David Bishop is a partner based in Gowling WLG’s Calgary office. His corporate/commercial litigation practice focuses on directors' and officers' defence, product liability, professional liability defence, shareholder disputes, class actions, large property and industrial claims, and environmental litigation. David has acted on matters in the four western provinces, Ontario, and the three territories. He has appeared in courts at all levels, including courts of appeal and the SCC. He has extensive experience acting for large corporations in the energy sector including disputes arising from valuation of shares, product liability matters, commercial contract claims, and dissenting shareholder proceedings. David regularly defends directors, officers and companies in class actions, derivative actions, and shareholder and regulatory contexts. He has acted on multi-party product liability cases in various industries including energy, steel, biotechnology, medical, and consumer products. He has been recognized in Chambers Canada, The Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, The Legal 500 Canada and Best Lawyers in Canada – in 2020 and 2022 – as Director and Officer Liability “Lawyer of the Year” in Calgary and in 2023, in the field of Product Liability.
