Angus M. Gunn, K.C.

Lisa handles all aspects of commercial insolvencies, formal and informal restructurings (including proceedings under the Companies Creditors Arrangement Act and the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act ), along with enforcement and financial services litigation for a wide range of clients. Lisa has been involved in a number of significant insolvency files advising and representing insolvency professionals, challenged companies, lenders, suppliers, directors and officers and other stakeholders. Her s...

Chris Horte practises commercial law with a particular focus on debt financing transactions. He has a broad range of capital markets and debt finance experience, including acquisition finance, syndicated lending, project finance and real estate finance. His debt capital markets experience includes public and private offerings of debt securities, medium-term note programs, bank regulatory capital and liability management. Chris has extensive experience working with financial institutions and s...

Andrew has been providing legal advice to the insurance industry and self-insured corporations for more than 30 years. He has extensive experience in multi-party litigation, including construction disputes; catastrophic bodily injury claims; subrogation of property loss claims; and coverage disputes, including defending coverage opinions in court. He has also handled claims relating to class actions, professional liability and directors’ and officers’ liability. Andrew is a freque...

Shahrooz Nabavi is the Co-Leader of the Firm’s Technology, Media and Telecommunications and Emerging Technology and Venture Capital groups. Shahrooz maintains a practice focused on corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions with an active transaction-oriented practice as well as supporting high-growth later stage venture backed companies and their board of directors in respect of governance, corporate and strategic advisory matters. He is primarily focused on technology and knowledg...

Jason Kostyniuk is a Partner and the leader of the firm’s Maritime Practice Group. He is also a member of the firm’s Environmental and Insurance Practice Groups. Jason’s practice focuses on maritime and transportation matters, as well as commercial and insurance litigation. It includes ship arrest and enforcement of maritime claims, charterparty and commercial contract disputes, marine pollution, general insurance matters, marine insurance and P&I matters, vessel collisi...

Intellectual property and technology are key components of new, growing and established businesses. Companies make strategic investments in researching and developing technology, creative works and other industry-changing products and services. Businesses also look to technology solutions to improve their key processes and maximize efficiencies. Throughout her years of practice, across a wide range of legal practice areas, Monica has advised clients from individuals and startups through to la...

Claire Hunter, K.C. is an experienced litigator with a broad civil litigation, public and administrative law and appellate practice. She appears regularly as counsel at both the trial and appellate level, including all levels of court in British Columbia and the Supreme Court of Canada, and before arbitration tribunals and administrative boards. She has experience working on complex commercial matters, including conducting internal investigations and conducting trials and appeals in high prof...

Jason Harris is a Partner in the Corporate and Private M&A Group in Fasken’s Surrey office. He acts for entrepreneurs and professionals at all stages of business development, from start-up to cashing out. This includes best structures for early stage growth, business sales and acquisitions, and timely advice on exit strategies and business succession. Corporate reorganizations and tax driven transactions are another focus of Jason’s practice, which includes changes to ownershi...

Tevia Jeffries advises debtors, creditors, court officers, receivers and banks on a variety of issues including corporate restructuring and insolvency matters, financing, distressed asset purchases, debt recovery, and security realization. Tevia began her legal career in New York, where she specialized in corporate restructuring, bankruptcy, insurance insolvency and rehabilitation, and corporate governance. Tevia is admitted to practice law in British Columbia and New York. Tevia has been inv...

Ryan Darby's practice involves a broad range of general litigation and insurance defence matters with a particular emphasis on professional liability claims against accountants, financial planners, and design professionals, and a focus on complex, multi-party litigation. Ryan has extensive trial experience at the British Columbia Supreme Court level. He has also appeared before the British Columbia Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada. His practice includes appearances before admin...