Julia Lisztwan, partner at Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP, is a commercial litigator and arbitration lawyer whose practice focuses on complex, high‑stakes disputes with cross‑border and regulatory dimensions. She advises clients on commercial litigation, real estate and land disputes, corporate governance matters, and energy‑related disputes, and regularly acts in domestic and international commercial arbitrations and mediations.
Julia has appeared as counsel before the Alberta Court of King’s Bench, the Alberta Court of Appeal, the Federal Court of Appeal, and arbitration tribunals seated in Canada and abroad. Prior to joining BD&P, she practiced at a leading international law firm in New York and clerked at both the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Her international background informs her strategic approach to complex disputes.
