Ryan N. Howe

Robert Carvalho is a partner practising in Thorsteinssons' Vancouver office. Robert received his Bachelor of Science in 1985 and LLB in 1991 from UBC and has been a member of the Law Society of BC since 1992. Mr. Carvalho specializes in high-value tax avoidance and GAAR cases and cases involving real estate. Robert was General Counsel at the Department of Justice and handled numerous significant cases at the Tax Court and Federal Court of Appeal. He has presented at the Canadian Tax Foundatio...

Stephanie Gutierrez is Co-Leader of Fasken’s Labour and Employment group for the British Columbia region. She is a key part of the largest labour and employment team in Canada, and, through her day-to-day guidance and expertise, actively contributes to the group’s Band 1 ranking by Chambers Canada. Stephanie partners with her clients to meet their business goals and craft solutions that make sense in large, complex work environments. Companies value Stephanie’s practical, cl...

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...

Alexander Demner is a partner practicing in the Vancouver office of Thorsteinssons LLP. Alexander’s practice covers several areas of taxation, including estate planning, pre-sale and divestiture structuring, owner-manager remuneration, taxpayer representation, and tax litigation. Alexander routinely advises on and implements reorganizations for individuals, trusts, and both private and public corporations in both the domestic and international context, and has overseen the successful re...

Heather Jones has extensive practical experience in a broad range of litigation with her focus being complex corporate/commercial matters. She has been responsible for the successful resolution of shareholder disputes, officer and director liability matters, international fraud, contract disputes, fiduciary duty issues, governance problems, business purchase and sale conflicts, negligence claims and employee matters. She also has a wealth of experience in construction litigation. She assists ...

Michelle Moriartey is a Partner in the Tax Group at Farris LLP in Vancouver, British Columbia, where she practices in the areas of tax law and tax litigation. She advises individuals, businesses, trusts, and estates on a broad range of Canadian tax matters and represents clients in disputes with tax authorities and before the courts. Michelle’s practice includes tax litigation and dispute resolution involving the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and provincial tax authorities, including the ...

A highly regarded lawyer in Vancouver’s real estate industry, Stacey Handley has extensive expertise in commercial real estate transactions. She advises clients on a range of matters, including major sales and acquisitions, and the leasing, development, subdivision, and financing of commercial properties. A significant part of her practice involves leasing commercial retail and office properties. Stacey also possesses considerable experience in the development and financing of gaming, e...

He has broad trial experience defending clients faced with serious and complex charges, including homicides, criminal organization offences, conspiracies, kidnapping, extortion, drug trafficking, firearms offences, and money laundering. Daniel has extensive experience as criminal appellate counsel, having represented clients at the Supreme Court of Canada in more than twenty cases. He conducts criminal appeals regularly at the Alberta Court of Appeal and British Columbia Court of Appeal, and ...

Kathy Tang practices in the Capital Markets & Securities group, working in the areas of securities, corporate finance and corporate/commercial law. She has extensive transactional experience, assisting clients with a variety of matters such as initial public offerings, private placements, stock exchange listing applications, reverse takeovers, corporate restructurings and ongoing public company compliance. Kathy brings valuable experience of involvement in policy initiatives of the Canadi...

William Smart, K.C. is a senior litigator who has over 45 years of experience primarily in the areas of criminal, administrative and regulatory law. This includes representing clients under investigation or charged pursuant to various federal and provincial Acts such as the Income Tax Act, Canada Labour Code, Fisheries Act, Customs Act, Excise Act, Workers Compensation Act, Mines Act, Securities Act, Police Act, Gaming Enforcement Act and Elections Act, as well as representing lawyers, teache...