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Glenn Solomon QC, , FCIArb

GLENN SOLOMON QC, FCIArb

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Principal Practice Areas

  • Commission, board and disciplinary hearings, applications and appeals, including Securities Commission, Investment Dealers', Mutual Fund Dealers', Law Society, APEGA and professional disciplinary hearings
  • Judicial review, regulatory and administrative applications, hearings and appeals
  • Arbitration, judicial dispute resolution and mediation
  • Appeals
  • Bankruptcy, insolvency, banking, financing, collections, enforcement, asset recovery, debtor and creditor law and guarantee, bond and letter of credit disputes
  • Corporate, commercial and securities litigation including business, share, asset and real estate litigation, lease, purchase and sale litigation, competition litigation, contract, joint ventures and partnership disputes, derivative and oppression actions, shareholder disputes, fiduciary duties, director and officer litigation
  • Insurance litigation
  • Engineering and construction litigation
  • Injunctions
  • Oil and gas litigation
  • Non-competition, non-solicitation, trade secrets, breach of confidence, confidential or proprietary information, freedom of information, invasion of privacy and access to information
  • Catastrophic personal injuries, paraplegic, quadriplegic and neurological injuries
  • Commercial landlord and tenant litigation, condominium litigation, lease renewal arbitrations, easements and restrictive covenants
  • Trust, wills and estates litigation

2019 Chambers and Partners - Distinguished Practitioner in General Commercial Litigation







BACKGROUND AND EDUCATION

Glenn Solomon, QC, FCIArb, BA, LLB, LLM, LLM, was born and raised in Quebec. He moved to Calgary in 1980, where he completed high school. Between 1984 and 1988 Glenn studied Political Science at the University of Calgary, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree. In 1990 he graduated with a degree from the University of Alberta, Faculty of Law. He was on the Dean's list for academic excellence for all three years of study and was awarded the John and Agnes Adams Prize for a paper on natural resource law. Glenn served as Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Alberta Law Review in 1989-1990. During that time, among other things, Glenn assisted with the publication of a textbook on Alberta's Personal Property Security Act, helped start an annual publication on Constitutional Studies, and helped create a Calgary office for the Alberta Law Review at the University of Calgary. While in law school, Glenn worked as a researcher for the Research Unit for Socio-Legal Studies at the University of Calgary. Between the completion of law school and the completion of articling in law, Glenn worked as an Editorial Assistant for the Centre for Constitutional Studies at the University of Alberta Law School, working on textbooks involving language rights and freedom of speech. Glenn has earned a Master of Laws (LLM) degree in Administrative Law and a Master of Laws (LLM) degree in Civil Litigation and Dispute Resolution from Osgoode Hall Law School, York University.

LEGAL CAREER

Glenn commenced his legal career as an articling student at the Court of Appeal of Alberta and the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta in 1990. He then joined Bennett Jones in Calgary, first as an articling student, and then as an associate in the litigation department. While practising with Bennett Jones, Glenn gained experience in all areas of litigation, and in particular in the areas of corporate and commercial litigation, personal injury, medical negligence, securities, competition, real estate and construction litigation. In 1998 Glenn joined JSS Barristers. He became a partner in 1999. Glenn is the firm's past Managing Partner (2010-2013) and the firm's past Chairman (2007-2008).

PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS

Glenn has authored numerous articles and publications dealing with the practise of litigation, administrative law, competition matters, personal property security, personal injury claims, collections, bankruptcy and insolvency, privacy, court procedure, and other subjects. In addition, he has presented at, and moderated, a number of seminars for the legal profession in these and other areas of law, and has been a guest lecturer at the Faculty of Law at the University of Calgary.

PRACTICE AREAS

Glenn now practices in the areas of administrative law and civil litigation, focusing on corporate, commercial and contract litigation (including corporate and securities disputes, oil and gas litigation, contract disputes, commercial landlord and tenant disputes, land disputes, and debt collection), wills and estates litigation, Securities Act and Alberta Securities Commission proceedings, Judicial Review hearings, real estate litigation, serious personal injury, professional negligence litigation and professional discipline proceedings, competition matters, administrative and regulatory proceedings, and constitutional litigation.

PRACTICE EXPERIENCE

Glenn has extensive experience as an advocate and advisor. He has successfully appeared before all levels of Court in Alberta, all levels of the Federal Courts, the Supreme Court of Canada, and at a variety of Administrative Boards and Commissions. His Court experience includes appearances in virtually all areas of administrative, civil and criminal litigation. Glenn has represented countless individuals and companies and has acted for and against governments in a vast array of disputes. Glenn has served as counsel and an advisor to several Administrative Boards and Quasi-Judicial tribunals. Glenn has also participated as counsel in many forms of alternative dispute resolution, including mediations, arbitrations, Judicial Dispute Resolutions and mini-trials.

BOARD APPOINTMENTS

In addition to practising law, Glenn has served as an Arbitrator on Pipeline Arbitration Committees by Federal Ministerial Appointment under the National Energy Board Act (2009-2014). He was a Board Member on the City of Calgary's License and Community Standards Appeal Board (2010 - 2014) and is a Board Member on the Alberta Management Opted-Out & Excluded Long Term Disability Income Continuance Plan Second Level Appeal Board (2014 - present).

Glenn is a Trustee (2013 - present) of the Calgary Zoological Society, has served as the Fundraising Committee Chair (2014), a member of the Governance Committee (2015 - 2019), and the Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees (2017 - 2019), and currently serves as the Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Calgary Zoological Society (2019 - present) and the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Calgary Zoo Foundation (2019 - present).

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

In 2005 Glenn was honoured as a recipient of the Alberta Centennial Medal in recognition of his significant contributions to his fellow citizens, his community and Alberta. In 2008 Glenn received a Lexpert Directory Repeatedly Recommended rating (peer review). In 2010 Glenn was awarded a Queen's Counsel designation. Glenn has a Lawyers.com AV Preeminent peer review rating in both Legal Ability and Ethical Standards (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) and a Lexis Nexis Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent peer review rating and Judge review rating in both Legal Ability and Ethical Standards (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) - the highest ratings given. In 2011 and 2012 Glenn received a Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory peer review rating as a Repeatedly Recommended Practitioner in Personal Injury Litigation. In 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 Glenn received a Canadian Legal Lexpert peer review rating as a Repeatedly Recommended Practitioner in Securities Litigation. Glenn has been recognized among Litigation and Product Liability Lawyers by Legal Media Group Guides to the World's Leading Litigation Lawyers, Expert Guides (2014, 2015, 2016). Glenn has been ranked by Benchmark Canada as an "Energy and Natural Resources Litigation Star" (2013, 2014, 2015), an "Arbitration Litigation Star" (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015), an "Insurance Litigation Star" (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015), a "Securities Litigation Star" (2012, 2013, 2014), a "Class Actions Litigation Star" (2013), an "Insolvency Litigation Star" (2013, 2014, 2015), a "Commercial Litigation Star" (2013, 2014, 2015), and a "Litigation Star in Alberta" (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019). In 2012 Glenn was honoured as a recipient of a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in recognition of his significant contribution to his Province and community. Glenn has been recognized as a "Top Rated Lawyer in Canada" by Corporate Counsel Magazine (2013, 2014), The American Lawyer Magazine (2013, 2014), and American Lawyer Media (2013, 2014). Glenn has been recognized as a Leading Lawyer in Dispute Resolution by Chambers Global (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020). Glenn has been peer review recognized in the Best Lawyers in Canada (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) in the practice area of Corporate and Commercial Litigation. Glenn was the national recipient of the 2014 Lexpert Zenith Award in the field of Public Law. Glenn is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb).

LEGAL COMMUNITY

Glenn is, and has been, a member of numerous community and legal organizations, including the Law Society of Alberta, the Calgary Bar Association, The Canadian Bar Association, The Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice, The Advocates' Society, The Alberta Civil Trial Lawyers Association, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, and the American Association for Justice. He has served as the Practitioner Advisor to the Alberta Law Review since 2005.

PERSONAL

Glenn is married, and has two children. He plays drums and sings for the firm's rock band, the "Advo-Cats", which plays music to benefit charities. In his spare time Glenn enjoys reading, playing any sports that involve keeping score, playing the drums, and riding Sea-Doos in unimaginably irresponsible ways which often result in Glenn and his ride being towed back to the marina.

Please contact Glenn Solomon QC, FCIArb at gsolomon [at] jssbarristers [dot] ca if you are interested in receiving a copy of any of the following:
  • Presenter, "Solicitor-Client Privilege and Litigation Privilege", for Canadian Bar Association Alberta Branch, South and North Sections, Privacy Law Sub-Section, Calgary, Alberta, January 30, 2017
  • Presenter and Panelist, "Provincial Update – Privacy and Access", CBA Annual Access to Information and Privacy Law Symposium, Canadian Bar Association, Ottawa, Ontario, October 28, 2016
  • Presenter, "Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Solicitor-Client Privilege", for Canadian Bar Association Alberta Branch, South Section, Business Law Sub-Section, Calgary, Alberta, October 20, 2016
  • Author and Presenter, "Standing of Administrative Tribunals in Judicial Reviews and Appeals", for Canadian Bar Association Alberta Branch, South Section, Administrative Law Sub-Section, Calgary, Alberta, November 12, 2015
  • Co-Author and Presenter, "Welcome to the Jungle: Landlord's Remedies in the Event of Default", for Canadian Bar Association, Alberta Branch, South Section, Commercial Real Property Subsection, May 6, 2015
  • Presenter, "The Quasi-constitutional Nature of Human Rights and Privacy Legislation", for Canadian Bar Association, Alberta Branch, South Section, Administrative Law and Privacy Law Subsections, Calgary, Alberta, February 23, 2015
  • Presenter, "Quasi-Constitutional Status of Human Rights and Privacy Legislation", for The Intersection of Human Rights and Privacy, PIPA Connections Conference, November 13 and 14, 2014
  • Co-Author and Presenter, "The Limits to Transparency in Administrative Decisions: Managing Conflicting Demands", for Canadian Bar Association National Administrative Law Sub-Section, Edmonton, Alberta, June 11, 2014
  • Co-Author, "Regulatory Boards and Judicial Review: Some Essential Themes", for presentation to The Law Society of Alberta, Calgary, May 15, 2014
  • Author and Presenter, "Questioning Selected Officers and Past and Present Employees, Officers and Service Providers", for Running Your First Questioning, Legal Education Society of Alberta, Lake Louise, Alberta, April 26, 2014
  • Author, Book Review, "The 48 Laws of Power" by Robert Greene, (2013) 50 Alta L. Rev. 932
  • Author, "Takin' Care of Business: Questioning Selected Officers and Past and Present Employees, Officers and Service Providers", Barrister Magazine, Issue No. 108, p. 6, Alberta Civil Trial Lawyers' Association, June 2013
  • Author and Presenter, "Standard of Review in Judicial Review and Standing of Administrative Tribunals" for 4th Fair Hearing Course, Federated Press, Calgary, Alberta, April 11 and 12, 2013
  • Course Co-Leader / Moderator, for 4th Fair Hearing Course, Federated Press, Calgary, Alberta, April 11 and 12, 2013
  • Co-Author and Presenter, "Applying Law to Factual Findings and Formulating Reasons for Decision" for 7th Decision Writing Course, Federated Press, Calgary, Alberta, April 9 and 10, 2013
  • Author, "Break on Through to the Other Side: Civility and Difficult Counsel", LIANSWERS Magazine, Issue No. 18, Lawyers' Insurance Association of Nova Scotia, March 2013
  • Author, "Standing of Administrative Tribunals in Judicial Reviews", Intra Vires, Canadian Bar Association, National Administrative Law Section, January 2013
  • Author, "Break on Through to the Other Side: Civility and Difficult Counsel", Barrister Magazine, Issue No. 106, p. 31, Alberta Civil Trial Lawyers' Association, December 2012
  • Author and Presenter, "Build me up Buttercup: The Foundational Rules and Interpretation of the Rules" for The Rules of Court Interpreted, Legal Education Society of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, November 29, 2012
  • Presenter, "Getting the Party Started: Recent Treatment of Part 3 (Court Actions) of the Rules of Court" for The Rules of Court Interpreted, Legal Education Society of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, November 29, 2012
  • Co-Author and Presenter, "Hide and Seek: Latent and Patent Defects" for Canadian Bar Association Alberta Branch, South Section, Real Estate Law Sub-Section, Calgary, Alberta, November 14, 2012
  • Author and Presenter, "Build me up Buttercup: The Foundational Rules and Interpretation of the Rules" for The Rules of Court Interpreted, Legal Education Society of Alberta, Calgary, Alberta, November 7, 2012
  • Author and Presenter, "Recent Cases Under Privacy Legislation: Alberta, British Columbia and Canada", for PIPA Conference 2012 - Privacy on the Go, Calgary, Alberta, October 31- November 2, 2012
  • Author and Presenter, "Standing of Administrative Tribunals in Judicial Reviews", for Canadian Bar Association Alberta Branch, South Section, Administrative Law Sub-Section, Calgary, Alberta, October 25, 2012
  • Author and Presenter, "Dealing with the Difficult and Obstructive Opposing Counsel", for Questioning: The Common and not so Common Issues, Alberta Civil Trial Lawyers Association, Edmonton, Alberta, October 24, 2012
  • Author and Presenter, "Questioning: The Common and not so Common Issues", for Questioning: The Common and not so Common Issues, Alberta Civil Trial Lawyers Association, Edmonton, Alberta, October 24, 2012
  • Author and Presenter, "Dealing with the Difficult and Obstructive Opposing Counsel", for Questioning: The Common and not so Common Issues, Alberta Civil Trial Lawyers Association, Calgary, Alberta, October 22, 2012
  • Author and Presenter, "Questioning: The Common and not so Common Issues", for Questioning: The Common and not so Common Issues, Alberta Civil Trial Lawyers Association, Calgary, Alberta, October 22, 2012
  • Author and Presenter, "Judicial Consideration of the Rules of Court – Roll Up for the Magical Mystery Tour", for Canadian Bar Association Alberta Branch, South Section, Research Law Sub-Section, Calgary, Alberta, March 21, 2012
  • Author and Presenter, "Regulatory Boards and Judicial Review: Deference and the Need to Win Before the Adjudicator", for Insight Energy Contracts Conference, Insight Information, Calgary, Alberta, March 6, 2012.
  • Author and Presenter, "Back off: The Deference Trilogy", for Canadian Bar association, South Section, Administrative Law Sub-Section and Privacy Law Sub-Section Joint Meeting, Calgary, Alberta, February 27, 2012.
  • Author and Presenter, "Stick to your Knitting: The SCC and the ATA News Decision", for Canadian Bar Association Alberta Branch, North Section, Administrative Law Sub-Section and Privacy Law Sub-Section Joint Meeting, Edmonton, Alberta, February 21, 2012.
  • Author and Presenter, "The Foundational Rules and Interpretation of the Rules - Can We Get Along?", for the Rules of Court Interpreted, Legal Education Society of Alberta, Calgary, Alberta, November 8, 2011.
  • Author and Presenter, "The Foundational Rules and Interpretation of the Rules - Can We Get Along?", for the Rules of Court Interpreted, Legal Education Society of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, November 2, 2011.
  • Author, "The Rules of Court - A Retrospective Psychoanalysis", for Law Matters, Canadian Bar Association, Alberta Branch, Vol. 36, No. 3, Fall, 2011.
  • Author and Presenter, "The Year in Review: An Overview of Recent Orders and Court Decisions in B.C., Alberta and Canada", for PIPA Conference 2011 - Privacy: It's Your Business, Vancouver, B.C., October 12-14, 2011.
  • Seminar Moderator, Bankruptcy: A Creditor's Perspective in Alberta, Lorman Education Services, April 21, 2009.
  • Presenter and Author, "Fraudulent Conveyances and Preferences", for Bankruptcy: A Creditor's Perspective in Alberta, Lorman Education Services, April 21, 2009.
  • Presenter and Author, "The Anatomy of a Debt Collections Action", for Bankruptcy: A Creditor's Perspective in Alberta, Lorman Education Services, April 21, 2009.
  • Presenter and Co-Author, "Blame Games: Apportionment of Liability and Comparative Blameworthiness", Legal Education Society of Alberta, Lake Louise Refresher Course, May 3-7, 2008.
  • Seminar Moderator, Bankruptcy: A Creditor's Perspective in Alberta, Lorman Education Services, February 20, 2008.
  • Presenter and Author, "Fraudulent Conveyances and Preferences", for Bankruptcy: A Creditor's Perspective in Alberta, Lorman Education Services, February 20, 2008.
  • Seminar Moderator, Collection Law: The Good, the Bad and the Profitable in Alberta, Lorman Education Services, November 21, 2007.
  • Presenter and Author, "Getting From Debt to Judgment", for Collection Law: The Good, the Bad and the Profitable in Alberta, Lorman Education Services, November 21, 2007.
  • Presenter, "Objections at Trial" and "Impeachment at Trial", and Training Session Instructor, for Evidence for Litigators, Legal Education Society of Alberta and The Advocates' Society, November 19, 2007.
  • Presenter and Co-Author, "Proving Causation – How to Cross the Rubicon: A Review of Factual and Legal Causation", for Litigating Catastrophic Disability and Damages, Insight Information, Vancouver, B.C., October 22-23, 2007.
  • Co-Author, "Fraudulent Conveyances and Preferences", for Bankruptcy: A Creditor's Perspective, Lorman Education Services, July, 2007.
  • Speaker, "Opening and Closing Statements at Trial", Alberta Law Conference, Canadian Bar Association, March 16, 2007.
  • Co-Author, "Cross-Examination – Trials and Tribulations", Alberta Law Conference, Canadian Bar Association, March, 2007.
  • Presenter and Author, "Loss of Housekeeping Damages in Personal Injury Cases", Canadian Institute, September 30, 2004.
  • Presenter, "Traffic Accidents, Insurance and Remedies", Calgary Immigrant Aid Society and Calgary Family Services Society, May 13, 2000.
  • Speaker, "Pre-Trial Remedies", Canadian Bar Association Civil Litigation Section, January 25, 2000.
  • Author, "Using Testimonials and Test Results" (1998) Competition Law, Vol. IV, No. 2 at 210 (Federated Press).
  • Speaker, "Advising the Business Client on the Pros and Cons of Litigation", Canadian Bar Association Business Section, February 19, 1998.
  • Author, "The Debate over a Corporation's Right to a Jury Trial" (1997) Competition Law, Vol. IV, No. 1 at 201 (Federated Press).
  • Co-Author and Speaker, "Serious Soft Tissue Injuries, Causation and Alleged Malingering: Legal Analysis" (May, 1997), Difficult Personal Injury Claims (Lexpert/Silrun Information Services Limited).
  • Author, "Getting Paid for Medical Reports", Personal Injury (Newsletter), Bennett Jones Verchere, December, 1996.
  • Author, "Solus Agreements at Common Law" (1996) Competition Law, Vol. III, No. 1 at 117 (Federated Press).
  • Author, "Civil Proceedings Under the Competition Act" (1996) Competition Law, Vol. II, No. 4 at 102 (Federated Press).
  • Author, "Refusal to Deal" (1995) Competition Law, Vol. I, No. 3 at 31 (Federated Press).
  • Co-Author, "The Perils of Forgetting Your Name", Calgary Commerce Magazine, Vol. 25, No. 8, Nov. Dec. 1993 (Calgary Chamber of Commerce).
  • Editorial Assistant, Freedom of Expression and the Charter (Calgary: Thomson, 1991), D. Schneiderman, ed.
  • Indexer and Editorial Assistant, Language and the State (Montreal: Les Editions Yvon Blais, 1991) D. Schneiderman, ed.
  • Co-Editor-in-Chief, (1990) XXVIII Alberta Law Review.
  • Co-Editor, A Guide to the Alberta Personal Property Security Act (Edmonton: Alberta Law Review, 1990).
  • Co-Author, "The Judicial Nullification of Statutes Under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, 1982-1988", (1990) XXVIII Alta L. Rev. 396.