Sandra Aigbinode Lange - Lawyer

Name: Sandra Aigbinode Lange 

Industry: Law 

Job Title and Employer: Lawyer at McCarthy Tétrault LLP 

Area of Expertise: Litigation and Arbitration 

Bio: Sandra (Aigbinode) Lange is a corporate commercial litigator with McCarthy Tétrault’s Litigation Group in Calgary. She supports clients with their litigation, arbitration and appellate disputes. She has successfully represented clients before all levels of court in Alberta and Ontario, and she has also appeared as counsel at the Supreme Court of Canada. She is recognized as a Rising Star in dispute resolution by The Legal 500 Canada; as “Ones to Watch” by Best Lawyers in Canada for corporate and commercial litigation; and as Top 40 Under 40 Calgary by Avenue Magazine’s Class of 2021.  

Prior to joining private practice, Sandra was a Crown Prosecutor with the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service where she regularly conducted criminal trials and appeals of varying complexities. She is a zealous advocate inside the courtroom. She is also an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (ACIArb), and her arbitral experiences combined with her litigation experiences allow for a balanced approach to bring the best results for her clients. Sandra’s diverse legal background allows her to think creatively and strategically in negotiating effective resolutions for her clients inside and outside of court.  

Sandra is passionate about Pro Bono work, diversity and inclusion, and community engagement. She is a supervising lawyer for the Pro Bono Students Canada Dare to Dream Project, which delivers a mock trial program to Siksika First Nation students. She is also a regular volunteer with the Civil Claims Duty Counsel Project, and the Queen’s Bench Amicus Project, which provide pro bono legal advice to unrepresented litigants in the Alberta courts. Sandra is the Race Action Group Lead for Calgary for the firm’s Inclusion Now program. 

Sandra obtained her BCL and LLB / JD from the McGill University Faculty of Law. During law school, she was the Class President for two years, and the Director of the Innocence McGill Legal Clinic. She was also a founding executive member of the McGill Journal of Dispute Resolution. She received numerous awards, and was inducted into the McGill Scarlet Key Society. She also completed an exchange program at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. 

Sandra is a committee member for the City of Calgary’s Public Safety Citizen Oversight Committee and the CBA Inns of Court Committee. She is also a member of the Law Society of Alberta, the Canadian Bar Association, the Calgary Bar Association, the Association of Women Lawyers, and the Canadian Association of Black Lawyers. 

Fun Fact: Sandra has travelled to over 30 countries. 

Social Media Accounts or Website:  

twitter @sandyosh;  

https://www.mccarthy.ca/en/people/sandra-aigbinode-lange;  

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandraaigbinode/?originalSubdomain=ca