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Scott Harcus is a Partner at Alexander Holburn and leads the firm’s Environmental Law Practice. Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Scott is a trusted advisor and litigator in environmental law, construction law, and insurance coverage disputes, with a focus on complex, high-stakes matters. Scott regularly acts as counsel in multi-party construction litigation and environmental disputes, representing developers, contractors, insurers, and businesses in British Columbia and across Cana...

Len is a partner in our Vancouver office and is the co-practice group leader of our Tax Law group. Len’s practice focuses on creating tax effective structures for client’s operating Canadian businesses and their succession planning. Len provides similar advice to Canadian businesses that are expanding outside of Canada and non-resident clients who are expanding into Canada. Len also provides tax advice to Canadian pension plans in connection with their acquisitions and divestments...

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...

Hein makes it his mission to help clients avert litigation if that is possible; to help them find early off-ramps if litigation is unavoidable; and to minimize the present value of the total cost of litigation. He has held senior management positions with Kaiser Resources, the Denver Broncos and Southeastern Capital Corporation, a U.S. private equity firm. Hein has appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada, the B.C. Court of Appeal and Supreme Court, as well as various regulatory agencies a...

Andrea Akelaitis advises and represents clients on a broad range of environmental law, regulatory and commercial litigation matters in Vancouver, British Columbia. She is a partner at Farris LLP and was a founding partner of Letcher Akelaitis LLP. Andrea has appeared before all levels of court in British Columbia and is also called to the bar in Alberta. Her practice includes contaminated sites litigation, environmental compliance, permitting, environmental assessments, environmental prosecut...

Tom is a litigator in Vancouver with a focus on civil appeals, commercial disputes, class actions, judicial reviews, and regulatory defence. Tom has an active appellate practice, appearing as counsel in more than 40 reported appellate decisions in the British Columbia Court of Appeal, Federal Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of Canada. Tom acts as counsel on a range of complex corporate matters, mass tort claims, corporate litigation, including relief from oppression and partnership disputes...

Chris Hirst is a Partner and the leader of the firm’s Construction + Engineering Practice. Chris is also a member of the firm’s Environmental, Insurance and Maritime Practices. Chris assists construction industry clients in the management of procurement issues, the negotiation and drafting of contracts, and the resolution of builders’ liens and other construction based litigation. His construction experience includes a very active professional liability practice and Chris de...

Tatjana Obradovic is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Venture Capital Law. Tatjana practices law in Vancouver, British Columbia Best Lawyers has recognized Tatjana Obradovic since 2025. 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 Tatjana Obradovic is held by other lawyers.

Joel is a Partner in Harper Grey’s Health Law, Commercial Litigation, Professional Regulation, and Insurance Law practice groups. Joel’s practice focuses on professional liability; commercial litigation, including multi-party cases and class actions; insurance litigation; and administrative law. He routinely acts as counsel on complex cases and appeals. He has represented clients at all levels of court in British Columbia and before various administrative tribunals. Joel is the fi...

Lara is a Partner with Harper Grey practising in the areas of professional regulation and health law. She is the Assistant Chair of our Professional Regulation Group. She has acted as counsel for physicians, dentists, psychologists, and many other regulated health professionals. Lara articled with Harper Grey and joined the firm upon her Call to the Bar in 1996. She was in-house counsel with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia for two years from 2009 to 2011, before rej...