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Danyliuk, Richard W., Q.C. (Partner)
 (306) 665-5441
 (306) 664-4431
Practice Areas
 Administrative Law
Class Action Litigation
Criminal Law
General Litigation
Intellectual Property & Information Technology
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Lawyer Profile
Rick's litigation practice focuses on civil claims, including class actions. He represents a large variety of international, national and provincial clients, as well as local business and individual clientele. He has appeared in all levels of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada, Federal Court of Canada, all courts in Saskatchewan, as well as in the courts of Alberta and Ontario. His services cover a wide range of actions, including insurance defence, class actions, intellectual property disputes, professional negligence, and commercial and construction litigation.
Rick also provides services as an arbitrator, and has sat on appointment as a senior federal adjudicator for the Indian Residential School claims. He was recently appointed an inquest coroner for Saskatchewan. As well, he is counsel or consultant to numerous civic, provincial and national boards and agencies.
Professional
Partner with McDougall Gauley LLP, 2003
Admitted to the Saskatchewan Bar, 1984
Elected Bencher, Law Society of Saskatchewan, 2004-2009; President, 2008
Received Queen's Counsel Designation, 2006
Honourary Member, Law Society of Alberta, 2007
Education
Bachelor of Laws, 1983 (class valedictorian), University of Saskatchewan
Bachelor of Arts, 1981, University of Saskatchewan
Seminars & Presentations
Sessional Lecturer, College of Law, University of Saskatchewan, 1996-2002
Lecturer and debate panelist
Canadian Bar Association Mid-Winter Meeting Planning Committee (2003)
Judge, Western Canadian Moot Competition (2003)
University of Saskatchewan Debate Panel, Biotechnology and the Law (2004)
Master of Ceremonies, STLA 20th Anniversary Dinner (2005)
University of Saskatchewan, College of Law Lecture Series, Intellectual Property Issues in the Genetic Modification of Life Forms (2006)
Weekly columnist, The Western Producer, (2007-present)
Presentation on The Civil Justice System to delegation of Judges from the Ukraine (2007)
Plenary Speaker, Canadian Association of Law Libraries National Conference (2008)
Facilitator, Law Society of Alberta Annual Retreat (2008)
Presenter, Lecturer and Coordinator, Saskatchewan Legal Education Society
Debtor-Creditor Seminar (1991)
Lawyers' Loss Prevention Seminar (1996)
Agricultural Law Seminar (1997) (Coordinator and Speaker)
Civil Litigation - Documentary Disclosure Seminar (2003) (Coordinator and Speaker)
Examination for Discovery Seminar (2004)
"Corporate Divorce" Seminar (2004)
Agricultural Intellectual Property Litigation Seminar (2004)
Recent Developments in Tort Law Seminar (2005)
Practical and Ethical Considerations in Real Estate, 2007
Bar Course (CPLED) Instructor (2006-present)
Presenter, Lecturer and Coordinator, Saskatchewan Trial Lawyers Association
Disasters and Dilemmas in Civil Litigation Seminar (1998)
Litigation Conundrums Seminar (1999)
Suing the Pros: Professional Negligence Actions Seminar (2002)
Civil Litigation Demonstrative Seminar (2004)
Civil Litigation Seminar (2005)
Fraud Seminar (2005)
Presenter, Lecturer and Coordinator, Canadian Bar Association
Family Law Section: Agricultural Property Division Concerns (1999)
Administrative Law Section: Municipal Taxation Litigation Issues (2001)
Mid-Winter Meeting, Presentation, "Class Action Suits" (2002)
Business Law Section: "Oppressed Shareholders" (2005)
Civil Litigation and Young Lawyers Sections: "The Art of Cross-Examination" (2005)
Mid-Winter Meeting, Panel Presentation, "Class Action Update" (2006)
Memberships & Associations
Member, Law Society of Saskatchewan
Bencher, Law Society of Saskatchewan 2003-Present
President, Law Society of Saskatchewan, 2008
Vice-President and founding member, Pro Bono Law Saskatchewan Inc., 2008-Present
Federation of Law Societies of Canada, 2007-2008
President, Saskatchewan Lawyers' Insurance Association, 2005
Member, Canadian Bar Association
Member, Saskatoon Bar Association
Member, Saskatchewan Trial Lawyers Association
Vice President, Broadway Theatre Board of Directors
Ukrainian Museum of Canada and Ukrainian Cultural Foundation of Canada, Local and National Boards
Publications
"Farmers' Right of First Refusal Under The Saskatchewan Farm Security Act: An Overview" SKLESI - Agricultural Law for Practitioners, December, 1997.
"The Nonsuit in the Civil Process" STLA, March, 1998.
"Class Actions Come to Saskatchewan" CBA, January, 2002.
"Connecting the Dots: Causation in Professional Negligence Actions" STLA, May 2002 and published in The Advocate, September 2002.
"Old Dogs and New Tricks": Documentary Disclosure, SKLESI, March 2003.
"Lawyers, Guns and Money"; The STLA Advocate regular column.
"Uses of Examinations for Discovery Information"; SKLESI, May 2004.
"The Jilted Spouse: Oppressed Shareholders"; Actions in Saskatchewan, SKLESI, November 2004.
"Issues in Agricultural Intellectual Property Litigation"; SKLESI, December 2004.
"Recent Developments in Vicarious Liability"; SKLESI, May 2005.
"Recent Developments in Strict Liability"; SKLESI, May 2005.
"Saskatchewan's New Limitations Act"; SKLESI, May 2005.
"Other People's Money: The Oppression Remedy"; STLA, November 2005.
Regular (weekly) column on legal affairs in The Western Producer.
Book Credit, "Ethics in Negotiation," Professor M-Benson
Community Involvement
Ukrainian Museum of Canada and Ukrainian Cultural Foundation of Canada (1989 - 1998), (Vice-President, Local and National Boards of Directors); Counsel to the Board since 2001.
Citizens' Advisory Committee to Saskatoon Board of Education (1995 - 1998).
Saskatoon Board of Education Secondary Principals Hiring Board (1995 - 1996).
North Saskatchewan International Children's Festival Board of Directors (Fundraising Chair, 1995 - 1996).
Queen Elizabeth Community Association (Executive).
Broadway Theatre Board, Vice-President (2000 - 2002).
Legal advisor, "Teen Parents" program at Nutana Collegiate (1998 - 2003).
Tryzub Society (Saskatoon Folkfest) Executive (2003 - 2005).
Aden Bowman Collegiate band parent liaison (2003 - Present).
Aden Bowman Collegiate Chem-Free Grad Committee (2005 - 2006)
Canadian and Saskatchewan Fencing Associations
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