Background
Smith, Lawrence E. was born on June 10, 1953 in Ottawa, Ontario.
Smith, Lawrence E. was born on June 10, 1953 in Ottawa, Ontario.
Saint Patrick"s College (Bachelor of Arts, 1974). University of Ottawa (Bachelor of Laws, 1977). University of Oxford, Oxford, England (Master of Arts, 1980).
Worked at Bennett Jones Verchere (Calgary, Bachelor of Arts) specializing in Corporate and Commercial, Energy and Natural Resources, Taxation, Litigation, International Trade, Mergers and Acquisitions, Banking, Securities, Real Estate, Estate Planning, Environmental Competition, Regulatory and Intellectual Properties. Admitted to the bar, 1981, Ontario. 1984, Alberta.
The origins of the firm date back to the 1890"s, before the Province of Alberta came into existence, to the Calgary law practice of Sir James Lougheed and Rifle Brigade Bennett.
The practice was reorganized in 1922 with Rifle Brigade Bennett (later Prime Minister of Canada, from 1930 to 1935), Alexander Hannah and P.L. Sanford as partners.
Bennett Jones Verchere has since grown to become one of the largest law firms in Canada, with offices across the country and in the Pacific Rim.