Douglas A. McGillivray, K.C.
Counsel
Experience
Douglas's focus is on:
Commercial and general litigation
- Extensive experience in corporate, commercial, contractual, product liability and professional negligence liability claims including class action matters
Construction litigation
- Extensive experience in industrial, oil and gas, commercial and institutional construction disputes including claims involving product liability, delay and cost overruns and faulty design and workmanship issues
Energy litigation
- Extensive experience in oil and gas litigation including contractual, joint venture, accounting, royalty, operator and other energy related disputes
Franchise, dealerships and distributorships
- Provides advice and direction including litigation services when franchise relations break down
Insurance and risk management litigation
- Extensive experience in insurance & risk management litigation including construction matters, director and officer liability issues and coverage issues and recommendations
Securities litigation
- Advises in all areas of corporate securities litigation including shareholder disputes, oppression actions as well as civil claims of fiduciary duty, secondary market misrepresentation and other securities-related causes of action
Commercial arbitration
- Active in domestic and international arbitration proceedings
Community involvement
Douglas is a member of Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the Simon House Recovery Centre. He is a past member of Board of Directors of the Boys and Girls Club of Calgary and volunteers at the Calgary Drop-In Centre.
Professional involvement
- The Advocate Society, Chair of the Alberta Advisory Committee
Law Society of Alberta
- President, 2005-2006
- President Elect, 2004-2005
- Bencher, 1999-2006
- Past Chair, Finance Committee, Conduct Committee and Civil Practice Advisory Committee
- Past Vice Chair, Insurance Committee, Membership, Credentials and Education Committee and Professional Responsibility Committee
- Past Member, Executive Committee and Practice Review Committee
Law Reform Institute
- Past Member, Rules of Court Review Committee and Working Committee on Discovery & Evidence and Class Action Working Committee
Federation of Societies of Canada
- Past Chair, Judicial Appointments Committee
- Past Vice-President, Anti-Terrorism & Money Laundering Committee
- Past Member, Accreditation of Law Degrees Task Force and National Payments Association Committee
Government of Alberta
- Past Member, Provincial Court Judicial Counsel Committee and Provincial Court Nominating Committee
- Ad Hoc Law Society representative to Insurance Act Minor Injury Reform Implementation Committee
Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, Lecturer in Continuing Education programs
Lecturer in insurance law, construction law, employment law, civil procedures, insurance law, and dissenting shareholder rights on behalf of the Legal Education Society of Alberta
Professional associations
- Member, Law Society of Alberta
- Member, Canadian Bar Association
- Member, Calgary Bar Association
- Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
Representative work
Awards
Recent honours and recognition
Recommended lawyer in the area of corporate and commercial litigation by in Best Lawyers in Canada (annually since 2009)
Named as a litigation star in Benchmark Litigation Canada in energy and natural resources, general commercial, and insurance and securities (annually since 2014)
Publications
December 5, 2022
Can limited arbitration help alleviate institutional delay in Alberta?
News
August 24, 2023
Forty-one BD&P lawyers recognized in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers Canada
August 25, 2022
Thirty-five BD&P lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers in Canada, 2023 edition
April 28, 2021
Fifteen BD&P litigation lawyers ranked in Benchmark Canada 2021
August 27, 2020
Thirty-four lawyers recognized in the 2021 edition of the Best Lawyers in Canada guide
April 14, 2020
Thirteen BD&P litigation lawyers ranked in Benchmark Canada 2020
August 21, 2019
31 BD&P lawyers included in 2020 edition of Best Lawyers in Canada
March 26, 2019
Ten litigation partners ranked in the 2019 edition of Benchmark Canada
November 29, 2018
Legal 500 Canada recognizes the expertise of fifteen BD&P lawyers
August 21, 2018