Karla Severo

Karla Severo

Associate
Calgary
About

Karla Severo is a member of the Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations Group. She practices in the area of ‎commercial and regulatory litigation, with a focus on energy and environment.

Karla represents clients and assists senior counsel on a broad range of commercial and regulatory matters. Her litigation experience includes contractual disputes, administrative law, and environmental law. 

Karla articled with the firm and spent part of her articles on secondment with a leading Canadian energy company, where she gained firsthand experience with the regulatory and environmental issues facing the oil & gas industry.

Karla earned her law degree at the University of Fortaleza, Brazil, where she worked as a researcher in international law with a focus on diplomatic relations.

Areas of FocusLitigation, Arbitration and InvestigationsEnergy and Natural ResourcesEnvironment, Health and Safety
Bar admissionsAlberta, 2026
Education
  • Certificate of Qualification, Federation of Law Societies of Canada's Committee on Accreditation, 2025
  • Certificate, Foreign Trained Lawyers Program, University of Calgary, 2023
  • Certificate, International Trade and Transportation Logistics, British Columbia Institute of Technology, 2017
  • LL.B., University of Fortaleza, 2015
Languages
  • English
  • Portuguese

Prior Experience

Prior to joining DLA Piper, Karla spent nearly a decade in international supply chain and logistics. She worked closely with the Alberta and British Columbia liquor boards and the Canada Border Services Agency to keep liquor imports and exports compliant. She later joined a chemical company that develops products for the oil & gas industry, coordinating operations across Alberta, Asia and the Middle East.

This work gave her practical regulatory experience in both the liquor and oil & gas sectors.

Memberships

  • Law Society of Alberta
  • Canadian Bar Association

Connect

Phone

+1 403 698 8753
(Work, Calgary)
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