Overview
Mark Alexander is a litigation lawyer, focusing on construction and insurance litigation. His insurance litigation experience includes disability and life, coverage, commercial liability, construction, liquor liability, personal injury, product liability, property, subrogation and professional liability and E&O claims. He also has experience with general commercial and civil litigation, including Builders’ Liens and debt collection matters. Mark has appeared before the Alberta Provincial Court and the Court of Queen’s Bench. He has also participated in various forms of alternative dispute resolution including mediation and judicial dispute resolution.
Professional achievements & leadership
Benchmark Canada, Future Star: Dispute resolution, 2020
Thought leadership
- Author, “Limitation of Liability Clauses and Summary Disposition,” Insights, May 16, 2019
- C0-author, “Extras and Back Charges: Alberta Court of Appeal Affirms tests in Impact Painting Ltd v Man-Shield (Alta) Construction Inc,” Insights, March 21, 2019
- Author, “Liability Issues for Architects Revisited: An Analysis of Vermilion & District Housing Foundation v Binder Construction Limited,” Lloyd’s Brief: Canadian Legal Perspectives, January 3, 2018
- Author, “Looking Through a Dirty Window: Builders’ Risk Policies and the “Faulty Workmanship” Exclusion,” Lloyd’s Brief: Canadian Legal Perspectives, April 7, 2016
- Author, “Don’t Give the Game Away – Tips on Maintaining Litigation Privilege,” Lloyd’s Brief: Canadian Legal Perspectives, June 2015
- Author, “A Year on the Books: Reflections on Summary Judgment in Alberta,” Lloyd’s Brief: Canadian Legal Perspectives, May 13, 2015
- Author, “When Does the Clock Start to Run? Contribution Claims Under Alberta’s Tort-feasors Act,” Canadian Legal Perspectives: A Brief for the Lloyd’s Market, August 18 2014
Professional memberships
- Member, Canadian Bar Association
- Member, Law Society of Alberta
- Member, Alberta Civil Trial Lawyers Association
Bar admissions & education
- Alberta Bar, 2009
- LL.M., University of London, 2013
- LL.B., University of Alberta, 2008
- B.Sc., University of Alberta, 2007
