Matthew G. Swanson

Ravi practices in the areas of corporate & commercial transactions, mergers & acquisitions, property development, and real estate law. He works with a wide variety of clients from both the private and public sectors, including school boards, developers, financial institutions, private lenders, entrepreneurs, professional service firms and government entities. Ravi’s experience includes advising on a broad range of commercial real estate matters such as acquisitions, dispositions...

Kristian N. Arciaga is a member of the Real Estate Law practice group. Involved in all aspects of real estate law, he regularly provides counsel to developers, institutional clients, companies, and investors. Kristian advises on a wide range of commercial real estate matters. Areas of focus include acquisitions and dispositions, financings, and leasing, joint ventures and co-ownership, and matters relating to development, zoning, and land use. Kristian provides clients with a pragmatic and di...

Michael Gianacopoulos is a Partner at Farris LLP in Vancouver, British Columbia, whose practice includes corporate and commercial litigation, personal injury litigation, railroad law, and transportation law. He acts for clients in matters involving motor vehicle accidents, rail and road transportation incidents, insurance claims, bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings, debt collection, and the realization of personal and real property. Michael regularly appears before the Provincial Court of B...

Eric Clavier is a trusts and estate litigation lawyer in Fasken’s Vancouver office, assisting clients with resolving contentious matters related to wills, trusts, undue influence and incapacity claims, committeeship applications, unjust enrichment claims, breach of fiduciary duties cases, abuse of powers of attorney claims, breach of trust claims, and passing of accounts. Providing innovative solutions to disputes arising from estate planning, wills, trusts and personal documents, Eric&...

Jill Swanston is a partner working at the firm's Vancouver office. Jill specializes in Canadian taxation with an emphasis on corporate reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, and structuring financings. Jill has advised both Canadian and international private and public entities in a variety of industries, including manufacturing, technology, natural resources, entertainment, and transportation. Prior to practicing law, Jill practiced tax as a Chartered Accountant and was a senior manager ...

Jennifer is a partner with Harper Grey. She is the Co-Chair of the Insurance Group and a member of the Health Law Group. She is also the past chair of the Associates’ Committee and a busy mentor to students, paralegals and associates in the firm. Jennifer has a wealth of experience in handling complex bodily injury claims. She has defended physicians in medical malpractice claims in all levels of court in BC. Her clients range from large shopping centres to small businesses and homeowne...

Steve Berezowskyj is Counsel in the Construction and Infrastructure practice group. His litigation and dispute resolution practice focuses on insurance defence and construction related disputes. Steve regularly defends design professionals and contractors in various construction defect, warranty and general liability claims. He also advises on procurement, builders’ liens and claims for extras and delay. Steve’s litigation practice also focuses on insurance defence with an emphasi...

For more than 30 years, Trudy Hopman has guided hundreds of clients through marriage, separation, divorce, child custody, property division, and other domestic matters. She has extensive experience in complex family law disputes and is also experienced in plaintiff personal injury and estate litigation. She’s both a litigator and a mediator, but her Calling is helping people resolve their disputes through mediation and arbitration. Trudy is regularly involved in multi-party negotiations...

Approachable, relentless, and hard-working, Tony has over 15 years of experience litigating tort cases, including product liability, professional negligence and major personal injury. Before joining Rice Parsons Leoni & Elliott, Tony started his career as a law clerk to Justices of the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench and Court of Appeal, and then spent nearly a decade as a defence lawyer, gaining a keen perspective on how defendants assess and handle claims. Tony has conducted dozens...

Len is a partner in our Vancouver office and is the co-practice group leader of our Tax Law group. Len’s practice focuses on creating tax effective structures for client’s operating Canadian businesses and their succession planning. Len provides similar advice to Canadian businesses that are expanding outside of Canada and non-resident clients who are expanding into Canada. Len also provides tax advice to Canadian pension plans in connection with their acquisitions and divestments...