Michael Dixon

Michael is the co-practice group leader for the Calgary litigation group. His disputes practice focuses on the energy sector, including oil and gas, oilsands, renewables, nuclear and mining. His practice involves all aspects of corporate/commercial litigation and arbitration, with a focus on oil and gas law, contract disputes, royalty disputes, fraud claims and insurance matters. Michael is also a co-founding member of Blakes’ Business Crimes, Investigations and Compliance Group. He has practiced white collar defence and compliance for over 15 years. He regularly advises Canadian and multinational corporate clients on compliance with domestic and international anti-bribery, modern slavery, and sanctions legislation. He has conducted numerous internal investigations and successfully defended corruption charges. Michael also advises on compliance with a variety of other criminal and regulatory legislation and has defended clients charged under a variety of criminal and regulatory statutes.