Laura Kumpf

Principal

Laura Kumpf (Lefebvre) is a business lawyer with Reed Pope Law Corporation. Laura supports entrepreneurs, private companies and family-owned businesses throughout all stages of the business life cycle.

Laura’s expertise includes the following:

• Acting as general corporate counsel for companies
• Advising on business formation, ownership structures and corporate governance
• Drafting and negotiating commercial contracts including shareholder agreements
• Representing clients acquiring or selling businesses in a broad range of industries
• Implementing corporate reorganizations and facilitating business succession

With M&A experience at a leading national firm and an education in business, clients appreciate Laura’s practical and collaborative approach to transactions.

Laura enjoys exploring the outdoors with her partner and two young children including hiking or snowboarding in the mountains or kayaking in Tod Inlet.

Education and Qualification

• Called to the Alberta Bar in 2014
• Called to the British Columbia Bar in 2017
• Juris Doctor with Distinction, University of Alberta Faculty of Law (2013)
• Bachelor of Business Administration with Distinction (accounting major), Okanagan College (2010)

Publications

• Author of article “Rooftop Farms” in Canadian Consulting Engineer Magazine (August 2014)
• Co-Author of chapters “Sectoral Overview I – Fisheries Sector”, “Sectoral Overview II – Parks Sector” and “Sectoral Overview III – Wildlife Sector” in the Irwin Law textbook, Public Lands and Resources Law (2016)

Professional and Community Associations

• Member, Canadian Bar Association
• Member, Victoria Bar Association
• Member, Law Society of British Columbia
• Non-Practising Member, Law Society of Alberta
• Past Volunteer with the Civil Claims Duty Counsel Project for Pro Bono Law Alberta
• Past Volunteer with the Legal Education and Reform Project for Student Legal Services
• Past President of the Environmental Law Students’ Association
• Past Volunteer with Students in Free Enterprise
• Past Volunteer Clinic Assistant with the Western Canada Society to Access Justice