Phone: 780.426.4133 Ext 310

Email: ssnyder@snyder.ca

Year of Call: 1974

Spoken Languages: English

Practice Areas

• International Commercial Transactions
• Business Services
• Family Law
• Real Estate
• Wills & Estates
• Bankruptcy & Insolvency

Stephen Snyder, managing partner of the law firm of Snyder & Associates LLP, is highly regarded both domestically and internationally for his expertise in the field of corporate law, intellectual property, and international business transactions. His clients include a number of chartered banks, trust companies, land developers, software companies, hi-tech companies and international investors, as well as construction, manufacturing, and oil and gas service companies. In recent years, many of his clients have established themselves in the international marketplaces - France, Germany, Poland, Russia, Turkmenistan, China, North Africa, Cyprus, Iran, Abu Dhabi, Dubai and other parts of the Persian Gulf.

Mr. Snyder was born in San Francisco, California. Early in life, he and his family moved to Canada, where his father pursued an academic career in music. Stephen Snyder, whose pre-law work included three years in the office of the Premier of Alberta, obtained a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Alberta. He was valedictorian of the graduating class of 1973, and was called to the Alberta Bar in 1974.

Mr. Snyder is an active member of the Edmonton community. A regular speaker on law-related matters at business and service-club events, he has served in executive capacities for The King's University College (Treasurer and Member, Board of Governors), Prairie Bible Institute (Counsel) and Cornerstone Counselling Centre (Chairman and Member, Board of Directors). He has held every elective position at his church, and is a past member of the Board of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada, Alberta Division.

Stephen Snyder's avocational interests include music and golf. He is a member of The Greenwood Singers, a choral group active in the greater Edmonton area.