Naomi Iskra is the founder of Keystone Legal, a boutique firm advising and representing clients across Alberta in matters where personal relationships, private wealth, business interests, and long-term planning intersect. The practice covers contested litigation and resolution-focused advisory work in equal measure, and it is built on judgment formed on both sides of the table: as counsel, and as an owner who built, ran, and sold a business of her own.
On the family side, she acts in divorce and separation, parenting disputes, child and spousal support, division of family property, and emergency protection and restraining order applications. On the estates side, her work includes estate administration, will challenges, undue influence claims, executor disputes, and contested passings of accounts. Her commercial litigation practice spans shareholder, partnership, and contract disputes involving closely held businesses, and she brings civil claims arising from intimate partner violence, harassment, and defamation, including cease and desist letters and injunctive relief. She also appears in professional discipline proceedings, represents clients in mediation and arbitration, and acts in the Alberta Court of Justice and the Alberta Court of King’s Bench when required.
Her approach emphasizes disciplined preparation, command of the financial and evidentiary record, and rigorous application of the disclosure obligations and procedural rules governing each matter. Where settlement serves the client, she negotiates from a position of preparation rather than posture. Where contested proceedings are necessary, she advances the file through the application, trial, and appeal stages.
Her advisory practice serves founders, professionals, athletes, entertainers, creators, and privately held businesses across private client and wealth planning, estate planning and administration, business and governance, intellectual property and creative matters, sports, entertainment and digital media, privacy, and professional discipline. That work includes contract negotiation, endorsement and sponsorship arrangements, image and likeness matters, intellectual property strategy, ownership and governance structure, and the protection of personal and commercial reputation. Clients retain her during periods of significant transition requiring discretion, strategic clarity, and careful coordination across personal, financial, and corporate interests.
Before entering legal practice, Naomi was an equity partner and executive leader in a professional corporation, and worked through diligence, negotiation, and closing from the ownership side when the corporation was acquired by a national consolidator in an eight-figure transaction in 2024. That experience gave her direct command of governance, ownership transitions, and deal structuring, along with corporate financial statements, tax filings, and the structures through which income and assets move in closely held enterprises. That commercial fluency carries into her advisory, negotiation, and contested work alike.
Naomi holds a Juris Doctor and a Bachelor of Civil Law from McGill University’s Faculty of Law in Montreal, the oldest law school in Canada and among the world’s leading law faculties, where the integrated program trains lawyers to work fluently across the common law and civil law traditions. Her legal training rests on a fully bilingual formation: educated in France through the baccalauréat, she went on to earn an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Études françaises with First Class Standing, a Bachelor of Education in French as a Second Language, and a Certificate of Bilingualism, all from York University’s Glendon College in Toronto. She is a member of the Law Society of Alberta and provides legal services in English and French across the province.
Within Keystone Legal’s virtual practice across Alberta, Raj oversees the operational and technological infrastructure that supports practice management systems, client intake coordination, billing administration, workflow optimization, document systems, and digital operations, helping ensure each matter is supported by organized, efficient, and reliable processes.
Raj brings more than a decade of experience supporting professional services and small-business operations in complex administrative and technical environments. His background includes practice management software, workflow systems, content management, financial coordination, and digital infrastructure. That experience informs his systems-focused approach to firm operations, where precision, consistency, and discretion are central to maintaining a modern private client practice.
Raj holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Indira Gandhi National Open University and completed advanced studies in professional accounting through the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. His background in financial reporting and operational systems supports the firm’s billing oversight, accounts coordination, and internal administrative processes.
Fluent in English, Hindi, and Punjabi, Raj supports the firm with a detail-oriented, technology-driven approach to client service and operational management.
Raj also maintains an ongoing interest in technology, digital systems, and writing on emerging developments in online infrastructure and modern platforms.
Joshua provides full-time legal assistant support to the firm, including administrative coordination, document handling, scheduling, and day-to-day file workflows.
He holds a Bachelor of Education from Ontario Tech University, with Intermediate-Senior qualifications in Biology and General Science and additional qualifications in Health and Physical Education and the Junior Division. He also holds an Honours Bachelor of Science from the University of Toronto, with a double major in Biology for Medical Science and Environmental Science. He is a certified teacher in both Ontario and Alberta.
Before moving into legal support full-time, he taught for three years with the Calgary Catholic School District, as well as in substitute and homeroom roles across Ontario and Alberta, covering classrooms from Grade 1 to Grade 12 in subjects including science, mathematics, and physical education.
That background informs a structured and disciplined approach to scheduling, document organization, and communication across files.
Within Keystone Legal’s virtual practice across Alberta, Nikolai supports the day-to-day administration of the firm, including client intake coordination, scheduling, correspondence management, document handling, file organization, and account and billing follow-up, helping ensure that each matter moves forward on a consistent and reliable administrative footing.
Nikolai brings more than a decade of experience in client service and operational support for North American businesses. Most recently, he served as an acquisition manager for a United States operator, where he conducted market research and owner outreach, coordinated transactions from initial contact through closing, and supported daily operations including customer support, account administration, records management, and CRM oversight. That experience informs a methodical approach to administrative work, where accuracy, follow-through, and discretion are central to supporting a private client practice.
Nikolai completed an Associate degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management at Centro Escolar University in Manila. His training in hospitality operations, service standards, and guest relations underpins the client-facing side of his work, where responsiveness, professionalism, and attention to detail shape every interaction.
Fluent in English and Tagalog, Nikolai supports the firm with a detail-oriented and responsive approach to client communication and administrative coordination.
His background in high-volume client service and operational coordination supports the firm’s intake process, scheduling systems, and internal administrative workflows, and reflects the firm’s emphasis on organized and responsive client communication.
Andrew is a Summer Law Student at the firm. He is a Juris Doctor candidate in the French Common Law Program at the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from York University’s Glendon College, where he graduated with First Class Standing and earned a Certificate of Bilingualism in French and English. He completed a French Baccalauréat in Literature at Lycée Henri Matisse in Vence, France.
During the summer of 2025, Andrew served as a Summer Law Student at a criminal defence law firm in the Greater Toronto Area, supporting the firm’s criminal litigation practice.
Prior to law school, he worked in administrative and operational roles in Vaughan, Ontario, supporting day-to-day business operations and client-facing functions in a regulated professional services environment. He has also coached and mentored youth soccer at the competitive level, including supporting team travel and tournament coordination abroad.
His summer with the firm is observational and learning-focused, providing exposure to private client and civil litigation practice through structured learning sessions, file walkthroughs on redacted scenarios, and observation of meetings and proceedings where client consent permits. He works in both English and French.
Rebecca is a Summer Law Student at the firm. She is a Juris Doctor candidate in the French Common Law Program at the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in French and Hispanic Studies from York University’s Glendon College, where she earned a Certificate of Bilingual Proficiency in French and English. She completed a French Baccalauréat in Literature at Lycée Henri Matisse in Vence, France.
She has been recognized for academic achievement with the York University Continuing Student Scholarship and the Escott Reid Bilingual Excellence Scholarship.
Prior to law school, she worked in educational and tutoring roles in Toronto and Markham, delivering individualized French instruction to students at varying proficiency levels and supporting classroom and curriculum development in a Montessori environment.
Her summer with the firm is observational and learning-focused, providing exposure to private client and civil litigation practice through structured learning sessions, file walkthroughs on redacted scenarios, and observation of meetings and proceedings where client consent permits. She works in English and French, with advanced (C1) proficiency in Spanish.
