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Jay Sujir is a Partner at Farris LLP in Vancouver, British Columbia, practising in the areas of Corporate Law, Mining Law, and Securities Law. He advises mining and natural resource companies on a broad range of corporate, commercial, and securities matters, including public and private financings, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and regulatory compliance. Jay has nearly 30 years of experience acting for mining and other natural resource companies in Canada and internationally...

Laura Smith is a member of Fasken’s Real Estate Law and Banking & Finance practice groups in Vancouver, focusing on acquisitions and dispositions, commercial leasing, real estate development and lending. Laura has a range of experience in real property matters and has acted for clients in a range of commercial real estate transactions. Laura also acts for lenders and borrowers in secured financing transactions, including syndicated loan transactions.

Peter Roth is a Partner at Farris LLP in Vancouver, British Columbia. He advises public and private companies, boards of directors, investors, and management teams on a wide range of business and transactional matters, with a practice that includes Corporate Governance Practice, Corporate Law, and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. With more than 15 years of experience as corporate and transactional counsel, Peter works with clients across diverse industries, including senior housing and REITs, mi...

Lisa is a highly skilled and experienced litigator who has appeared before the courts in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Washington State and New York, as well as before numerous provincial and federal administrative tribunals, including the Securities Commissions of British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and Quebec and the SEC. Her practice focuses on complex commercial, securities and family litigation. Lisa represents individuals and organizations facing business disputes or regulatory a...

David is a business and M&A lawyer with over 20 years of experience advising clients on the purchase and sale of businesses, venture capital investments and other strategic transactions. He works with clients across several industries, with a particular specialization assisting technology and emerging companies, enterprising families, and Indigenous-owned businesses. David’s expertise in M&A and financing transactions naturally lends itself to British Columbia’s hub of eme...

Andrea Lejay practises in our business law group, with a focus on corporate law and securities matters. She advises public and private companies on corporate finance transactions, mergers and acquisitions, general corporate matters and securities regulatory compliance. In corporate finance, Andrea represents companies and, as applicable, underwriters, with initial public offerings, prospectus financings, private placements and rights offerings. For M&A, Andrea represents public acquirors ...

Ted Sutcliffe received his B.A. and LL.B degrees from the University of Manitoba. He was called to the bars of Ontario and British Columbia in 1995 and the bar of Manitoba in 2004. Ted is a member of the Canadian Tax Foundation and the tax subsection of the BC Bar Association. He has lectured and published on a variety of tax topics. Ted’s practice is focused on corporate and personal tax planning, estate planning and representation of taxpayers in disputes with Canada Revenue Agency.

Sharon MacMillan practices commercial real estate law, advising clients on all aspects of real estate transactions including financing, acquisitions, dispositions, subdivision and development, as well as environmental, strata property and commercial lease matters. Her clients include landlords, tenants, lending institutions, developers and strata corporations. Real estate development: Sharon advises developers on all aspects of the development process, including acquisitions, approvals and zo...

Tariq Ahmed is a member of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution group. He frequently assists clients with matters related to energy regulation and construction disputes. In addition to representing clients before the courts, and in arbitrations and mediations, Tariq has assisted with matters before regulatory tribunals including the British Columbia Utilities Commission, the Alberta Utilities Commission, and the National Energy Board. Primarily advising clients in the energy and resources se...

Marie Willcock is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Insurance Law and Personal Injury Litigation. Marie practices law in Vancouver, British Columbia Best Lawyers has recognized Marie Willcock since 2026. 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 Marie Willcock is held by other lawyers.