Overview
Jenna Zaleski is an Associate in Miller Thomson’s National Financial Services group and is licensed to practice in Ontario and Alberta. Her practice focuses primarily on advising financial institutions, private lenders, and borrowers on multi-jurisdictional and cross-border commercial bilateral, club, and syndicated lending transactions, including cash flow and asset-based lending. Her clients are active in a variety of industries including agri-business, indigenous markets, telecommunications, retail, automotive, pharmaceutical, commercial real estate, technology, and sports/entertainment.
Jenna is a member of the Calgary Bar Association, Canadian Bar Association, the Law Society of Alberta, and the Law Society of Ontario. She received her Bachelor of Science Honours Specialization in Psychology and her Juris Doctor from the University of Western Ontario in 2015 and 2018, respectively. She was called to the Alberta bar in 2019, and the Ontario bar in 2020.
Professional achievements & leadership
- Best Lawyers in Canada: Ones to Watch – Banking and Finance Law, 2024 - 2025
- Margaret E. Rintoul Award in Wills, 2017
- Cheryl Waldrum Global Opportunities Award in Law, 2017
- Scholar Athlete Award, 2014-2016
- Western Alumni Association Scholarship, 2015
- University of Western Ontario Parents Fund Award, 2014
- University of Western Ontario In-Course Scholarship, 2013
- University of Western Ontario Admission Scholarship, 2011
Community involvement
- Community Legal Services, Caseworker, 2016-2017
- Alternative Dispute Resolution Clinic, Assistant Coordinator, 2016-2017
- Sports Solution Legal Clinic, Caseworker, 2015-2016
- Ronald McDonald House, Volunteer, 2013-2015
- Boys & Girls Club, Senior Tutor Volunteer, 2013-2015
Professional memberships
- Calgary Bar Association
- Canadian Bar Association
- Law Society of Alberta
- Law Society of Ontario
- Middlesex Law Association
Bar admissions & education
- Alberta, 2019
- Ontario, 2020
- J.D., Western University, 2018
- Bachelor of Science Honors Specialization Psychology, University of Western Ontario, 2015
