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Andrew's practice is focused on complex, high-stakes litigation across a wide range of areas, including commercial, construction, energy, regulatory and security disputes, corporate governance issues and class actions. Before joining BD&P in 2011, Andrew worked at a top national law firm in Toronto. Andrew has appeared as lead counsel before lower courts in Alberta and Ontario, before the Alberta Court of Appeal, before administrative tribunals and in commercial arbitrations.
Andrew's focus is on:
Commercial and general litigation
Energy litigation
Commercial arbitration
Securities and shareholder litigation
Class actions
Andrew is a Board member of Hull Services, a non-profit providing child, youth and family mental health services.
Andrew is the co-lead of BD&P's litigation group and a member of the Business Development Committee and Compensation Committee. He is also:
Part Director (2011-2021) and Past Chair (2018-2021) of the Potential Place Society.
Andrew has also presented at various conferences, panels, seminars, and other events, including:
Counsel for the plaintiff class members in Ganong v Northwynd REIT et al. This action was successfully certified as a class proceeding in 2021. The plaintiff class, consisting of hundreds of unitholders who invested over $40 million in Northwynd REIT, alleged that at the time of the wind-up in 2017, Northwynd had about $40 million in contingent assets. Instead of distributing these assets to the unitholders, the trustees transferred them to a holding company owned by Northwynd's CEO for no consideration. A favourable settlement was reached in November 2024, with the distribution of settlement proceeds to be completed in 2025.
Counsel to Inter Pipeline Ltd. in its acquisition by Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P pursuant to a statutory plan of arrangement for $6.8 billion.
Successfully represented Inter Pipeline Ltd. (IPL) in a precedent-setting case before the Alberta Securities Commission. The case addressed Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.'s use of total return swaps in its takeover bid of IPL. The decision is the first time that a Canadian securities regulator has directly addressed the use of total return swaps within the context of takeover bids following the changes to the Canadian takeover bid regime in 2016. (Re Bison Acquisition Corp., 2021 ABASC 100).
Counsel successfully representing the plaintiffs, a global manufacturing company, in multi-party litigation involving the breach of a distribution agreement and product quality issues. The plaintiffs were awarded both punitive damages and solicitor client costs against the defendants. (Manson Insulation Products Ltd. v Crossroads C&I Distributors, 2019 ABQB 684).
Counsel to MEG, a Canadian oil sands producer, and its board of directors in response to the unsolicited tender offer by Husky Energy. Husky sought to acquire the entire share capital of MEG for approximately $6 billion.
Successful defense of an application brought by a dissident shareholder seeking public interest orders under the Alberta Securities Act relating to proxy solicitation processes utilized in a hostile proxy contest. (PointNorth Capital Inc., 2017 ABASC 121).
Counsel in connection with three successful appeals and one cross appeal before Court of Appeal involving the allocation of damages from a pipeline failure and Pierringer Agreements affect the calculation of damages. (Canadian Natural Resources Limited v. Wood Group Mustang (Canada) Inc. (IMV Projects Inc.), 2018 ABCA 305)
Counsel in the successful leave application to have the Court of Appeal reconsider its earlier decision in Bedard v Amin, 2010 ABCA 3. (Canadian Natural Resources Limited v. Wood Group Mustang (Canada) Inc. (IMV Projects Inc.), 2018 ABCA 122).
Counsel to Savanna Energy Services in the defence of a $450 million hostile takeover bid by Total Energy Services Inc.
Counsel to Liquor Stores in the defense of a proxy contest initiated by a dissident institutional shareholder to gain control of Liquor Stores' board of directors. BD&P’s work included the successful defense of Liquor Stores' soliciting dealer fee arrangement before a hearing of the Alberta Securities Commission.
Counsel to the Plaintiff in a three-month trial where the defendant engineering company was found to be negligent and in breach of contract in its design of a high-temperature emulsion pipeline near Cold Lake, Alberta. (Canadian Natural Resources Limited v.Wood Group Mustang (Canada) Inc., formerly IMV Projects Inc., 2017 ABQB 106).
Counsel to Rogers Communications Inc. in successful appeal of application to stay a "system access fee" class action as an abuse of process. (Turner v Bell Mobility Inc, 2016 ABCA 21).
Counsel to the senior management team of a mining company in the successful defense of insider trading allegations before Alberta Securities Commission. (Stan, Re, 2013 ABASC 148).
Counsel to major shareholder of industrial services company in successful defense of insider trading allegations before Alberta Securities Commission. (Holtby, Re, 2013 ABASC 45)
Counsel to Paladin Labs Inc. in connection with a hostile takeover bid for Afexa, the makers of ColdFx, including in an application before the Alberta Securities Commission to set aside Afexa's rights plan. (Afexa Life Sciences Inc., Re, 2011 ABASC 532)
Counsel in successful application to have a $96 million arbitration stayed. (Canadian Natural Resources Limited v. Flatiron Constructors Canada Limited, 2018 ABQB 613)
Counsel for plaintiff class in successful application for Court approval of a partial settlement of national securities class action relating to a real estate project (Harnam v. Chandran, 2018)
Named as a Litigation Star in Benchmark Litigation Canada (2025)
Recognized by Chambers Canada as a leading lawyer in Litigation: General Commercial (2024, 2025)
Recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada in Corporate and Commercial Litigation and Securities Law (2025)
Future star in Benchmark Litigation Canada (2019-2024)
Leading lawyer in Securities Litigation by the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (2024)
Named in the Legal 500 Canada as a Leading lawyer in Litigation: General Commercial (Alberta) by Chambers Canada (2023) and recommended lawyer in Dispute resolution: Alberta (2022 - 2023)
Recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada in Corporate and Commercial Litigation (2021-2023)
Securities litigation lawyer to watch in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (2017)
Named in Lexpert's guide to the leading U.S./Canada cross-border litigation lawyers in Canada (2017)
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