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Bill has been a litigation lawyer with Murphy Batista since 2014. He has extensive experience representing plaintiffs in serious, complex personal injury claims, including medical malpractice and insurance disputes, both at trial and on appeal. He also has expertise handling complex commercial litigation, construction law disputes, representing plaintiffs in class action lawsuits, and advocating for clients involved in mediation and arbitration. Bill was honoured to have been appointed a King...

Dominic advises clients on corporate and commercial law, real estate matters, and estate planning and litigation. He has significant experience in general corporate and commercial matters; mergers and acquisitions; commercial lending; commercial, residential and resort developments; and inter-generational wealth and business transfers. Dominic provides counsel to a wide range of businesses and individuals, working with clients at all stages of growth, from start-up through expansion and dives...

Rob is a business lawyer who provides clients with practical and strategic legal advice. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and securities law and general corporate law. Having advised on a variety of both public and private mergers and acquisitions, Rob has a solid foundation of knowledge in this area, including significant cross-border experience. The mergers and acquisitions Rob has worked on include asset acquisitions, share-based transactions and royalty ...

Ross advises businesses, entrepreneurs, institutional clients, and individuals on corporate, commercial, real estate, and estate planning matters. With a background in finance and business, he brings strategic insight to his legal work across a wide range of industries, including technology, real estate, and the wine sector. In his corporate and commercial practice, Ross advises on mergers and acquisitions, corporate structuring, reorganizations, corporate finance, and governance. He works cl...

Peter’s practice is focused on real estate development and transactions, corporate and commercial law, mergers and acquisitions, commercial lending acting for either lenders or borrowers, estate planning and administration, and trademarks. He works with businesses at all stages of growth, from start-up through expansion and to divestment. Peter has practiced in the Okanagan since 2003, developing and servicing a broad-based solicitor’s practice that encompasses a wide range of pri...

Paul was a key contributor in opening the firm’s Kelowna office and his practice focuses on helping clients develop and commercialize their technologies. An engineering and technology lawyer, he has over 25 years’ experience overseeing capital and technology investment in the energy industry and digital and big data technology sector, practicing in the fields of intellectual property; engineering, procurement and construction; strategic sourcing and privacy and data security. He i...

Estate and will planning is intensely personal and meaningful—it culminates into a person’s lasting legacy. However, it is often difficult to find the time and resources to make those important decisions. Geoffrey supports our clients with this burden and ensures that their estate goals are implemented in ways that protect wealth and avoid costs and complications. Work Highlights Successful BC business family Implemented an estate plan that ensures a tax- and cost-efficient transf...

Chris is a labour and employment lawyer and civil litigator. Called to the bar in British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan, Chris’ practice extends throughout Western Canada advising and representing a diverse range of employers and businesses. Chris’ labour and employment practice focuses on management-side workplace law. His practice includes advising and acting for clients on day-to-day labour and employment issues, mergers and acquisitions, grievances, arbitrations and media...

Janis McAfee is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insurance Law and Personal Injury Litigation. Janis, who practices law in Kelowna, British Columbia, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Janis is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Aaron practices corporate and commercial law with a focus on real estate development, bank lending, and wills and estates. He advises companies, developers, financial institutions, and private clients on a range of corporate transactions, real estate matters, and estate planning needs. Aaron’s corporate and commercial practice includes advising on mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings, corporate reorganizations, and other significant corporate transactions. He regularly d...