Perry is a senior litigation counsel at Peacock Linder Halt & Mack LLP. Perry has over thirty years experience in a broad litigation, arbitration and mediation practice. He has appeared as counsel in administrative and regulatory hearings, at all levels of Court in Alberta, the Federal Court of Canada and the Supreme Court of Canada. Perry’s counsel work has covered a wide diversity of private and public law matters. His clients have included commercial, governmental, insurance, regulatory, professional and individual interests.

Perry has an extensive private mediation and arbitration practice that has involved a variety of disputes involving construction, corporate commercial, professional liability, class action and personal injury.

Perry is consistently peer ranked as a leading litigation counsel. He is described in the Annual Lexpert/American Guide to the leading 500 Lawyers in Canada as a leading practitioner in corporate commercial litigation. Chambers Canada, Benchmark Canada and Best Lawyers have described Perry as leading counsel in Alberta. Martindale-Hubbell has designated Perry its highest rating for professional ability and ethical standards (AV). The publication Best Lawyers in Canada awarded Perry the distinction Calgary Lawyer of the Year (Personal Injury) in 2013 and Calgary Lawyer of the Year (Alternative Dispute Resolution) in 2017. In 2016, Benchmark Canada awarded Perry the distinction Alberta Litigator of the Year. Perry is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.

Perry was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 2002. He is a three time elected bencher of the Law Society of Alberta and served as President of the Law Society of Alberta in 2008.

EDUCATION

• LL.B., 1982, University of Saskatchewan
• B.A., 1979, University of Regina

RECOGNITIONS AND RANKINGS

• Alberta Litigator of the Year in 2016 by Benchmark Litigation
• Lawyer of the Year (personal injury) in 2013 by Best Lawyers in Canada
• Martindale-Hubbell designated Perry its highest rating for professional ability and ethical standards (AV)
• Chambers Canada and Benchmark Canada describes Perry as leading counsel in Alberta
• Annual Lexpert/American Guide describes Perry as a leading practitioner in corporation commercial litigation

MEMBERSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES

• The Law Society of Alberta
• The Canadian Bar Association
• The Calgary Bar Association
• The Advocates’ Society
• Litigation Counsel of America
• Past Board Member, Sinneave Family Foundation
• Regular contributor and speaker at continuing legal education seminars
• Past instructor of the Bar Admission Course
• Continuing involvement with the Annual Intensive Trial Advocacy Court at the University of Calgary
• Elected bencher of the Law Society of Alberta three times
• President of the Law Society of Alberta in 2008

REPRESENTATIVE CASES

• Represented an international energy company in respect of a class action concerning alleged shareholder claims;
• Represented an international manufacturer of industrial oil field equipment concerning an oil sands facility fire claim;
• Represented a former Minister of Health at a public inquiry into queue jumping in the Alberta Health Care System;
• Represented the developers of a condominium project in respect of alleged structural failures;
• Represented the director of a public company in respect of a class action claim concerning financial reporting;
• Represented a national law firm with respect of an arbitration dispute with a former partner;
• Represented the owners of a condominium community in respect of claims arising from significant structural and geotechnical failures;
• Represented a firm of professional engineers in civil and regulatory matters arsing from oil and gas reserves reporting;
• Represented a firm of professional engineers respecting a pipeline facilities claim;
• Represented a firm of professional engineers respecting a gas plant explosion claim;
• Represented a manufacturer of post-tension wire respecting a alleged structural failure within an office tower;
• Represented a cattle rancher respecting oil field contamination and claims regarding damages to his herd;
• Represented a farmer respecting claims arising from damages caused by an adjacent sulphur extraction facility;
• Represented a firm of professional engineers respecting claims arising from failure of a community retaining wall;
• Represented the director of a closely held corporation respecting claims of oppression from minority shareholders;
• Represented a utility regulator facing allegations of bias;
• Represented insurers in a variety of property and casualty claims;
• Represented lawyers in claims arising from alleged negligence and discipline matters;
• Represented individuals in proceedings before the Alberta Securities Commission;
• Acted as independent counsel to professional regulatory bodies and tribunals.