Gavyn B. Backus

Hilton W.C. Sue is a partner of Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala LLP. Hilton studied Electrical Engineering (Computer Engineering Option) at the University of British Columbia before also completing his law degree at UBC. Hilton has received numerous awards for academic achievement, including the UBC Chancellor Scholarship, the Law Foundation of B.C. Entrance Scholarship, and others. Hilton advises clients on all aspects of intellectual property protection, and has particular experience and expe...

Brad Sollis is a partner in our business law team, where he advises private and public companies on all aspects of corporate and commercial law, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, joint ventures, the formation and structuring of businesses, financings and due diligence. He works with clients in a wide range of industry sectors, including manufacturing, technology, hospitality, infrastructure, real estate, mining and construction. He also regularly acts for private ...

James Coady is a Shareholder in Boughton Law’s Litigation Group. He is Director of Boughton Law and a former Director of Meritas, an association of 191 law firms worldwide. He has over 30 years’ litigation experience. His broad practice includes aboriginal, commercial and construction litigation. James is frequently involved in high profile and complex cases and has appeared before all levels of the Canadian court system. He was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 2015 and is liste...

Jamie practises in a broad range of corporate practice areas, including Corporate / Commercial Transactions, Commercial and Residential Real Estate Transactions, Mergers and Acquisitions, Securities and Corporate Finance. Jamie’s experience includes working with both private and public clients in respect of asset and share transactions, lending transactions (for both lender and borrower clients), mergers, joint ventures and strategic partnerships, corporate restructurings, and similar m...

Advising both public and private companies, Denise has experience in a broad range of domestic and cross-border transactions including mergers and acquisitions, plans of arrangements and other corporate reorganizations and debt and equity financings. Her practice also focuses on advising issuers with respect to securities reporting, compliance and disclosure obligations and general corporate matters. In addition, Denise advises clients on mining and oil & gas title matters and project per...

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...

Dan Steiner is a partner on our business team and the head of our Vancouver office's mergers and acquisitions team. He advises public and private companies, private equity funds and pension plans regarding mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, the purchase and sale of businesses, the formation and financing of business ventures and general corporate law matters. Mr. Steiner has advised parties involved with three transactions that have won ACG British Columbia’s "Dealmakers of the Y...

Lindsay (she/her) is a partner at Moore Edgar Lyster LLP where she practices human rights, labour, administrative, constitutional and professional regulatory law. She acts for public and private sector unions, professional regulators and individuals on a wide variety of matters. Lindsay has extensive experience appearing in judicial reviews and appeals involving complex human rights, administrative law and freedom of expression issues. She has appeared as counsel at all levels of court, inclu...

Nikki Hildebrand, a partner with our private wealth, trusts and estates team, concentrates on estate planning, trusts and incapacity matters, with a focus on family business succession planning and corporate reorganizations. She has a deep understanding of complex estate planning and works with clients and their advisors to develop and implement comprehensive and tailored estate plans that meet each family’s unique circumstances and needs, including preparing wills, powers of attorney a...

Michael Posnikoff is a partner in our business law group, where he works with clients in a wide range of industry sectors including maritime, transportation, software development, food processing and distribution, real estate, construction, alternative energy, energy, forestry and oil and gas. His practice is primarily focused on mergers and acquisitions involving public and private companies, divestitures, debt and equity financings, shareholder agreements and corporate reorganizations. He a...