Mr Michael G Massicotte Partner Borden Ladner Gervais LLP - Lawyer Biography - International Law Office

Background

Mr. Massicotte is a partner at our Calgary office. He was admitted to both the Law Society of Upper Canada and the Alberta Bar in 1992. In 1990, Mr. Massicotte graduated on the Dean’s List from the University of Western Ontario with a Bachelor of Laws Degree. In 1985, he graduated from the University of Windsor with a Bachelor of Commerce Degree.

Areas of Practice

• Mr. Massicotte practises primarily in insurance and commercial litigation.

Professional Experience

• Mr. Massicotte offers experience in:
  • Product liability matters, including aviation and automobile-related claims;
  • Directors and officers, and fidelity insurance claims;
  • Life and disability insurance claims;
  • Personal injury claims, including automobile accident and occupiers liability claims;
  • Medical liability, health law litigation and professional negligence claims; and
  • Abroad range of commercial disputes, having been co-counsel in the Royal Bank v. Got litigation (heard by the Supreme Court of Canada), and the ATB v. West Edmonton Mall litigation, among other matters.
• Mr. Massicotte has appeared as counsel before every level of Court in Alberta, as well as the Supreme Court of Canada. He has also appeared before various administrative tribunals.

Professional and Community Activities

• Past member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of Calgary Vocational Services, a large, non-profit society having operations in Calgary and elsewhere in the Province of Alberta
• Has been involved in the preparation of a number of papers and articles addressing a wide range of legal issues and has presented a variety of topics at numerous seminars.
• Member, Canadian Bar Association

Practice areas to which Michael G. Massicotte belongs:

• Commercial Litigation
• Federal Court
• General Property and Casualty Claims
• Insurance and Tort Liability
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Media Law and Defamation
• Personal Injury and Accident
• Privacy and Access to Information