Practice Focus
- Employment & Labour
- Commercial & General Litigation
- Energy Litigation
- Franchises, Dealerships and Distributorships
Relevant Experience
- Appears before all levels of Court in Alberta and the Federal Court of Canada
- Appears before the Alberta Labour Relations Board, the Canada Industrial Relations Board, the Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board and the Alberta Human Rights Commission
- Advises clients regarding termination and layoff strategy
- Drafts collective agreements, employment agreements, independent consultant contracts, change of control and retention agreements
- Advises clients concerning personnel procedures and policies, drug and alcohol policies, restrictive covenant obligations and site access issues
- Advises clients on downsizing, corporate transactions, defending employment-related litigation and discrimination complaints
- Advises clients relating to union matters, including collective agreements, unfair labour practice complaints, duties of fair representation, certification and revocation, and successor and common employer applications
- Represents parties at grievance arbitrations
Practice Areas
Education
- University of Alberta, Bachelor of Laws, 1996
- Brigham Young University, Bachelor of Arts (cum laude), 1993
Bar Admission
Professional Associations
- Member, Law Society of Alberta
- Member, Canadian Bar Association
- Member, Calgary Bar Association
Honours & Recognition
- Named in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as a leading lawyer in the area of Employment Law (Employer and Employee, 2017-2020
- Named as a Litigation Star in Benchmark Canada, the Guide to Canada’s Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys in the areas of Employment and Labour, Energy and Natural Resources and Securities, 2017-2020
- Named in Chambers Canada as a leading lawyer in Employment and Labour (Alberta), 2019 & 2020
- Named in Best Lawyers in Canada as a recommended lawyer in the area of Labour and Employment Law, annually since 2008
- Named as a Future Star in Benchmark Canada, the Guide to Canada’s Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys, 2014-2016
Presentations
- Guest Lecturer, Employment Termination Best Practices Seminar, Calgary, 2010
- Guest Lecturer, Employee Termination and Restructuring Conference, Calgary, 2009
- Co-authored with Ben Aberant, In an Economic Downturn are Less Reasons Needed and Fewer Second Chances Granted?, presented at the Incisive Media Western Canada Employee Terminations & Restructuring Conference, September 2009
Professional & Firm Involvement
- Member, Executive Committee, BD&P
- Leader, Employment & Labour Business Unit, BD&P