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Practice Expertise
- Arbitration / Mediation
- Class Action Law
- Insolvency and Restructuring
- Litigation
Areas of Practice
- Arbitration / Mediation
- Class Action Law
- Insolvency and Restructuring
- Litigation
Profile
Jack maintains a broad commercial litigation practice with a focus on insolvency and restructuring, debtor-creditor remedies, real estate, banking, fraud, and energy-related matters. He advises companies, directors, shareholders, lenders, and accounting professionals on all aspects of insolvency and restructuring proceedings under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act and the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, both in Canada and in cross-border contexts.
Jack also has significant experience in international commercial arbitration, including representing clients in proceedings under UNCITRAL and ICC rules. Before joining Lawson Lundell, he practiced internationally in Doha, Qatar, and London, U.K., where he maintained a dedicated international arbitration practice.
He frequently appears before the Alberta Court of King's Bench and other Canadian courts.
Jack also has significant experience in international commercial arbitration, including representing clients in proceedings under UNCITRAL and ICC rules. Before joining Lawson Lundell, he practiced internationally in Doha, Qatar, and London, U.K., where he maintained a dedicated international arbitration practice.
He frequently appears before the Alberta Court of King's Bench and other Canadian courts.
Languages
English
Bar Admissions
Called to the British Columbia Bar, 2026
Called to the Alberta Bar, 2015
Called to the Ontario Bar, 2013-2025
Education
University of Oxford, BCL, 2017
Queen's University, J.D., 2012
University of Calgary, B.Comm., 2009
Areas of Practice
- Arbitration / Mediation
- Class Action Law
- Insolvency and Restructuring
- Litigation
Professional Career
Significant Accomplishments
* Lead counsel to court-appointed receiver in respect of a significant oil sands project.
* Lead counsel to receiver in respect of healthcare facility.
* Lead counsel to purchaser of assets in contentious BIA restructuring proceedings.
* Lead counsel to secured lender in contentious application to reverse priorities.
* Lead counsel for a trustee in bankruptcy in contested litigation relating to transfers at undervalue.
* Lead counsel for lenders in commercial foreclosure matters.
* Co-counsel to the court-appointed monitor and receiver in the contentious insolvency proceedings of Accel Canada Holdings Limited and Accel Energy Canada Limited.
* Co-counsel to secured lenders in the CCAA proceedings of IEC Ltd., Audeamus Capital Corp.
* Co-counsel to several creditors in the bankruptcy of EncoreFX Inc.
* Co-counsel to the court-appointed monitor in the restructuring proceedings of Bellatrix Exploration Ltd.
* Lead counsel to court-appointed receiver in respect of a significant oil sands project.
* Lead counsel to receiver in respect of healthcare facility.
* Lead counsel to purchaser of assets in contentious BIA restructuring proceedings.
* Lead counsel to secured lender in contentious application to reverse priorities.
* Lead counsel for a trustee in bankruptcy in contested litigation relating to transfers at undervalue.
* Lead counsel for lenders in commercial foreclosure matters.
* Co-counsel to the court-appointed monitor and receiver in the contentious insolvency proceedings of Accel Canada Holdings Limited and Accel Energy Canada Limited.
* Co-counsel to secured lenders in the CCAA proceedings of IEC Ltd., Audeamus Capital Corp.
* Co-counsel to several creditors in the bankruptcy of EncoreFX Inc.
* Co-counsel to the court-appointed monitor in the restructuring proceedings of Bellatrix Exploration Ltd.
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