Background

John Ircandia has been a partner at our Calgary office since 1984. John was admitted to the Alberta Bar in 1979. He graduated from the University of British Columbia Law School in 1978. Prior to that, he received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of British Columbia.  In addition to his legal pursuits, John is the founding director of Dawgs' Baseball, a nationally recognized youth development program and the Project Manager of Seaman Stadium, the Duvernay Fieldhouse, the Ircandia Outdoor Training Center and Tourmaline Field, among the premier baseball facilities in North America.

Areas of Practice

• Since completing his articles in 1979, John has practised in the Litigation Department with an emphasis in banking litigation, including receiverships, bankruptcies and reorganizations. He also has considerable experience in oil and gas as well as class action litigation.

Rankings and Recognitions

• Selected by peers over the past several years for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in Canada (Corporate and Commercial Litigation).

Professional Experience

• John is an experienced civil litigator, having argued cases before the Alberta and Saskatchewan Courts of Queen's Bench and Courts of Appeal, as well as the Supreme Court of Canada. Representative of matters conducted by John include the following:
  • John has acted on behalf of financial institutions and various companies in Court proceedings relative to corporate arrangements and reorganizations;
  • He has represented lending institutions in lender liability claims and environmental liability matters;
  • He has represented Canadian chartered banks and other lenders in security enforcement proceedings, including receiverships, bankruptcies and restructurings;
  • He has represented energy companies in litigation respecting the acquisition of oil and gas properties, ownership issues, operatorship challenges, environmental concerns and related matters;
  • John has acted in respect of multi-jurisdictional lawsuits, receiverships, bankruptcies and proceedings under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangements Act and the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act;
  • He has represented receivers, trustees in bankruptcy and monitors in litigation matters;
    John has represented accountants in hearings before panels of the Institute of Chartered Accountants;
  • John has represented commercial landlords respecting lease disputes and related litigation;
  • He has represented corporate directors in liability matters;
  • John has represented plaintiffs in personal injury litigation;
  • John was part of the BLG litigation team successfully representing Stampeder Exploration Ltd. in one of the more significant cases before the Alberta Courts in recent years, namely Colborne Capital Corporation, James T. Grenon et al v. Westar Petroleum Ltd., Stampeder Exploration Ltd. et al.
  • John has represented financial institutions in a variety of commercial fraud, negligence and class action litigation.