Background
Josef Krüger is a partner at our Calgary office and is the manager of the Commercial Litigation Group at that office. He commenced articles in December 1980, was admitted to the Bar in South Africa in 1983 and practiced as a barrister at the Johannesburg Bar until 1998. He joined Howard Mackie in Calgary in 1998, and is a member of the Alberta Bar.
Areas of Practice
- Commercial Litigation
- Bankruptcy and Insolvency
- Oil and Gas Litigation
- International Arbitration
- Seismic data and seismic processing disputes
Professional Experience
- Josef has more than 27 years experience in commercial litigation and insolvency law . He is a veteran of more than 300 trials and arbitrations. He has extensive experience arguing matters on appeal.
- Josef has acted as lead counsel in disputes in the fields of company law, banking, insolvency , engineering and oil and gas disputes.
- Josef is listed by Best Lawyers in Canada for Insolvency and Financial Restructuring.
- Josef was co-counsel in 2003-2005 for U.S. clients in a multi-million dollar dispute relating to a construction project in northern Alberta.
- Josef has acted in a number of matters involving disputes about seismic data ownership, seismic data products and the processing of seismic data.
- In 2001 Josef secured a multi million-dollar judgment against a large insurance company for the members of a depleted pension fund.
- In 2002 Josef successfully acted for a Receiver in a trial about the alleged termination of a gas lease, and obtained a ground-breaking judgment in that area of the law.
- In 2003 and 2004, Josef was lead counsel for a U.S. client in a complex and protracted oil and gas litigation arising from insolvency proceedings, and successfully represented his client at trial.
- His experience includes:
- Receiverships and Restructurings , and litigation in connection therewith
- Companies Creditors' Arrangement Act proceedings
- bankruptcy proceedings and the recovery of assets on behalf of trustees and creditors
- oil and gas litigation
- international arbitrations
- presiding as arbitrator in commercial disputes
- the unravelling of international commercial frauds and the recovery of assets across borders
- Mareva injunctions and Anton Pillar orders
- international building and engineering disputes
- defending auditor's liability claims
- unlawful competition claims, and the enforcement of covenants in restraint of trade
- acting on behalf of Lloyds of London and other international underwriters in insurance claims
- litigation for and against banks
- contractual disputes
- proceedings under Business Corporation legislation, particularly shareholder disputes
- real estate and condominium disputes
- product liability claims
Professional and Community Activities
- 1981-1983: Part time lecturer in commercial law subjects, University of Potchefstroom
- 1983-2005: Member of the Johannesburg Bar
- 1996 - 2000: Member of the panel of arbitrators (commercial disputes) of the Arbitration Foundation of South Africa
- 1999 - Present: Member of the Alberta Bar
- 2000 - Present: Member of the International Bar Association and Co-Chair of the Reorganization and Workouts Sub-Committee of the Section on Insolvency, Restructuring and Creditors Rights
- 2000- Present: Member of the Canadian Bar Association, and past Chair of the Alberta South Insolvency Section
- 2002 - Present: Member of the American Bar Association, INSOL, CAIRP and the Turnaround Management Association
- 2003 - 2006: Member of Council of First Lutheran Church
