Doug joined BLG as an articling student and focuses his practice on corporate and commercial law, commercial real estate and sports law.
He advises both multi-national and small business clients in corporate and commercial matters, and in the negotiation and drafting of related agreements.
Doug is the National Co-Chair of BLG and Counsel in the Calgary office. He also served as Managing Partner at the Calgary office for several years.
Before practising law, Doug played professional football with the CFL’s BC Lions. From 1984 to 1989, he took a leave of absence from law to serve as the Commissioner of the CFL. Doug was also a member of the NHL’s Board of Governors from 1980 to 1984.
Doug is a member of the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and a recipient of the Lester Pearson Award as an outstanding alumnus of the Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union.