Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Labour & Employment

Partner

Duncan practises in labour and employment law. He provides advice to clients on dismissal procedures, dispute resolution, managing downsizing and other cost-saving exercises, employment litigation and corporate due diligence.

He advises on all aspects of employment-related documentation, as well as workers’ compensation, discrimination law, termination tax issues and the interpretation of employment contracts and policies.

He frequently provides training on employment law updates, including to civil court provincial judges.

Before joining BLG in 2007, he practised for several years in London, England, in the employment law department of the world’s largest law firm.

Duncan is fluent in English and French, and speaks some German. He is an avid runner, breaking a world record for the fastest linked marathon as a charitable fundraising initiative.

Duncan is a member of BLG’s National Board. He was appointed to the King's Counsel in 2024.

Part-time Commissioner, Alberta Human Rights Commission, Current, August 2018 Member, Canadian Bar Association, Calgary South, Labour & Employment Member, Law Society of Alberta Member, Law Society of England and Wales Bar Admission & Education Alberta, 2009 England and Wales, 2000

College of Law, York University, 1997 LLB (with French), University of Leicester, 1996 Diplôme d'études juridiques françaises, Université Robert Schumann, Strasbourg, 1995

Duty counsel for pro bono Court shifts, Provincial Court and Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta Volunteer lawyer, Volunteer Lawyers Service