Berkley D. Sells

Berkley Sells has practiced civil litigation and arbitration at Fasken for more than 27 years. In addition to acting as counsel in corporate and commercial disputes, Berkley is recognized as a leading lawyer with respect to “extraordinary relief”, including injunctions, Anton Piller search orders, Norwich disclosure orders and Mareva asset freezing orders. Berkley has extensive experience appearing as counsel in arbitrations and in court proceedings, at both the trial and appellate level, including in disputes involving: corporate governance (including oppression, directors' and officers’ duties and liability, diversion of corporate opportunities, winding-up, and hostile takeovers), professional liability (including negligence, negligent and fraudulent misrepresentations and breaches of fiduciary duties), interlocutory proceedings, internet litigation and matters involving trade secrets, employment relations, defamation, breach of confidence, contract interpretation and fraud.