Education
- 1987 University of Manitoba, LLB
- 1984 University of Manitoba, BA
Admissions
- 2000 Alberta
- 1988 Manitoba
Experience
Brent has appeared in court in all four western Canadian provinces with his experience of litigation and arbitration extending to large corporations, small or midsize entrepreneurs, accountants, lawyers, medical professionals, ranchers, oil and gas producers, parts manufacturers and service providers, agri-pharmaceutical suppliers, food packagers, school divisions, police departments, and municipal governments.
Resources
- Recognition
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Recent Media Coverage
- Featured in "The Calgary Chamber’s New Chair: Brent Cooper on the path forward", Business in Calgary magazine, February 2020
- Memberships
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- Law Society of Alberta
- Canadian Bar Association
- Calgary Chamber of Commerce
- Community
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- The Calgary Chamber of Commerce
- Chair, 2020-Present
- Vice Chair, 2018-2019
- Board of Directors, 2014-2018
- Chair of the Policy Directions Committee
- Human Resources & Governance Committee, 2014-2017
- Calgary Opera
- Board of Directors, 2012-2016
- Cantare Children’s Choir
- Board member
- Spiritus Band Association
- Former vice president
- Ecole St. Cecilia Charitable Society
- Former president
- The Calgary Chamber of Commerce
- Teaching Roles & Speaking Engagements
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SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
HOST & FACILITATOR
Executive Roundtable
Soul of the Next Economy Conference, November 2019
MODERATOR
The interplay of the Cannabis industry and the laws between Canada and the United States
TAGLaw Western Regional Meeting, March 2019
SPEAKER
Employment Law: What every employer needs to know
BILD Calgary Region, June 2017
SPEAKER
Resolving and Avoiding Shareholder Disputes
McLeod Law Directors’ Circle, December 2016
SPEAKER
Directors’ Liability and Techniques to Minimize Exposure to Risks