Lisa Stiver, K.C.
Lawyer
she/herLisa's practice focuses on corporate and commercial law, with particular emphasis on commercial transactions, and on property conveyancing, leasing and financing.
Profile
Lisa Stiver, K.C., is a partner at TDS whose practice focuses on corporate and commercial law, with particular emphasis on commercial transactions, property conveyancing and financing, and public tendering and procurement. She acts for a diverse list of lenders across Canada in secured lender financing transactions for Manitoba-based owners.
As well, Lisa has significant experience in providing advice on tendering and procurement law in both the private and public sectors. She has represented clients in Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta, and British Columbia, in providing transactional advice and drafting of procurement documents to public institutions in all sectors of government.
Lisa is currently the Chair of the TDS Management Committee, after serving as a member from 2017-the present, as well as the Chair of the firm’s Business Law Practice Group. She is also on the firm’s Student Committee, having chaired it from 2012-2019.
Additional Information
Lisa graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Manitoba in 1995 with Distinction, and received her Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Manitoba in 1998.
She was called to the Bar in Manitoba in 1999.
Included in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers™ in Canada in Banking and Finance Law (since 2025)
Ranked in Chambers Canada for 2024 in the specialty of Corporate/Commercial law
Appointed King’s Counsel (K.C.) by the Manitoba Government, 2023
Lexpert’s Leading Lawyers Under 40 – 2011
Chairperson, Misericordia Health Centre Foundation
Board of Directors, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Member of United Way Finance and Administrative Committee
Member of the “Y” Sports dinner Committee in support of the JCC Rady Centre
Lex Mundi’s global Opportunities for Advancement and Leadership for Women in the Legal Profession (“GOAL”)
Vice-President of Nor’West Co-op Community Health Care Centre, Inc.
Director and Past President of Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers
Cast member, Chicago, Manitoba Theatre Centre/Manitoba Bar Association joint production (May 2008)
Cast member, The Producers, Manitoba Theatre Centre/Manitoba Bar Association joint production (May 2010)
Seminar presenter, author of written materials and Learning Group Facilitator for The Centre for Professional Legal Education program (CPLED) for the Law Society of Manitoba (2005 to present) and Virtual Assessor for the Practice Readiness Education Program (PREP).
“Supply Chain Canada, Manitoba Institute” Contract administration course (2010 to present)
Winnipeg Construction Association Construction in the Law course on Competitive Bid law (2015 to present)
The Advanced Course on Public Procurement, Osgoode Hall Law School
Developing and Drafting Procurement Documents, The Canadian Institute’s Intensive Training Course, June 28-29, 2011
Contract Management and Challenges, CCCA 2011 Spring Training Camp, April 3, 2011
How the Big Ones do their Shopping panelist, Centrallia Manitoba, 2014
RFPs and the Tendering process: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly, September 2010
Manitoba Heavy Construction Association: Construction and Competitive Bid Law
Lisa Stiver chairs the firm's management committee and comes recommended for her representation of lenders in commercial transactions and financings.Lisa Stiver Chambers and Partners Rankings
Review
- Article04|04|2020
COVID-19 & Contracts: Can I get out of a Contract due to the Pandemic? The short answer is: it depends. Most commercial agreements provide for parties to be excused from… Learn More
- Article03|26|2019
The Institute of Communication Agencies (ICA) published It’s Time to Change the Agency Selection Process. You can register a free copy by clicking here. Our lawyer Lisa Stiver contributed to… Learn More
- Article10|01|2010
Will Your Liability Clause Withstand The Tercon Test The law of tendering and procurement for goods and services has been an area of mounting litigation over the past few… Learn More
- Client Impact11|22|2017
The sale of the Medical Arts Building (a 15-storey multi-tenant professional & medical services building located at 233 Kennedy Street, including a surface parking lot and adjacent parkade), for $15.5… Learn More
- Client Impact05|09|2016
The purchase of the Medical Arts Building, located at 233 Kennedy Street, for $7.9 million closed on November 1, 2015. This purchase included the adjoining surface-parking lot, as well as… Learn More
