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Overview

Brian Reid has a diverse commercial litigation practice with a strong emphasis on construction and energy related disputes. Brian assists international and domestic owners, contractors and engineers with the review and drafting of construction and joint venture contracts and tender documents. He also has extensive experience with builder's lien disputes.

Brian represents major institutional clients in complex multi-party litigation and is involved in domestic and international mediation and arbitration with respect to significant commercial disputes. Brian also appears before administrative tribunals and all levels of courts in Alberta.

In addition to extensive commercial litigation experience, Brian has also worked as in-house legal counsel for a TSX-Listed oil and gas drilling company and a large manufacturing company in the State of Qatar.

Brian is a former Executive Committee Member for the National Construction and Infrastructure Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association and has volunteered with Calgary Legal Guidance and the Student Legal Assistance Society (Calgary).

Brian currently serves as a Director for the Calgary International Language Foundation (a sister society to the Calgary French and International School Society).

Recognitions & Awards

Chambers Canada

Construction

Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

Repeatedly Recommended, Construction Law

Lexpert Special Edition—Canada's Leading Infrastructure Lawyers

Recognized as a leading Infrastructure lawyer


Education & Bar Admissions

Education

  • Simon Fraser University, BA, 1998
  • University of Saskatchewan, JD, 2002, with distinction

Bar Admissions

  • Alberta, 2003
  • Saskatchewan, 2023

News, Events & Speaking Engagements

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Bennett Jones Top Ranked in Chambers Canada 2025

September 26, 2024
Aaron E. SonshineAbbas Ali KhanAdam Kalbfleisch
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Bennett Jones Top Ranked in Chambers Canada 2024

September 28, 2023
Aaron E. SonshineAbbas Ali KhanAdam Kalbfleisch
& 92 more