About Dessa

Dessa Nguyen is an Associate with a developing practice in complex commercial and civil litigation, assisting clients and senior counsel with contractual issues, land disputes, professional liability, Aboriginal rights claims, and fraud matters. During law school at the University of Victoria, she volunteered at the Legal Information Clinic, served as president of the International Human Rights Law Association, and provided research assistance on civil procedure, health law, and discrimination issues. Prior to joining Wilson Laycraft, Dessa worked at a large regional firm, a national business law firm, and articled at a major international firm, and has participated in both the Civil Claims Duty Counsel project and the Queen's Bench Amicus program. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degrees in Philosophy and Political Science from the University of Calgary and her Juris Doctor from the University of Victoria in 2015, and was called to the Alberta bar in 2016.

Practice areas

Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution Indigenous Law

Education & credentials

Law school
University of Victoria
Undergraduate
University of Calgary, BA Philosophy and BA Political Science

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