Don Dear

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ABOUT DON DEAR

Don Dear, K.C.’s practice includes class actions, commercial litigation, construction, energy, insurance and professional liability. Through his diverse practice, Don is known to reach efficient resolution for each client by applying his in-depth knowledge of the inner workings of various industries.His diverse practice includes Class Actions, Commercial Litigation, Construction, Energy. Insurance and Professional Liability. Through practicing in a variety of fields, Don has garnered insight into the ways in which different industries address risks and contingency problems and can adapt those solutions to resolve his clients’ issues.Over the course of his career, Don has represented clients at every level of Alberta’s courts, the Supreme Court of Yukon, the British Columbia Supreme Court, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Saskatchewan Court of Queen’s Bench and Federal Court. He has appeared before various boards and administrative tribunals, including The Chartered Professional Accountants of Alberta, and has appeared as counsel for interested parties in Public Fatality Inquiries.Don has acted as counsel in over 40 Queen’s Bench trials and innumerable court applications. He has participated in hundreds of mediations, judicial dispute resolutions and arbitrations, including arbitrations under the International Commercial Arbitration and Conciliation (UNICTRAL) Rules. With 35 years of experience under his belt, Don has built a diverse practice focusing on commercial litigation, insurance and professional liability defence, class actions and construction law. Don has also defended claims and provided coverage opinions with respect to upstream, midstream and downstream energy matters.Throughout his career, Don has appeared at all levels of Alberta’s courts and has represented clients in a number of Canadian jurisdictions, including Ontario, Saskatchewan, Yukon, and British Columbia. Don has also appeared before various boards and administrative tribunals, such as the Chartered Professional Accountants of Alberta, and served as a counsel for interested parties in public fatality inquiries.Don has participated in hundreds of mediations, judicial dispute resolutions and arbitrations.L. He has acted as counsel in over 40 Queen’s Bench trials and innumerable court applications.With his extensive trial experience, Don offers his clients practical solutions that go beyond litigating files. As a skilled litigator, Don is steadfast and resolute in the courtroom, while having his clients’ best interest at heart.