Spencer T. Chimuk

Partner

Phone:403.254.3690Email:schimuk@mcleod-law.comOffice:Downtown

Assistant

Jamie Lapushinskiy

Phone:403.225.8664Email:jlapushinskiy@mcleod-law.com

Practice Areas

Employee Rights Litigation & Dispute Resolution Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution Real Estate Litigation & Dispute Resolution Construction, Development & Infrastructure Employment Law

Spencer T. ChimukPartner

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My approach to the law is practical and focused on providing real-world solutions for business needs.

Spencer practices in litigation and dispute resolution, which involves:

Contract disputes
Employment disputes
Shareholder litigation
Builders’ liens and construction disputes
Debt recovery

His clients include employees, employers, builders, owners, condominium corporations, and other individuals and businesses.

Spencer has appeared successfully before the Alberta Court of Justice, the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta, and the Alberta Court of Appeal. He has also participated in alternative dispute resolution processes, including mediation and arbitration.

Education

2013 University of Manitoba, JD

2011 The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, International Business Law and Human Rights Law exchange program

2010 McGill University, MA

2008 University of Winnipeg, BA (Honours)

Admission

2014 Alberta

Client Testimonial HighLight

What clients are saying

I had a call with Spencer Chimuk. He listened carefully, gave me several clear solutions, and was very professional. I appreciated the next-day appointment and that he told me straight what legal costs to expect. He was informative, pleasant to speak with, and helped me make a more confident decision.
Google, Client Review
This transaction is an important step in Quorum’s evolution, and McLeod Law played a key role in getting us here. Their commercial insight and ability to keep the process moving were instrumental.
Maury MarksChief Executive Officer, Quorum Information
On behalf of the staff and management of both Eagle Plains Resources and Eagle Royalties, we would like to congratulate the legal team of McLeod Law on a job well done! This was a complex, time-consuming transaction with several complicated factors - all completed under tight time constraints.
Tim TermuendePresident & CEO, Eagle Plains Resources Ltd.
We would like to recognize the efforts and achievements of McLeod Law and Rishi Chakraborty in particular. From the earliest days of negotiating our transaction with SSR Mining to the final closing, we were always confident that our needs were well-represented and that an experienced legal team always had our backs. We look forward to working with McLeod Law on future projects.
Tim TermuendePresident and Chief Executive Officer of Taiga Gold
It was a pleasure to work with Mr. Chakraborty and the team at McLeod Law throughout our transaction. Their ability to distil information, provide clear options, and sound advice inspired confidence within the board to perform its fiduciary obligations throughout the entire process. McLeod Law had the professional depth to meet our goals throughout and was instrumental in concluding our arrangemen...
Jesse Campbellon behalf of Taiga Gold’s board of directors

Employee and Employer Rights

Advising business owners regarding employment matters, including hiring, termination, policies and leaves.
Drafting and analysis of employment agreements across a variety of industries, including executive agreements, independent contractor agreements, and consulting agreements.
Drafting and analysis of employment policies, including profit sharing programs, bonus policies, share distribution plans, privacy and confidential information policies, and other policies.
Drafting and analysis of termination provisions and restrictive covenants, including non-competition, non-solicitation, and intellectual property provisions or agreements.

Employment Law

Successful negotiation, litigation, mediation, and arbitration of a variety of employment disputes acting for both employees and employers, including severance negotiations, terminations for cause and without cause, disputed bonus or share rights, and enforcement of restrictive covenants, such as non-competition and non-solicitation provisions or agreements.
Many complex severance negotiations acting for managers and executives against large, sophisticated employers.
Analysis and advice to purchasers and sellers of businesses regarding employee liabilities.
Lead counsel for Claimants and Respondents on multiple human rights claims in Alberta.
Lead counsel for a contested Freedom of Information Request for proprietary industry data from an international engineering firm.
Lead counsel concerning an alleged privacy breach investigated by the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta.

Business litigation

Tiamat Resources Inc v Procyon Resources Corp, 2021 ABQB 646. Successful defence of application to set aside general security agreement due to alleged fraudulent preference between creditors.
Taiga Gold Corp (Re), 2022 ABQB 290. Successful application for approval of a plan of arrangement contested by certain warrant holders.
Counsel on numerous successful plan of arrangement applications and business acquisitions, including the acquisition of Quorum Information Technologies by Valsoft Corporation (2025), the acquisition of Canadian Global Manufacturing by E3 Company (2025)
Wilson v. Cordy Manufacturing Inc., 2018 ABQB 592. Successfully asserted claim for standing by party who was being added late to a litigation dispute.
Counsel on a successful application in commercial court for contested seizure and disbursement of assets arising from various oil and gas working interests.
Lead counsel on multiple complex mediations and arbitrations, including disputes relating to ownership of confidential information, breaches of contract, shareholder oppression and other matters.
Successfully negotiated contested dissolutions of a franchise agreements.
Successfully negotiated and mediated purchase and sale of a variety of business, including accounting practices and a financial services practice for parties working at a national bank in Canada.

Real Estate litigation

Lead counsel for condominium corporation for a three-day arbitration with expert evidence regarding building envelope deficiencies.
Multiple successful adjudications of disputed contract claims and lien claims pursuant to the Prompt Payment and Construction Liens Act.
Lead counsel on successful negotiation and removal of approximately $2 million of lien claims on a commercial project involving a failed general contractor.
Co-counsel on complex construction dispute respecting delay damages of $13.5 million relating to construction of a high-rise office tower in Calgary.
Advised numerous clients, including contractors, developers, and landowners respecting builders’ lien claims on residential and commercial projects, including many Court applications and hearings to remove and establish the validity of lien claims.
Advised a number of condominium corporations regarding constructing deficiencies and resulting litigation, arbitration or settlement of such disputes.