|   | | Law Firm in Vancouver, British Columbia | | Lawyers, Patent & Trade-mark Agents |
| | Address | | 1200 Waterfront Centre, 200 Burrard Street, P.O. Box 48600 | | Vancouver, British Columbia V7X 1T2 | | (Vancouver Co.) | | |
| | | Reviser of the Canada, Ontario and Quebec Law Digests for this Directory. | Borden Ladner Gervais LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Aboriginal Law, Advertising and Sponsorship, Appeal and Review, Asia Pacific, Aviation, Banking Litigation, Biotech and Pharmaceutical, Business Immigration, Class Actions, Commercial Arbitration and Mediation, Commercial Leasing, Commercial Lending, Commodity Tax, Competition and Marketing Law, Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, Corporate Tax, Directors' and Officers' Liability, Education Law, Electricity Markets, Entertainment Law, Environmental Law, Estate and Family Law, Expropriation Law, Financial Services, Forestry, Franchise and Distribution, Fraud Law, Government Relations, Health Care Institutions and Services (non-litigious), Hotel and Hospitality, Information Technology, Insolvency and Restructuring, Infrastructure and Public-Private Partnership, International, International Tax Law, International Trade Law, Investment Management, IP Litigation, Japan, Marine, Mergers and Acquisitions, Municipal Law, National Transportation, Not-for-Profit, Oil and Gas, Pensions, Personal Tax and Estate Planning, Police and Municipal Government Liability, Privacy and Access to Information, Private Company, Product Liability, Public Law, Regulatory, Securities Litigation/Broker Liability, Structured Finance and Leasing, Tax Litigation, Venture Capital, Wealth Management. | Firm Profile:
At Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG), It Begins With Service.BLG is a leading, full-service, integrated national law firm focusing on business law, litigation and intellectual property solutions for our clients. With more than 750 lawyers, intellectual property agents and other professionals in Calgary, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver and Waterloo Region, clients turn to us for assistance with their legal needs, from major litigation to corporate finance and patent registration. Our goal at BLG is to provide our clients with the best service, by the best professionals and support staff. We are accessible to our clients and proactive in uncovering and serving their needs. BLG's team approach provides the best resources based on location, expertise and experience to develop and articulate solutions to legal challenges. BLG's strength is the ability of its professionals to apply our breadth and depth of legal experience to clients' businesses, whether their needs are in a single location, across North America or overseas. BLG provides advice to a variety of regional, national, and multinational businesses across a wide variety of sectors. In addition, we represent public institutions such as universities, governments and agencies, health-care facilities including hospitals as well as business, trade, and charitable groups. BLG's professionals and staff take pride in the communities we are a part of and members of the Firm are involved in BLG's community programs including pro bono legal services, fundraising and volunteer service. For more information about the firm, its practice areas and community support go to www.blgcanada.com. | | Firm Size: 750 |
Other Office Locations of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Main Office)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| | PARTNERS | | Kendall E. Andersen (Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, B.C.. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1997); University of Saskatchewan (LL.B., with great distinction, 2000). Practice Areas: Lending; Insolvency; Restructuring; Secured Transactions. Email: Kendall E. Andersen | | Stephen Antle (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, B.C.. Education: Simon Fraser University (B.A., 1981); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1985). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Securities Litigation; Shareholder Disputes; Complex Litigation; Civil Appeals; Administrative Hearings and Appeals; Arbitration; Mediation. Email: Stephen Antle | | Clive S. Bird (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, B.C.. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1968; LL.B., 1976). Practice Areas: Commercial Insolvency; Corporate Financial Restructuring; Liquidations; Protection from Creditors; Secured Transactions and Remedies; International Insolvency. Email: Clive S. Bird | | Donald G. Bird (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, B.C.. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Comm., with honours, 1984); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1987). Practice Areas: Banking Law; Secured Transactions; Financial Institution Regulation; Corporate Commercial Law. Email: Donald G. Bird | | Ron L. Bozzer (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, B.C.. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., Honours, Economics, 1971; LL.B., 1974). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Banking Law; Corporate Finance; Personal Property Security; Financial Institutions; Captive Insurance. Email: Ron L. Bozzer | | Jason J. Brooks (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, B.C.. Education: Simon Fraser University (B.A., 1991); York University, Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1995). Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Law; Investment Funds; Investment Management. Email: Jason J. Brooks | | Laing Brown (Partner) admitted to bar, 1973, B.C.. Education: University of Western Ontario; University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1972). Practice Areas: Banking Law; Lending Law; Corporate Commercial Law. Email: Laing Brown | | David K. Camp (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, B.C.. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1973); University of Cambridge (B.A., 1979); Dalhousie University Law School (LL.B., 1980). Practice Areas: Aboriginal Law; Real Estate; Municipal Law; Government Law. Email: David K. Camp | | Nigel P. Cave (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, B.C.. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Comm., 1992; LL.B., 1992). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Nigel P. Cave | | Joan C. Chambers (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, B.C.. Education: University of Hawaii, Asian Pacific Management Institute; University of Alberta (B.Comm., 1985); University of Victoria (LL.B., 1990). Practice Areas: Corporate and Commercial Transactions; Mergers and Acquisitions; Share and Asset Acquisitions; Venture Capital Financing; Non-Profit Organizations Law; Business Law; Government Procurement. Email: Joan C. Chambers | | Mark P. Chartrand (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, B.C.. Education: McGill University (LL.B., 1984; B.C.L., 1984). Practice Areas: Taxation Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Immigration Law. Email: Mark P. Chartrand | | Barry D. Chase (Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, B.C.. Education: Douglas College; Simon Fraser University; University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1979). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate; Residential Real Estate; Land Development; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate Sales; Commercial Leasing; Resort and Recreational Development; Subdivisions. Email: Barry D. Chase | | Douglas G. Copland (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, B.C.. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Comm., honors, 1984; LL.B., 1985). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Technology Law; Electronic Commerce; Corporate Commercial Law. Email: Douglas G. Copland | | David A. Crerar (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, British Columbia. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., with honours, 1991; LL.B., 1997). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Class Actions; Media Law. Email: David A. Crerar | | Robert Dawkins (Partner) admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario; 2004, British Columbia. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., with high distinction); Dalhousie University (LL.B., Honours, 2001). Practice Areas: Fraud; Fidelity and Surety; Banking Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Robert Dawkins | | Robert J. C. Deane (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, B.C.. Education: Simon Fraser University (B.A., 1995); University of Victoria (LL.B., 1998). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Constitutional Litigation; Appellate Litigation; International Arbitration; Arbitration; Alternative Dispute Resolution; International Dispute Resolution; Mediation; International Mediation. Email: Robert J. C. Deane | | Brad W. Dixon (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, B.C.. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Comm., 1989; LL.B., 1989). Practice Areas: Civil Law; Commercial Litigation; Class Actions. Email: Brad W. Dixon | | G. Eric Doherty (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, B.C.. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1994); University of Toronto (LL.B, 1997). Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Commercial Law. Email: G. Eric Doherty | | Martin D. Donner (Partner) admitted to bar, 1973, B.C.. Education: Simon Fraser University; University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1972). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Shareholder Agreements; Shareholders Disputes. Email: Martin D. Donner | | Christopher W. Eagles (Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, B.C.. Education: University of Ottawa (B.A., Psychology and Sociology, 1996); University of Victoria (LL.B., 2000). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Franchise Law. Email: Christopher W. Eagles | | Debra J. Finlay (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Alberta; 1994, B.C.. Education: University of Calgary (B.A., Economics, 1988; LL.B., 1992). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Internet Law; Franchise Law; Non-Profit Organizations Law. Email: Debra J. Finlay | | Patrick G. Foy, Q.C. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1978, B.C.. Education: University of Alberta (B.Sc., 1971); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1976). Practice Areas: Appellate Litigation; First Nations Law; Arbitration. Email: Patrick G. Foy, Q.C. | | Bradley J. Freedman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, B.C.. Education: University of British Columbia (LL.B, 1986); University of California, Berkeley (LL.M., 1990). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Electronic Commerce; Computer Technology; Internet Law; Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: Bradley J. Freedman | | Gerald W. Ghikas, Q.C., FCIArb., C.Arb. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, B.C.; 1982, A.B.; 1985, Yukon Territory. Education: University of Calgary (B.A., with distinction, 1970); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1973). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Commercial Arbitration; International Commercial Arbitration; Contract Litigation; Banking; Energy and Technology Disputes; Appellate Matters; Class Action Defense. Email: Gerald W. Ghikas, Q.C., FCIArb., C.Arb. | | Noel Z. Golden (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, B.C.. Education: University of Manitoba, Robson Hall Law School (LL.B., 1991). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Energy Law; Construction Law. Email: Noel Z. Golden | | Angus M. Gunn, Jr., MCIArb. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, B.C.; 1998, solicitor England and Wales. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1990); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1993); University of Cambridge (LL.M., 1998). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Appellate Litigation; Administrative Law; Freedom of Information; Commercial Arbitration. Email: Angus M. Gunn, Jr., MCIArb. | | Do-Ellen S. Hansen (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, B.C.. Education: Mount Allison University (B.Mus., with distinction, 1980; B.A., with distinction, 1980); Dalhousie University Law School (LL.B., 1984). Practice Areas: Legal Research. Email: Do-Ellen S. Hansen | | Larry R. Jackie (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, B.C.. Education: University of Calgary (B.A., 1969); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1972). Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Civil Litigation; Criminal Litigation; Administrative Hearings and Appeals; Securities Litigation; Appellate Litigation. Email: Larry R. Jackie | | Jonathan K.M. Jeske (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, B.C.. Education: University of Alberta (B.Ed., 1995); York University, Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1998). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Franchise Law; Non-Profit Organizations Law. Email: Jonathan K.M. Jeske | | Gordon R. Johnson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, B.C.. Education: University of British Columiba (LL.B., 1985). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Commercial Arbitration; Administrative Law; Administrative Hearings and Appeals; Securities Litigation. Email: Gordon R. Johnson | | M. Scott Kerwin (Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, B.C.. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., honours, 1994; M.A., History, 1996); York University, Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1999). Practice Areas: Public Law; Aboriginal Law; Administrative Law; Constitutional Law; Civil Litigation. Email: M. Scott Kerwin | | Dirk Laudan (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, B.C.. Education: University of Toronto, Trinity College (B.A., with distinction, 1991); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1995). Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Construction and Surety Law; Civil Litigation; Government Relations; Commercial Fraud. Email: Dirk Laudan | | Warren B. Learmonth (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, B.C.. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Sc., Honours, 1990); York University, Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1995). Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Law. Email: Warren B. Learmonth | | Mark V. Lewis (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, B.C.. Education: McGill University (B.Comm., 1993); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1996). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Finance; Loans; Real Estate Development; Leasing. Email: Mark V. Lewis | | Andrew Loh (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, B.C.. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Sc., 1985); University of Windsor (LL.B., 1995); University of Detroit Mercy (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Biotechnology; Health Care; Intellectual Property. Email: Andrew Loh | | David C.S. Longcroft (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, B.C.. Education: McGill University (B.A., honours, 1984); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1988). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate Sales; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Commercial Real Estate Finance. Email: David C.S. Longcroft | | Paul J. Lowry (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, B.C.. Education: University of Western Ontario; York University, Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1974). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Energy Law; Construction Law. Email: Paul J. Lowry | | Russell W. Lusk, Q.C. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1969, B.C., 1975, Alberta. Education: University of Manitoba (B.A., 1965); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1968). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Competition; Antitrust; Arbitration and Mediation. Email: Russell W. Lusk, Q.C. | | P.D. (Don) MacDonald (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, B.C.. Education: St. Francis Xavier University (B.A., 1971); University of Victoria (LL.B., 1980). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Municipal Law; Expropriations; Property Assessments. Email: P.D. (Don) MacDonald | | Grant H. Mayovsky (Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, B.C.. Education: Simon Fraser University (B.A.); University of Saskatchewan (LL.B., with distinction, 2000). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Fidelity and Surety; Fraud Litigation; Banking Litigation. Email: Grant H. Mayovsky | | Scott McEvoy (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Ontario. (Not admitted in British Columbia). Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., Honours, 1986); University of Leeds (LL.B., Honours, 1993); King's College London (LL.M., 1994); McGill University (J.C.A., 1995). Practice Areas: Securities; Capital Markets; Investments. Email: Scott McEvoy | | D. Ross McGowan (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, B.C.. Education: University of Victoria; University of Saskatchewan (B.A., 1984); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1987). Practice Areas: Commercial Fraud Litigation; Banking Law; Bills of Exchange; Commercial Leasing; Insurance; Real Estate Litigation. Email: D. Ross McGowan | | William K. McNaughton (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, B.C.; 1989, A.B. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Sc., 1976; LL.B., 1984). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Civil and Commercial Litigation. Email: William K. McNaughton | | David L. Miachika, P. Eng. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, B.C.. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A.S., Civil Engineering, 1981); Dalhousie University Law School (LL.B., 1988). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation and Arbitration; Construction Law; Engineering; Professional Liability; Construction Liens; Surety Law; Insurance; Environmental, Condominium and Real Property Disputes. Email: David L. Miachika, P. Eng. | | Shelley-Mae Mitchell (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, B.C.. Education: Ryerson Polytechnic University (B.A., 1984); University of Alberta (LL.B., 1987). Practice Areas: Employment Law; Human Rights; Employment Standards; Civil Litigation. Email: Shelley-Mae Mitchell | | Sean A. Muggah (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, B.C.. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1992); McGill University (LL.B./B.CL., 1997). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Commercial Law. Email: Sean A. Muggah | | David P. L. Mydske (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, B.C.. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1973; LL.B., 1976). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Purchase and Sale; Real Estate Leasing; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Development. Email: David P. L. Mydske | | Josephine Nadel (Partner) admitted to bar, 1978, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1974; LL.B., 1977). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Small Business Corporations; Commercial Law; Tax Planning; Estate Planning; Wealth Planning; Estate Administration; Wills; Successions. Email: Josephine Nadel | | Otto Hans Nowak (Partner) admitted to bar, 1978, B.C.; 1993, England and Wales. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Comm., 1976; LL.B., 1977). Practice Areas: Tax Planning; Trusts and Estates; International Wealth Transfer Planning; Estate Planning; Asset Preservation Planning; Corporate Law; Commercial Transactions; Cross Border Finance; Offshore Trusts. Email: Otto Hans Nowak | | Christopher J. O'Connor, Q.C., C.Arb., FCIArb. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, B.C.. Education: Carleton University (B.A., with distinction, 1973); University of Toronto (J.D., 1976). Practice Areas: Construction; Arbitration; Mediation; International Arbitration; Commercial Law; Insurance; Fidelity and Surety Bonds; Property and Casualty Insurance; Construction Liens. Email: Christopher J. O'Connor, Q.C., C.Arb., FCIArb. | | Vincent R. K. Orchard, Q.C. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1976, B.C.. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 1971); University of Manitoba (LL.B., 1974). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Media; Libel and Slander; Personal Injury; Products Liability. Email: Vincent R. K. Orchard, Q.C. | | Deborah H. Overholt (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, B.C.. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., English and History, 1985; LL.B., 1989); Oxford University, Keble College (Diploma in Legal Studies, 1987). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Energy Law; Capital Projects. Email: Deborah H. Overholt | | Robert G. Owen (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, B.C.; 2001, A.B.. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Comm., 1990); University of Alberta (LL.B., 1993). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Merger Reorganization; Mergers and Acquisitions; Forestry Law; Corporate Governance. Email: Robert G. Owen | | Fred R. Pletcher (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, B.C.. Education: Harvard University (B.A., 1988); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1991); Columbia University (LL.M, 1993). Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Law; Mining. Email: Fred R. Pletcher | | Holly M. Pommier (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, B.C.. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1994; LL.B., 1999). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Real Estate Development; Leasing; Residential Real Estate. Email: Holly M. Pommier | | Douglas J. Powrie (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, British Columbia. Education: University of Alberta (B.A., 1983); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1987; M.B.A., 1987). Practice Areas: International Taxation; Tax Planning; Federal Income Tax. Email: Douglas J. Powrie | | Blair A. Rebane (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, B.C.. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1987); University of Alberta (LL.B., 1994). Practice Areas: Franchise Distribution; Construction; Creditors Remedies. Email: Blair A. Rebane | | Douglas R. Sanders, P.Eng. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Saskatchewan; 1999, B.C.. Education: University of Saskatchewan (B.S., Civil Engineering, 1986; LL.B., 1989). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Insurance Litigation; Construction and Engineering. Email: Douglas R. Sanders, P.Eng. | | Tim Sehmer (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, B.C.. Education: University of British Columbia; York University, Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1978). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Banking Law; Construction Finance. Email: Tim Sehmer | | Robert D. Shaw (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, B.C.. Education: Simon Fraser University (B.A., 1989); University of Alberta (LL.B., 1993). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance; Aviation Law; Products Liability; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury. Email: Robert D. Shaw | | Robert R. Shouldice (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Alberta; 1988, B.C.. Education: University of Alberta (B.Comm., 1977; LL.B., 1982). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Financings; Natural Resources; Corporate Reorganization; Corporate Governance. Email: Robert R. Shouldice | | Debra L. Sing, Q.C. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, B.C.. Education: University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1980). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Financial Institution Regulation; Banking Law; Corporate Finance; Pensions; Trusts. Email: Debra L. Sing, Q.C. | | Michael A. Skene (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, B.C.. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Comm., honors, 1992); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1992); University of Cambridge (LL.M., 1995). Practice Areas: Media; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Surety Law. Email: Michael A. Skene | | Gabriel M. Somjen (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, B.C.. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1969; J.D., 1974). Practice Areas: Labour and Employment; Human Rights. Email: Gabriel M. Somjen | | G. Ross Switzer (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, B.C.. Education: University of Saskatchewan (B.A., 1969); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1972); University of London, London School of Economics (LL.M., 1973). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; International Arbitration; Insurance. Email: G. Ross Switzer | | Brian W. Thom (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, B.C.. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Comm., 1980; LL.B., 1981). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Acquisitions and Divestitures; Merger Reorganizations. Email: Brian W. Thom | | Jeffrey S. Thomas (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, B.C.. Education: York University, Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1988); University of Toronto (LL.M., 1989). Practice Areas: International Trade; Competition; Business Immigration; Japan Trade. Email: Jeffrey S. Thomas | | Geoffrey Thompson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, B.C.. Education: Simon Fraser University (B.A., 1976); London School of Economics (M.S., 1977); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1981). Practice Areas: Commercial Insolvency; Realizations; Liquidations; Protection from Creditors; Asset Recovery; Secured Transactions; Commercial Fraud; Creditor Remedies. Email: Geoffrey Thompson | | Kenneth J. Tyler (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Saskatchewan; 1993, Manitoba; 1998, B.C.. Education: University of Alberta (B.A., 1970; M.A., 1979); University of Manitoba (LL.B., 1984). Practice Areas: Constitutional Law; Aboriginal Law; Administrative Law. Email: Kenneth J. Tyler | | Magnus C. Verbrugge (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, B.C.. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1992; M.B.A., 1997; LL.B., 1997). Practice Areas: Insolvency; Banking Law; Corporate Finance. Email: Magnus C. Verbrugge | | Graham Walker (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, B.C.. Education: University of Victoria (B.A., 1989); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1993). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Maritime Law; Construction Law; Civil Litigation. Email: Graham Walker | | Stephen T.C. Warnett (Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, B.C.. Education: Simon Fraser University (B.A., 1997); University of Britsh Columbia (LL.B., 2000). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Securities Litigation. Email: Stephen T.C. Warnett | | Ian A. Webb (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, B.C.. Education: University of Saskatchewan (M.S., Theoretical Physics, 1976); York University, Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1981). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Securities. Email: Ian A. Webb | | Max Weder (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, B.C.. Education: Acadia University (B.A., 1979); McGill University (LL.B., 1982). Practice Areas: Tax Litigation; Commodity Taxation; International Taxation; Corporate Taxation. Email: Max Weder | | Rick L. Williams (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, B.C.. Education: University of Ottawa (B.A., 1995); University of Victoria (LL.B., 1999). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Environmental Law; Marine Law. Email: Rick L. Williams | | Gary J. Wilson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1976, B.C.. Education: Whitman College, Washington (B.A., 1968); University of Alberta (LL.B., 1972). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning; Estate Litigation; Wills. Email: Gary J. Wilson | | Warren T. Wilson, Q.C. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1968, B.C.. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1962; LL.B., 1967). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Financial Institution Regulation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Arbitration. Email: Warren T. Wilson, Q.C. | | Steve M. Winder (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, B.C.. Education: Trent University (B.A., 1990); University of Ottawa (LL.B., 1994). Practice Areas: Labor (Labour) and Employment; Civil Litigation. Email: Steve M. Winder | | ASSOCIATES | | Jennifer A. Archer (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, B.C.. Education: University of Regina (B.A.; B.B.A); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 2004). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law. Email: Jennifer A. Archer | | Leon Beukman (Associate) admitted to bar, 1989, South Africa; 2002, British Columbia. Education: Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg, South Africa (B.Proc., 1987; LL.B., 1989). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Construction Litigation; Personal Injury. Email: Leon Beukman | | Shantela Blaeser (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (LL.B., 2005). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Law. Email: Shantela Blaeser | | Karen A. Bradley (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, B.C.. Education: Simon Fraser University (B.A., 2001); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 2004). Practice Areas: Construction Law. Email: Karen A. Bradley | | Melanie M. Bradley (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, B.C.. Education: University of Illinois (B.F.A., 1996); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 2003). Practice Areas: Securities. Email: Melanie M. Bradley | | Martha Bruce (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, B.C.. Education: McGill University (B.Comm., 2000); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 2004). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Banking Law. Email: Martha Bruce | | Felicia C.W. Chen (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, O.N.; 2004, B.C.. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1996); University of Victoria (LL.B., 2002). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Trusts and Estates. Email: Felicia C.W. Chen | | Alan Cofman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, B.C. and Ontario. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1999); Carleton University (M.A., 2002); University of Ottawa (LL.B., 2005). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Alan Cofman | | Evan A. Cooke (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Ontario. (Not admitted in British Columbia). Education: Queens University (B.A., 1999); University of Windsor (LL.B., 2005). Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Expropriation Law. Email: Evan A. Cooke | | Amy Davison (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, B.C.. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A, 2000; LL.B., 2003). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Builders Liens; Surety Law. Email: Amy Davison | | Peter Eastwood (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, B.C.. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., Honours; LL.B., 2002); Concordia University (M.A., English). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Law; Personal Injury. Email: Peter Eastwood | | Allison K. Foord (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., Political Science and Women's Studies, 1998); York University, Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 2001). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Defamation; Libel Law; Media Law. Email: Allison K. Foord | | Sara M.J. Forte (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, B.C.. Education: Simon Fraser University (B.B.A.); Queen's University (LL.B., 2003). Practice Areas: Labour and Employment. Email: Sara M.J. Forte | | James Jermyn (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, B.C.. Education: Queen's University (B.A., 1999); London School of Economics (M.Sc., 2000); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 2006). Practice Areas: Entertainment Law; Insolvency; Finance; Commercial Loans. Email: James Jermyn | | Serge A.J. Lakatos (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Alberta. (Not admitted in British Columbia). Education: Simon Fraser University (B.B.A., 1997); University of Saskatchewan (LL.B., with distinction, 2004). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Foreclosures. Email: Serge A.J. Lakatos | | Anne B. Lau (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Sc., Microbiology, with honours, 1995; LL.B., 1999). Practice Areas: Trademarks; Intellectual Property. | | Catherine Lau (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, B.C.. Education: University of Toronto (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Catherine Lau | | David Li (Associate) admitted to bar, 1998, B.C.; 2000, ON. Education: University of Toronto (B.Comm., 1993); University of Windsor (LL.B., 1997); University of Detroit Mercy (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Corporate Commercial Law. Email: David Li | | Stephanie P. Lysyk (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., honors, 1989); Stanford University (Ph.D., 1995); University of Toronto (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Aboriginal Law. Email: Stephanie P. Lysyk | | Emily H.L. Mak (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A.); University of Toronto (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Law; Municipal Law. Email: Emily H.L. Mak | | Graeme D. Martindale (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, B.C.. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A.); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 2002). Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Governance; Investment Management. Email: Graeme D. Martindale | | Martha Martindale (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, British Columbia. Education: McGill University (B.Comm., 2000); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 2004). Practice Areas: Finance. Email: Martha Martindale | | Randy S. Morphy (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 2000); University of Alberta (LL.B., 2004). Practice Areas: Taxation; Tax Planning; Mergers and Acquisitions; Merger Reorganization. Email: Randy S. Morphy | | Shelley Munro (Associate) admitted to bar, 1992, Ontario; 2006, British Columbia. Education: University of Winnipeg (B.A., 1986); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1990). Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Secured Transactions; Insolvency; Commercial Real Estate. Email: Shelley Munro | | Jason Z. Murray (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, B.C.. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1998); Queen's University (LL.B., 2001). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Aboriginal Law; Administrative Law; Constitutional Law. Email: Jason Z. Murray | | Sudhir K. Padmanabhan (Associate) admitted to bar, 1992, B.C.. Education: University of Alberta (B.S., 1987; LL.B., 1991). Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Personal Injury; Civil Law; Litigation; Medical Malpractice. Email: Sudhir K. Padmanabhan | | Ryan W. Parsons (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, British Columbia. Education: Simon Fraser University (B.A., 1997); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 2003). Practice Areas: Civil Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: Ryan W. Parsons | | Lesley Rapaport (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Ontario; 2007, B.C.. Education: University of Victoria (B.Sc., Biochemistry, 1989); University of Western Ontario (M.Sc., Biochemistry, 1992); University of Windsor (LL.B., 1998). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Health Care; Biotechnology. Email: Lesley Rapaport | | Shannon D. Rattray (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Ontario; 2005, British Columbia. Education: Simon Fraser University (B.Sc., 2000); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 2003). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Corporate Finance. Email: Shannon D. Rattray | | Amy K. Root (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, B.C.. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1999; LL.B., 2003). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law. Email: Amy K. Root | | Dionysios Rossi (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, B.C.. Education: University of British Columbia (LL.B., 2005). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Environmental Law; Municipal Law; Regulatory Law; Government Relations; Insurance; Oil and Gas Law. Email: Dionysios Rossi | | Christopher A. Schuld (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, B.C.. Education: University of Alberta (B.Sc.); University of Ottawa (LL.B., 2002). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Franchises and Franchising. Email: Christopher A. Schuld | | Maryam Sherkat (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, B.C.. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., Psychology; LL.B., 2004). Practice Areas: Insurance; Products Liability; Civil Litigation; Environmental Law. Email: Maryam Sherkat | | Charmane Sing (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, B.C.. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., Commerce); University of Alberta (LL.B., 2005). Practice Areas: Biotechnology; Technology Law; Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: Charmane Sing | | Mandy Stephenson-Ambrose (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Manitoba; 2006, British Columbia. Education: University of Manitoba (LL.B., 2001). Practice Areas: Insurance; Products Liability; Personal Injury. Email: Mandy Stephenson-Ambrose | | Ambrose H.Y. Sung (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, B.C.. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., with distinction, 1995); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1998). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Financial Institution Regulation; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Ambrose H.Y. Sung | | Vivian Tang (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, B.C.. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., Commerce, 2003; LL.B., 2006). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate. Email: Vivian Tang | | Lily Wang (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, B.C.. Education: Fudan University, China (LL.B., 1992); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 2002). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; International Estate Planning; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Lily Wang | | Carleigh A. Whitman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, B.C.. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Sc., 1998; LL.B., 2002). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Environmental Law; Forestry Law. Email: Carleigh A. Whitman | | Jennifer L. Wilson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, B.C.. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., Honours, 2000); University of Toronto (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Jennifer L. Wilson | | Jessica Yeung (Associate) (Admission pending). Education: University of Hong Kong (LL.B., Honours, 1993). Practice Areas: Trademarks; Intellectual Property; Technology. Email: Jessica Yeung | | Kareen A. Zimmer (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, B.C.. Education: University of Ottawa (B.A., Honors, 1996); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 2000). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Organization; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Commercial Transactions. Email: Kareen A. Zimmer | | CONSULTANT | | Pitman B. Potter (Consultant) admitted to bar, 1985, Washington; 1990, California; 1996, B.C.. Education: George Washington University (B.A., History); University of Washington (J.D., 1985; Ph.D., 1986). Practice Areas: Chinese Law; International Trade; International Commercial Arbitration. Email: Pitman B. Potter | | ASSOCIATE COUNSEL | | Stephen J. Mulhall, Q.C. (Associate Counsel) admitted to bar, 1974, B.C.. Education: Queen's University (B.Comm., 1969); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1973). Email: Stephen J. Mulhall, Q.C. | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Calgary, Alberta Office: 1000 Canterra Tower, 400 Third Avenue, S.W., T2P 4H2. Telephone: 403-232-9500. Fax: 403-266-1395.
Montreal, Quebec Office: 1000 de La Gauchetiére Street West, Suite 900, H3B 5H4. Telephone: 514-879-1212. Fax: 514-954-1905.
Ottawa, Ontario Office: World Exchange Plaza, 100 Queen Street, Suite 1100, K1P 5Y7. Telephone: 613-237-5160; 800-661-4237. Fax: 613-230-8842.
Toronto, Ontario Office: Scotia Plaza, 40 King Street West, M5H 3Y4. Telephone: 416-367-6000. Fax: 416-367-6749.
Waterloo, Ontario Office: Waterloo City Centre, 100 Regina Street South, Suite 220, N2J 4P9. Telephone: 519-579-5600. Fax: 519-579-2725.
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