Overview

Organized and effective, Blake is a tenacious litigator with broad experience in commercial litigation, insurance litigation, construction litigation, employment law, and administrative tribunal practice.
Blake’s litigation experience extends to construction litigation, business and shareholder disputes, industrial accidents, fire losses, professional liability matters, coverage opinions, directors’ and officers’ liability claims, catastrophic bodily injury claims, and inter-provincial coverage issues.
Blake’s employment law practice includes representing employers in matters involving wrongful dismissal litigation, human rights complaints, workers compensation claims, fiduciary litigation, employment standards claims, and disputes involving the enforcement of restrictive covenants. He also assists employers with employee discipline and termination, managing employee disability, conducting workplace investigations, and drafting employment contracts and policies.
Blake has worked on the full spectrum of debt recovery including secured claims, priority claims, and reciprocal judgment enforcement, including recovery in the context of insolvency proceedings.
Blake makes a point of staying on the leading edge of developments in the law, business environment, and technological advances in litigation practice.
Blake has acted as
counsel in matters before all levels of Court in Alberta, the Supreme Court of
Canada, the Federal Court, Federal Court of Appeal, commercial arbitrations and
numerous administrative tribunals.

Related services: Commercial Litigation
Insurance Defence
Coverage Disputes
Directors & Officers
Occupiers’ Liability
Personal Injury Defence
Product Liability
Property Damage Disputes
Construction Law
Builders’ Liens
Construction Litigation
Labour & Employment
Employment Litigation
Employment Advising, Agreements & Policies
Workers’ Compensation
Human Rights Defence

Professional Affiliations & Community Involvement
Speaking Engagements & Publications
Award Rankings
2025-2026 – Labour and Employment Law
( Best Lawyers® in Canada
)
Leading Practitioner - Workers' Compensation
( The Canadian Legal LEXPERT® Directory
)
Education
University of Alberta, LL.B.
Montana State University, B.A.;
(Honours)
Call to Bar
Alberta Bar (2012)

Practice Areas

• Construction Law
• Insurance Law
• Corporate & Commercial Law
• Labour Law
• Employment Law

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 2012 (AB)

Professional Details

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