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Khaled practices mining law, advising on acquisitions and dispositions of mines and significant mining projects and mine financing and on a broad range of mining related matters, both domestically and internationally, including the negotiation of earn-in, joint venture, strategic alliance and royalty and streaming agreements, mineral title review, and all aspects of the mining life-cycle (from exploration, development and production, to reclamation and mine closure). Khaled also practises cor...
Steven is a partner in the Insurance and Construction & Engineering Groups at Harper Grey. Steven’s practice entails helping clients with insurance defence work involving property disputes, construction deficiencies, bodily injury claims, fires, aviation claims, general insurance disputes and professional negligence claims. Steve also advances subrogated claims on behalf of insurers on fire, property and product liability claims. Steve provides advice on coverage issues between insu...
Mike Adlem is head of the firm's Insurance and Professional Liability Group and a litigation partner in the firm’s Vancouver office. His practice focuses on corporate commercial and insurance litigation. He represents insurers, their insureds and self-insured organizations in a wide variety of litigation including class actions, product liability, directors and officers, construction, financial services, competition, technology, professional errors and omissions, defamation, medical and...
Owais is a partner with Harper Grey practising in the areas of securities litigation and regulation. Owais has successfully represented clients in securities litigation and commercial litigation disputes including those involving shareholders, regulatory matters involving the Ontario Securities Commission, IIROC and the TSX, and securities class actions. He has also defended clients against allegations of white collar crime. Prior to joining Harper Grey, Owais practiced at a leading securitie...
Tariq Ahmed is a member of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution group. He frequently assists clients with matters related to energy regulation and construction disputes. In addition to representing clients before the courts, and in arbitrations and mediations, Tariq has assisted with matters before regulatory tribunals including the British Columbia Utilities Commission, the Alberta Utilities Commission, and the National Energy Board. Primarily advising clients in the energy and resources se...
Jesse Ahuja is a partner at MEP Business Counsel. As a member of the firm since its founding, Jesse has focused exclusively on the formation, financing and mergers & acquisitions of private enterprises. While his clients span a broad range of industries (technology, manufacturing, logistics, professional services, hospitality, food & beverage, e-commerce, retail and financial services, among others), the underlying commonality is that all are privately held growth companies or their i...
Jim is a well-rounded business lawyer working in several practice areas at the firm. His practice focuses on banking, financial services, and all aspects of corporate commercial transactions. Jim enjoys problem solving. He works hard to find practical and creative solutions for his clients, and with the goal of getting each transaction to the finish line. Jim has represented and provided counsel for clients from a number of sectors and industries, including Canadian Charted Banks and other Ca...
Kai Alderson is an energy and natural resources lawyer in Vancouver. Utilities, energy companies and other natural resource clients seek out his practical advice on complex asset acquisitions and dispositions, project development and other challenging commercial matters. Kai is a trusted advisor, providing strategic advice to project proponents on environmental, regulatory and Indigenous law matters. Energy and natural resource companies rely on Kai’s practical approach, whether he is a...
Beth Allard is experienced counsel in various commercial disputes involving complex contractual, tortious and regulatory legal issues, providing both litigation advice and negotiating successful and strategic resolutions. She regularly advises and assists clients on matters relating to tendering, procurement, project delivery and management, liens and dispute resolution. Ms. Allard's practice also covers a range of liability defence work for design professionals, financial professionals, dire...
David practices primarily in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate and commercial and corporate finance and securities law. David has extensive experience focused on advising private and public company clients on transactional and corporate commercial matters, corporate reorganizations and restructurings, as well as corporate governance issues. He works with clients at all stages of development, from senior public companies to startups and entrepreneurs.
Daniel Allen is a partner in the Vancouver office of Gowling WLG. His practice focuses on public and private offerings of securities, mergers and acquisitions and advising on securities regulatory requirements. In addition to transaction related work, Daniel provides ongoing advice on securities and business law matters to public and private corporations and individuals. He acts as counsel to numerous mining companies listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange. He provi...
Michael Allen has extensive experience in corporate finance and banking law, and he regularly acts for both lenders and borrowers in international project finance matters. In addition, he is recognized for his experience in secured transactions and public-private partnerships, and for large commercial restructurings and work-outs. Mr. Allen's industry sector experience includes mining, energy, forestry and telecommunications. His infrastructure experience includes both transportation projects...
David Allman practices business law. His areas of focus include commercial real estate, natural resources (mining) and general corporate commercial law. David acts for clients who are active in these industry areas, and provides them with a broad range of legal advice. David’s mining law practice involves regularly advising senior, mid-tier and junior mining clients on domestic and international mineral resource property transactions, including option agreements, joint venture agreement...
Rod Anderson's practice focuses on securities related litigation. For many years, Rod has been recognized by Best Lawyers®, Benchmark Canada and Lexpert® as a leading securities litigation lawyer. He has also been recognized as a leading US/Canada Cross-Border litigation lawyer in securities by Lexpert® since 2013. Rod's client base includes brokers, brokerage firms, executives, professionals, directors and officers of private and public companies, shareholders and other business ...
Peter Anderson has a solicitor’s practice focused on commercial real estate and real estate related transactions with primary emphasis on commercial lease negotiating and drafting, representing both landlords and tenants. Peter’s commercial leasing practice involves all aspects of commercial leasing including drafting and negotiating leases and related documentation, advising on lease interpretation, and representing clients in lease disputes. Representative projects include a num...
Robert Anderson practices as general counsel representing clients in court and in alternative dispute forums including arbitrations and mediations. He regularly appears in court on matters that involve a wide variety of areas of law. Mr. Anderson practiced as Crown Counsel before joining Farris in 1981. Mr. Anderson has appeared in all levels of the courts in British Columbia, the Federal Trial Court, the Federal Court of Appeal, the Tax Court of Canada and the Supreme Court of Canada. He has...
As a partner in Lawson Lundell's Real Estate and the Banking and Debt Financing Groups, Scott assists clients with all aspects of real estate development, commercial real estate transactions, commercial leasing, municipal planning, as well as corporate and commercial transactions involving both banks (including Canadian chartered banks and other institutional lenders) and private lenders.
Ryan ran (and won) his first trial in 2011 while still a law student at the University of Victoria. He has been practicing law for over ten years, exclusively in the areas of litigation and dispute resolution. Ryan is recognized by peer-reviewed The Best Lawyers® in Canada for his work in corporate and commercial litigation. He has particular experience in disputes involving real property, estates and trusts, and professional liability, but he is proud to maintain a generalist barrister&r...
Paul Armitage is a partner in the firm's Vancouver office practising in the Intellectual Property and Technology Law Groups. His practice focuses on procurement, technology licensing, outsourcing, commercial contracts, privacy law, data security, cloud computing, e-commerce, and anti-spam and anti-spyware (CASL) compliance. Paul has extensive experience in the information technology, financial services, telecommunications, life sciences and health industries, as well as infrastructure and fac...
Brad Armstrong, QC has extensive experience in civil litigation, aboriginal law, administrative and constitutional law, and environmental law. He represents clients involved with land use issues, project development, regulatory approvals, environmental assessments, First Nations consultation, and litigation, in a range of natural resource industries including mining, forestry, agriculture, aquaculture, energy, independent power projects, oil and gas, and transportation. His practice extends t...
Sunny practices in the areas of mergers & acquisitions, real estate law, corporate commercial and commercial lending. His experience includes acting as lead counsel on numerous mergers & acquisitions transactions nationally and internationally, real estate development projects, equity and/or debt financings, corporate reorganizations, corporate governance matters, complex real estate transactions and structuring private companies and partnerships. Sunny started at Farris as a summer s...
With 19 years of experience in corporate finance and securities law, Angela is sought out for her ability to efficiently manage complex, time-sensitive transactions and provide pragmatic advice to executives and boards on compliance, governance and risk management issues. As an experienced securities lawyer, Angela advises domestic and international companies across industries in connection with strategic M&A, stock exchange listings, compliance, joint ventures, financings, corporate gove...
Jared Bachynski is a partner in the Corporate and Securities Group and is also a member of the Technology Group. Jared advises clients on a range of Canadian and cross-border transactional matters, including public and private M&A, public and private equity financing, growth equity investments, joint ventures and general corporate and securities law matters. He also has experience advising private equity funds on completing investments and managing portfolio companies across a range of in...
David Bain practises commercial law with a specialty in debt financing. Since 1983 he has advised a wide range of clients on various aspects of commercial law with particular emphasis on debt financing and lending transactions, including project finance. Mr. Bain serves clients including Canadian and foreign banks and non-bank and private lenders, as well as corporate borrowers in a variety of industries. Over the past 30 years he has been involved in many of British Columbia's most significa...
Dr. Jane Ingman Baker is Counsel practicing in the area of civil litigation with an emphasis on construction, municipal and professional liability, and environmental matters. Jane is a member of the Construction and Infrastructure, Insurance, Commercial Litigation and Professional Liability Law Groups, and is the Co-Chair of the firm’s Conflicts Committee. She has experience in complex large litigation matters, including class actions, precedent setting coverage disputes, and environmen...
Chris advises on acquisitions and dispositions of mines and mining companies, project development and mine operations throughout Canada and the world. He has assisted in the structuring and negotiation of hundreds of transactions, including farm-ins and joint ventures, corporate acquisitions and mergers and royalty sales. He has extensive experience with all legal aspects of the development, construction and financing of mines (including diamonds, coal and uranium), royalties, marketing contr...
Jordan Bank is a litigator with a focus on insurance defence. His practice is broad. He has defended clients in personal injury actions and motor vehicle claims, medical malpractice claims, property loss claims, crop loss claims, human rights complaints, contract disputes, class action lawsuits and professional negligence claims. Jordan also has extensive experience with insurance coverage disputes, and he regularly provides insurance coverage advice. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the Un...
Terry’s practice focuses on the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST), Goods and Services Tax (GST), Provincial Sales Tax, customs law, land transfer taxes, Speculation Tax and all other Canadian commodity and indirect taxes. Terry has practiced in the GST area since the inception of the tax in 1991 and writes extensively on GST/HST and other indirect tax matters in Canadian and international publications. Areas of particular experience include real estate development, financial services, cross-bo...
Sarah Batut is a real estate Partner in the Vancouver office. In dealing with real estate transactions, Sarah’s clients appreciate her deep experience in a broad range of issues including acquisitions and sales, leasing, financings and commercial leasing. Sarah is also experienced in a variety of corporate and commercial transactions, including acquisitions, sales and reorganizations.
David Baxter received his law degree from the University of Toronto and earlier graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree from the University of British Columbia. He was admitted to the British Columbia Bar in 1994. David’s practice focuses on tax planning for individuals, trusts and corporations in both domestic and international matters, including divisive reorganizations, estate planning, business structuring and sales, life insurance matters, foreign affiliates and cros...
Bryan Baynham chairs the Defamation, Privacy and Media Law Group at Harper Grey. He is also the past chair of our Commercial Litigation Group. Bryan provides advice and acts as counsel with respect to corporate and commercial disputes and all issues relating to aviation, real estate, contract, tort and defamation litigation. He has extensive experience and has represented a number of financial institutions in appellate proceedings. Bryan is consistently ranked among the top lawyers in Canada ...
Karam Bayrakal is a business lawyer in Vancouver, and co-leader of the Technology, Media and Telecommunications group, who focusses in the areas of information technology, online services, interactive media, emerging technology and intellectual property. He is involved in the related issues around cyber security, privacy and confidentiality. Global and regional technology clients want Karam for his advice on the strategic, legal and commercial aspects of acquiring, developing and transferring...
Nigel practices general insurance litigation, primarily in personal injury defence, and leads our Defamation and Abuse Litigation groups. He finds creative solutions for clients in claims involving anything from occupier’s liability to nuisance to defamation. Meticulous preparation and strategizing have been the keys to Nigel’s success. He has extensive trial experience, appearing many times in the Supreme and Appeal Courts of British Columbia. Nigel is passionate about educating ...
David practices general insurance defence litigation with an emphasis on the defence of dentists, hospitals and school boards in negligence and human rights claims. He also regularly defends businesses and municipalities in property damage and personal injury claims. David has experience appearing as counsel at all levels of court in British Columbia, and the Supreme Court of Canada. In his administrative practice, David has defended matters before the Human Rights Tribunal, the Health Profes...
Mediation gives people more control over the outcome of their disputes and provides privacy over what are often highly sensitive issues for the parties involved. Many people do not fully realize the lack of control one faces at trial nor do people understand the truly public nature of the courthouse. As a mediator, Diane helps clients overcome legal challenges in a fair and efficient manner. She manages emotions and expectations, and, by engaging in an active risk analysis, she helps to achie...
Todd is a highly skilled litigator and trial lawyer with wide-ranging courtroom experience spanning all levels of Court in British Columbia. Todd settles as many files through agreements or mediation as possible, but in the event of an impasse he litigates the matter to a resolution. Todd’s practice areas include the division of high net-worth assets including complex corporate structures, trusts, foreign property, and pensions. He practices in all manner of parenting and custody litiga...
Dan Bennett's practice is focused in the areas of trial, arbitration, hearing and appeal work in commercial and administrative litigation. As a member of our litigation group, Mr. Bennett has conducted a broad range of cases in commercial, real estate, and natural resource matters in British Columbia, Alberta and Yukon superior courts and courts of appeal as well as the Federal Courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada. He also appears regularly before a number of administrative boards de...
Keri is a partner at Roper Greyell where she provides strategic advice and representation to public and private sector clients in all areas of workplace law and leads the firm’s Freedom of Information and Privacy Law practice. Keri builds strong relationships with her clients and works collaboratively with them to navigate workplace and privacy law issues. She advises on implementation of privacy programs, information sharing, access to information and data breach prevention and respons...
Richard Bereti is the Chair of Harper Grey's Environmental Law Group. Richard is the author of British Columbia Environmental Management Legislation & Commentary, a guide to the regulation of contaminated sites, and former adjunct Professor of Law at UBC Law School. Richard provides advice on liability issues arising under the Environmental Management Act , the Contaminated Sites Regulation and other provincial and federal environmental statutes. He advises industrial and commercial enter...
Steve Berezowskyj is Counsel and Co-Chair of our Construction and Infrastructure Law Group. His litigation and dispute resolution practice focuses on insurance defence and construction related disputes. Steve regularly defends design professionals and contractors in various construction defect, warranty and general liability claims. He also advises on procurement, builders’ liens and claims for extras and delay. Steve’s litigation practice also focuses on insurance defence with an...
Keith advises private sector, public sector and government clients on Aboriginal law and regulatory matters. He has appeared as counsel before numerous regulatory tribunals and all levels of Superior and Appellate Courts (both Federal and Provincial), including the Supreme Court of Canada. He has acted for clients in a number of natural resource industries including hydro-electric generation and transmission, oil and gas, mining, aquaculture, forestry, transportation and independent power pro...
Richard Berrow is a leading litigation and dispute resolution lawyer in Vancouver with more than 25 years of experience. He advises clients on obtaining and enforcing commercial insurance coverage, including mergers and acquisitions, cyber liability, errors and omissions, and directors and officers policies. He also advises clients broadly on risk management in their business affairs and acts in various commercial disputes.
Laura is a litigator practicing in all areas of civil and commercial litigation. Laura has appeared as both trial and appellate counsel, including before all levels of court in British Columbia, the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench, and the Supreme Court of Canada, as well as before various arbitration and administrative tribunals. Laura advises and represents clients in a broad range of industries. She acts for clients in the gaming industry, the banking and securities industries and in ...
Ally Bharmal is a corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and corporate/commercial Partner based in the Vancouver office. He provides advice for a variety of private companies, with an emphasis on the technology sector and the food, beverage and agri-tech sector. Ally is a leading lawyer in the area of corporate finance, having acted on over one hundred venture capital or similar financing transactions with aggregate proceeds of over $700 million. He has also acted on many of the market&r...
Jeff's practice is dedicated to estate planning, estate administration, trusts, charities and not-for-profits. Jeff advises clients on all aspects of estate administration and estate planning. Jeff counsels executors and trustees on administering estates and trusts and helps beneficiaries understand their rights. Jeff has extensive experience in developing tailored estate plans and drafting wills, powers of attorney, representation agreements, trusts and related planning documents. Jeff is a ...
Michael Blatchford works with charities, not-for-profit organizations, associations, clubs, social enterprises and other entities in the voluntary sector and advises on all aspects of their operations and governance, helping them to effectively carry out their programs while complying with regulatory obligations. Mr. Blatchford's clients include registered charities and non-profit organizations in every area, from healthcare, education and social services to arts and culture, environmental an...
Charles Bois has a diverse practice that focuses on the oil and gas, energy, mining and natural resources, Aboriginal, environmental, commercial, and construction and infrastructure sectors. In addition to his legal experience, prior to becoming a lawyer, Charles spent over 20 years working in the natural gas industry, including senior management and consulting roles. Charles is a trusted adviser to his clients on commercial, administrative and regulatory, and environmental matters (such as p...
Scott Booth is the managing partner of the firm’s family law practice. Called to the British Columbia bar in 1994, he has focused exclusively on family law since 2006. His practice includes litigation as well as mediation and arbitration, both as counsel and as mediator/arbitrator. Scott’s strength is problem solving and assisting his clients in resolving complex issues. This includes the unique circumstances of high income/net worth families, families with generational wealth pla...
Andrew Borrell is a litigation and dispute resolution Partner in Fasken's Vancouver office. As an internationally-recognized leader in the defence of class actions, he represents defendants in matters in the Superior Courts and Courts of Appeal, as well as the Supreme Court of Canada. Andrew also advises defendants who anticipate defending class actions or seek to limit their exposure to class actions.
Carmine Boskovich is a partner in Fasken's Vancouver office. She advises commercial and industrial real estate clients on major transactions as well as on day-to-day issues. She is also a member of the firm’s Indigenous group and the Mergers & Acquisitions group. Carmine provides practical advice on major real estate acquisitions and development, infrastructure projects and asset-based commercial transactions.
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