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| | Address | | Toronto Dominion Bank Tower, Suite 2700 - 700 West Georgia Street | | Vancouver, British Columbia V7Y 1B8 | | (Vancouver Co.) | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 604 484 1700 | | Fax: 604 484 9700 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.ahbl.ca | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Alexander Holburn Beaudin & Lang LLP practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil, Trial and Appellate Practice, Professional Errors and Omissions, Labour, Employment, Corporate/Commercial, Insurance, Banking, Securities, Insolvency, Probate, Estates, Mortgage, Real and Personal Property, Administrative, Municipal, Defamation, Aviation, Maritime, Mining, Environmental, Family, Hospital, Surety, Immigration, Sports and Transportation Law. | | Year Established: 1973 | Firm Profile:
Alexander Holburn Beaudin & Lang LLP is a leading Vancouver-based Canadian law firm providing a wide range of litigation/dispute resolution and business law services. Our clients include government and municipalities, regional, national and international companies, and individuals with business interests and legal needs in this province. Our 70 lawyers are organized around practice areas that provide our clients with access to legal services in a variety of areas. In addition to the services we provide in British Columbia, we also provide legal services nationally and internationally. Alexander Holburn is dedicated to providing pre-eminent legal services to our clients. We have been recognized for doing so by Martindale-Hubbell, which has given our firm their highest possible rating for a law firm. However, we consider the true test of our capabilities to reside in client satisfaction. Our objective is to become more than a legal advisor, but rather to become a strategic business partner and counsellor to our clients. We earn this status by taking the time to get to know the environments in which our clients conduct their business. We thank you for taking the time to learn more about our firm, and hope to be in a position to get to know more about your business and your legal challenges. | | Firm Size: 70 | Law Firm Affiliations:
The Law Firm Alliance is a loose affiliation of law firms created to provide a vehicle for clients to obtain competent and responsive legal services by providing a network of member firms for referral of legal matters. All members are highly regarded commercial firms offering a variety of corporate and litigation services. The Alliance includes over 2,500 attorneys in more than 40 firms throughout North America, as well as firms in foreign countries including Italy and Great Britain. The Law Firm Alliance is not a partnership. Each law firm member is a separate entity that performs its own work independently for its clients and is solely responsible for the quality of its work. No member of the Alliance accepts legal responsibility for another firm's work. For more information on the Alliance, please visit www.lawfirmalliance.com. Ong & Chung: Ong & Chung is a Hong Kong-based law firm that can provide Alexander Holburn clients with legal services in Hong Kong and mainland China. They can be reached at:
Head office: 14th Floor, C.M.A. Building, 64 Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong. Telephone: (852) 2526 1171. Facsimile: (852) 2845 0686 | Reference:
The Toronto-Dominion Bank. | A List of Representative Clients:
Furnished on Request. |
Other Office Locations of Alexander Holburn Beaudin & Lang LLP
Hong Kong, China
| | PARTNERS | | William M. Holburn, Q.C. (Partner) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 1967, Manitoba; 1970, British Columbia; 1987, Alberta. Education: United College (B.A., 1963); University of Manitoba (LL.B., 1967). Appointed Q.C., 1989. Member: Law Societies of British Columbia and Alberta. Practice Areas: Insurance Law; Reinsurance Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: William M. Holburn, Q.C. | | Michael P. Ragona, Q.C. (Partner) born Vancouver, British Columbia; admitted to bar, 1966, British Columbia; 1970, Yukon Territory. Education: University of Rome, Italy and University of British Columbia (B.A., 1964; LL.B., 1965). Director and President, Canadian Italian Business and Professional Association of British Columbia, 1987-1988, Member, 1988—. Member: Canadian Bar Association; Medical Legal Society of British Columbia. Practice Areas: Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation. Email: Michael P. Ragona, Q.C. | | F. Stuart Lang (Partner) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 1968, British Columbia. Education: University of Manitoba (B.A., 1964; LL.B., 1967). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Health Law. Email: F. Stuart Lang | | John W. Elwick (Partner) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 1968, British Columbia. Education: University of Manitoba (B.A., 1964; LL.B., 1967). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Special Agencies: Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association; Canadian Pension and Benefits Institute; BC Life & Casualty Company. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Litigation; Insurance; Employment; Pensions. Email: John W. Elwick | | Lawrance J. Gwozd (Partner) born Vancouver, British Columbia; admitted to bar, 1974, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Comm., 1972; LL.B., 1973). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Law Society of British Columbia; Vancouver Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Banking Law; Loans; Real Estate Law; Bankruptcy; Insolvency. Email: Lawrance J. Gwozd | | David A. Gooderham (Partner) born Vancouver, British Columbia; admitted to bar, 1975, British Columbia. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1967; LL.B., 1974). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Law Society of British Columbia. Practice Areas: Defamation; Privacy Law; Appellate Practice; Insurance Litigation; Civil Litigation. Email: David A. Gooderham | | James A. Dowler (Partner) born Calgary, Alberta; admitted to bar, 1976, Manitoba; 1981, British Columbia; 2000, Yukon. Education: University of Manitoba (B.Comm., with honors, 1972; LL.B., 1975). Member: Manitoba Bar Association; British Columbia Bar Association; Yukon Bar Association; Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia; British Columbia Civil Liberties Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Law; Local Government Law. Email: James A. Dowler | | Roger M. Bourbonnais (Partner) born Edmonton, Alberta; admitted to bar, 1968, Alberta; 1983, British Columbia. Education: University of Alberta (B.A., 1963); University of Manitoba (LL.B., 1967). Member: Law Society of Alberta; Canadian Bar Association; Vancouver Bar Association. Special Agencies: Franciscans of Western Canada. Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Banking Law; Loans; Real Estate Law. Email: Roger M. Bourbonnais | | Michael V. Roche (Partner) born Vancouver, British Columbia; admitted to bar, 1972, British Columbia. Education: University of Alberta (B.A., 1967); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1971). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Environmental Law; Health Law; Transportation. Email: Michael V. Roche | | R. Patrick Saul (Partner) born England; admitted to bar, 1972, Ontario; 1985, British Columbia. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1967); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1971). Clerk to the Supreme Court of Canada, 1972. Member: Law Society of Upper Canada. Practice Areas: Aviation Law; Transportation. Email: R. Patrick Saul | | Jo Ann Carmichael, Q.C. (Partner) born Fort Erie, Ontario; admitted to bar, 1977, British Columbia. Education: University of Ottawa (B.A., 1972); Dalhousie University (LL.B., 1976). Member: British Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Life Insurance; Disability Insurance Defense; Family Law. Email: Jo Ann Carmichael, Q.C. | | Bruno De Vita (Partner) born Vancouver, British Columbia; admitted to bar, 1984, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1980); University of Calgary (LL.B., 1983). Member: Canadian Bar Association; British Columbia Bar Association; Vancouver Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Law; Municipal Law; Civil Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation. Email: Bruno De Vita | | David B. Wende (Partner) born Hamilton, Ontario; admitted to bar, 1980, British Columbia. Education: University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1979). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Professional Errors and Omissions Law; Architects and Engineers Malpractice; Accountants Malpractice; Construction Law; Banking Law; Administrative Law. Email: David B. Wende | | Robert W. Pakrul (Partner) born Port Colborne, Ontario; admitted to bar, 1982, Ontario; 1988, British Columbia. Education: Queen's University (B.Comm., 1977); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1981). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Intellectual Property Law. Email: Robert W. Pakrul | | D. John Goundrey (Partner) born St. John's, Newfoundland; admitted to bar, 1983, British Columbia. Education: Memorial University of Newfoundland (B.A., 1976); University of London (M.A., 1977); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1981). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law. Email: D. John Goundrey | | Gary M. Nijman (Partner) born North Battleford, Saskatchewan; admitted to bar, 1985, British Columbia. Education: Royal Roads Military College (B.Sc., 1977); University of Victoria (LL.B., 1984). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Professional Errors and Omissions; Insurance Law; Reinsurance Law; Excess Insurance Law. Email: Gary M. Nijman | | Judith P. Kennedy (Partner) born Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; admitted to bar, 1985, British Columbia. Education: University of Saskatchewan (LL.B., 1984). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Law. Email: Judith P. Kennedy | | Ross Shamenski (Partner) born Kitimat, British Columbia; admitted to bar, 1985, British Columbia. Education: Simon Fraser University (B.A., 1981); University of Ottawa (LL.B., 1984). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Law. Email: Ross Shamenski | | Darcie A. Laurient (Partner) born Calgary, Alberta; admitted to bar, 1987, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Sc., Rehabilitation Medicine, 1978; LL.B., 1986). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Law. Email: Darcie A. Laurient | | Andrew S. MacKay (Partner) born Edmonton, Alberta; admitted to bar, 1986, Alberta; 1988, British Columbia. Education: University of Alberta (B.A., 1982; LL.B., 1985). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Wills; Trusts and Estates; Health Law; Corporate Commercial Law. Email: Andrew S. MacKay | | Alan M. Ross (Partner) born Victoria, British Columbia; admitted to bar, 1989, British Columbia. Education: University of Victoria (B.A., 1984); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1988). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Life Insurance; Disability Insurance. Email: Alan M. Ross | | Barbara L. Devlin (Partner) born Vancouver, British Columbia; admitted to bar, 1990, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.S.R., 1975; LL.B., 1989). Member, Board of Directors, Victorian Order of Nurses. Member: Canadian Bar Association; Vancouver Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Medical Personal Injury. Email: Barbara L. Devlin | | Eileen E. Vanderburgh (Partner) born Vancouver, British Columbia; admitted to bar, 1991, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1981; LL.B., 1990). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Law; Defamation; Health Law; Local Government Law. Email: Eileen E. Vanderburgh | | David A. Garner (Partner) born Vancouver, British Columbia; admitted to bar, 1987, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1986). Contributing Author to British Columbia Builders Liens Handbook. Co-Author of the book Annotated British Columbia Builders Lien Act-2005. Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Professional Errors and Omissions; Architects and Engineers Malpractice; Construction Law; Insurance; Builders Liens; Civil Litigation. Email: David A. Garner | | Michael A. Watt (Partner) born Montreal, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1991, British Columbia. Education: Queen's University (B.A, 1986); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1990). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Employment; Labour; Insolvency. Email: Michael A. Watt | | Judy A. Rost (Partner) born Calgary, Alberta; admitted to bar, 1992, British Columbia. Education: University of Alberta (B. Comm., 1987); University of Victoria (LL.B., 1991). Recipient, Mathew Ashton Award, 1986. Articles: "Builders Risks," The Okanagon Business Magazine, May 28, 1994; "The Utilization of Legal Privilege," Adjusters Quarterly, Oct. 1992. Co-Authored: Section on Examination for Discovery, Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, Civil Procedure in Critical Issues, April 1993. Member: Vancouver and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of British Columbia; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Franchise Litigation; Insolvency; Real Estate. Email: Judy A. Rost | | Robert M. McLennan (Partner) born Edmonton, Alberta; admitted to bar, 1993, British Columbia. Education: Queen's University (B.A., 1988); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1992). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance; Commercial Litigation; Professional Liability. Email: Robert M. McLennan | | Todd R. Davies (Partner) born Vancouver, British Columbia; admitted to bar, 1994, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Comm., 1990; LL.B., 1993). Member: Canadian Bar Association (Member); Law Society of British Columbia; Vancouver Bar Association (President); Canadian Defense Lawyers; Defense Research Insititute. Practice Areas: Insurance Law; Aviation Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: Todd R. Davies | | D. Christopher Fong (Partner) born Vancouver, British Columbia; admitted to bar, 1990, California; 1992, Hawaii; 1994, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1987); California Western School of Law (J.D., 1989). Recipient: Faculty Award, California Western School of Law; Merit Scholarship, California Western School of Law; British Columbia Post-Secondary Scholarship. Tutor for Masters of Comparative Laws Program, California School of Law, San Diego, 1989. Member: Hawaii State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Canadian Bar Association; Law Society of British Columbia. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; General Practice; Insurance. Email: D. Christopher Fong | | David T. McKnight (Partner) born Powell River, British Columbia; admitted to bar, 1994, British Columbia. Education: University of Saskatchewan (B.A., Hons., 1983; M.A., 1987); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1993). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Law; Defamation; Local Government Law. Email: David T. McKnight | | Joseph P. Cahan (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, British Columbia. Education: Simon Fraser University (B.A., 1990); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1994). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Litigation. Email: Joseph P. Cahan | | Darryl G. Pankratz (Partner) born Glendale, California; admitted to bar, 1994, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1989); University of Victoria (LL.B., 1993). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Aviation Law; Insurance; Product Liability; Professional Negligence. Email: Darryl G. Pankratz | | Christopher E. Hirst (Partner) born California; admitted to bar, 1996, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1990); University of Alberta (LL.B., 1995). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance; Construction and Engineering; Professional Liability Insurance. Email: Christopher E. Hirst | | Jeremy M. Poole (Partner) born Corner Brook, Newfoundland; admitted to bar, 1996, British Columbia. Education: University of Victoria (LL.B., 1995). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance; Local Government Law. Email: Jeremy M. Poole | | Christine M. York (Partner) born Toronto, Ontario; admitted to bar, 1997, British Columbia. Education: University of Victoria (B.A., 1991); Western Washington University (M.B.A., 1992); University of Alberta (LL.B., with distinction, 1996). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance; Professional Liability. Email: Christine M. York | | Susan Sangha (Partner) born Vancouver, British Columbia; admitted to bar, 1997, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1992); University of Victoria (LL.B., 1996). Member, Law Society of British Columbia, 1997—. Member: Canadian Bar Association. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance; Labor (Labour) and Employment. Email: Susan Sangha | | Loren D. Mallett (Partner) born Victoria, British Columbia; admitted to bar, 2000, British Columbia. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1996); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1996). Practice Areas: Corporate; Commercial; Corporate Commercial Law; Franchise Law; Banks and Banking; Technology and Science. Email: Loren D. Mallett | | Karen R. Zimmer (Partner) born Powell River, British Columbia; admitted to bar, 2000, British Columbia. Education: Simon Fraser University (B.Comm., 1996); Queens University (LL.B., 1999). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insolvency; Defamation; Environmental Law; Real Estate. Email: Karen R. Zimmer | | ASSOCIATE COUNSEL | | Michael Kader (Associate Counsel) admitted to bar, 1992, British Columbia. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., 1988); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1991). | | Paul Kendrick (Associate Counsel) born Vancouver, British Columbia; admitted to bar, 1968, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1967). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Local Government Law. Email: Paul Kendrick | | Elaine Tara McCormack (Associate Counsel) born Edmonton, Alberta; admitted to bar, 1993, British Columbia. Education: University of Calgary (B.A., 1988); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1992). Practice Areas: Condominium Law; Personal Injury. | | Sharon M. Urquhart (Associate Counsel) born Castlegar, British Columbia; admitted to bar, 1985, British Columbia. Education: University of Calgary (B.Comm., 1979); University of Victoria (LL.B., 1984). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insolvency; Environmental; Corporate Commercial Law; Real Estate. Email: Sharon M. Urquhart | | Andrew C. Wood (Associate Counsel) born Vancouver, British Columbia; admitted to bar, 1990, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Comm., 1980; LL.B., 1989). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Law Society of British Columbia. Practice Areas: Labour and Employment. Email: Andrew C. Wood | | David F. McEwen, Q.C. (Associate Counsel) born St. Andrews, Jamaica; admitted to bar, 1968, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1965; LL.B., 1967). Honorary Solicitor of the Company of Master Mariners of Canada, 1972—. Author: "Per Package Limitation—A Diverging Approach in Canadian Courts," Lloyds Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly, 1976; International Case Comment - BAMCEL II, L.M.C.L.Q., 1984. Chair and Speaker: Second International Maritime Law Conference, Vancouver, 1981; Associate Editor, American Maritime Cases for Vancouver, 1978—; Chair of Seminars on Federal Court Practice and Procedure, 1984, 1994 and 1999. Speaker, Maritime Law Seminars: Quebec City, 1975; Seattle, 1978; Portland, 1979, 1985; Halifax, 1980; Vancouver, 1979, 1986; Chicago, 1990, Ottawa, 1993 and New Orleans, 1998. Member: Canadian Bar Association (Member, National Canadian Bar Standing Committee on the Federal Court Rules, 1977-1986; Chair, 1986-1991; Chair, National Maritime Law Section, 1979-1981; Member, National Statutory Committee on Federal Court Rules, 1991-1999); Canadian Maritime Law Association; Law Society of British Columbia; Marine Association of British Columbia. Reported Cases: J.A. Johnston Company Ltd. v. The Ship Tindefjell et al, (1973) 2 F.C. 1003; Norsk Pacific Steamship Co. Ltd. et al. v. Canadian National Railway Company (Jervis Crown), (1992) A.M.C. 1910 (S.C.C.) Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Marine Insurance; Marine Cargo; Shipping. Email: David F. McEwen, Q.C. | | Raymond D. Schachter (Associate Counsel) born Winnipeg, Manitoba; admitted to bar, 1972, Ontario; 1973, British Columbia; 1975, Alberta. Education: University of Manitoba (B.Sc., 1966); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1969). | | Douglas G. Schmitt (Associate Counsel) born Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; admitted to bar, 1980, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1979). Author: "Trans Aspiration and Hudson Bay -- Jurisdiction Clauses and Carriers," International Journal of Shipping Law, 1999. Member, Canadian Delegation to Diplomatic Conference on Arrest of Ships, Geneva, 1999. Member: Canadian Bar Association (Chair, 1998-1999, National Maritime Law Section; Chair, British Columbia, Maritime Law Section, 1994-1996); Canadian Maritime Law Association (Member of Executive Committee; Chair, Arrest of Ships Convention Committee, 1998—; Vancouver Maritime Arbitrators Association; Law Society of British Columbia; Marine Insurance Association of British Columbia (Executive, 1991). Reported Cases: The "Trans Aspiration," 3 F.C. 481, (1998) 225 N.R. 140 (Fed. Ct. App.); The "Looiersgracht," (1995) 2 Lloyd's Law Rep 411. Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Marine Insurance; Marine Cargo; Shipping; Motor Carriers. Email: Douglas G. Schmitt | | ASSOCIATES | | Dana Romanick (Associate) | | Tim Outerbridge (Associate) | | Dianna S. Hwang (Associate) | | W. Robert Kerr (Associate) | | Matthew J. Heemskerk (Associate) | | Lawrence N. Robinson (Associate) | | Jason F. Bourgeois (Associate) | | Hollis Bromley (Associate) | | Michael A. Dery (Associate) | | Jason D. Lattanzio (Associate) | | Lisa N. Mackie (Associate) | | Kevin J. McLaren (Associate) | | Megan R. Nodwell (Associate) | | H. Nina Purewal (Associate) | | Ingrid M. Tsui (Associate) | | Emily A. Stock (Associate) | | Renee D. Teleske (Associate) | | Mr. Silvano S. Todesco (Associate) | | Patrick S. Cleary (Associate) | | Anita Atwal (Associate) | | Rebecca J. Beatch (Associate) | | Gordon Buck (Associate) | | Clare Ashclarke (Associate) | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Hong Kong Affiliate: Ong & Chung
| All Members of the Firm are Members of the Vancouver and Canadian Bar Associations and The Law Society of British Columbia. | | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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