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Davis LLP

Law Firm in Vancouver, British Columbia

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Patent & Trade-Mark Agents

Address
2800 Park Place, 666 Burrard Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 2Z7
(Vancouver Co.)
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Contact Information
Phone: 604-687-9444  
Facsimile: 604-687-1612
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Reviser of the British Columbia Law Digest for this Directory.

Davis LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Practice Areas:

Aboriginal, Administrative, Alternate Dispute Resolution, Charities and Not-for-Profit Organizations, China and South East Asia, Competition and Anti-Trust, Commercial Lending, Construction, Corporate Services, Corporate/Commercial, Education, Employment and Labour, Energy and Utilities, Environment, Estate Planning and Estate Litigation, Family, Forestry, Franchise and Distribution, Health, Human Rights, Immigration, Infrastructure and Project Finance, Insolvency, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International Business Transactions, International Corporate Governance, International Trade, Japan, Legal Research, Litigation, Media, Entertainment and Communications, Mining, Municipal, Pension and Benefit Trusts, Personal Injury, Privacy, Products Liability, Professional Governance, Public Affairs, Real Estate, Renewable Energy, Securities and Corporate Finance, Taxation, Technology and Outsourcing, Transportation, Video Games and Interactive Entertainment.

Year Established: 1892
Firm Profile:
Established in Vancouver in 1892, Davis LLP is a full-service law firm providing a comprehensive range of legal services to clients around the world through our offices across Canada and in Japan. We have more than 200 lawyers working in integrated practice groups that focus on the highest levels of specialization. We add value to our clients' enterprises by helping them achieve their business objectives and resolve their business problems quickly and effectively.

As a comprehensive, full-service national law firm, Davis is strong in all of the traditional areas of legal practice, and also offers clients the knowledge base of our broad array of innovative practice groups and integrated specialties. Across the firm, our lawyers continuously cultivate commercial and government relationships to facilitate the conduct of business and identify new business opportunities for our clients.

Our Vancouver office offers expertise to clients in every industry sector, and major clients include forestry, mining and oil companies, conglomerates, high tech companies and a variety of government and non-government organizations.

Specialized practice areas include Aboriginal, Japan, Competition, China and Southeast Asia, Health, and Intellectual Property Law. Together with our Toronto and Montréal offices, our Vancouver office is one of the leading providers of legal expertise on large infrastructure projects and project financing, including public-private partnerships.

Firm Size: 210
Languages:
English, French, Japanese, Cantonese, Mandarin, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Estonian, Korean, and Polish.
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Other Office Locations of Davis LLP
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada
Tokyo, Japan
PARTNERS OF FIRM
Paul R. Albi (Partner) born Vancouver, British Columbia, January 6, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Comm., 1977; LL.B., 1978). (Managing Partner, 1998—). Practice Areas: Family Law; Litigation. Email: Paul R. Albi
Peter Archibald, Q.C. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1971, British Columbia. Education: Mount Allison University (B.A., 1967); Dalhousie University (LL.B., 1970). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Law Society of British Columbia; Human Resources Management Association. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Labour and Employment. Email: Peter Archibald, Q.C.
Robert T. Banno (Partner) born Tashme, British Columbia, March 9, 1943; admitted to bar, 1969, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1965; LL.B., 1968). Practice Areas: Banking; Aboriginal; Corporate/Commercial; International Business Transactions. Email: Robert T. Banno
Lorne H. Beiles (Partner) born Montreal, Quebec, 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, Quebec; 1999, British Columbia. Education: McGill University (B.A., 1988; B.C.L., 1993; LL.B., 1993). Author and Lecturer, Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia. Member: Canadian Bar Association; Canadian Tax Foundation. Languages: English, French and Hebrew. Practice Areas: Taxation; Securities; Franchising; Trusts and Estates. Email: Lorne H. Beiles
Chris Bennett (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, British Columbia. Education: Simon Fraser University (B.A., 1994); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1998). Registered Canadian Trade-mark Agent. Clerkship, British Columbia Court of Appeal, 1998-1999. Co-Instructor, New Media and Law Course, British Columbia Institute of Technology. Member of Davis & Company's Intellectual Property, Technology, E-Commerce, Video Game Law and Franchise Law Groups. Head of Davis Trade-marks and Video Game Law Groups. Co-Author of firm's video game law blog (www.VideoGameLawBlog.com). Member: International Game Developers Association; New Media BC. Member: Canadian Bar Association (Computer Law Subsection, British Columbia Branch, Secretary, 1999; Vice Chair, 2000; Chair, 2001-2003); Law Society of British Columbia; Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (Affiliate); Canadian Franchise Association (Affiliate Member). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Franchising; Technology; Internet. Email: Chris Bennett
Douglas Blair Buchanan, Q.C. (Senior Partner) born Vancouver, British Columbia, April 22, 1950; admitted to bar, 1985, British Columbia; 2000, Ontario. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Comm., 1976; LL.B., 1984). Extensive work in Public-Private Partnerships in Canada. Practice Areas: Banking; Corporate/Commercial; Infrastructure Development; International Project Finance; Project Finance; Public-Private Partnerships.
Brian L. Child (Partner) born Vancouver, British Columbia, January 24, 1959; admitted to bar, 1987, British Columbia. Education: University of Victoria (B.A., 1982); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1986). Member: Canadian Bar Association; International Bar Association; Law Society of British Columbia. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Insolvency. Email: Brian L. Child
Grace G. Choi (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, British Columbia; 1996, Ontario. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1989); Dalhousie University (LL.B., 1992). Member: Canada Korea Business Association; Korean Lawyers Association. Languages: English and Korean. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Family; Disability Insurance Litigation. Email: Grace G. Choi
D. Ross Clark, Q.C. (Partner) born Vancouver, British Columbia, March 30, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, British Columbia. Education: McGill University (B.Sc., 1968); Dalhousie University (LL.B., 1972). Fellow, International Society of Barristers. Practice Areas: Litigation; Corporate/Commercial; Products Liability; Professional Negligence; Personal Injury; Environmental Defense. Email: D. Ross Clark, Q.C.
Donald R. Collie (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Ontario; 1993, British Columbia. Education: University of Calgary (B.C., Hons., 1986), University of Toronto (M.A., English, 1987; LL.B., 1990). Languages: English. Practice Areas: Corporate/Commercial; Mining; Securities and Corporate Finance; Technology Business. Email: Donald R. Collie
Donald W. Cooper (Partner) born Nelson, British Columbia, March 26, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1976; LL.B., 1979). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Leasing; Corporate/Commercial; Banking; Pension Plans; Municipal Law. Email: Donald W. Cooper
Rhys Davies, Q.C. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, British Columbia. Education: Oxford University (B.A., Modern Languages, Russian and French, Honours, 1972; M.A., 1978); University of Alberta (M.A., Slavic Linguistics, 1979); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1982). Practice Areas: Litigation.
Kathryn I. Denhoff (Partner) born Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, April 27, 1956; admitted to bar, 1986, British Columbia. Education: University of Alberta (LL.B., 1985). Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Litigation; Personal Injury. Email: Kathryn I. Denhoff
Warren H. Downs (Partner) born Preeceville, Saskatchewan, August 1, 1953; admitted to bar, 1977, British Columbia. Education: University of Ottawa (B.A., 1973; LL.B., 1976). Practice Areas: Corporate/Commercial; Real Estate; Environmental; Banking. Email: Warren H. Downs
Scott Dunlop (Partner) born Toronto, Ontario, 1951; admitted to bar, 1980, British Columbia; 1985, Yukon. Education: Princeton University (B.A., 1973); McGill University (LL.B., 1979); American Academy of Attorney Mediators Program (1996); Harvard Law School Negotiation Program (1997); Harvard Law School Mediation Program (1999). Editor: "Shareholders Remedies," British Columbia Corporations Law Guide, CCH Canadian Limited, 1998. Lecturer: Continuing Legal Education Society of B.C., 1998. Principal, Dispute Management Inc. Charter Member, British Columbia Association of Attorney Mediators. Chair of Firm's Employment and Labour Group. Member: International Bar Association. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Shareholder Disputes; Partnership Disputes; Litigation; Mediation; CEO and Board of Director. Email: Scott Dunlop
Bryan Dunn (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Ontario, Canada; 1997, England and Wales. (Not admitted in British Columbia). Education: University of British Columbia, Canada (B.A., 1980; LL.B., 1989). Languages: English and Japanese. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Corporate Law. Email: Bryan Dunn
W. Ross Ellison, Q.C. (Partner) born Toronto, Ontario, November 25, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Comm., 1970; LL.B., 1973). Lecturer: Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia; Human Resource Management Association; Employers Groups. Director, Lawyers Assistance Program. Past President, Vancouver Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labour and Employment. Email: W. Ross Ellison, Q.C.
Shelley Colleen Fitzpatrick (Partner) born Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, October 26, 1958; admitted to bar, 1982, Manitoba; 1985, British Columbia. Education: University of Manitoba (LL.B., 1981). Member: Canadian Bar Association (Member, Subcommittees on: Insolvency and Civil Litigation, 1986—). Languages: English. Practice Areas: Insolvency; Civil Litigation. Email: Shelley Colleen Fitzpatrick
Patrick J. Furlong (Partner) born Buchans, Newfoundland, October 2, 1942; admitted to bar, 1969, British Columbia. Education: St. Mary's University (B.A., 1963); Dalhousie University (LL.B., 1968). Managing Partner, 1992-1995. Practice Areas: Corporate/Commercial; Mergers and Acquisitions; Mining; Forestry; Corporate Finance; Securities. Email: Patrick J. Furlong
Catherine Gibson (Partner) born Vancouver, British Columbia, August 26, 1968; admitted to bar, 1996, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1991; LL.B., 1994). Law Clerk, British Columbia Court of Appeal, 1994-1995. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate/Commercial. Email: Catherine Gibson
Robert T. Groves (Partner) born New Westminster, British Columbia, November 23, 1948; admitted to bar, 1981, British Columbia. Education: Simon Fraser University (B.A., 1971); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1980). Practice Areas: Corporate/Commercial; Real Estate; Banking; Insolvency; Realizations. Email: Robert T. Groves
Jason K. Herbert (Partner) born Vancouver, British Columbia, April 15, 1970; admitted to bar, 1999, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1992); University of Toronto (M.Sc., 1994; LL.B., 1997). Law Clerk to the Hon. Madam Justice Saunders, British Columbia Supreme Court, 1997-1998. Author: "The Conflict of Laws and Judicial Perspectives on Federalism: A Principled Defence of Tolofson v. Jensen," 56 University of Toronto Faculty of Law Review 3, 1998. Member: Canadian Bar Association. Languages: English and French. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Constitutional Law; Education Law; Employment Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: Jason K. Herbert
Brian F. Hiebert (Partner) born New Westminster, British Columbia, May 27, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, British Columbia. Education: Cornell University (B.Sc., 1984); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1987). Practice Areas: Corporate/Commercial; Environmental; Forestry. Email: Brian F. Hiebert
Rolf N. Kaplun (Partner) born Winnipeg, Manitoba, September 11, 1955; admitted to bar, 1982, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1978; LL.B., 1981). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate/Commercial. Email: Rolf N. Kaplun
Paul D. Lailey (Partner) born Toronto, Ontario, May 22, 1956; admitted to bar, 1984, Ontario; 1991, British Columbia. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1978; LL.B., 1982). Completed Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants' In-depth Tax Course. Frequent Speaker at conferences on tax issues including the 1998 British Columbia Tax Conference and the 1998 International Bar Association Meeting, Vancouver, B.C. Member: Canadian Tax Foundation. Practice Areas: Canadian and International Tax Planning. Email: Paul D. Lailey
P. John Landry (Partner) born Amherst, Nova Scotia, October 16, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, New Brunswick; 1984, British Columbia and Yukon Territory; 1990, Alberta. Education: University of New Brunswick (B.B.A., 1975; LL.B., 1980). Practice Areas: International Trade; Litigation; Imports and Exports - Antidumping; Customs. Email: P. John Landry
Peter C. Lee (Partner) born London, England, January 16, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Comm., 1973; LL.B., 1974). Author: Numerous articles on insolvency-related subjects including "The Execution of Corporate Security," 41 The Advocate 149, 1983; "Landlord's Distress and Statutory Charge," 1 B.F.L.R. 281, 1987; and the Due Diligence Deskbook published annually by the Continuing Legal Education Society of B.C. Member for B.C.: Trustee in Bankruptcy Licensing Board of Examiners. National Vice-Chairman, 1987-1990, National Secretary, 1989-1990, Insolvency Section, Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insolvency; Debtor and Creditor Rights; Security Realization; Commercial Solicitor. Email: Peter C. Lee
Roger Douglas Lee (Partner) born Burnaby, British Columbia, August 27, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1990); Dalhousie (LL.B., 1993). Contributing Editor and Author: "British Columbia Probate and Estate Administration Practice Manual." Frequent Lecturer on Wills and Estates matters: Wills and Estates Section, Canadian Bar Association (B.C. Branch); Certified General Accountants Association of B.C. seminar; Pacific Business Law & Business seminar. Member, B.C. Continuing Legal Education Wills Advisory Panel. Represents national charities in various estate matters, as well as trustees. Member: Canadian Bar Association (Current Chair, Wills and Estate Subsection). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Roger Douglas Lee
Brian D. MacKay (Partner) born Edmonton, Alberta, September 4, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Comm., 1985; LL.B., 1986). Contributor, CLE Annual Review of Law and Practice, 1998-1999. Member, National Association of Industrial and Office Properties. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Brian D. MacKay
Garry E. Mancell, R.P.F. (Partner) born Vancouver, British Columbia, September 21, 1951; admitted to bar, 1982, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.S.F., Gold Medallist, 1974); University of Victoria (LL.B., 1981). Contributing Editor, British Columbia Forestry Law (Canada Law Book, 1995). Adjunct Professor of Law, Forestry Law, University of British Columbia, 1988—. Regular lecturer on Forestry Law issues at conferences and continuing education seminars. Inducted as a registered member of the Association of British Columbia Professional Foresters, 1976. Practice Areas: Forestry Law; Corporate/Commercial; Natural Resources. Email: Garry E. Mancell, R.P.F.
Robert E. Marriott (Partner) born Vancouver, British Columbia, July 12, 1944; admitted to bar, 1970, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Comm., 1968; LL.B., 1969). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Financing; Construction; Corporate/Commercial. Email: Robert E. Marriott
Brent Allan Meckling (Partner) born Kelowna, British Columbia, September 14, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, British Columbia. Education: University of Calgary (B.Comm., 1988); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1991). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Law Society of British Columbia. Practice Areas: Litigation; Administrative Law; Environmental Law; Professional Liability; Negligence; Natural Resources. Email: Brent Allan Meckling
Cynthia A. Millar (Partner) born Winnipeg, Manitoba, August 14, 1955; admitted to bar, 1983, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Comm., 1979; LL.B., 1982). Adjunct Professor of Law, University of British Columbia, 1988-1992. Lecturer: Advanced Legal Research Course, Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia, 1993-1995. Coordinator and Co-Chair: Program on Legal Research, Continuing Legal Education Society of B.C., 1992. Executive Member, Legal Research Section, 1989-1995; Co-Chair, Gender Issues Section, 1994-1995, Canadian Bar Association (B.C. Branch). (Director of Legal Research). Practice Areas: Legal Research. Email: Cynthia A. Millar
Stuart B. Morrow (Partner) born Montreal, Quebec, April 28, 1950; admitted to bar, 1979, British Columbia. Education: Bishop's University (B.B.A., 1974); McGill University (LL.B., 1977; B.C.L., 1978). Languages: English and French. Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Finance. Email: Stuart B. Morrow
Linda Parsons (Partner) born Toronto, Ontario, April 1, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, British Columbia. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1975; LL.B., 1978); Certificate in Conflict Resolution, Justice Institute of B.C. (1997). Editor: Commercial Leasing Annotated Precedent Manual, 1996, updated 1998; CCH B.C. Corporations Manual (Shareholder Proceedings, Directors and Officers). Author: British Columbia Corporations Law Practice Manual, 2003 (CLE). Member, British Columbia Company Law Committee. Practice Areas: Corporate/Commercial; Health Law. Email: Linda Parsons
Dale B. Pope, Q.C. (Partner) born November 12, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Alberta; 1979, British Columbia; 1980, Yukon. Education: University of Windsor (B.A., 1970; LL.B., 1973). Author, Chapter on "Consumer Protection - Canada" International Consumer Protection (Center for International Legal Studies), Salzburg, Austria, 1995, updated 1999. Member: Canadian and International Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Fellow, Center for International Legal Studies (Honorary Member). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Employment Law; Environmental Liability Law; Insurance Fraud Litigation; Criminal Litigation; Family Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Public Affairs. Email: Dale B. Pope, Q.C.
Richard Press (Partner) born London, England, January 10, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, British Columbia. Education: McGill University (B.Sc., 1990); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1993). Practice Areas: Labour and Employment Law; Administrative Tribunals; Human Rights; Employment Standards; Workers Compensation. Email: Richard Press
David R. Reid (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, British Columbia; 1988, Ontario. Education: University of Victoria (B.A., with distinction, 1979; LL.B., 1982). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Securities and Corporate Finance; Mining; Corporate/Commercial. Email: David R. Reid
Mary L. Ruhl (Partner) born Toronto, Ontario, October 4, 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, Ontario; 1988, British Columbia. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1981; LL.B., 1984); University of British Columbia (LL.M., 1987). Practice Areas: Corporate/Commercial; Technology Law; Venture Capital; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Mary L. Ruhl
Dale G. Sanderson, Q.C. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1976, British Columbia; 1980, Yukon. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Comm., 1974; LL.B., 1975). Appointed Queens Counsel, 1999. Appointed Arbitrator, British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre. Member: Law Society of British Columbia (Member: Practice Standards Committee; Conduct Review Sub-Committee); Canadian Bar Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Canadian Insolvency Foundation. Practice Areas: Litigation; Administrative Law; Real Estate; Energy; Insolvency; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Dale G. Sanderson, Q.C.
John Saunders (Partner) born Cambridge, Ontario, August 30, 1950; admitted to bar, 1977, Ontario; 1987, British Columbia. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1973; LL.B., 1976). Author: "Preferred Beneficiary Elections on Capital Gains Realized by Trusts," Estates and Trusts Quarterly, Vol. 8, No. 4, 1988; "Inter Vivos Discretionary Family Trusts: A Potpourri of Issues and Traps," Canadian Tax Foundation National Conference Report, 1993; "Personal Trusts and the Amendments Arising out of the 1995 Federal Budget: Impact and Planning," The Canadian Tax Journal, Vol. 44, No. 1, 1996; "Recent Interest Deductibility Cases — What's the 'Use'?" Canadian Tax Foundation Report of the Proceedings of the 1999 British Columbia Tax Conference. Practice Areas: Corporate Tax; Personal Tax; Estate Planning; Corporate Law. Email: John Saunders
Mark A. Schmidt (Partner) born North Vancouver, British Columbia, September, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Comm., 1988); Dalhousie University (LL.B., 1988). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate/Commercial. Email: Mark A. Schmidt
Blair Shaw (Partner) born Vancouver, British Columbia, August 11, 1963; admitted to bar, 1987, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1986). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Actuarial Science; Construction; Professional Negligence; Contracts; Real Estate. Email: Blair Shaw
Douglas G. Shields (Partner) born Vancouver, British Columbia, May 25, 1963; admitted to bar, 1992, British Columbia. Education: Simon Fraser University (B.A.); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1991). Practice Areas: Corporate/Commercial; Securities. Email: Douglas G. Shields
Allen A. Soltan (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, June 22, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Comm., with Hons., 1980); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1983); Columbia University (LL.M., 1990); Harvard University, Program of Instruction for Lawyers (Negotiation Workshop, 1995; Mediation Workshop, 1996; Advanced Mediation Workshop, 1997). Study Group Chair, The Governor General's Canadian Leadership Conference, 1987. Executive Committee, Vancouver Bar Association, 1990-1992. Editorial Board, Education Law Reporter, 1995—. Director, British Columbia Association of Attorney Mediators. Director, The Governor General's Canadian Leadership Conference, 2003—. British Columbia Regional Chair and National Executive Committee, The Governor General's 2004 Canadian Leadership Conference. Governor and Vice-Chair, Collingwood School, 2004—. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Administrative Litigation; Professional Regulation; Professional Discipline; Corporate Governance; Education; Privacy; Human Rights; Executive Employment; Labour Relations; Commercial and Labour Arbitration and Mediation; Risk Management; Regulatory Compliance. Email: Allen A. Soltan
Robert B.D. Swift (Partner) born New Westminster, British Columbia, March 10, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, British Columbia. Education: Simon Fraser University; University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1972). Practice Areas: Corporate/Commercial; Personal Property Security. Email: Robert B.D. Swift
Franco E. Trasolini (Partner) born Vancouver, British Columbia, October 18, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Comm., Hons., 1987; LL.B., 1987). Member, Law Society of British Columbia Conveyancing Practices Task Force. Chair, Real Estate Section, Canadian Bar Association (Vancouver). Past President, Canadian-Italian Business and Professional Association of B.C. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate/Commercial. Email: Franco E. Trasolini
Simon Robert Wells (Partner) born Purley, England, December 29, 1965; admitted to bar, 1994, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1988; LL.B., 1992). Practice Areas: Litigation; Municipal; Forestry; Real Estate. Email: Simon Robert Wells
J. Kevin Wright (Partner) born Toronto, Ontario, December 30, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, British Columbia. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1990); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1993). Practice Areas: Competition; Antitrust; Litigation; Administrative. Email: J. Kevin Wright
ASSOCIATES
Scott R. Andersen (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Com., Finance, with honours, 1999); University of Victoria (LL.B., 2004). Email: Scott R. Andersen
Kate N. Bake-Paterson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., with honours, 2000); Dalhousie University (LL.B., 2003). Email: Kate N. Bake-Paterson
Casper K. Bych (Associate) born Copenhagen, Denmark, May 18, 1971; admitted to bar, 2005, British Columbia. Education: University of Copenhagen (1999); McGill University (B.C.L., 2003; LL.B., 2003). Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Securities. Email: Casper K. Bych
Margaret Campbell (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., English Literature, 2000; LL.B., 2006). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Law Society of British Columbia. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Margaret Campbell
Rebecca Carroll (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., Psychology, 2001; LL.B., 2005). Dean's List. Member: Canadian Bar Association; Law Society of British Columbia. Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law. Email: Rebecca Carroll
Ruby Chan (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (LL.B., 2002). UBC Law Alumni Association Executive. Co-Manager, I-Series, Forum for Women Entrepreneurs. Member: Canadian Bar Association; Law Society of British Columbia. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Finance; Corporate; Commercial; Technology Business. Email: Ruby Chan
Sarah Ciarrocchi (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, British Columbia. Email: Sarah Ciarrocchi
Michael Coburn (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, British Columbia. Education: University of Toronto (LL.B., 1999). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Taxation; Wills; Estates. Email: Michael Coburn
Dean Dalke (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, British Columbia. Education: Trinity Western University (B.A., Business Administration and Political Science, 1998); University of Ottawa (LL.B., 2003); Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University (M.A., International Affairs, 2004). Email: Dean Dalke
Diana L. Dorey (Associate) born North Vancouver, British Columbia, December 23, 1962; admitted to bar, 1991, British Columbia. Education: Simon Fraser University (B.A., Hons., 1986); British Commonwealth Scholarship, 1986, Cambridge University (M.Phil., 1987); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1990). Law Clerk, Supreme Court of British Columbia, 1990-1991. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance; Employment; Disability Claims; Commercial Litigation. Email: Diana L. Dorey
Emma Ferguson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., Geography, 2000); University of Victoria (LL.B., 2005). Member: Canadian Bar Association (Member, Family and Wills and Estates Subsections). Languages: English and Japanese. Practice Areas: Family Law; Litigation; Estate Planning. Email: Emma Ferguson
Megan A. Filmer (Associate) born Nanaimo, British Columbia, April 1, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, British Columbia and Yukon. Education: McGill University (B.A., 1992); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1995). Member: Law Society of British Columbia; Law Society of Yukon. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Health Care Law. Email: Megan A. Filmer
Jason Fisher (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, British Columbia. Education: University of Northern British Columbia (B.S., Natural Resource Management, Forestry, 1999); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 2005). Adjunct Professor, Forestry Law, University of British Columbia. Member: Canadian Bar Association (Faculty of Law Member). Practice Areas: Forestry Law; Litigation. Email: Jason Fisher
Monika Gehlen (Associate Counsel) born Bonn, Germany, May 1, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (Undergraduate studies in Honours History, 1978-1979); Universite d'Aix-Marseille III (Institut d'etudes francaises pour etudiants etrangers, 1978); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1983). Author: "Remedies for Misuse of Confidential Information", in Trade Secrets and Confidential Information (2002, Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia); Various chapters in Rainaldi, ed., Remedies in Tort (Carswell: looseleaf); The Annotated British Columbia Insurance (Motor Vehicle) Act, (Carswell: 1st ed., 1985) with C. Hughes; The Annotated British Columbia Company Act, (Carswell: 1st ed., 1985). Member: Research Lawyers' Association of British Columbia (Treasurer, 1995-1996). Languages: English, German and French. Practice Areas: Legal Research; Administrative Law; Litigation; Environmental Law. Email: Monika Gehlen
Weiguo He (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, China; 2007, Massachusetts, British Columbia and New York. Education: Tsinghua University (B.A., English Language and Literature, 1996; Master of Civil and Commercial Law, 1999); The University of Hong Kong (Certificate of Common Law Studies, 1997); McGill University (LL.M., International Business Law, McGill University, 2003; LL.B. and B.C.L., with distinction, 2006). Member: Canadian Bar Association; National Association of Asian American Professionals; Association of Chinese Canadian Professionals. Languages: English, Mandarin. Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Corporate Finance; China and Southeast Asia Practice Groups. Email: Weiguo He
Jeffrey D. Horswill (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1999); Dalhousie University (LL.B., 2003). Email: Jeffrey D. Horswill
Tamara L. Hunter (Associate) born New Westminster, British Columbia, May 11, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, British Columbia. Education: Simon Fraser University (B.A., 1988); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1990). Law Clerk, Supreme Court of Canada, 1990-1991. Medical Educational Services (MEDS) Seminar Paper: "Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act — Impact on the Release of Health Records," April 1997; Seminar for Credit Grantors Association on Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), November 21, 2000; Seminar for Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (Vancouver Chapter) on PIPEDA, March 21, 2001; Publication in "To Your Credit," (Newsletter of the Credit Institute of Canada) on PIPEDA, Summer 2001 Edition; Seminar for Shepp Johnman and Associates on PIPEDA, February 13, 2002; Seminar for Investment Dealers Association on PIPEDA, June 26, 2002. Seminar for Intelquest Ventures on Personal Information Protection Statutes, March 12, 2003. Seminar for Intelquest Ventures on Personal Information Protection Statutes, March 12, 2003. Presentation on Privacy Law to The Vancouver Board of Trade Crime Task Force, June 29, 2004. Numerous Private Client Seminars on Privacy Legislation, 2003-2004. Founding Member and Past Chair - CBA Freedom of Information and Privacy Law Section. Member - CBA Administrative, Municipal, Civil Litigation and Women's Practice and Equality Issues Sections. Member, B.C. Civil Liberties Association. Member, Westcoast LEAF. Member, Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival Society. Reported Cases: Columbia River Shake and Shingle v. Bud Sherlock (1995),17 B.C.L.R. (3d) 102 (C.A.); Bratt v. Veterinary Medical Assn.(British Columbia) (1999),19 Admin.L.R. (3d) 31. Salico Property Marketing Corp. v. Instafund Financial Services (2001) 93 B.C.L.R.(3d) 61(C.A.). Legal Services Society (British Columbia) v. British Columbia (Information & Privacy Commissioner) (2003)14 B.C.L.R.(4th) 68(C.A.). Legal Services Society v. British Columbia (Information & Privacy Commissioner) (2003) 226 D.L.R. (4th) 20. Practice Areas: Administrative; Professional Regulation; Freedom of Information and Privacy Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: Tamara L. Hunter
Michelle L. Isaak (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, British Columbia. Education: McGill University (B.Comm., 1990); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 2002). Email: Michelle L. Isaak
Suzanne Marie Kennedy (Associate) born Calgary, May 7, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1993); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1996). Author of numerous articles on harassment, human rights and education law. Coordinator: British Columbia Education Law Seminar (scheduled for Spring 1999). Practice Areas: Litigation; Administrative; Education; Labour and Employment. Email: Suzanne Marie Kennedy
Kimberley-Ann Knapp (Associate) born Summerland, British Columbia, March 17, 1969; admitted to bar, 2000, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Sc., with distinction, 1991; LL.B., 1999). Reported Cases: K.L.B. v. British Columbia, 2001, BCCA 22; M.B. v. British Columbia, 2001, BCCA 227. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Kimberley-Ann Knapp
Yukiko Kojima (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, Ontario; 2003, New York; 2004, British Columbia. Education: University of Toronto (B.A.; LL.B., 1997). Email: Yukiko Kojima
Karen Leung (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1998); University of Victoria (LL.B., 2002). Member: Vancouver Bar Association; Canadian Bar Association (Chair, British Columbia Branch, Legal Research Subsection); Law Society of British Columbia. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Karen Leung
Oana Mattman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., Political Science, first class honours, 2003; LL.B., 2006). Member: Law Society of British Columbia; Canadian Bar Association (Member, Securities Law Subsection). Languages: English, French, Romanian and Spanish. Practice Areas: Securities Law; Corporate Finance. Email: Oana Mattman
Tina L. Mihoc (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, British Columbia. Education: University of Calgary (B.Sc., 1999); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 2003). Email: Tina L. Mihoc
Alan L. Monk (Associate) admitted to bar, 1998, Alberta; 1999, British Columbia. Education: Simon Fraser University (B.B.A., 1991); University of British Columbia (M.B.A., 1993); University of Alberta (LL.B., 1997). Email: Alan L. Monk
Craig Kisa Natsuhara (Associate) born Prince Rupert, British Columbia, August 19, 1970; admitted to bar, 1999, British Columbia. Education: University of Victoria (B.Comm., 1995); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1998). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate; Commercial; Pacific Rim Trade; Japan Trade Societies. Email: Craig Kisa Natsuhara
Ingrid M. Otto (Associate) born Vancouver, British Columbia, August 28, 1966; admitted to bar, 1996, British Columbia. Education: University of Alberta (B.Comm., 1989); University of British Columbia (M.B.A., 1995; LL.B., 1995). Practice Areas: Labour and Employment; Human Rights; Administrative; Litigation. Email: Ingrid M. Otto
Lisa Robinson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, British Columbia. Education: University of Western Ontario (Business Administration, Honors; LL.B.). Member: Law Society of British Columbia; Canadian Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Young Lawyers; Securities Law; Women Lawyers Forum). Practice Areas: Securities; Securities Finance. Email: Lisa Robinson
Katharine Saunders (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.S., Environmental Sciences, with honours, 2002; LL.B., 2006). Member: Law Society of British Columbia; Canadian Bar Association (Member: Privacy Law Subsection; Information and Privacy and Administrative Law; Secretary/Treasurer, Health Law Subsection). Practice Areas: Health Law; Privacy Law; Human Rights. Email: Katharine Saunders
R. David Spratley (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., Hons., Political Science, 1995); Dalhousie University (LL.B. and M.L.I.S., 2001). Member: Law Society of British Columbia; Canadian Bar Association (Secretary, Computer Law Section). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Litigation; Media, Entertainment and Communications; Privacy; Technology Business. Email: R. David Spratley
Euan Taylor (Associate) admitted to bar, 1998, British Columbia. Education: University of Cambridge (B.A., Natural Science, 1985; M.A., 1989); University of London (Ph.D., 1989); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1997). Member: Law Society of British Columbia; Vancouver and Canadian Bar Associations. Languages: English and Mandarin. Email: Euan Taylor
Will Todd (Associate) admitted to bar, 1996, Ontario; 1998, Massachusetts; 2001, New York; 2006, British Columbia. Education: Simon Fraser University (B.A., 1989); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1994). Member: Law Society of British Columbia; Vancouver and Canadian Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Wills; Trusts and Estates; Taxation. Email: Will Todd
Sheila M. Tucker (Associate) admitted to bar, 1993, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., English Literature, 1986; LL.B., 1991); Harvard Law School (LL.M., 1992). Email: Sheila M. Tucker
Sadie L. Wetzel (Associate) born Fort St. John, British Columbia, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1995; LL.B., 1999). Member: Tax Subsection, Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Taxation; Litigation. Email: Sadie L. Wetzel
Dennis Yee (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, British Columbia. Education: Dalhousie University (LL.B., 2004). Email: Dennis Yee
SENIOR COUNSEL
Michael P. Carroll, Q.C. (Senior Counsel) born Montreal, Quebec, May 3, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Quebec (until 1994); 1980, British Columbia. Education: McGill University (B.A., 1964); Laval University (LL.L., 1967). Appointed Queen's Counsel, 1996. Lecturer: Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Quebec Bar Admission Course; "Reasonable Notice in Realization of Security," Continuing Legal Education Society of B.C.; "The Legal Liability of Life Insurance Agents," Canadian Institute of Chartered Life Underwriters & Financial Consultants, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1991. Panelist: "The Evolution of the Law Firm," Cambridge University Lectures, 1991. Charter Member: Association of Attorney Mediators (B.C. Chapter). Principal, Dispute Management Inc. Managing Partner, 1986-1989. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Aboriginal Litigation. Email: Michael P. Carroll, Q.C.
ASSOCIATE COUNSEL
R. Paul Beckmann, Q.C. (Associate Counsel) admitted to bar, 1965, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Comm., 1963; LL.B., 1964). Member: British Columbia Bar Association. Practice Areas: Probate; Trusts and Estates; Corporate Law; Commercial Law. Email: R. Paul Beckmann, Q.C.
Frank S. Borowicz, Q.C., CA (Associate Counsel) born Montreal, Quebec, June 17, 1948; admitted to bar, 1978, British Columbia. Education: Loyola College, University of Montreal (B.A., 1969); Dalhousie University (LL.B., 1972); Harvard University (LL.M., 1973). Professor of Law: University of Windsor, 1973-1975; University of Victoria, 1975-1979. Trainer, Mediation Skills Workshops for: Provincial Court of B.C.; B.C. Treaty Commission; B.C. Freedom of Information and Privacy Commission; Labour Relations Board of B.C.; Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver; Registered Nurses Association of B.C.; Principals' and Vice-Principals' Association of B.C.; Hong Kong Attorney General's Chambers; Singapore Academy of Law and Singapore Supreme Court Commercial Mediation Centre. Instructor, Professional Legal Training Course. Lecturer: School of Public Administration; B.C. Public Service Commission; Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice. Course Coordinator and Panelist, Continuing Legal Education Society of B.C. President, Dispute Management Inc. President, B.C. Association of Attorney Mediators. Charter Member and Vice-President, Arbitrators Association of B.C. Panel Member, B.C. International Commercial Arbitration Centre. ADR Consultant to World Bank. Chair, Administrative Law Section, Canadian Bar Association (B.C. Branch). Appointed Member: Public Relations Committee and Justice Reform Task Force, Law Society of B.C. Chair, Discipline Hearing Panels, Institute of Chartered Accountants of B.C. Associate, International Mediation & Arbitration Associates Corp. Vice Chair, Vancouver Family Court/Juvenile Justice Committees. Arbitrator, Canadian Centre for Drug Free Sport. Conciliator under B.C. School Act. Arbitrator and Adjudicator under B.C. and Canada Labour Codes. Registered Mediator and Arbitrator, B.C. Ministry of Forests. Counsel, Joint Federal-Provincial Environmental Review Panel. Languages: English, Polish and French. Practice Areas: Commercial Mediation; Commercial Arbitration; Labour Mediation; Labour Arbitration; Administrative Law; Civil Litigation; Professional Regulation; Professional Discipline; Labour Relations; Human Rights; Employment Law; School Law; Forestry; Securities; Environmental Regulation. Email: Frank S. Borowicz, Q.C., CA
S. Campbell Fitch (Associate Counsel) born Edmonton, Alberta, 1958; admitted to bar, 1986, Alberta; 1991, British Columbia. Education: University of Alberta (B.A., 1982); York University, Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1985). Member: Canadian Bar Association (Member, Securities Law Subsection). Practice Areas: Securities Law. Email: S. Campbell Fitch
Mary B. Hamilton (Associate Counsel) born New Westminster, British Columbia, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, British Columbia. Education: Dalhousie University (LL.B., 1986). Author, "British Columbia Estate Planning and Wealth Preservation" (CLE, 2002), "Wills Precedents—An Annotated Guide" (CLE, 1998), "Estate Guide for the Not-For-Profit Beneficiary" Greater Vancouver Roundtable, Canadian Association of Gift Planners, 1999), "In Trust (Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network, 1999), numerous articles and papers for legal education courses, the charitable sector, and client groups. Adjunct Professor of Law, Succession, University of British Columbia, 1990-1992. Governor, Chartered Accountants Education Foundation of British Columbia. Member: Estate Planning Council of Vancouver; Society of Trusts & Estate Practitioners; Canadian Association of Gift Planners; Canadian Bar Association (Former Chair, Wills & Trusts Sections, British Columbia Branch). Practice Areas: Wills; Trusts and Estates; Incapacity. Email: Mary B. Hamilton
Shawn Hatch (Associate Counsel) admitted to bar, 1979, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1975; LL.B., 1978). Member: Canadian Bar Association (Past Chair and Member, Pension and Benefits Subsection; Member, Sub-Sections on: Business Law; Wills, Estate and Trust Law); Canadian Pension and Benefits Institute. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Corporate; Commercial; Forestry; Pensions; Benefits; Wills; Trusts and Estates. Email: Shawn Hatch
J. Brent MacLean (Associate Counsel) admitted to bar, 1983, British Columbia. Education: Simon Fraser University (B.A., 1980); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1982). Email: J. Brent MacLean
Douglas C. Morley (Associate Counsel) born Victoria, British Columbia, September 30, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Comm., 1972; LL.B., 1973). Practice Areas: Tax; Corporate/Commercial. Email: Douglas C. Morley
Rosanna Wong (Associate Counsel) born Hong Kong, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Hong Kong; 1981, England; 1985, British Columbia. Education: University of Hong Kong (LL.B., 1972; Post-graduate certificate in Laws, 1973). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Law Society of British Columbia; Law Society of Hong Kong; Law Society of England and Wales. Transactions: Handled share/asset acquisitions and dispositions for companies in the carpark, warehouse, restaurant business etc. Represented a newspaper company in negotiating and establishing a joint venture. Handled corporate reorganizations and acted in a multi-jurisdictional spin-off. Represented a foreign public company in conducting due diligence review of the intellectual property assets of a Canadian target company for acquisition. Represented China-based companies in their corporate restructuring and public listings in Canada, including a petroleum project, a toll road business, and a mineral water bottling plant. Represented a group of foreign public companies in planning and structuring for a Canadian listing of an Internet business based in China. Represented a foreign public company in its secondary listing in Canada. Handled the acquisitions, dispositions and refinancing of residential and commercial real estate. Represented a real estate owner in solving major problems regarding the validity of a foreign trust established for holding its Canadian real estate investment. Handled multi-jurisdictional transactions and worked with lawyers in People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, England, United States, Australia, France, Malaysia, Mexico, Cayman Islands, Bermuda and British Virgin Island. Handled immigration and work permit applications for individuals and multi-national corporations. Languages: English, Contonese, Mandarin. Practice Areas: Corporate/Commercial; Securities; Real Estate; Immigration. Email: Rosanna Wong
COUNSEL
Alexander C. Robertson, Q.C. (Counsel) born Victoria, British Columbia, September 10, 1932; admitted to bar, 1959, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Comm., 1955; LL.B., 1957); Harvard Law School (LL.M., 1958). Chairman, B.C. Law Foundation, 1990-1991. Chief Commissioner, British Columbia Treaty Commission, 1995-1998. President, Canadian Bar Association (B.C. Branch), 1986. Practice Areas: Corporate/Commercial; Administrative; Aboriginal. Email: Alexander C. Robertson, Q.C.
Martin R. Taylor, Q.C. (Counsel) born Harrow, Middlesex, United Kingdom, May 18, 1931; admitted to bar, 1963, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1962). Judicial appointments: Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia, 1978-1989; Justice of the British Columbia Court of Appeal, 1989-1995. Editor, U.B.C. Law Review, 1960-1962. Allan Gregory Memorial Award for Advocacy, 1962. Author: Numerous articles and papers on legal topics; author and narrator of script for educational television docu-drama on landmark common law case of Donoghue v. Stevenson given its world premiere at 1996 Commonwealth Law Conference, Vancouver, B.C. Lectures: Numerous lectures at professional, judicial and academic gatherings on legal topics. Organizer and keynote speaker at the 1990 Conference on the Commonwealth Law of Negligence, Paisley, Scotland. Counsel to B.C. Energy Commission, 1973. Chairman, B.C. Motor Carrier Commission, 1973-1974. Counsel, advisor and legislative draftsman for B.C. Government on public utility, energy and related legal matters, 1965-1975. Counsel to the Royal Commission on the British Columbia Railway, 1976-1978. Chairman, University of Calgary Faculty Remuneration Arbitration, 1978. Member, B.C. Law Reform Commission Committee on Defamation, 1983-1985. First Chair, Adjudication Committee, Law Society Award for Excellence in Legal Journalism, 1988-1992. Chair, Committee on Future of Law Society Archives, 1991. Appointed Queen's Counsel, 1996. Report to Attorney General on the Investigation of the Murder of Molly Justice, 1996. Investigation for Attorney General into the Death of Frank van Beers, 1997. Advice for Members of the House of Commons on proposed extension of DNA identification legislation, 1998. Special Prosecutor appointed by Attorney General Ministry to Report on Conduct of the West Vancouver Police, 1998. Special Prosecutor appointed by Attorney General Ministry to Report on a Private Prosecution by Gordon S. Watson, 1998. Recipient of the 1998 Law Society Award for Exceptional Service. Founding Director, Law Courts Inn, 1972-1975. Director, Vancouver Bar Association, 1976-1978. President (now Emeritus), B.C. Law Courts Education Society, 1989-1993. Founding Director, B.C. Law Institute, 1997—. Consultant to members of the legal profession. Practice Areas: Arbitration; Mediation. Email: Martin R. Taylor, Q.C.
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Toronto, Ontario Office: 1 First Canadian Place, Suite 5600, PO Box 367, 100 King Street West, Toronto, ON, M5X 1E2. Telephone: 416-365-3500. Fax: 416-365-7886.

Montréal, Québec Office: 1501 McGill College Avenue, Suite 1400, Montréal, QU, H3A 3M8. Telephone: 514-392-1991. Fax: 514-392-1999.

Calgary, Alberta Office: Livingston Place, 1000 - 250 2nd Street S.W., Calgary AB, T2P 0C1. Telephone: 403-296-4470. Fax: 403-296-4474.

Edmonton, Alberta Office: 1201 Scotia Tower 2, 10060 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, AB, T5J 4E5. Telephone: 780-426-5330. Fax: 780-428-1066.

Whitehorse, Yukon Territory Office: Suite 200, 304 Jarvis Street, Whitehorse, YT, Y1A 2H2. Telephone: 867-393-5100. Fax: 867-667-2669.

Yellowknife, Northwest Territories Office: Suite 802, Northwest Tower, 5201 - 50th Avenue, Yellowknife, NT, X1A 3S9. Telephone: 867-669-8400. Fax: 867-669-8420.

Tokyo, Japan Office: Kasumigaseki Building, 31st Floor, 2 - 5, Kasumigaseki 3 - Chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6031. Telephone: +81-3 5251-5071. Fax: +81-3 5251-5072.

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