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EDUCATION 1984 - B.Comm., University of Alberta 1987 - LL.B., University of Alberta 1987 - Articled to the Alberta Court of Appeal/Court of Q.B. 1988 - Admitted to the Alberta Bar 1991 - LL.M., University of Cambridge |
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| PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Don is the firm's team leader in Construction Law and his practice is primarily focused upon the construction and media industries. Within these industries, Don provides a wide range of legal services. His construction law practice involves providing advice to a large international general contractor and to many institutional and public body owners, in respect of matters including construction contracts, tendering, insurance and bonding, builders’ liens, litigation and alternate dispute resolution. Don has provided advice to Contractors and Owners in over 40 Canadian P3 Infrastructure Projects, across Canada, the U.S and Austrailia. He has participated in numerous complex oil and gas mega-projects in Alberta and U.S. He teaches the Construction Law Course at the Faculty of Law at the University of Alberta. His media law practice involves providing advice to local and national, print and broadcast media in respect of prepublication advice, and litigating issues involving defamation, contempt of court, constitutional challenges and publication bans. Don is married with two children and enjoys playing golf and playing / coaching hockey. |
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| PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS Member or Fellow of: - Canadian College of Construction Lawyers - Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships - Canadian Association of Law Teachers - Canadian Media Lawyers Association (formerly Ad IDEM - Advocates in Defence of Expression in the Media) - Canadian Bar Association - Construction and Civil Litigation Sections - Law Society of Alberta |
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| AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS - Financial Post "Best Lawyers in Canada in Construction Law and Defamation Law (2006 thru 2010) - International Who's Who of Business Lawyers, 2010-2011 - International Who's Who of Public Procurement Lawyers, 2009-2010 - 2009 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in Construction Law. |
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| LECTURER - University of Alberta, Faculty of Law - Construction Law |
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