Home > Lawyer Bios > Larry P. Carr Q.C., Lawyer
Contact Information
Phone: 780-425-5959, ext.306
Send Email To Larry Carr: lcarr@carrlaw.com
Assistant: Maureen McKenzie
Send Email To Maureen McKenzie: mmckenzie@carrlaw.com
Admitted to Bar
Ontario, 1970
Alberta, 1979
Queen's Counsel, 1990
Education
1965 B.A.(Economics) - University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario
1968 J.D. - Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
2003 LL.M.(Securities) - York University, Toronto, Ontario
Practice Areas
- Securities
- Incorporations and Shareholder Agreements
- Employment Law
- Real Estate sales, purchases, and mortgages
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Shareholder Disputes
- Intellectual Property - trademarks
Biography
Larry was engaged in the private practice of law in Ottawa, Ontario from 1970 to 1973, when he became Corporate counsel and Secretary for Campeau Corporation, a national real estate developer; he was subsequently promoted to Vice-President and General Counsel. In 1979, he moved to Edmonton, Alberta, to become Vice-President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Banister Continental Ltd. He returned to the private practice of law in Edmonton in 1982.
Throughout his career, Larry has been engaged in corporate and commercial law. As in-house corporate counsel, Larry learned to take a practical approach to law and to develop strategies to accomplish his clients' objectives. He continues to help clients in financing their operations, selling and purchasing businesses and real estate, negotiating construction contracts and resolving disputes, enforcing builders' liens, obtaining public financing, listing shares on stock exchanges in both Canada and the U.S., and completing corporate re-organizations, mergers, and acquisitions.
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Edmonton Bar Association - served as President
- Canadian Bar Association (Alberta Branch) - served as Chair of Business Law and Securities Sections
Volunteer and Community Involvement
- Past President of both Edmonton-Whitemud Provincial and Edmonton-Strathcona Federal P.C. Associations
- Former Trustee of Capital City Savings and Credit Union I-Plan
- Served as member of the Advisory Committee of the Alberta Securities Commission
- Served for seven years as Edmonton Chapter Secretary of the Mortgage Loans Association of Alberta; currently member of the Board of Directors
- Served as a Member of the Board of the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce
- Distinguished Toastmaster status in Toastmasters International
- Frequent Speaker and Lecturer for various organizations on a variety of legal topics, including "Going Public" and "Directors and Officers Liabilities - Corporate Governance" for the Institute of Chartered Accountants, as well as the "Collection of Receivables" for the Credit Institute of Canada and the Credit Association of Edmonton.