Marlé Riley is a litigation and administrative law practitioner with a strong focus on energy regulatory and natural resources law. She advises clients across the full spectrum of natural resources matters and acts for clients in the solar, oil and gas, manufacturing, and mining sectors.
Marlé regularly appears before regulatory tribunals and boards, including the Alberta Utilities Commission, Alberta Energy Regulator, and Canada Energy Regulator, and represents clients before the superior courts of Alberta.
Her energy regulatory practice spans facility applications, inquiries, rate proceedings, compliance matters, inspections, investigations, and professional discipline. She is also deeply engaged in regulatory and environmental due diligence, including complex site assessments, contamination reviews, and risk analysis for major transactions.
In the natural resources space, Marlé provides litigation services and strategic advice on environmental compliance, Indigenous consultation, project structuring, transactional support, dispute resolution, and legal risk management.
Prior to relocating to Canada, Marlé practiced as a barrister in South Africa for over a decade, appearing before all levels of court, including the Constitutional Court in the landmark case Kham and Others v Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa and Another, 2016 (2) SA 338 (CC), which redefined the standards for free and fair municipal elections.
She currently serves on the executive of the Canadian Bar Association’s Southern Alberta Administrative Law Section and has held the role of case law officer since 2022.
