Date: May 25, 2016
Kate Byers
kbyers@casselsbrock.com
t: 416 860 6759
f: 416 640 3193
Toronto
Suite 2100, Scotia Plaza
40 King Street West
Toronto, ON
Canada
M5H 3C2
Kate Byers is an associate in our Advocacy Group. Prior to joining Cassels Brock as an associate, she was
both a summer and articling student at the firm. During her articles, Kate was involved in a wide variety of
litigation matters, including franchise law litigation, solicitor negligence claims, class actions, insolvency
proceedings and securities litigation. Kate also worked on a number of share and asset purchases along with
lending and real estate transactions.
Kate received her J.D. from the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University in 2014, where she was
awarded the Alistair Fraser Award for achieving the highest academic standing in Legal Ethics & Professional
Responsibility in 2014. She graduated from Queen’s University with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in 2010,
with a major in Political Studies and a minor in Art History. In the summer of 2012, Kate obtained a certificate
in International Business Law as part of the Queen’s Global Law Program at Herstmonceux Castle in Sussex,
England.
At law school, Kate received an Honours grade for her second year compulsory moot and was nominated for
the Smith Shield, an internal moot and award. Kate represented Dalhousie at the 2014 Corporate/Securities
moot, held in Toronto, where her team’s facta were awarded second place out of 13 participating law schools
and placed fourth overall. Kate Co-Chaired the law school’s Community Outreach Society, which strengthens
ties between law school students and the Halifax community. In 2013, the society won the university-wide
Most Charitable Society Award. Kate has also participated in projects with Pro Bono Students Canada and
volunteered with St. George’s YouthNet, an after-school program for at-risk youth in Halifax’s North End.
Call to the bar
Ontario, 2015
Associations
Ontario Bar Association (OBA)
Expertise
Construction
Education
Land Development
Litigation