Lawyer Profile
Peter D. Banks
Calgary, Alberta
Overview
Peter was a litigation partner in BLG's Calgary office, practising complex commercial and construction litigation and domestic and international arbitration, particularly disputes involving large industrial and infrastructure projects. His work included contract, constitutional, tax and shareholder disputes, injunctions and major claims involving engineering issues, deficiencies, change orders, delay, liquidated damages, warranties, indemnities and tendering. He appeared before the Alberta Court of King's Bench, the Alberta Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada and acted in arbitrations under ICC, UNCITRAL and ADRIC rules. Peter also sat as an arbitrator and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. In January 2026, he was appointed a Justice of the Court of King's Bench of Alberta.
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2003 (AB); 2016 (SK)
Professional Details
Education
BCL with distinction, University of Oxford, 2004
LLB with distinction and gold medallist, University of Alberta, 2002
BEd with distinction, University of Alberta, 1997
Associations
Law Society of Alberta
The Advocates' Society
Canadian Bar Association
Society of Construction Law North America
Honorary Member, COMBAR Commercial Bar Association (England)
Former Chair, The Advocates' Society Construction Law Practice Group
Former Chair, Canadian Bar Association Civil Litigation South Section
Awards & Recognition
King's Counsel, Alberta, 2026
Benchmark Canada Litigation Star, recognized since 2025
The Best Lawyers in Canada, Appellate Practice, recognized since 2024
The Best Lawyers in Canada, Construction Law, recognized since 2022
The Best Lawyers in Canada, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, recognized since 2021
The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Commercial Arbitration, recognized since 2024
The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Construction Law, recognized since 2022
Lexpert Special Edition: Infrastructure, recognized since 2022
Benchmark Canada Future Star, recognized since 2021
Lexpert Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40, 2008
Selected Decisions
Reference re Impact Assessment Act, 2023 SCC 23
Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd. v. Canada, 2010 SCC 21
Canada v. McLarty, 2008 SCC 26
Double N Earthmovers Ltd. v. Edmonton (City), 2007 SCC 3
CNOOC Petroleum North America ULC v. ITP SA, 2024 ABCA 139
CNOOC Petroleum North America ULC v. ITP SA, 2024 ABCA 17
Whissell Contracting Ltd. v. Calgary (City), 2018 ABCA 204
Support Team
Jolene Llewellyn, Practice Assistant, Calgary, 403.232.9420, fax 403.266.1395