Ivan is recognized for his legal expertise by a number of national and international publications, including Chambers Global's The World's Leading Lawyers for Business, The Best Lawyers in Canada, The International Who's Who of Mining Lawyers, and The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.
Ivan actively volunteers his time with a number of not-for-profit organizations. In addition to his involvement with the Canadian-Croatian Chamber of Commerce, he serves as the Chair of the Endowment Council of the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund (www.internmentcanada.ca) and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Tribute to Liberty (www.tributetoliberty.ca). He has also been appointed in 2013 by the Government of the Republic of Croatia to serve as a Representative of the Croatian Diaspora (Canada) on its Advisory Council for Croats Abroad.