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Patrick Bruce is a Partner in Alexander Holburn’s Insurance group. His practice is primarily litigation-based with an emphasis on insurance defence, insurance coverage and alternative dispute resolution. Patrick has experience with technically complex, multi-party personal injury, casualty, and liability claims. He has acted for large global insurers and their insureds across a wide range of industries, including complex personal injury claims, subrogated matters, property damage, const...

Lucy Schilling practices in the Capital Markets & Securities group with particular focus on securities, corporate finance and corporate/commercial law. She works closely with clients to close their transactions in a timely, organized and cost-effective manner. Her practical and solution-oriented approach to solving problems allows her to contribute collaboratively and creatively on any given project. Lucy advises on general corporate and commercial matters, securities and stock exchange r...

Brian Fast practises corporate-commercial law with a focus on securities and corporate finance. He has advised clients on initial public offerings, short form and shelf prospectus financings, mergers and acquisitions, reverse takeovers, corporate restructurings and reorganizations, and qualifying transactions, as well as capital alterations and the preparation of documentation for related transactions on all major Canadian and U.S. stock exchanges. He also frequently advises clients on corpor...

Beth Allard is experienced counsel in various commercial disputes involving complex contractual, tortious and regulatory legal issues, providing both litigation advice and negotiating successful and strategic resolutions. She regularly advises and assists clients on matters relating to tendering, procurement, project delivery and management, liens and dispute resolution. Ms. Allard's practice also covers a range of liability defence work for design professionals, financial professionals, dire...

Tara Britnell is the Co-Chair of the Estate and Trust Litigation department. She assists clients with the complete range of complex and challenging estate and trust cases, including undue influence and capacity claims, adult guardianship, construction and variation of wills and trusts, contentious estate administrations, and the identification and prevention of elder abuse. Tara’s clients include executors, trustees, beneficiaries, people disappointed in a Will and those concerned about...

Andrew is an experienced commercial litigator who has provided candid and effective advice to clients of all sizes for more than twenty years. He has achieved a high rate of success in both trial and appellate decisions. Andrew is closely involved in all the matters he accepts and has a 91% overall success rate in more than 100 reported decisions, with an 86% success rate in trials and a 92% success rate on appeals. He has achieved a similar success rate for summary judgments and petitions he...

Alexis Kerr uses her recent 12 years of experience (seven as general counsel) advising British Columbia's largest health authority, as well as her previous private practice experience as a commercial litigation and privacy lawyer, to provide practical, business-driven and results-oriented advice and assistance to clients in the healthcare industry and in all industries where privacy and data protection is an ongoing and ever-evolving challenge.In the healthcare space, Ms. Kerr advises health ...

Gavin is a partner at Roper Greyell, practicing in most areas of workplace law. Over his professional career, Gavin has always enjoyed building lasting client relationships, with a focus on being a trusted advisor for workplace decision-making. He likes clients to know that he is on their team, and in their corner. Gavin believes lawyers should always tailor their approach to the needs of the particular client, as the first step to giving useful advice and finding solutions. “I won&rsqu...

Carol has a solicitor’s practice, with over 25 years experience advising on real estate, corporate commercial and estate planning law. Her clients range from individuals and privately-held companies to large investors, public companies, joint ventures, syndicates and other groups, many of them long term clients. Carol was associate counsel with a downtown Vancouver boutique real estate and business law firm prior to joining Boughton Law. She focuses on providing practical, responsive, r...

Rob Lonergan is a recognized environmental law lawyer practicing in Fasken’s Vancouver office. Environmental assessment and environmental, energy and transportation regulation and litigation are Rob’s specialties. He also has experience in Indigenous litigation. He acts principally for energy companies, public utilities and resource oil and gas companies, marine terminal operators, commercial carriers (rail, truck and marine), and mining companies.