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Terry Barnett is a partner practicing in the Vancouver office of Thorsteinssons LLP. Terry’s practice focuses on the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST), Goods and Services Tax (GST), Provincial Sales Tax, customs law, land transfer taxes, Speculation Tax and all other Canadian commodity and indirect taxes. Terry has practiced in the GST area since the inception of the tax in 1991 and writes extensively on GST/HST and other indirect tax matters in Canadian and international publications. Areas o...

Michael Dery is a Partner and the group leader of the firm’s Aviation Practice. Mr. Dery is also a past-member of the firm’s Executive Team and served in that role for ten years, from 2011 to 2021. He is also editor of our Aviation Law Blog . With a concentration on aviation law, Mr. Dery represents aviation insurers, airlines, aircraft owners, flight schools, UAV operators, Approved (Aviation) Maintenance Organizations, and Fixed Base Operators in complex litigation and regulator...

Megan advises boards of trustees and plan sponsors on a variety of legal matters involving pension plans, employee life and health trusts and other benefit plans. Her clients include both single employer plans and trusteed multi-employer plans across a wide range of industries. Megan prepares and amends plan texts and trust agreements, advises on the application of provincial and federal pension legislation and regulator policy, and drafts supporting plan documentation such as participation a...

Scott advises clients on all aspects of commercial and residential real estate development, with a practice that includes land assemblies, acquisitions, leasing, financing, and corporate structuring. He works with public and private companies, not-for-profit organisations, and Crown corporations on projects ranging from purpose-built rental and strata developments to income-producing properties. With over a decade of experience, Scott provides guidance on REDMA compliance, municipal approvals...

Tamara (she/her/hers) is a partner at Moore Edgar Lyster LLP, where she practices in all areas of labour, employment, human rights, and administrative law. Tamara has broad experience representing trade unions in arbitrations, mediations, labour board hearings and court proceedings, including judicial reviews. She has represented private and public sector trade unions both federally and provincially. She also represents non-union employees in wrongful dismissal and human rights matters. Tamar...

Chad works in the Real Estate Group at Lawson Lundell and assists clients with all aspects of real estate development, commercial leasing and municipal planning. In particular, Chad has experience: acting for developers in connection with the acquisition and disposition of commercial properties; assisting developers in the rezoning and subdivision of development properties; advising in relation to strata wind-ups; acting for the utility providers in British Columbia in connection with the acq...

Ryan Darby's practice involves a broad range of general litigation and insurance defence matters with a particular emphasis on professional liability claims against accountants, financial planners, and design professionals, and a focus on complex, multi-party litigation. Ryan has extensive trial experience at the British Columbia Supreme Court level. He has also appeared before the British Columbia Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada. His practice includes appearances before admin...

David Curtis is a litigation and dispute resolution Partner in the Vancouver office. His practice is focused exclusively on the construction industry. David is a Fellow with the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers and is recognized as a leading construction lawyer by various ranking agencies. David has extensive experience acting for construction owners, design-builders, general contractors, subcontractors, insurers and designers. He has advised clients on numerous types of projects in v...

David Baxter received his law degree from the University of Toronto and earlier graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree from the University of British Columbia. He was admitted to the British Columbia Bar in 1994. David’s practice focuses on tax planning for individuals, trusts and corporations in both domestic and international matters, including divisive reorganizations, estate planning, business structuring and sales, life insurance matters, foreign affiliates and cros...

Ken practices exclusively in the firm’s pensions and employee benefits law practice group. He advises pension and benefit plan sponsors on a range of legal and regulatory issues affecting their plans. He advises on pension plan governance and compliance monitoring projects, regulatory applications and the handling of pension disputes. He works with managers in the drafting and maintenance of pension documents, including plan texts, trust agreements, governance policies, investment polic...