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Terry Barnett is a partner practicing in the Vancouver office of Thorsteinssons LLP. 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 o...

Samantha Simpson is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Family Law. Samantha practices law in Vancouver, British Columbia Best Lawyers has recognized Samantha Simpson since 2027. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Samantha Simpson is held by other lawyers.

Catherine practices in estate and trust planning, as well as estate administration. She focuses on personal estate and business succession planning and advises on matters such as: wealth preservation, probate minimization and incapacity planning. Catherine’s background in tax also equips her to navigate various income tax and regional real estate tax issues and to provide comprehensive solutions that complement her extensive background in estates and corporate law. She works with accoun...

Zheting is a partner at the firm’s Vancouver office. Zheting’s practice focuses on all aspects of transactional/commodity taxes, including the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST), Goods and Services Tax (GST), First Nations GST, provincial sales taxes, realty taxes (such as land/property transfer taxes, Vancouver’s vacancy or empty homes tax, and B.C.’s foreign buyers tax and speculation tax), and insurance premium tax. Zheting routinely advises on the tax implications of trans...

Mark's practice encompasses a broad range of commercial disputes, including technology and intellectual property litigation, protection of trade secrets, breaches of fiduciary obligation, and fraud. He has particular experience with injunctions, trade-mark protection, mining disputes involving confidential information, and the area of preservation and discovery of electronic documents and records in complex litigation. Mark has appeared as counsel in the Supreme Court of British Columbia, the...

Oliver concentrates his practice on complex business disputes and time-sensitive bet-the-company commercial matters. Public and private corporations, partnerships, shareholders, directors, officers, boards, and others seek him out for a wide range of litigation matters affecting businesses in every industry. He has a strong record of delivering winning results in matters involving director and officer liability, media and defamation issues, corporate governance and shareholder rights disputes...

Robyn combines an extensive civil litigation practice with relevant experience in employment law. She has advised and represented clients in a variety of sectors with complex corporate and commercial litigation issues, including professional regulatory matters, contractual disputes, shareholder disputes, negligence, breaches of trust and fiduciary duties, and civil fraud. Robyn’s employment law work has included acting on behalf of employers and employees with respect to wrongful dismis...

Mike Stephens is a leading information technology law Partner in the Vancouver office of Fasken. A recognized leader in the British Columbia technology ecosystem and a dedicated advocate for clients, Mike represents companies in all stages of their development, with a particular focus on early-stage entrepreneurs, start-ups and emerging growth companies. An experienced M&A and securities lawyer, Mike also counsels emerging growth companies from their foundation all the way to IPO or an ex...

Seema Lal is a Partner and Co-Chair of the Construction and Infrastructure Practice Group, and member of the Commercial and Business Litigation Practice Group at Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP. Seema is focused on the negotiation and preparation of construction contracts, procurement issues, builders’ liens, disputes; and construction dispute resolution, including claims for extras and delays. She seeks to provide strategic legal advice to assist her clients in making informed an...

Tracey Cohen, KC is a leading commercial litigation and dispute resolution Partner in the Vancouver office. Tracey has been recognized for expertise in Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Securities Litigation and International and Commercial Arbitration and has repeatedly been recognized as one of Canada’s top 25 female litigators. Tracey was appointed as Queen’s Counsel in 2015 and was admitted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers in March 2019, and a Fellow of ...