bruce churchill- smith qc

BRUCE CHURCHILLSMITH QC
Associé
T 403.232.9669
F 403.266.1395
Calgary
[email protected]
http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/bruc
e-churchill-smith/b/585/55a
Assurance et responsabilité civile
Responsabilité du fait du produit
Transport
Automobile
Litige relatif au droit des sociétés et droit commercial
Chemin de fer
Formation / Admission au Barreau
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
JD, University of Calgary, 1981
Bruce Churchill-Smith is Regional Leader of our Insurance and Tort Liability Group, a
partner in our Insurance Corporate/Regulatory Group, and works closely with the BLG
Cybersecurity group. Based in Calgary, Bruce primarily focuses his practice on all areas
of insurance, including insurance corporate / regulatory law, products liability,
transportation, and oil & gas litigation. He is also involved in our Team North initiative.
He has appeared before the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta, the Alberta and British
Columbia Courts of Appeal, the Supreme Court of Yukon, and the Federal Court of
Canada. He has also acted as a mediator in a number of mediations, and has
completed the Advanced Mediation Civil Litigation program delivered by the Continuing
Legal Education Society of British Columbia.
BA, Queen’s University, 1975
Alberta, 1982
Activités professionnelles
Member: Canadian Defence
Lawyers’ Association; Canadian
Transport Lawyers’ Association
(Director, 2004-07); Transport
Lawyers’ Association
Past Member: ALFA Board of
Directors
Member: ALFA Products Liability,
Transportation and Insurance Practice
Groups; ALFA Finance Committee
(2011-2014);
Member: Federation of Defence &
Corporate Counsel, Association of
Defense and Trial Attorneys, Defence
Research Institute, Trucking
Insurance Defense Association;
Canadian Bar Association, Civil
Litigation, Labour & Employment,
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Subsections; The Advocates’ Society
Vice Chair, FDCC International
Practice & Law Section, 2014-15
​Advisory Board Member, 2014
Lexpert® Zenith Awards: Celebrating
Today’s ​Leaders in Practice
In addition to maintaining his practice, Bruce is extensively involved in pro bono work.
He is Chair of BLG’s National Pro Bono Committee, the Past President of Pro Bono
Law Alberta, and a past member of the Law Society of Alberta’s Pro Bono Task Force.
He is also a coordinator of the Child Advocacy Pro Bono Project (a Joint Initiative of
BLG, the Chi​ldren’s Legal Education Resource Centre, and Pro Bono Law Alberta) and
a past chair of the Volunteer Lawyers’ Service.
REPRESENTATIVE WORK
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Representing insurers, brokers, adjusters on various regulatory and
licensing issues.
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Representing a number of property and casualty insurers; insurance
litigation practice includes professional liability and coverage disputes.
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Representing many manufacturers on product liability claims including in
the oil & gas sector, as well as food contamination, electronics, medical
devices, drugs and sports-related equipment.
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Representing oil & gas companies with a focus on oil & gas insurance
matters.
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Providing coverage opinions on energy, comprehensive general liability,
and pollution/environmental policies.
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Excellence; 2012 Lexpert® Zenith
Awards: Celebrating Leadership
Through Change; 2011 Lexpert®
Zenith Awards: Celebrating
Corporate Social Responsibility; 2010
Lexpert® Zenith Awards: Celebrating
Pro Bono Publico
Past Member: CBA Mentor Program;
The Law Society of Alberta’s (LSA)
Professional Responsibility Code
Subcommittee; LSA Practice
Assessor, 2002-06
Activités communautaires
Member, Board of Directors, Heart &
Stroke Foundation Canadian
Partnership for Stroke Recovery
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

Speaker, “Cross-Border Developments in the Trucking Industry,” ALFA
International (a Global Legal Network) Transportation Seminar, May
2012.
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Presenter, “Cross-Border Litigation,” ALFA International, March 2011.
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Presenter, “Business Litigation in Real Time,” International Client
Seminar, March 2011.
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Speaker, “Pro Bono Across the Nation” and opening and closing
remarks, 3rd National Pro Bono Conference; September 2010.

Speaker, “Bill C-6: Canada Consumer Products Safety Act,” ALFA
Products Liability International Client Seminar, March 2010.
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Speaker, “Electronic Discovery and Trucking Technology: State-of-theArt Technology, How to Preserve and Protect ESI,” ALFA Transportation
Practice Group Seminar, May 2009.
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Council Member, Foothills Medical
Centre Development Council, 2007present (Foothills Hospital)
Speaker, “Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Canada,” ALFA
International Client Seminar, March 2008.
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Speaker, “Products Liability,” The Canadian Insurance Claims Managers’
Association, October 2007.
Committee Member, 3rd National Pro
Bono Conference, September 2010
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Trustee, Forum for Young Albertans,
1999-present; Chair, 2003-08
Panellist, “From Ashes to the Courtroom,” Fire Investigation Seminar for
the Insurance Institute of Southern Alberta, February 2006.
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Member, Calgary Chamber of
Commerce, 2000-05
Speaker, Product Safety and Liability Conference, National Electrical
Manufacturers’ Association, 2005.
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Speaker, “Effective Advocacy in Judicial Dispute Resolutions,” The Legal
Education Society of Alberta; 2004.
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Speaker, “Manufacturer’s Duty to Warn: A Canadian Perspective;”
Canadian Defence Lawyers Association; 2003.
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Speaker, “Motor Carrier Liability: A Canadian Perspective,” Association
of Transportation Law, Logistics & Policy (ATLLP), 2004.
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Speaker, “Product Liability,” 4th Annual Insurance Conference; The
Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia; 2004.
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Author, “Manufacturer’s Duty to Warn: A Canadian Perspective,”
Federation of Defence & Corporate Counsel Quarterly; 2004.
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Speaker, “Wrongful Death,” ALFA International Transportation Law
Compendium, 2004.
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Speaker, “Mediation,” Alberta Association of Insurance Adjusters; 2000.
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Speaker, “Spoliation Issues in Canada,” ALFA International Product
Liability Compendium, 2001.
Past Member, Board of Directors,
Women’s Health Development
Council (Grace Hospital)
RANKINGS & RECOGNITIONS
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Recognized in the 2016 edition of Benchmark Canada — The Definitive
Guide to Canada's Leading Litigation Firms & Attorneys and a "Local
Litigation Star: Alberta"​ and a "Litigation Star: General Commercial,
Insurance and Product Liability."
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Recognized in the 2016, 2015 and 2014 editions of The Best Lawyers in
Canada® (Insurance Law).
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Recipient of the Distinguished Service Award for Pro Bono Legal Service
2015 from the Law Society of Alberta and Canadian Bar Association.
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Recognized in the 2015 edition (and since 2011) of Who’s Who Legal:
Canada (Insurance and Re-Insurance).
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Recognized in the 2015 edition (and since 2011) of Who’s Who Legal
Canada (Product Liability Defence).
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Recognized in the 2015 edition of Benchmark Canada — The Definitive
Guide to Canada's Leading Litigation Firms & Attorneys as a "Local
Litigation Star: Alberta" and a "Litigation Star: General Commercial,
Insurance and Product Liability."
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Recognized in the 2015 edition of the Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory
(Personal Injury).
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Martindale-Hubbell® BV® Distinguished™ 4.4 out of 5 Peer Review
Rated.
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