Gil Miciak

Gil Miciak is an associate exclusively practicing as a litigator, with a focus on insolvency, debt recovery, property and commercial litigation, and regulatory defence.

Within the Financial Services Group, Gil represents a variety of financial institutions, lenders, individuals, and other interested parties in bankruptcies and insolvencies, restructuring, foreclosure, debt recovery, and judgment enforcement proceedings. Gil has experience with priority disputes, trust claims, and other creditor’s rights issues. Gil also has an active practice in condominium litigation, including the dissolution of and sale of condominiums.

Gil has defended a range of regulatory charges brought against corporations and individuals, including under environmental, occupational health and safety, and trades and apprenticeship legislation. As a former criminal lawyer, Gil brings with him extensive trial experience, including arguing Charter of Rights and other constitutional issues. Gil accepts regulatory defence work across Alberta. In addition, Gil advises clients where civil disputes intersect with criminal or regulatory issues, and has broad experience prosecuting and defending fraud claims.

Gil also has experience in a range of administrative law issues. Within our Administrative Law Practice Group, Gil focuses on professional regulation and disciplinary proceedings, including in front of the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta and other professional organizations. Gil has worked on cross-border disciplinary issues and has presented on judicial review of disciplinary issues.

Gil has conducted many trials and appeals across Alberta and was lead counsel on an application for leave to appeal at the Supreme Court of Canada. He has presented at the Canadian Bar Association and Criminal Trial Lawyers' Association. Gil is a member of the executive committee of the Canadian Bar Association Creditor & Debtor Law section for Northern Alberta.

In Gil's Own Words:

“Being a litigator is my dream job. I am comfortable with conflict, and it is rewarding to provide practical strategies aimed at resolving disputes. Fundamentally, all clients need the same things: straightforward advice and resolute advocacy. I see it my job to arm the client with the information and recommendations they need, and occupy the front line in the fight for their interests.”

Gil obtained his Juris Doctor (with Distinction) in 2019. In law school, Gil was awarded the Norman J Pollock, QC Prize in Advocacy, the Louise McKinney Scholarship, the Professor Trevor Anderson Prize in Jurisprudence, and was on the Dean’s List. After articling with the Alberta Courts, Gil was called to the Alberta Bar in 2020.

Gil was born and raised in Edmonton, where he now lives with his partner. In his spare time, Gil enjoys crosswords and playing board games. He is also part of a gold-medal trivia team.