4505 Canterra Tower
400 - 3rd Avenue S.W.
Calgary AB T2P 4H2

Direct Phone: 403.693.4302
Fax: 403.508.4349
Email:jkerby@mlt.com

Business Law
Banking & Corporate Finance
Agribusiness Law
First Nations Law

Jim Kerby's primary commercial practice focus is corporate finance, and mergers and acquisitions. Jim has worked extensively with business organizations of all types and sizes, including corporations, general and limited partnerships and joint ventures. He works hard to understand his clients' business environment in order to provide timely, concise and practical business and legal advice.

Jim recently played a lead role in the successful restructuring and refinancing of one of Saskatchewan's largest private corporations, and has participated in a number of major asset acquisitions and financings. As part of his corporate and commercial practice, Jim also advises a number of companies in the value-added agriculture and agricultural biotechnology sectors.

Jim's experience with MLT's Aboriginal Law Practice Group is also extensive. He currently advises a number of First Nation clients and their economic development units on a wide variety of business law issues. In addition to the structuring and financing of First Nations' business ventures, Jim is experienced in Treaty Land Entitlement claims. He was lead counsel in the 1992 settlement of the outstanding Treaty Land Entitlements of 27 First Nations in Saskatchewan. The resulting Saskatchewan Treaty Land Entitlement 'Framework Agreement' involved cash compensation of over $455 million and provided participating First Nations with the ability to acquire up to 1.6 million acres of land.

• Admitted to the Alberta Bar (2002)
• Admitted to the Saskatchewan Bar (1985)
• LL.B. (Distinction, Saskatchewan, 1984)
• B.Comm (Saskatchewan, 1981)

• ”BV Peer Review Rated", very high legal ability and ethical standards rating (Martindale-Hubbell)
• Deputy Minister's Award of Excellence (2002)

• Alberta’s Rural Development Fund - Legal Advisor (since 2006)
• Prince Albert National Park Cottage Owners' Association – President
• Agri Value-Added Investor Network - Director (since 2005)
• The Waskesiu Foundation Inc. – Director (since 2005)
• MicroBio Canada – Director (since 1990)
• Canadian Tax Foundation – Member (since 1985)
• Mitchell's Gourmet Foods – Corporate Secretary (1998-2006)
• Canadian Association of Family Enterprise – Legal Advisor (1998-2000)
• MicroBio Rhizogen – Director (1990-1996)

• “Directors, Officers and Shareholders” – Presentation to Law Society of Saskatchewan Bar Admission Course (1993 – 2002)
• “Buying and Selling a Business” – Presentation for Saskatoon Continuing Legal Education