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J.G. Hopkins Professional Corporation (associated with Western Arbitration Chambers) - Independent Arbitrator

Attorney

Independent Arbitrator, J.G. Hopkins Professional Corporation (associated with Western Arbitration Chambers, formerly Calgary Energy & Commercial Arbitrators), 2020 - Present; Counsel/Associate, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (previously Howard, Mackie), 1994 - 2020. Articled with Howard, Mackie and the Crown Prosecutor's Office, 1993-1994.

Previously counsel with Borden Ladner Gervais LLP practising commercial litigation, arbitration and administrative law for more than 26 years. Advised and represented clients on complex and technical matters concerning oil and gas, insurance, labour and employment, estates and trusts, corporate, and constitutional law. Has experience across a variety of industries including electricity generation and transmission, oil and gas (including oil sands, pipelines and LNG), construction, aviation, trucking, real-estate development and health care. Instructor and course director for the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Accelerated Route to Fellowship Course, which is aimed at experienced arbitrators and arbitration counsel.

Proficient in conducting arbitration hearings and mediations using video conferencing platforms.

University of Alberta (Bachelor of Laws-1993); University of Calgary (Bachelor of Arts, Political Science with Honors-1990) Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (2014) Mediating the Litigated Case, Straus Institute of Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University (2021).

Admitted to the Bar: Alberta (1994).

Member, Western Arbitration Chambers Director and Past Chair, Canada Branch, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Member, Western Canada Commercial Arbitration Society Roster Member, Edmonton Metropolitan Region Board’s Facilitator/Mediator Roster Arbitrator, Sports Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada Member Domestic and International Panels, Vancouver International Arbitration Centre Panel Member, CPR's Panel of Distinguished Neutrals (Global Panel) Member, Canadian Roster for Dispute Settlement Panels under Chapter 19 (Trade Remedies) of the North American Free Trade Agreement Member, Article 31.22 Advisory Committee on Private Commercial Disputes under Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) Member, Editorial Board, New York Dispute Resolution Lawyer, a publication of the ADR Section of the New York State Bar Association Sessional Instructor, University of Calgary, Faculty of Law Co-Coach, University of Calgary Vis Moot Team

Contributor, Arbitration Matters blog Co-Author, “Case Comment – Campbell v. The Bloom Group, 2023 BCCA 84”, New York Dispute Resolution Lawyer, 2024, Vol. 17 No. 1, p, 35, March 12, 2024 Co-Facilitator, “Fairness in Team Selection/Carding Policies: Have We Made Any Progress in 20 Years?”, SDRCC Mediator and Arbitrator Conference, Calgary, February 1, 2024 Panelist, “Arbitration Advocacy”, Advocates’ Society, Calgary, November 22, 2023 Presenter, “Ask an Arbitrator: What to Consider When Advising Your Clients Whether to Arbitrate”, Canadian Bar Association, Civil Litigation (South) Section – Webinar, Calgary, March 28, 2023 Panelist, “Becoming an Arbitrator”, Association of Women Lawyers (Calgary), Canmore, January 28, 2023 Co-presenter, “Construction Arbitrations: Hot topics in construction arbitration, including an update on case law", Canadian Bar Association, Construction Law Section (South), January 16, 2023” Presenter, “Costs in a Domestic Commercial Arbitration” Canadian Bar Association, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section – South Webinar, Calgary, May 4, 2022 Co-presenter, “Case Law Update”, Western Canada Commercial Arbitration Society Conference, Calgary, May 3, 2022 Presenter, “Considerations and Tips for Arbitration Award Writing”, Justice Marie L. Garibaldi ADR Inn of Court, November 11, 2021 Panelist, “Best Practices for Construction Arbitrations I: Practical Tools”, Alberta Construction Law Advocacy Program, Advocates’ Society, October 20, 2021 Panelist, “Domain Name Disputes and ADR”, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada, online, July 27, 2021 Panelist, “Construction Dispute Symposium Series – Arbitration” Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Canada Branch, online, June 22, 2021 Panelist, “The Litigator’s Seminar: Updates and Tools for Making Your Practice Better – Virtual Hearings”, the Law Society of Saskatchewan, online, June 10, 2021 Co-presenter, “Legal Update”, Western Canada Commercial Arbitration Society Conference, Calgary, May 4, 2021 Author, “The Courts’ Decisions Concerning Their Own Virtual Hearings: ‘What is Good for the Goose…’” , ADR Perspectives, Vol.8 No.1 March 2020/mars 2020, online Co-Author, “Virtual Practice Makes Virtually Perfect – Practical Considerations for Virtual Hearings Identified through Simulations with Experienced Counsel and Arbitrators” (27 November 2020), online

Calgary

Hourly Rate: $500.00 Daily Rate: Not provided Study Rate: $500.00/hr Cancellation: $3,000.00/Day Cancellation Period: 5 Days Comment:

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Canada

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