Jill Bishop

Jill Bishop is a litigation lawyer in the areas of complex commercial proceedings, construction disputes, insolvency and insurance litigation. She is a tenacious advocate for her clients and never loses sight of practical and efficient resolution options. 

Jill is results-orientated and has a proven track record of achieving success for her clients in Alberta and British Columbia, including individuals, directors, shareholders, and companies of various sizes and spanning several industry sectors. She is licensed to serve clients in both jurisdictions and her clients return to her for assistance whenever a dispute is brewing.

She has recently assisted clients with the following nuanced areas of dispute: 

• Commercial transactions with issues of corporate authority and self-dealing;
• Defending complex oppression claims by minority shareholders in respect to corporate governance;
• Prosecuting and defending derivative actions by corporations;
• Injunctions to protect corporate and personal assets until the dispute is resolved;
• Enforceability of contracts where changes in the energy sector have made the contract impossible to perform;
• Collections and insolvency proceedings;
• Insurance matters including professional liability, director and officer liability, bodily injury, coverage and subrogation;
• Commercial and personal liability for occupiers and builders and adherence to the Alberta and British Columbia Building Codes; and
• Defending and prosecuting construction disputes including construction lien claims, surety bonds, project delay, and force majeure clauses.