Preston Brasch
Associate
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
Biography
Preston Brasch is an associate based in our Calgary office. He is licensed to practice law in Alberta and Colorado, and has a developing cross-border practice that includes complex commercial dispute resolution and employment and labour. Preston's clients operate in a wide range of industries, including technology, aerospace, energy, food and agriculture, and transportation.
Preston regularly advises his clients on all aspects of commercial dispute resolution, and has represented clients in the Alberta Provincial Court and the Alberta Court of King's Bench. His complex commercial litigation experience includes disputes arising from licensing use agreements, multi-party construction, negligence in the context of a multi-family residential fire, and allegations of breach of confidence, breach of fiduciary duties and the disclosure of trade secrets.
Preston's employment practice includes advising employers in both the unionized and non-unionized contexts, and at the federal and provincial levels in Canada. Preston's employment experience includes claims related to employment and human rights disputes, interpretation of legislation and regulations, drafting policies and employment contracts, and mergers and acquisitions.
During law school, Preston served as Notes and Comments Editor for the internationally published Energy Law Journal, for which he received the Marla Mansfield Award for Excellence for his contributions to the journal. He also participated in an international exchange program at the University College Dublin, represented his law school at a national moot court competition, externed at the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program at Harvard Law School, and was the recipient of the full-tuition Dean Rogers Scholarship.
Professional experience
Collapse allJ.D., University of Tulsa College of Law, 2018
B.A., Colorado College, 2009
- Alberta 2020
- Colorado State Bar 2018
- Assisted with the 2022 Lexpert Canadian Law Awards' Gold Winning M&A Deal of the Year: Norton Rose Fulbright wins three gold awards at 2022 Canadian Law Awards | Global law firm | Norton Rose Fulbright
- Dean John Rogers Scholarship, University of Tulsa College of Law, 2015-2018
- Marla E. Mansfield Award, Energy Law Journal, 2018
- Anne von Bibra Sutton German Scholarship, 2009
- University of Regensburg Scholarship, 2007-2008
- "Return" to work? | S2 EP3 | Canada | Global law firm | Norton Rose Fulbright.
- "Free Menstrual Products in Canadian Federally Regulated Workplaces," Global Workplace Insider Blog, Norton Rose Fulbright, October 31, 2022.
- "Looking to the Horizon: Upcoming Strategy Reveal for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission," Global Workplace Insider Blog, Norton Rose Fulbright, October 11, 2022.
- "2nd Circuit finds that Terminated Whistleblower Employees Must Prove Retaliatory Intent in Sarbanes-Oxley Act Lawsuits," Global Workplace Insider Blog, Norton Rose Fulbright, September 2, 2022.
- "The Rising Tide of Pay Transparency Legislation - How Employers Can Prepare," Global Workplace Insider Blog, Norton Rose Fulbright, September 19, 2022.
- "Secondments: What Employers Should Consider," Global Workplace Insider Blog, Norton Rose Fulbright, August 23, 2022.
- "11th Circuit decides Retaliation Protections do not Protect Prior Misconduct," Global Workplace Insider Blog, Norton Rose Fulbright, August 23, 2022.
- "New York State bill raises the stakes for employer safety liability: lifts cap on restitution and imposes significant fines for workplace deaths and injuries," Global Workplace Insider Blog, Norton Rose Fulbright, July 27, 2022.
- "Alberta Court of Appeal Overturns Finding that Administrative Penalty Survives Bankruptcy," Securities Litigation and Enforcement Blog, Norton Rose Fulbright, January 13, 2022.
- "Update Regarding the Good Faith and Best Interests Requirements of the Test for Leave to Commence Derivative Actions," Securities Litigation and Enforcement Blog, Norton Rose Fulbright, January 26, 2021.
- "BC Court of Appeal Clarifies the Good Faith and Best Interests Requirements of the Test for Leave to Commence Derivative Actions," Securities Litigation and Enforcement Blog, Norton Rose Fulbright, December 2, 2020.
- Canadian Bar Association
- Calgary Bar Association
- Law Society of Alberta
- Colorado Bar Association
- English
- German
News
Client work
Black Swan Energy sells to Tourmaline for C$1.2bn
August 17, 2021