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Martin Palleson practices in the areas of general commercial litigation, with an emphasis on insolvency and restructuring disputes. Martin also has significant experience in franchise, construction, and insurance litigation as well as environmental/natural resource law, and aboriginal law. Martin has appeared frequently at all levels of British Columbia and Federal Courts. Martin also has experience in alternative dispute resolution, including mediation and arbitration. Called to the British ...

Wally Braul is a partner in the firm's Advocacy Group, and is one of Western Canada’s most highly regarded energy, Aboriginal law and environmental lawyers. He has been repeatedly recognized by Lexpert as a leading lawyer in energy, environmental and Aboriginal law, and by The Best Lawyers in Canada and Who’s Who Legal as one of Canada’s foremost environmental lawyers. Wally’s recent work includes: Tribunal and judicial proceedings respecting shale gas fracking, water,...

Jenny Francis is Managing Partner of the Firm’s BC Region, with primary responsibility for leadership of the Firm’s Vancouver and Surrey offices. As Regional Managing Partner, Jenny is responsible for managing operations in the region as well as developing and implementing the region’s strategic direction. In her leadership, Jenny is committed to furthering Fasken’s position as a trusted advisor to clients and as a place where bright, talented, and collegial people wan...

Michael is an Associate Counsel with Harper Grey's Business Law Group. He brings more than 30 years of experience providing securities, general corporate and corporate governance advice to a variety of public and private companies. His practice focuses on capital markets and mergers and acquisitions where he represents issuers and underwriters in the resource, technology, biotechnology, and industrial sectors. His extensive expertise spans IPOs, RTOs, CPCs, public and private equity and debt ...

Randy Sutton practises dispute resolution and regulatory law. Mr. Sutton has represented clients in the provincial and federal courts across Canada, in arbitrations (both domestic and international) and in a variety of administrative proceedings. He is a member of the British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Ontario bars. His litigation practice includes the representation of clients in commercial, class action, competition, environmental, product liability, product recall, insurance, defamation an...

Mihai Ionescu is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Natural Resources Law. Mihai, who practices law in Vancouver, British Columbia, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Mihai is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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...

Mahdi practises primarily corporate and securities law, including capital markets, mergers and acquisitions and finance transactions. Mahdi regularly acts for both public and private companies and registered securities dealers with a particular focus on technology, mining, life sciences and cannabis. Mahdi has represented a number of clients on a broad range of domestic and international transactions, including IPOs, debt and equity financings, public and private mergers and acquisitions, com...

Marie Willcock is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insurance Law and Personal Injury Litigation. Marie, who practices law in Vancouver, British Columbia, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Marie is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Stuart is the head of the Corporate Finance and Securities Group at Lawson Lundell. For over twenty years, his practice has focused on corporate and commercial law, with an emphasis on corporate finance and securities and mergers and acquisitions. Stuart acts for domestic and international companies in a wide variety of transactions including equity and debt financings, business combinations, acquisitions and stock exchange listings. He also regularly advises clients on corporate and securiti...