Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2027 
Adnan Habib is a lawyer at Baker Newby LLP in Chilliwack, British Columbia. His recognized practice areas include Corporate and Commercial Litigation.
Best Lawyers has recognized Adnan Habib since 2027 in the practice area of Corporate and Commercial Litigation. This recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers practicing in the same geographic region and legal practice area and reflects the professional regard in which participating lawyers hold Adnan.
Adnan is a Fellow of the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers.
Adnan practices construction law and complex commercial litigation and also acts as a mediator. He assists clients with construction disputes involving bonds, contaminated sites, delay claims, deficiency claims, insurance coverage, liens, leaky buildings and priority disputes. His practice also includes insolvency matters, such as secured and unsecured realizations, receiverships, foreclosures, CCAA proceedings, lease defaults, bankruptcy, breach of trust and fraud.
Adnan graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a Bachelor of Laws. He received mediation training from the Straus Institute of Dispute Resolution at the Pepperdine University School of Law. Adnan was called to the Bar in 1993 and has been a partner at Baker Newby LLP since January 2000.
He has assisted private and public owners, First Nations, developers, general contractors, consultants, insurers, financial institutions, private lenders, receivers, strata corporations, subcontractors and suppliers with a wide variety of legal matters.
Adnan negotiates resolutions, acts as a mediator and represents clients in mediations, arbitrations and litigation involving construction and complex commercial disputes.
Adnan is a member of the Construction Law, Insolvency and Insurance Subsections of the Canadian Bar Association, the Vancouver Regional Construction Association, the Young Insolvency Professionals Group and the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers.
Adnan writes and contributes articles on construction-related topics. He also lectures at conferences and seminars sponsored by organizations including the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, the Pacific Business and Law Institute and the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers.
