Beth Burton is the leader of the Financial Institutions & Services Group in Gowling WLG's Calgary office and the co-lead of the firm’s National ESG group. Beth has an extensive background in financial services law, providing strategic advice to financial institutions and corporate clients in financing transactions across a range of industries including the energy, infrastructure, agricultural and real estate sectors, as well as in Indigenous economic and community development. Beth advises on cross-border financings and is also a trusted adviser in restructuring, intercreditor arrangements, corporate, and commercial matters. She has been a member of the firm’s National Diversity & Inclusion Council and was previously involved with the Law Society of Alberta’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Committee, the National Women’s Strategy Advisory Committee of Pride at Work Canada and the Law Society of Alberta’s Justicia Project. Beth has been recognized in The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, The Best Lawyers™ in Canada, and the Legal 500 Canada. In 2020, she was named one of Lexpert®’s “Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40”.
