Yewande Esan
Director
Yewande Esan is a lawyer in the power sector industry and is currently a legal counsel at TransAlta Corporation. Prior to being called to the Alberta Bar in June 2022, she practiced law in Nigeria where she gained legal experience in real estate, mortgages, and board experience. She also worked as a corporate paralegal in two Calgary based law firms prior to her call to the Alberta Bar.
When she immigrated to Canada in April 2018, Yewande joined one of CIWA’s job readiness programs which provided her with practicum experience at Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP (BDP). CIWA’s partnership with BDP enabled Yewande to access professional networks and an opportunity to secure articles with BDP which led to her secondment to TransAlta, being called to the Alberta Bar, and being retained to work as legal counsel at a great organization like TransAlta.
Yewande lives in Calgary and enjoys spending time with family, binge watching favorite movies and dancing.