Atty. Kevin W. Keyes
Kevin Keyes is a Partner in the firm’s Calgary office. His practice focuses on real estate development, financing and leasing.
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Kevin W. Keyes is a business and real estate attorney based in Calgary, Alberta, practicing at Parlee McLaws LLP. They have 42+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1984. Admitted to practice in Alberta (1984). Educated at Dalhousie University (LL.B., 1983) and Dalhousie University (MBA, 1983). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Leasing Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Real Estate Law (2026), and Lawyer of the Year — Commercial Leasing Law, Calgary (Canada) (2023). Serands clients in Calgary, AB and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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About
- Kevin Keyes is a Partner in the firm’s Calgary office
- His practice focuses on real estate development, financing and leasing
- Kevin has advised clients with respect to land assembly
- annexation
- purchase
- subdivision
- rezoning
- development approvals
- financing
- leasing
- management and sale of commercial and institutional projects, and public/private-sector initiatives
- Regularly assists clients in making strategic business decisions, negotiating and preparing complex commercial agreements and security documentation, and facilitating regulatory and bylaw approvals and compliance
- Has had extensive dealings with Calgary City Council, Calgary Planning Commission, Calgary Subdivision and Development Appeal Board and similar administrative bodies in other municipalities
- He has also worked on a number of interesting development projects in Mexico
- Kevin has considerable business experience, having previously worked as a project supervisor in a construction company, as a financial analyst in the food service industry and as a credit officer in export finance banking
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Real estate attorneys handle home purchases, sales, commercial transactions, title disputes, and landlord-tenant matters.
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Alberta
Practicing law in Alberta. Legal matters in Alberta are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Calgary are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Alberta state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Alberta brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Alberta courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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