the highest quality representation to businesses of all sizes engaged in various industries and sectors – in Edmonton, throughout Alberta and across the country.”

Peter Inglis joins the Corporate group as a partner, bringing considerable expertise in handling complex M&A, securities, private equity and corporate/commercial transactions for both private and public entities. Peter advises a broad range of sectors including resources, financial services, manufacturing and transportation. He also advises clients on corporate finance, regulatory compliance, corporate governance, and securities and commission investigation matters.

Dan Shea, National Leader of the Corporate group expressed his excitement, stating, “Peter has a stellar reputation in the market, which, combined with his recent completion of the ICD.D designation, speak to his eagerness to stay current and be a strategic advisor to his clients by creating better boards and better businesses.”

One of Alberta’s leading occupational health and safety (OHS) practitioners representing employers with investigations and prosecutions, Dan Stachnik, KC, joins the national Litigation and Dispute Resolution group as a senior counsel. Dan has a robust civil and commercial litigation practice handling OHS, construction, shareholder disputes, wrongful dismissal actions and employment matters.

“We are thrilled to welcome Dan to the team,” said Mark Evans, National Leader of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution group. “His expertise and dedication will further enhance the Firm's capabilities in serving our clients with occupational health and safety, employer-employee matters and general commercial litigation.”

These strategic additions to Dentons underscore the Firm’s dedication to providing clients with access to top-tier legal professionals who possess a deep understanding of the local market. With this expansion, Dentons reinforces its position as a leader in the Edmonton community with local knowledge, national strength and a global presence, enabling our lawyers to support our clients’ every business needs in Alberta, across Canada and around the globe.

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