Our 15th WCCAS Commercial Arbitration Conference was held on May 3, 2022.
The Conference was a hybrid event with attendances both in person at the Ranchmen’s Club Calgary and virtually via Zoom and Webinar, technically hosted by Encore.
WCCAS is an organization that brings together senior arbitrators and counsel with experience in commercial, energy, mining and resources disputes, both domestic and international.
The list of speakers for this event featured experienced panelists from Calgary, Vancouver, Edmonton, Los Angeles, New York City, Toronto and Dallas.
See the Program below, including links to presentations where available.
Watch these recordings of the entire Conference:
[other videos to follow soon]
PROGRAM:
The agenda for this full day event consisted of the following presentations:
Update on Legal Developments
Julie Hopkins, FCIArb
Western Arbitration Chambers, Calgary
Joanne Luu, FCIArb
Partner, Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer, Calgary
Expedited Procedures, Emergency Arbitrators, Dispute Resolution Boards and Referees
Alexandra Mitretodis (Chair),
Partner, Fasken and VanIAC, Vancouver
Steve K. Andersen, Esq.
Vice President, ICDR, Los Angeles
Marek Krasula
Director Arbitration & ADR, North America, ICC, New York
Deborah Bovarnick Mastin
CPR Institute, New York
Hot Topics #1
Mary Comeau, Sr. Counsel (Chair)
Western Arbitration Chambers, Vancouver
Olivia Dixon
Partner, Osler, Calgary
Allison Kuntz
Partner, Stikeman Elliott, Calgary
Kelly Moffet-Burima
Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright, Calgary
GUEST SPEAKER: Dr. Stanford Blade, Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, Life and Environmental Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton
Topic: Exciting Developments across the AgTech Spectrum
Dispute Resolution in the Age of COVID-19 and Beyond
Laura Cundari, FCIArb (Chair)
Partner, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Vancouver
Karen O’Keeffe
Sr. Litigation Counsel, Coastal GasLink, Calgary
Ramneek Padda
Associate General Counsel, TELUS Legal Services, Vancouver
Rachel Howie
Partner, Dentons, Calgary
Intellectual Property and Technology Disputes
Nikolas Purcell, (Chair)
Associate, Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP, Calgary
Hon. Roger T. Hughes, QC
JAMS, Toronto
Doak Horne
Partner, Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP, Calgary
Timothy St. J. Ellam, QC, FCIArb
Partner, McCarthy Tetrault LLP, Calgary
Michael Erdle, FCIArb, C.Arb, C.Med
Practical Resolutions, Toronto
Robert Deane
Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver
Hot Topics #2
Bryan C. Duguid, QC, FCIArb (Chair)
Partner, JSS Barristers, Calgary
David E. Gruber, FCIArb
Partner, Bennett Jones LLP, Vancouver
Tina Cicchetti, Independent Arbitrator
Vancouver Arbitration Chambers & Arbitration Place, Dallas
Concluding Remarks
Dan McDonald, QC, FCIArb
Western Arbitration Chambers, Calgary
Jack Marshall, QC
Western Arbitration Chambers, Calgary
W C C A S 