Year called to the Bar: 1990
Passionate about being an integral team member on infrastructure and other construction projects, including public-private partnerships. Led and advised on legal teams for many projects in health (Fort St. John, Surrey Outpatient, Royal Jubilee), transportation (Golden Ears, Grimstad, Kicking Horse, Henday, Calgary), education (Alberta and New Brunswick schools), water/wastewater (Britannia, Sooke), and corrections (Allouette, Surrey Pre-trial) in Canada, the US, Europe and Asia for public authorities, developers and design-builders. Partner and Vancouver regional leader of BLG’s Construction, Engineering, Surety and Fidelity Group and International Construction Projects Group. Frequent author, lecturer, and co-author: Practical Law of Architecture, Engineering and Geoscience (2nd ed., Pearson, 2010). Selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2012 in the field of construction law, and recognized by PLC Which Lawyer? and Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business. Fellow of the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers. Professional Engineer licensed in Saskatchewan and BC. Called to the Saskatchewan Bar in 1990 and BC Bar in 1999.