Michael Briggs

Michael Briggs is a seasoned litigator with a wealth of experience managing all aspects of disputes, from initial strategy through pleading, records disclosure, discovery questioning, interlocutory applications, trials and appeals. His practice is focused on complex corporate/commercial litigation, including construction and oil and gas litigation, in addition to a wide variety of contractual and shareholder disputes, oppression and derivative actions, as well as fiduciary, fraud and breach of confidence cases.

Michael has appeared as lead counsel before all levels of the Alberta Court, including the Alberta Court of Appeal, as well as the Federal Court, the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories, the Nunavut Court of Justice and the Nova Scotia Supreme Court. Michael has extensive experience as lead counsel in mediations as well as both domestic and international arbitrations, including the International Chamber of Commerce Court of Arbitration. Michael’s international experience also includes appearing before both the English High Court of Justice, King’s Bench Division, Commercial Court and the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas as lead instructing solicitor.

A regular aspect of Michael’s practice is providing counsel on both “litigation proofing” initiatives at their inception, as well as strategy and tactics when disputes are either anticipated or formally underway. For example, Michael was recently involved in setting the strategy that allowed very successful and early resolution of an approximately $300M dispute with a contractor when a client cancelled one of their projects mid-construction.