Bio

David practices in the areas of maritime and transportation law, insurance defence, product liability and civil and commercial litigation. He has a broad range of experience including vessel arrest, collision, pollution, tug and tow, bodily injury and cargo in addition to non-maritime contract, insurance and employment matters and defending auto manufacturers in product liability claims. David’s experience includes on board emergency response (including dealing with the Transportation Safety Board, Transport Canada, the United States Coast Guard, the National Transportation Safety Board and other regulatory agencies) on behalf of vessel owners. He has assisted senior members of Bernard LLP on large maritime casualty matters. David has appeared before the Federal Court, the Federal Court of Appeal, the B.C. Provincial Court, the B.C. Supreme Court and Court of Appeal, as well as the Alberta Provincial Court and the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench. Prior to joining the firm in 2010, David was judicial law clerk with the Court of Appeal of Alberta in Edmonton and practiced at Brownlee LLP, a leading Alberta firm, where he focused on general commercial litigation. Education: B.A., University of Alberta, 1998; B.Comm. (with Distinction), University of Alberta, 2001; LL.B., University of Alberta, 2007;