Laurie Livingstone

Laurie Livingstone is a Partner in Dentons' Litigation and Dispute Resolution group, practising in both Alberta and Ontario. Her practice focuses on Arbitration and Mediation, including domestic and international commercial arbitration, complex commercial litigation, appellate advocacy and administrative law.

Laurie has extensive experience representing clients in regulated industries, including the insurance and reinsurance industry, in regulatory and commercial disputes. She has appeared before all levels of court across Canada, before administrative tribunals, in private arbitrations (international and domestic) and before a royal commission of inquiry.

Her arbitration experience includes securing summary judgment for a reinsurer in an international arbitration regarding a life reinsurance treaty dispute, representing a large insurer in multiple multi-million dollar domestic arbitrations arising out of a corporate acquisition, and obtaining a CA$100 million judgment for a reinsurer in an arbitration regarding recapture rights under a life reinsurance treaty.

In addition to her courtroom work, Laurie regularly provides strategic advice on litigation and potential litigation, legal crisis management and devil's advocate services. She has more than two decades of experience advising on election law and internal governance and discipline in self-governing organizations. She holds an LLB and a BA from Dalhousie University and is recognised by The Legal 500 Canada and The Best Lawyers in Canada for Corporate and Commercial Litigation.