Biography

Lauren Barteluk (Kautz) is a partner at Carbert Waite LLP and the co-chair of the personal injury practice group.

Lauren has been practicing law since 2012 and have been at Carbert Waite LLP since 2014. She obtained a B.Sc. in Earth Sciences from the University of Calgary in 2008 and a J.D. from the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University in 2011.

Lauren’s current practice is in general civil litigation, and particular, the areas of employment, human rights, health, and personal injury law.

In her employment practice, Lauren advises and represents employees and employers on human rights issues and on all aspects of employment relationship, including representing her clients through complex litigation.

Lauren advises employees on workplace issues, such as harassment, performance, management, disability management, leaves of absences, contract negotiations, changes to terms of employment, accommodations and discriminations , how to navigate company restructuring or mergers and acquisitions, and safety. She also advises employees on employment terminations and post-employment obligations such as restrictive covenants.

Lauren drafts policies and contracts for her employer clients, as well as advises them on disability management, performance management, shareholder disputes, employment issues in mergers and acquisitions, privacy issues, labour relations matters, terminations of employment, safety, and human rights issues. She also provides employers with strategic and legally sound advice on succession planning, compensation and retention packages, large scale staff reductions, and policy planning.

In the area of health law, Lauren represents various health care institutions on legal issues and in defence of medical malpractice and occupiers’ liability claims. Lauren also represents individual medical malpractice and occupier’s liability claims. Lauren also represents individual medical professionals, and assists them in drafting contracts, policies, and consent forms. She also assists medical professionals with understanding their professional and privacy related obligations and provides them with advice in growing or starting their businesses.

In her personal injury practice, Lauren represents individuals who have been injured because of the negligence of others, such as in motor vehicle accidents. Lauren also represents owners and occupiers in defence of claims of negligence, such as slip and falls.

Lauren is recognized for her compassionate, thoughtful, detailed, and firm approach as well her willingness to understand the issues important to her clients and find practical solutions to disputes.

In addition to her practice, since 2024, Lauren has taught “Human Rights: Workplace Health and Safety” through the University of Alberta. She regularly speaks at conferences and seminars on a variety of employment and health related topics.

Outside of work, Lauren volunteers with the Alberta Lawyers’ Assistance Society and through the Mentor Express/ Mentor Connect programs of the Law Society of Alberta. She also regularly volunteers with her childrens’ school and sporting activities.