Biography: Insurance & Reinsurance

Alan has practised civil litigation at Macleod Dixon LLP since being called to the Alberta Bar in 1983. Since this time, Alan has appeared as counsel in the Provincial Court of Alberta (civil and criminal divisions), Court of Queen's Bench, Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada. Alan has extensive experience in alternate dispute resolution proceedings and has acted as a mediator in the successful resolution of insurance claims.

His practice is principally in the tort/liability defence and insurance fields with an emphasis on the defence of sophisticated, complex commercial claims, including product liability, commercial liability, professional negligence and serious personal injury/wrongful death. Alan regularly acts for a diverse group of international insurers and multinational manufacturers and has wide experience handling all manner of liability, property and casualty claims.

Alan has been honoured and recognised by numerous groups, publishers and associations for his work. He has been listed as a leading practitioner in the areas of dental malpractice defence, personal injury defence and commercial insurance by the Canadian Legal LEXPERT Directory; named as one of only two Alberta lawyers to appear in The International Who's Who of Insurance and Reinsurance Lawyers, a list of pre-eminent lawyers in the field; recognised, through selection by his peers, in the US-published legal referral guide Best Lawyers in America (Canadian edition) as well as in The Best Lawyers in Canada in the areas of insurance defence and personal injury defence; and named, through annual designation by a Canadian legal ranking publication, as one of the 'best lawyers, insurance law' and one of the 'best lawyers, personal injury defence' in the country. He has also appeared, through selection by in-house counsel and his peers, in The Guide to the World's Leading Product Liability Lawyers, published by Expert Guides and the Legal Media Group; been identified as one of the top products liability lawyers in Canada by the LawDay newsletter; and, in 2010, was appointed as a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America.

Alan has also acted as a professional sports agent, certified by the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) and the Professional Hockey Players' Association (PHPA), representing players in their dealings and negotiations with professional sports teams.