Areas of Practice
Corporate, Commercial & Contract Law | Corporate, Finance & Securities Law | Creditor & Debtor Law
Legal Assistant:
Amy Stead
Profile:
Derek joined our firm in June of 2019. He maintains a general practice with an interest in commercial law, including real and personal property security, commercial real estate, insolvency, banking law, builders’ liens, security enforcement and leases.
Education:
Admitted to the Saskatchewan Bar (2020)
Master of Laws – LLM, Secured Transactions {In Progress}
Juris Doctor with Distinction, University of Saskatchewan (2018)
Bachelor of History, University of Regina (2015)
Awards and Distinctions:
LLM Bursary – The Graduate Studies Committee of the University of Saskatchewan, College of Law (2018)
LLM Entrance Scholarship – The College of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, University of Saskatchewan (2018)
Publications and Presentations:
“Personal Property Registry provides valuable protection” The Western Producer, 7 January 2021
“Knowing the basics about builders’ liens aids both owners and providers” The Western Producer, 12 August 2021.
Presented on “The Treatment of Specific Property under the PPSA and Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code” at the Canadian Conference on Personal Property Security Law in Victoria, British Columbia (2019)
Memberships and Associations:
Canadian Bar Association
Law Society of Saskatchewan