Curtis is a partner at Carbert Waite LLP, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and Co-Chair of the firm’s Commercial Litigation Practice. Curtis has extensive experience in a wide variety of commercial litigation and arbitration matters, including international arbitration and litigation, defamation, and estate litigation. His clients include multinational corporations, energy companies, construction companies, family-run businesses, and individuals. He also acts for US and foreign law firms as local counsel.
Curtis has both domestic and international experience with commercial and civil arbitrations and mediations. Curtis acted in a complex multi-parti international arbitration involving commodity prices. He represented a construction client in a domestic arbitration concerning construction deficiencies. He recently acted in a high-value mediation related to the disposition of significant Alberta ranch lands pursuant to an estate.
In his commercial litigation practice, Curtis acts for local and international companies as well as individuals in a wide variety of disputes including contracts, construction projects and environmental remediation. Curtis is a judge for the Vis Moot in Zurich in international commercial law.
Curtis is experienced in estate litigation and has acted in matters concerning capacity, the disposition of business assets, and payment of personal representative’s expenses.
Curtis has appeared before all levels of court in Alberta and before the Environmental Appeals Board.
EDUCATION
- LL.M. (Cand.), Queen Mary University of London
- Juris Doctor, University of Calgary, 2007
- Master of Arts (International Affairs), Carleton University
- Bachelor of Arts (Political Science), University of British Columbia
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
- Canadian Bar Association
- Calgary Bar Association
- Law Society of Alberta, 2008
