Practice Focus
- Commercial & General Litigation
- Tort and contract claims
- Construction litigation
- Insolvency and receivership litigation
- Energy Litigation
- Securities Litigation
- Tax Litigation
Courtroom Experience
- Barry has been primary counsel in over 70 reported decisions before the Alberta Courts, the Tax Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada.
Practice Areas
Education
- Osgoode Hall Law School, Bachelor of Laws, 1980
- Middlebury College, Vermont, Bachelor of Arts, Psychology and History, 1977
Bar Admission
Professional Associations
- Member, Law Society of Alberta
- Member, Canadian Bar Association
- Member, Calgary Bar Association
- Past Member, Canadian Bar Association Insurance Committee
- Past Member, National Council of the Canadian Bar Association
Honours & Recognition
- Named as a Litigation Star in Benchmark Canada, the Guide to Canada’s Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys in the areas of General Commercial, Insurance, Securities and Tax, 2019
Professional History
- Partner at BD&P since 1987
- Joined BD&P in 1984 through its merger with Homme Baker
- Practiced with Homme Baker, Barristers & Solicitors, 1981-1984
Professional Activities
- Past Chair, National Law Day
- Past Chair, Alberta Law Day Committee
- Past Chair, Calgary Law Day Committee
- Past Instructor, University of Calgary, Faculty of Law
