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Adam Dlin is a partner in the Corporate Group. Adam’s practice is focused on private mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions. Adam has advised on numerous Canada/U.S. cross-border acquisitions as well as transactions across Canada. Concentrated on the middle market, Adam’s clients span a range of industries and include business owners, investors, private companies, limited partnerships and private equity funds. Clients consistently seek out Adam for his keen busin...

Kevin advises clients across a number of industries on capital markets and securities matters, mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, corporate governance and financing. Kevin Sorochan regularly acts for securities dealers in equity and debt financing transactions, including private placements, rights offerings and prospectus filings. He also advises management and special committees of resource and non-resource clients with respect to initial public offerings, reverse take-over...

Brent Olthuis is an experienced litigator with a broad practice. He represents individual and corporate clients in civil and commercial matters and also regularly acts for regulated professions and their member professionals, as well as for other public bodies. He has acted as external counsel to the Auditor General of Canada in respect of the 2015 audit of the Senate and for the Attorney General of British Columbia in constitutional proceedings. He presently acts for the City of Richmond in ...

Rod practices in the area of corporate and commercial litigation, administrative and constitutional law, and employment law. He has appeared before all levels of court in British Columbia, the Supreme Court of Canada, and at numerous tribunals. Rod also advises post-secondary institutions on a wide range of administrative and governance issues. Rod’s legal positions are solidly grounded in reason and he is widely recognized as being an intelligent and tough litigator. Clients consistent...

Peter Eastwood practices in all areas of labour and employment law. He joined Hamilton Howell Bain & Gould in 2012, after practicing for nine years at a national law firm, where he was a partner. Called to the bar in 2003, Peter has advised employees, employers and unions on a wide variety of issues in the workplace, including terminations and severance packages, employment standards, human rights, privacy and personal information, labour relations, workers’ compensation, illness an...

Gordon practices primarily in the areas of commercial lending and commercial real estate transactions, acting for lenders, borrowers, developers, landlords and tenants. His involvement in a wide variety of transactions in these areas includes financing the acquisition and development of commercial real estate; financing the acquisition of businesses including share purchases and asset purchase transactions; re-financing and re-structuring of major loans; acquisition and leasing of real estate...

Emily Chan practises in the areas of Indigenous, energy regulatory, and environmental law. As the co-chair of the Indigenous law practice, Emily provides strategic advice to clients ranging from industry and government agencies to Indigenous groups on a wide range of issues in relation to the development of energy, industrial, and infrastructure projects; joint ventures and commercial arrangements with Indigenous groups; negotiation of relationship building and impact and benefit agreements; ...

Paulina Kam is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Paulina, 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 Paulina is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

John’s corporate commercial practice has covered substantial transactions and projects. He now focuses primarily on ongoing advisory work to business clients ranging from large corporations to family businesses to fiduciaries. A significant portion of John's current work relates to advising on business succession strategies for larger organizations. John has had significant experience in directing major litigation for clients. John has advised clients operating in a range of industries,...

John Gregory practices principally out of our Vancouver office. John’s practice focuses on personal and corporate taxation, estate planning, corporate reorganizations, and international tax planning. John advises a number of private business groups and high net worth families on tax matters. Their businesses are involved in various sectors including real estate development and investment, hospitality, agriculture and entertainment. John has served as a senior rulings officer with the Ca...