Bertschi Orth Solicitors and Barristers LLP/s.r.l. David A. Bertschi Partner Education Call to the Bar: 1985 dbertschi@boslaw.ca Language(s): English & French LL.B., University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario (1983) B.A., Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario (1980) Areas of Practice Insurance litigation Commercial and Corporate litigation Construction litigation Employment litigation Practice Summary For 30 years David has restricted his practice to insurance disputes and related litigation. He advises insurers, self- insured corporations, non- profit organizations, small and medium businesses and individuals on insurance, commercial, employment and human rights litigation. David has acted as Counsel on coverage issues and in personal injury, accident benefits, property and casualty, commercial general liability, fire, fidelity, excess and reinsurance as well as in life and disability claims. He continues to act as trial and coverage counsel on complex multi-party, multijurisdictional catastrophic losses. David has the expertise to quickly identify key issues and fully develop appropriate strategies to successfully advance our client's position on any insurance, inter-jurisdictional, commercial or civil litigation related dispute. Fluently bilingual, David is also an Accredited Mediator which he uses daily in negotiating on behalf of the firm's clients in court connected or private mediation, arbitration and neutral evaluations.
David is committed to finding the most cost-effective resolution for our clients including local, national, and international insurance and reinsurance clients. Reflecting his substantial experience in insurance litigation, David has been invited to write and speak on complex issues of interest to insurers and self-insured corporate clients. He has spoken on such cutting edge topics as Catastrophic Impairment and the AMA Guides, Aggravated and Punitive Damages, Employer and Commercial Host Liability, Uninsured and Underinsured Liability, Forum Non-Conveniens, Trucking and Transportation Law. David has spoken at the request of the Advocate s Society on the Art of Cross- Examination and on Insurance matters by The Law Society of Upper Canada, The Ontario Bar Association, the Canadian Society of Medical Evaluators, The Canadian Chamber of Commerce, Canadian Defence Lawyers, The Federation of Defence & Corporate Counsel, the Canadian and the International Association of Life Care Planners. David has also spoken at a number of higher learning institutions including Carleton University and the Ottawa University, the University of Windsor, the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario, Memorial University and at Dalhousie University. David also taught at Carleton University in business Law, at the Ontario Bar Admission Course in Civil Procedure and at the International Institute for Research. When combined with his extensive professionalism, education, presentations and association Memberships, David's high-profile role as a speaker and writer ensures that he is familiar with the most recent decisions and the latest trends in Insurance and Commercial law fields so that he can deal with his clients' problems in the most effective manner to their satisfaction. David is an experienced advocate and has appeared before a variety of judicial and administrative tribunals. David is a former part-time Assistant Crown Attorney and Ontario Human Rights Tribunal Prosecutor. David has appeared before all levels of the Trial and Appellate Courts in Ontario and at the Federal court of Appeal and before a variety of Boards, Tribunals and Arbitration Panels. David also has experience in employment and construction litigation. Advocacy Affiliations Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (International Practice and Law Section - Chair) Canadian Defence Lawyers (Board of Directors-Secretary Treasurer) Ontario Bar Association (Board of Directors for the Insurance Section, 2010-2012) Advocates Society Carleton County Law Association l'association des juristes d'expression française de l'ontario Defence Research Institute (U.S.) - International Law Committee
Call to the Bar: 1985 Selected Papers and Seminars Delivered Language(s): English & French Speaker, 2014 Ontario Higher Education Risk Management Symposium, Algonquin College, Ottawa, May 8, 2014 Guest Speaker, Protecting your practice and reputation from disgruntled patients in the 21st Century, Ottawa Dental Association, Ottawa, February 28, 2014. Speaker & Co-Host, A Primer for Litigating Cross-Border Insurance and Product Liability Disputes, Toronto, November 14, 2013. Chair and Moderator, "Preparing and Eliciting Expert Testimony at Trial", Canadian Defence Lawyers Symposium, Ottawa, Canada, May 7th, 2013. Author, Contributor to the A.S.K. - Advisors Seeking Knowledge A Comprehensive Guide to Succession and Estate Planning (LexisNexis, 2013). Referred to as The Dr Spock reference for succession planning experts, public accountants and the wealth management communities, David wrote and edited the A.S.K s chapter on Insurance Law [2013]. Speaker, Preparing Expert Testimony, Canadian Society of Medical Evaluators, Ottawa, Ontario, Friday, November 16, 2012. Speaker and Panelist, "Traumatic Brain and other related sports injuries: the Canadian legal perspective." The Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, Summer Conference, Plenary session, British Columbia, August 1, 2012. Moderator and Panelist, Conflict of Laws an update on Forum non Conveniens The Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, International Practice and Substantive Law Section Meetings, British Columbia, July 30th, 2012. Speaker and Panelist, The Virtual Cocktail Party-Marketing your Practice, ADR & International and Substantial Law Practice Section Meetings, Phoenix, Arizona, February, 2012. Speaker and Panelist, The Evolution of the Statutory Accident Benefit Schedule-First Party Benefits in Motor Vehicle Accident Claims, The Canadian Society of Medical Evaluators Toronto, November 18, 2011. Speaker and Panelist, The Evolution of the Statutory Accident Benefit Schedule-First Party Benefits in Motor Vehicle Accident Claims, the Canadian Society of Medical Evaluators. Ottawa, November 4th, 2011. Speaker, "How to succeed when applying Ontario's new Rules of Civil Procedure to Expert evidence [and other miscellany]." Canadian Defence Lawyers Annual Continuing Legal Education Symposium, Vancouver, British Columbia, September 15, 2011. Speaker, Moderator and Panelist, International Commercial Arbitration". Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, International Practice and Substantial Law section, Williamsburg Virginia, July 28, 2011. Speaker and moderator, "Update on Forum Non-Conveniens" Federation of Defence & Corporate Counsel, International Practice and Substantial Law section, Williamsburg Virginia, July 28, 2011
Speaker, "Canadian law and NAFTA; Can oil, gas and water between Canada and the United States really mix? Federation of Defence & Corporate Counsel, Plenary session, Indian Wells, California, March 3, 2011. Speaker, Understanding the Myths and the Realities of the business of the practice of law, Ontario Bar Association Young lawyers division, Ottawa, February, 2011. Speaker, "Subrogation and Spoilation ASAP, Education and Training Resources Session, Ottawa, December 1, 2010. Program Chair and Moderator "Insurance Law: A practical guide to Expert Opinion under the new Rules of Civil Procedure", Ontario Bar Association, Toronto, Ontario, November 23, 2010. Keynote speaker, "The need for National IME standards". Canadian Society of Medical Evaluators, 2010 an Authoritative Insurance Update. Toronto, Ontario, November 19, 2010. Paper, The new Rules of Civil Procedure in Ontario and their applicability to Life Care Planners testifying in Canada Advice for the Life Care Planners who prepare report and testify at trial or arbitration. 2010 International Symposium for Life care planning, Orlando, September, 2010. Speaker and Panelist, Sex Lies and Videotapes - Cyber Liability in a Digital World - Federation of Defence & Corporate Counsel, summer meeting - Plenary session, Munich, Germany, July 29, 2010. Speaker, A Look at the Top Ten Cases in Canada and Foretelling Things to Come, Annual General Meeting and Conference, Canadian Defence Lawyers, Toronto, Canada. June 3, 2010. Speaker and Panelist, The New Rules of Civil Procedure and the Proposed Changes to the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule, Gore Mutual Insurance Company, Seminar for claims management and claims personnel, Cambridge, Ontario, March 22, 2010. Speaker and Panelist, Bodily Injury Claims and the Current Automobile Scheme in Ontario, the Duty of Insurers, Advanced Payments, Litigation, Mediation, Joint and Several Liability, Protected Defendants and the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule, Mutual Insurers Association of Canada AGM, Cambridge, Ontario, March 10, 2010. Speaker and Panelist, "Protecting the Corporate defendant north of the 49th parallel", FDCC - Trial tactics, International Practice and Substantive Law Section meeting, Orlando, Florida, February, 2010. Speaker, Testifying as an expert in the Canadian legal system - International Symposium on Life Care Planning, Chicago, September 26, 2009. Speaker and Moderator, Forum Non- Conveniens around the World. Substantive Law Section meetings of the Federation of Defence & Corporate Counsel, Virginia, July 29, 2009. Author, Insurance Law Primer - The T.A.S.K. - The Trusted Advisor's Survival Kit - published by Lexis Nexis 2009. Referred to as The Dr Spock reference for succession planning experts, public accountants and wealth management communities, David wrote and edited the T.A.S.K s chapter on Insurance Law (2009).
Speaker and Panelist, Revision to the Rule of Civil Procedure in Ontario and their impacton Productions and Privilege and Collateral Benefit Deductibility. - Belair Insurance - Seminar for claims management and claims personnel, Ottawa - April 2009. Speaker and Panelist, Current trends and pitfalls in Canadian Transportation Cases Substantive Law Section Meetings of FDCC, Hawaii, February 25th, 2009. Speaker, Commercial General Liability Policies - Ottawa Valley Adjusters Association, Mid-Winter Meeting, Ottawa, February 17th, 2009. Speaker, Managing litigation and risk exposure, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, November 25, 2008. Speaker and Panelist with Dr. Arthur Amies, Dr. Ken Reesor and J. Simmons at the Catastrophic Impairment Determination and the AMA Guides Conference, Sudbury, Ontario, October 2008. Speaker, Expert Witness, Direct Examination and the Wave of the Future", Canadian Defense Lawyers, Trial Tactics Conference, What you must know to win from Ontario s Top Defence Counsel, Toronto, ON, Canada. October 6, 2008. Speaker, Condominium Corporation Liability, Presentation on Practical and Legal Strategies for Condominium Corporations, Directors and Managers, Ottawa, Canada, September 28, 2008. Speaker and Panelist, Crafting winning responses to RFP s. Management, Economics and International Law Practice Section, Federation of Defence & Corporate Counsel Conference, Banff, Alberta, Canada. August 1, 2008. Speaker, How to Avoid Bad Faith Exposure - Ontario Insurance Adjusters Association - Annual General Meeting - Ottawa, Canada, June, 2008. Speaker and Panelist, Emerging Issues in Damages, Hot topics in Motor Vehicle Insurance Law, hosted by the Law Society of Upper Canada, the Ontario Bar Association, the University of Ottawa and The Carleton County Law Association - Ottawa, May 2008. Speaker, Review of Current Case Law at the Catastrophic Impairment, Determination and the AMA Guides Conference, Ottawa, December 12th, 2007. Speaker, Preparing the Expert for Trial, Chiropractic Association, Annual General Meeting, Ottawa, November, 2007. Speaker, Developments in Extra-contractual liability, property and casualty insurer, Ottawa, Canada, August 8, 2007. Speaker and Moderator, How to avoid bad faith exposure for both you and your employer when working in the Insurance industry. Ontario Insurance Adjusters Association, Annual Out-of-town meeting, Ottawa, June 5, 2007. Speaker, Alcohol liability in Ontario Legal Talk-Radio Chin, Ottawa, April 4, 2007 Speaker, Punitive and Aggravated damages- adjuster liability, paper presented to the Ottawa Valley Adjusters Association in Ottawa, Canada on January 16th, 2007. Speaker, Social, Employment and Commercial Host Liability in the University Setting, Paper presented to the Canadian Association of University Solicitors in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, September, 2006.
Speaker and Panelist, Bad Faith Litigation in Canada presented to Claims management personnel at ING, Ottawa, August, 2006. Speaker, Extra-contractual Liability is on the horizon, paper presented at the Out of Country Health Coverage Seminar sponsored by Optimum Re Insurance, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May 6, 2006. Speaker, Commercial and Social Host Liability, paper presented to the Insurance Broker Association, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, March, 2006. Speaker, A Primer for Navigating the Congestion of the Uninsured, Underinsured and Unidentified Motorist Cover, paper presented at the Ontario Bar Association, Hot Topics in Motor Vehicle Insurance law conference, Toronto, Canada, November, 2005. Speaker, Problems with Reinsurance in the Canadian context EU-LEX Conference, Toronto, Canada, October 14th, 2005. Speaker and Panelist, Aggravated and Punitive Damages Canadian Defence Lawyers Symposium on A Primer for Litigating Disability Claims, Toronto, February 4, 2005. Speaker and panelist, Canada s new privacy law - PIPEDA, Commercial and Social Host Liability, papers presented at the Canadian University Reciprocal Insurance Exchange Conference, Carleton University, Ottawa, November 25 and 26, 2004. Speaker and Panelist, Legal Issues for Life Care Planners, paper presented to the Canadian Institute of Life Care Planners at the Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, September 10, 2004. Speaker and Panelist, Canada's new Privacy Act, PIPEDA, Ottawa Valley Adjusters Association, Ottawa, Canada, April 29, 2004. Speaker, PIPEDA and the Insurance Industry, Royal Sun Alliance claims management and personnel, Ottawa, a Canada, February 27, 2004. Speaker and Panelist, Bill 198: Ontario's Amendments to the Insurance Act: the next Mutation- Challenges and Pitfalls Carleton County Law Association Civil Litigation Symposium practical skills for the litigator, Montebello, Quebec, November 29th, 2003. Speaker, Risk Management and Ontario Universities, Ontario University Risk Management Workshop, Canadian University Reciprocal Insurance Exchange, Ottawa, November, 2003. Presenter, Commercial and Social Host Liability, Transportation Association of Canada, Ottawa, November 18th, 2003. Presenter, Stock Broker Liability, National Bank Financial, Ottawa, Canada, August 6, 2003 and October 10, 2003. Speaker, Alcohol Liability in Ontario - current issues relating to Social Hosts and Occupier's Liability Insight Professional Seminars for Risk Managers, Claims personnel and lawyers, Toronto, November, 2002. Speaker, Social Host and Ontario Motor Vehicle Law, paper presented to claims representatives of the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, September 19, 2002.
Guest Speaker, Bad Faith Claims: The Development of a Distinctive Canadian Approach or California North, Commercial Litigation Conference, Insight Publications, Hyatt Regency in Vancouver, B.C., September 17, 2002. Speaker, Practical legal considerations for Rehabilitation practitioners in the 21st Century, Canadian Association Rehabilitation Professionals, Ottawa, March 28, 2001. Awards Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal, Province of Ontario, July 2012 This medal pays special tribute to Queen Elizabeth II's 60 years on the throne and honours her life-long commitment to her responsibilities, by recognizing those who have made significant contributions to Ontario and Canada. "I encourage all Ontarians not to miss this great opportunity to nominate members of their community who share the Queen's outstanding qualities of kindness and devotion to duty, and her spirit of dedication to the public. Orleans Chamber of Commerce, 2011 Professional of the Year Reach-Resource Education Advocacy Centre for the Handicapped (REACH), Volunteer Lawyer of the Year, April 2004 L'Expert -Recognized Insurance Lawyer, 1994 University of Windsor -Faculty of Law - Gold Medal for Extracurricular and Academic Merit, 1983 Representative Work For a listing of the numerous cases in which Mr. Bertschi has successfully acted for clients, please contact David Bertschi at dbertschi@boslaw.ca For a further listing of speaking engagements and papers presented by David Bertschi, including : Breaking new ground the use of DNA in the insurance industry, Insurance Law for Condominium Corporation's, Director and Owners liability : "The interplay between the Workers Safety Insurance Board and the Insurance Act", " Inter jurisdictional claims", " Extra contractual Liability" and "The effective use of surveillance in litigation", please contact David by email at dbertschi@boslaw.ca. or by phone at 613-749- 4700.
Bertschi Orth Solicitors and Barristers LLP/s.r.l. David A. Bertschi Associé Fondateur Études Admission au Barreau: 1985 dbertschi@boslaw.ca Langue(s): Anglais et Français L.L.B., Université de Windsor, Windsor, Ontario (1983) B.A., Université Carleton, Ottawa, Ontario (1980) Domaines de pratique Litige en assurance Litige commercial et corporatif Litige en construction Litige en droit de l emploi Résumé de la pratique Pendant 30 ans, David a limité sa pratique au droit des assurances et aux litiges connexes. Il conseille les assureurs, les sociétés autoassurées, les organisations à but non lucratif, les petites et moyennes entreprises et les particuliers sur les litiges commerciaux et les litiges en matière d assurance, d emploi et de droits de la personne. David a agi en qualité de conseiller juridique sur les questions de couverture et les questions touchant les préjudices personnels, l assurance individuelle, l assurance IARD, l assurance de la responsabilité civile entreprise, l assurance de la responsabilité des produits, l assurance de la responsabilité en matière de construction, l assurance des chaudières, l assurance couvrant la responsabilité des administrateurs et dirigeants et la négligence professionnelle, l assurance incendie, l assurance détournement et vol, l assurance de risques successifs et la réassurance ainsi que les sinistres vie et invalidité. Il continue d agir en qualité d avocat plaideur et de conseiller en matière de couverture dans les litiges complexes mettant en cause plusieurs parties ou plusieurs juridictions ou concernant des sinistres graves et catastrophiques.
David possède l expertise voulue pour déterminer rapidement les enjeux clés et élaborer des stratégies qui permettent de faire évoluer favorablement la position de nos clients dans tout litige commercial ou civil, litige interjuridictionnel ou litige en matière d assurance. Parfaitement bilingue, David est également médiateur accrédité et utilise tous les jours ses compétences à ce titre pour négocier pour le compte des clients du cabinet dans le cadre de médiations, d arbitrages et d évaluations neutres privés ou rattachés au tribunal. David s efforce en tout temps de trouver la solution la plus rentable qui soit pour nos clients, y compris des sociétés d assurance ou de réassurance locales, nationales ou internationales. Grâce à sa grande expérience dans les litiges en matière d assurance, David a été invité à adresser la parole sur une panoplie de sujets, y compris les désignations de déficience invalidante et les guides de l AMA, les dommages-intérêts majorés ou punitifs, la responsabilité des employeurs et des hôtes commerciaux, la responsabilité relative aux garanties non assurées et sous-assurées, la question «Forum Non-Conveniens» (tribunal qui ne convient pas), le droit du camionnage et du transport, la responsabilité des produits, les frais médicaux futurs et la planification des soins de fin de vie ainsi que la façon de présenter la preuve d expert devant les tribunaux. David a également prononcé des allocutions sur l art du contre-interrogatoire, à la demande de l Advocate s Society, et sur différentes questions liées aux assurances à la demande du Barreau du Haut-Canada, de l Association du Barreau de l Ontario, de la Société canadienne des évaluateurs médicaux, de la Chambre de commerce du Canada, de Canadian Defence Lawyers, de la Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, de la Canadian Association of Life Care Planners et de l International Association of Life Care Planners. Par ailleurs, David a pris la parole lors de différents événements tenus dans plusieurs établissements d enseignement supérieur, dont la Carleton University et l Université d Ottawa, la University of Windsor, la Richard Ivey School of Business à la University of Western Ontario, la Memorial University et la Dalhousie University. David a également enseigné le droit des affaires à la Carleton University, la procédure civile au cours d admission au Barreau de l Ontario et plusieurs cours à l International Institute for Research. Grâce à sa longue expérience professionnelle, académique et pratique, David est un conférencier et auteur recherché qui est parfaitement au fait des dernières décisions et des plus récentes tendances dans les domaines de l assurance, du droit des sociétés, du droit commercial et des règles des tribunaux, de sorte qu il peut traiter rapidement les dossiers de ses clients et obtenir des résultats entièrement satisfaisants pour eux. Ex-procureur de la Couronne adjoint et procureur auprès du Tribunal des droits de la personne de l Ontario, David a plaidé efficacement devant les cours de première instance et cours d appel de l Ontario à tous les niveaux, devant la Cour d appel fédérale et devant de nombreux tribunaux, conseils et groupes spéciaux d arbitrage. David possède également de l expérience dans les litiges en matière d emploi et de construction.
Call to the Bar: 1985 Affiliations juridiques Language(s): English & French Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (président de l International Practice and Law Section depuis 2008) Canadian Defence Lawyers (secrétaire-trésorier du conseil d administration depuis 2012) Association du Barreau de l Ontario (conseil d administration de la section des assurances, 2010 2012) Advocates Society Carleton County Law Association L'Association des juristes d'expression française de l'ontario Defence Research Institute (É-U.) - International Law Committee Articles choisis et exposés présentés Conférencier, 2014 Ontario Higher Education Risk Management Symposium, Algonquin College, Ottawa, 8 mai, 2014 Conférencier invité, «Protéger son cabinet et sa réputation des patients mécontents au 21e siècle», L association dentaire d Ottawa, Ottawa, 28 février, 2014 Conférencier et co-présentateur, «Un préambule aux litiges d assurance transfrontaliers et aux conflits de responsabilité en matière de produits» Toronto, 14 novembre, 2013. Collaborateur au guide des A.S.K., Advisors Seeking Knowledge A Comprehensive Guide to Succession and Estate Planning (LexisNexis, 2013); appelé le «Dr Spock» du milieu des experts en planification successorale, des comptables publics et des gestionnaires de patrimoine, David a rédigé et mis au point le chapitre du guide des A.S.K. concernant le droit des assurances. [2013] Conférencier et expert, «Traumatic Brain and other related sports injuries : the Canadian legal perspective», Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, réunion estivale, séance plénière, Colombie-Britannique, 1er août 2012. Modérateur et expert, «Conflict of Laws, an update on Forum non Conveniens», Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, réunions de l International Practice and Substantive Law Section, Colombie-Britannique, 30 juillet 2012. Conférencier et expert, «The Virtual Cocktail Party-Marketing your Practice», réunions de l ADR & International and Substantive Law Practice Section, Phoenix (Arizona), février 2012. Conférencier et expert, «The Evolution of the Statutory Accident Benefit Schedule-First Party Benefits in Motor Vehicle Accident Claims», Société canadienne des évaluateurs médicaux, Toronto, 18 novembre 2011. Conférencier et expert, «The Evolution of the Statutory Accident Benefit Schedule-First Party Benefits in Motor Vehicle Accident Claims», Société canadienne des évaluateurs médicaux, Ottawa, 4 novembre 2011. Conférencier, «How to succeed when applying Ontario's new Rules of Civil Procedure to Expert evidence [and other miscellany]». Symposium annuel de Canadian Defence Lawyers en matière d éducation juridique continue, Vancouver (Colombie-Britannique), 15 septembre 2011.
Conférencier, modérateur et expert, «International Commercial Arbitration», Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, International Practice and Substantive Law Section, Williamsburg (Virginie), 28 juillet 2011. Conférencier et modérateur, «Update on Forum Non-Conveniens», Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, International Practice and Substantive Law Section, Williamsburg (Virginie), 28 juillet 2011. Conférencier, «Canadian law and NAFTA; Can oil, gas and water between Canada and the United States really mix?», Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, séance plénière, Indian Wells (Californie), 3 mars 2011. Conférencier, «Understanding the Myths and the Realities of the business of the practice of law», Association du Barreau de l Ontario division des jeunes avocats, Ottawa, février 2011. Conférencier, «Subrogation and Spoilation», ASAP, Education and Training Resources Session, Ottawa, 1er décembre 2010. Président de programme et modérateur, «Insurance Law : A practical guide to Expert Opinion under the new Rules of Civil Procedure», Association du Barreau de l Ontario, Toronto (Ontario), 23 novembre 2010. Conférencier invité, «The need for National IME standards», Société canadienne des évaluateurs médicaux, 2010, an Authoritative Insurance Update. Toronto (Ontario), 19 novembre 2010. Article, «The new Rules of Civil Procedure in Ontario and their applicability to Life Care Planners testifying in Canada Advice for the Life Care Planners who prepare report and testify at trial or arbitration», symposium international de 2010 sur la planification des soins de fin de vie, Orlando, septembre 2010. Conférencier et expert, «Sex Lies and Videotapes - Cyber Liability in a Digital World» -, Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, réunion estivale - séance plénière, Munich (Allemagne), 29 juillet 2010. Conférencier, «A Look at the Top Ten Cases in Canada and Foretelling Things to Come», assemblée générale annuelle et conférence, Canadian Defence Lawyers, Toronto, Canada, 3 juin 2010. Conférencier et expert, «The New Rules of Civil Procedure and the Proposed Changes to the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule», Gore Mutual Insurance Company, séminaire à l intention du personnel des sinistres et des experts en sinistres, Cambridge (Ontario), 22 mars 2010. Conférencier et expert, «Bodily Injury Claims and the Current Automobile Scheme in Ontario, the Duty of Insurers, Advanced Payments, Litigation, Mediation, Joint and Several Liability, Protected Defendants and the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule», assemblée générale annuelle de l Association canadienne des compagnies d assurance mutuelles, Cambridge (Ontario), 10 mars 2010. Conférencier et expert, «Protecting the Corporate defendant north of the 49th parallel», FDCC Techniques de plaidoirie, réunion de l International Practice and Substantive Law Section, Orlando (Floride), février 2010.
Conférencier, «Testifying as an expert in the Canadian legal system» - symposium international sur la planification des soins de fin de vie, Chicago, 26 septembre 2009. Conférencier et modérateur, «Forum Non- Conveniens around the World». Réunions de la Substantive Law Section de la Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, Virginie, 29 juillet 2009. Auteur, «Insurance Law Primer»- The T.A.S.K. - The Trusted Advisor's Survival Kit - publié par Lexis Nexis en 2009. Appelé «le Dr Spock» du milieu des experts en planification successorale, des comptables publics et des gestionnaires de patrimoine, David a rédigé et mis au point le chapitre du T.A.S.K. concernant le droit des assurances (2009). Conférencier et expert, «Revision to the Rules of Civil Procedure in Ontario and their impact on Productions and Privilege and Collateral Benefit Deductibility» - Assurance Bélair - Séminaire à l intention du personnel des sinistres et des experts en sinistres, Ottawa - avril 2009. Conférencier et expert, «Current trends and pitfalls in Canadian Transportation Cases», réunions de la Substantive Law Section de la FDCC, Hawaii, 25 février 2009. Conférencier, «Commercial General Liability Policies» - Ottawa Valley Adjusters Association, réunion de la mi-hiver, Ottawa, 17 février 2009. Conférencier, «Managing litigation and risk exposure», Carleton University, Ottawa (Ontario), 25 novembre 2008. Conférencier et expert en compagnie du Dr Arthur Amies, du Dr Ken Reesor et de J. Simmons lors de la conférence concernant la détermination de l existence d une déficience invalidante et les guides de l AMA, Sudbury (Ontario), octobre 2008. Conférencier, «Expert Witness, Direct Examination and the Wave of the Future», Canadian Defence Lawyers, conférence sur les techniques de plaidoirie, «What you must know to win from Ontario s Top Defense Counsel», Toronto (Ontario), Canada, 6 octobre 2008. Conférencier, «Condominium Corporation Liability», présentation sur les stratégies pratiques et juridiques à l intention des sociétés, administrateurs et gestionnaires d immeubles en copropriété, Ottawa, Canada, 28 septembre 2008. Conférencier et expert, «Crafting winning responses to RFP s., Management, Economics and International Law Practice Section», conférence de la Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, Banff (Alberta), Canada, 1er août 2008. Conférencier, «How to Avoid Bad Faith Exposure», Ontario Insurance Adjusters Association - assemblée générale annuelle - Ottawa, Canada, juin 2008. Conférencier et expert, «Emerging Issues in Damages», sujets d actualité en droit de l assurance automobile, conférence organisée par le Barreau du Haut-Canada, par l Association du Barreau de l Ontario, par l Université d Ottawa et par la Carleton County Law Association - Ottawa, mai 2008. Conférencier, «Review of Current Case Law», conférence sur la détermination d une déficience invalidante et les guides de l AMA, Ottawa, 12 décembre 2007.
Conférencier, «Preparing the Expert for Trial», Chiropractic Association, assemblée générale annuelle, Ottawa, novembre 2007. Conférencier, «Developments in Extra-contractual liability», Sociétés d assurance biens et risques divers, Ottawa, Canada, 8 août 2007. Conférencier et modérateur, «How to avoid bad faith exposure for both you and your employer when working in the Insurance industry», Ontario Insurance Adjusters Association, assemblée annuelle tenue à l extérieur de la ville, Ottawa, 5 juin 2007. Conférencier, «Alcohol liability in Ontario» émission «Legal Talk» présentée sur Chin Radio, Ottawa, 4 avril 2007. Conférencier, «Punitive and Aggravated damages - adjuster liability», article présenté à l Ottawa Valley Adjusters Association à Ottawa, Canada, 16 janvier 2007. Conférencier, «Social, Employment and Commercial Host Liability in the University Setting», article présenté à l Association canadienne des avocats d universités à Kingston (Ontario), Canada, septembre 2006. Conférencier et expert, «Bad Faith Litigation in Canada», article présenté aux experts en sinistres à ING, Ottawa, août 2006. Conférencier, «Extra-contractual Liability is on the horizon», article présenté au séminaire sur la couverture des soins médicaux organisé par Optimum Réassurance, Toronto (Ontario), Canada, 6 mai 2006. Conférencier, «Commercial and Social Host Liability», article présenté à l Association des courtiers d assurance, Ottawa (Ontario), Canada, mars 2006. Conférencier, «A Primer for Navigating the Congestion of the Uninsured, Underinsured and Unidentified Motorist Cover», article présenté à l Association du Barreau de l Ontario lors de la conférence portant sur les sujets d actualité en droit de l assurance automobile, Toronto, Canada, novembre 2005. Conférencier, «Problems with Reinsurance in the Canadian context», conférence d EUR-LEX, Toronto, Canada, 14 octobre 2005. Conférencier et expert, «Aggravated and Punitive Damages», symposium de Canadian Defence Lawyers sur les notions élémentaires du règlement des sinistres invalidité, Toronto, 4 février 2005. Conférencier et expert, «Canada s new privacy law - PIPEDA, Commercial and Social Host Liability», articles présentés à la conférence du Canadian University Reciprocal Insurance Exchange, Carleton University, Ottawa, 25 et 26 novembre 2004. Conférencier et expert, «Legal Issues for Life Care Planners», article présenté à l Institut canadien des planificateurs de soins de la vie à la Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, Ottawa, (Ontario), Canada, 10 septembre 2004. Conférencier et expert, «Canada's new Privacy Act, PIPEDA», Ottawa Valley Adjusters Association, Ottawa, Canada, 29 avril 2004. Conférencier, «PIPEDA and the Insurance Industry», Royal SunAlliance, personnel des sinistres et experts en sinistres, Ottawa, Canada, 27 février 2004.
Conférencier et expert, «Bill 198 : Ontario's Amendments to the Insurance Act : the next Mutation - Challenges and Pitfalls» Carleton County Law Association symposium sur les litiges civils conseils pratiques pour les avocats plaidants, Montebello (Québec), 29 novembre 2003. Prix Conférencier, «Risk Management and Ontario Universities», atelier de travail sur la gestion des risques des universités de l Ontario, Canadian University Reciprocal Insurance Exchange, Ottawa, novembre 2003. Participant, «Commercial and Social Host Liability», Association des transports du Canada, Ottawa, 18 novembre 2003. Participant, «Stock Broker Liability», Financière Banque Nationale, Ottawa, Canada, 6 août 2003 et 10 octobre 2003. Conférencier, «Alcohol Liability in Ontario - current issues relating to Social Hosts and Occupier's Liability» séminaires offerts par Insight Professional à l intention des gestionnaires de risque, du personnel des sinistres et des avocats, Toronto, novembre 2002. Conférencier, «Social Host and Ontario Motor Vehicle Law», article présenté aux représentants chargés du règlement des sinistres de l Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, 19 septembre 2002. Conférencier invité, «Bad Faith Claims»: The Development of a Distinctive Canadian Approach or California North», conférence sur les litiges commerciaux préparée par Insight Publications et tenue au Hyatt Regency, à Vancouver (C.-B.), 17 septembre 2002. Coprésident et modérateur, «Litigating Disability Insurance Claims practical legal advice for successful results», conférencier, symposium de l Institut d assurance du Canada en matière d éducation juridique continue, Toronto, 17 et 18 avril 2002. Conférencier, «Practical legal considerations for Rehabilitation practitioners in the 21st Century», Canadian Association of Rehabilitation Professionals, Ottawa, 28 mars 2001. La médaille du Jubilé de diamant de la Reine Elizabeth II, Province d Ontario, juillet 2012 Cette médaille rend hommage aux 60 ans de la Reine Elizabeth sur le trône et souligne sont dévouement continu à ses responsabilités, en reconnaissant ceux qui ont fait des contributions importantes à l Ontario et au Canada. J encourage tous les Ontariens à ne pas manquer cette bonne opportunité de nominer des membres de leur communauté qui partagent les qualités de la Reine telles que sa dévotion à ses responsabilités et au public. Chambre de Commerce d Orléans, 2011 Professionnel de l année Reach-Resource Education Advocacy Centre for the Handicapped (REACH), bénévolat de l année, avril 2004
L Expert Avocat d assurances reconnu, 1994 Université de Windsor Faculté de droit Médaille d or pour activités parascolaires et mérite académique, 1983 Mandats de représentation Pour obtenir une liste des nombreuses affaires dans lesquelles M. Bertschi a représenté avec succès ses clients, veuillez communiquer avec David à l adresse dbertschi@boslaw.ca Pour obtenir une liste plus détaillée des allocutions et articles présentés par David Bertschi, notamment «Breaking new ground the use of DNA in the insurance industry», «Insurance Law for Condominium Corporation's, Director and Owners liability», «The interplay between the Workers Safety Insurance Board and the Insurance Act», «Inter jurisdictional claims», «Extra contractual Liability» et «The effective use of surveillance in litigation», veuillez communiquer avec David par courriel à dbertschi@boslaw.ca. ou par téléphone au numéro 613 749 4700.