Elizabeth "Betsy" Segal
Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Elizabeth (Betsy) Segal is a Partner and Chair of the Insurance Law Practice Group at Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP. She is also a Partner in the Construction and Infrastructure, and Commercial Litigation Law Practice Groups. Betsy concentrates her practice on appeals, construction related disputes, insurance coverage and defence, complex commercial litigation and professional liability defence.
Betsy specializes in resolving her clients’ problems and delivering innovative solutions for each of their unique issues. She is skilled in resolving multi-party claims, corporate disputes and challenges involving insurance coverage, which include negotiation, mediation, arbitration and litigation at all levels of court. Betsy regularly appears in British Columbia Supreme Court and the British Columbia Court of Appeal, acting on behalf of insurers and a wide range of construction industry clients, including owners, general contractors and design professionals, insurers and corporate clients.
In the insurance field, in addition to advancing and responding to insurance related appeals, Betsy advises her insurer clients on coverage, policy wording and regulatory compliance, and regularly drafts and facilitates negotiation of their licensing, distribution and service contracts.
Overview
- English
- University of British Columbia, Bachelor of Laws, graduated 2007
- British Columbia, Law Society of British Columbia, 2008
- Vancouver Rowing Club (a Society) - Board of Directors
- Access Pro Bono Society of British Columbia - Court of Appeal Program - Volunteer
- Canadian Bar Association, Executive National Insurance Law Section - Member-at-Large
- Canadian Bar Association, Appellate Advocacy Section - Member
- Canadian Bar Association, Civil Litigation Section - Member
- Canadian Bar Association, Construction Law Section - Member
- Canadian Bar Association, Insurance Law Section - Member
- English
- British Columbia, Law Society of British Columbia, 2008
- Vancouver Rowing Club (a Society) - Board of Directors
- Access Pro Bono Society of British Columbia - Court of Appeal Program - Volunteer
- Canadian Bar Association, Executive National Insurance Law Section - Member-at-Large
- Canadian Bar Association, Appellate Advocacy Section - Member
- Canadian Bar Association, Civil Litigation Section - Member
- Canadian Bar Association, Construction Law Section - Member
- Canadian Bar Association, Insurance Law Section - Member
- University of British Columbia, Bachelor of Laws, graduated 2007
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
- Construction Law
- Corporate and Commercial Litigation
- Insurance Law
Recognized in Benchmark Canada – The Definitive Guide to Canada’s Leading Litigation Firms & Attorneys as a “Litigation Star”
News & Media
Additional Information
Case History
- Experience
- Ding v. Canam Super Vacation Inc., 2024 BCCA 102
- Stewart v. Lloyd’s Underwriters, 2022 BCCA 84, leave to appeal dismissed, 2023 CanLII 24519 (SCC)
- Neufeldt v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, 2021 BCCA 327
- Provost v. Dueck Downtown Chevrolet Buick GMC Limited, 2021 BCCA 164
- Provost v. Dueck Downtown Chevrolet Buick GMC Limited, 2021 BCCA 15
- Provost v. Dueck Downtown Chevrolet Buick GMC Limited, et al., leave to appeal dismissed, 2020 CanLII 89595 (SCC)
- Provost v. Dueck Downtown Chevrolet Buick GMC Limited, 2020 BCCA 86
Betsy has appeared in all levels of court in British Columbia and has represented clients in a range of matters including:
- providing opinions on and defending first party coverage, and advancing subrogated recovery claims on behalf of insurers
- advancing and responding to appeals on behalf of insurers and insureds
- defence of design professionals and contractors in construction-related liability claims
- advancing and defending corporate commercial disputes in many different sectors
- defence of accountants and others in commercial and civil fraud litigation
- prosecution of commercial civil fraud
- cross-border litigation, including jurisdictional challenges and enforcement of foreign judgments
- defamation prosecution and defense (for both people and business organizations)
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