I am an independent commercial arbitrator and mediator. Previously, I was counsel at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP where I practiced commercial litigation, arbitration and administrative law for more than 25 years, advising and representing clients on complex and technical issues.

My experience spans a variety of industries including electricity generation and transmission, oil and gas (oilsands, pipelines and LNG), construction, aviation, trucking, real estate development, health care and cannabis. I have handled disputes involving shareholder, limited partnership, joint operating, joint venture, franchise, co-operation, asset purchase, cogeneration and maintenance agreements.

As an arbitrator, I have experience with multi-party disputes and have been appointed to ad hoc, institutional, domestic and international arbitrations as sole arbitrator, chair and as co-arbitrator. I am on the rosters of a number of arbitral institutions including the CPR’s Panels of Distinguished Neutrals (Global Panel), ICDR Canada, and the Vancouver International Commercial Arbitration Centre (Domestic and International Panels). In addition to sitting as an arbitrator, I was an adjudicator under the Canada Labour Code and a Panel Chair on the Alberta Insurance Councils Appeal Board for a number of years.

I am a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (“CIArb”) and Past Chair of the CIArb’s Canada Branch. I frequently served as one of the instructors of CIArb’s Accelerated Route to Fellowship Course which is designed for experienced dispute resolution professionals.

• Mediating the Litigated Case, Straus Institute of Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University, 2021
• LL.B., University of Alberta, 1993
• B.A.(Hons.), Political Science, University of Calgary, 1990

• Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, 2014
• Member, Law Society of Alberta, 1994
• Member, Western Arbitration Chambers
• Director, Vancouver International Arbitration Centre
• Past Chair, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Canada Branch
• Member, Western Canada Commercial Arbitration Society
• Panelist, CPR’s Panels of Distinguished Neutrals – Global Panel
• Panelist, International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) Canada Panel of Arbitrators
• Panelist, ICDR International Panel of Mediators
• Panelist, Vancouver International Commercial Arbitration Centre – Domestic and International Panels
• Cnadian Academy of Distinguished Neutrals
• Member, Canadian Roster for Dispute Settlement Panels under Chapter 19 (Trade Remedies) of the North American Free Trade Agreement
• Member, Article 31.22 Advisory Committee on Private Commercial Disputes under Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA)

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