Steve Raby, KC
Senior Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
Biography
Steve Raby maintains a dynamic commercial real estate practice, acting for developers, lenders, vendors and purchasers, landlords and tenants and for one of Calgary’s leading residential developers.
Mr. Raby has extensive experience in all aspects of commercial real estate transactions, municipal planning and subdivision, leasing law, condominium law, construction law and mortgage law.
Professional experience
Collapse allLL.B., University of Alberta, 1977
- Alberta 1978
- Chambers Canada, Alberta: Real Estate (Band 1), Chambers and Partners, 2019-2023
- Best Lawyers in Canada: Real Estate Law, 2006-2024
- Best Lawyers in Canada: Real Estate Law "Lawyer of the Year," 2024
- Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, 2011-2023: recommended in Property Development; 2021-2023: recommended in Property Leasing
- Recipient of CBA - Alberta branch and the Law Society of Alberta 2020 Distinguished Service Award for Service to the Profession
- Who's Who Legal: Canada - Real Estate 2020
- Expert Guide, 2010: Real Estate Lawyers
- Recipient of Legal Education Society of Alberta’s 25th Anniversary Award for Volunteer Excellence
- Canadian Bar Association
- Past chair, Southern Alberta Real Estate Subsection (1992-1994)
- Past chair, National Real Property Section (1994-1996)
- Law Society of Alberta
- President (2012-2013)
- Bencher (2004-2013)
- Chair, Trust Safety Committee (2008-2012)
- Instructor, real estate course, bar admission course: 1985-1987, 1993-2004
- Chair, Alberta Lawyers Indemnity Association Advisory Board, 2014 - present
- Alberta Law Foundation
- Chair, (2005-2011)
- Federation of Law Societies of Canada
- Alberta Council Representative, 2013 - 2019; President (effective November 15, 2020)
- Calgary Bar Association
- Executive member 1993-2001
- Past president, 2000
- Sessional instructor, University of Calgary, Faculty of Law, real estate transactions: 1999-2002, 2013-present
- Contributor and instructor, Real Estate Panel, Alberta Law Conference: 1990, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2012
- Instructor at 2006 LESA refresher course on real estate
- Past chair, Alberta Law Foundation (2005-2011)