Experience

Shale Anderson advises clients across a wide spectrum of business and real estate matters, specializing in corporate, commercial, and real property law to deliver tailored, strategic solutions. He is regarded for his ability to drive complex transactions, including the acquisition or disposition of office buildings, hotel and hospitality assets, industrial buildings, retail plazas, farms and acreages, and other commercial properties. Shale has a proven track record in residential real estate, having previously acted for builders, purchasers, sellers, and lenders on hundreds of residential real estate transactions. Whether navigating buying, selling, refinancing, joint venture or partnership formation, deal structuring, or project planning and development, Shale brings seasoned guidance to every real estate project.  

Shale’s corporate commercial practice draws on considerable experience advising business owners across Western Canada with respect to the launch, purchase, sale, and restructuring of operating businesses, and helping clients navigate the complexities that such transactions often entail. He addresses leasing and real estate matters, banking and lending arrangements, transfer of tangible and intellectual property, and employment matters with skill and assurance. Shale’s noteworthy transaction experience includes acting as lead counsel in high-profile matters such as the sale of the wholly owned Canadian subsidiary of an international oil & gas company and the purchase of a Canadian oilfield tools company from a US based private equity fund. He has also led the acquisition or greenfield development of multiple pharmacy locations of a national pharmacy franchise and acted for a British Columbia based family office on acquisitions, divestitures, and refinancings across their substantial portfolio of multi-residential apartment buildings. 

In addition to his corporate & commercial practice, Shale maintains a well-established wills and estates practice, supporting clients which have included individuals, families, executors, and trust companies, with complex matters involving estate planning and estate administration. Shale has achieved successful results for his clients on many Grant of Probate and Grant of Administration applications and has assisted executors on the administration of highly intricate, high-net-worth estates, many of which have involved significant corporate and real property elements. 

If your matter involves residential or commercial real estate, private company law, corporate and commercial law, asset-based lending, or wills & estates, contact Shale to move forward with clarity and confidence. 

Professional Activities

  • Member, Calgary Bar Association
  • Member, Canadian Bar Association

Awards

  • Recognized in The Best Lawyers™: Ones to Watch in Canada (2026) for Real Estate Law
  • Frederick and Marguerite Hulme Scholarship, 2015