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Established in Vancouver in 1892, Davis LLP is a leading full-service law firm providing a comprehensive range of legal services to clients around the world through our offices across Canada and in Japan. We have more than 200 lawyers working in integrated practice groups that focus on the highest levels of specialization. We add value to our clients' enterprises by helping them achieve their business objectives and resolve their business problems quickly and effectively.

As a comprehensive, full-service national law firm, Davis is strong in all of the traditional areas of legal practice, and also offers clients the knowledge base of our broad array of innovative practice groups and integrated specialties. Across the firm, our lawyers continuously cultivate commercial and government relationships to facilitate the conduct of business and identify new business opportunities for our clients.

Specialized practice areas include Litigation, Advocacy, Aboriginal, Japan, Competition, China and Southeast Asia, Health, and Intellectual Property Law. Together with our Toronto and Montréal offices, our Vancouver office is one of the leading providers of legal expertise on large infrastructure projects and project financing, including public-private partnerships.

Reviser of the British Columbia Law Digest for this Directory.

Statement of Practice

Practice Areas:

Aboriginal, Administrative, Alternate Dispute Resolution, Charities and Not-for-Profit Organizations, China and South East Asia, Competition and Anti-Trust, Commercial Lending, Construction, Corporate Services, Corporate/Commercial, Education, Employment and Labour, Energy and Utilities, Environment, Estate Planning and Estate Litigation, Family, Forestry, Franchise and Distribution, Health, Human Rights, Immigration, Infrastructure and Project Finance, Insolvency, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International Business Transactions, International Corporate Governance, International Trade, Japan, Legal Research, Litigation, Media, Entertainment and Communications, Mining, Municipal, Pension and Benefit Trusts, Personal Injury, Privacy, Products Liability, Professional Governance, Public Affairs, Real Estate, Renewable Energy, Securities and Corporate Finance, Taxation, Technology and Outsourcing, Transportation, Video Games and Interactive Entertainment.

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Address

2800 Park Place
666 Burrard Street
Vancouver, BC V6C 2Z7, (Vancouver Co.)
Canada

Phone

Phone: 604-687-9444
Facsimile: 604-687-1612

Website

http://www.davis.ca

Firm/Affiliate Offices

PARTNERS OF FIRM

Paul R. Albi (Partner) born Vancouver, British Columbia, January 6, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Comm., 1977; LL.B., 1978). Managing Partner, 1998-2004. Practice Areas: Family Law; Litigation.Email: Paul R. Albi

Peter Archibald, Q.C. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1971, British Columbia. Education: Mount Allison University (B.A., 1967); Dalhousie University (LL.B., 1970). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Law Society of British Columbia; Human Resources Management Association. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Labour and Employment.Email: Peter Archibald, Q.C.

Robert T. Banno (Partner) born Tashme, British Columbia, March 9, 1943; admitted to bar, 1969, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1965; LL.B., 1968). Practice Areas: Aboriginal; Corporate/Commercial; International Business Transactions; Mergers and Acquisitions; Mining.Email: Robert T. Banno

Chris Bennett (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, British Columbia. Education: Simon Fraser University (B.A., 1994); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1998). Registered Canadian Trade-mark Agent. Clerkship, British Columbia Court of Appeal, 1998-1999. Co-Instructor, New Media and Law Course, British Columbia Institute of Technology. Member of Davis & Company's Intellectual Property, Technology, E-Commerce, Video Game Law and Franchise Law Groups. Head of Davis Trade-marks and Video Game Law Groups. Co-Author of firm's video game law blog (www.VideoGameLawBlog.com). Member: International Game Developers Association; New Media BC. Member: Canadian Bar Association (Computer Law Subsection, British Columbia Branch, Secretary, 1999; Vice Chair, 2000; Chair, 2001-2003); Law Society of British Columbia; Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (Affiliate); Canadian Franchise Association (Affiliate Member). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Franchising; Technology; Internet.Email: Chris Bennett

Douglas Blair Buchanan, Q.C. (Senior Partner) born Vancouver, British Columbia, April 22, 1950; admitted to bar, 1985, British Columbia; 2000, Ontario. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Comm., 1976; LL.B., 1984). Extensive work in Public-Private Partnerships in Canada. Practice Areas: Banking; Corporate/Commercial; Infrastructure Development; International Project Finance; Project Finance; Public-Private Partnerships.

Brian L. Child (Partner) born Vancouver, British Columbia, January 24, 1959; admitted to bar, 1987, British Columbia. Education: University of Victoria (B.A., 1982); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1986). Member: Canadian Bar Association; International Bar Association; Law Society of British Columbia. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Insolvency.Email: Brian L. Child

Grace G. Choi (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, British Columbia; 1996, Ontario. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1989); Dalhousie University (LL.B., 1992). Member: Canada Korea Business Association; Korean Lawyers Association. Languages: English and Korean. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Family; Disability Insurance Litigation.Email: Grace G. Choi

D. Ross Clark, Q.C. (Partner) born Vancouver, British Columbia, March 30, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, British Columbia. Education: McGill University (B.Sc., 1968); Dalhousie University (LL.B., 1972). Fellow, International Society of Barristers. Practice Areas: Litigation; Corporate/Commercial; Products Liability; Professional Negligence; Personal Injury; Environmental Defense.Email: D. Ross Clark, Q.C.

Michael Coburn (Partner) admitted to bar, 2003, British Columbia. Education: University of Toronto (LL.B., 1999). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Taxation; Wills; Estates.Email: Michael Coburn

Donald R. Collie (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Ontario; 1993, British Columbia. Education: University of Calgary (B.C., Hons., 1986), University of Toronto (M.A., English, 1987; LL.B., 1990). Languages: English. Practice Areas: Corporate/Commercial; Mining; Securities and Corporate Finance; Technology Business.Email: Donald R. Collie

Donald W. Cooper (Partner) born Nelson, British Columbia, March 26, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1976; LL.B., 1979). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Leasing; Corporate/Commercial; Banking; Pension Plans; Municipal Law.Email: Donald W. Cooper

Rhys Davies, Q.C. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, British Columbia. Education: Oxford University (B.A., Modern Languages, Russian and French, Honours, 1972; M.A., 1978); University of Alberta (M.A., Slavic Linguistics, 1979); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1982). Practice Areas: Litigation.

Kathryn I. Denhoff (Partner) born Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, April 27, 1956; admitted to bar, 1986, British Columbia. Education: University of Alberta (LL.B., 1985). Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Litigation; Personal Injury.Email: Kathryn I. Denhoff

Warren H. Downs (Partner) born Preeceville, Saskatchewan, August 1, 1953; admitted to bar, 1977, British Columbia. Education: University of Ottawa (B.A., 1973; LL.B., 1976). Practice Areas: Corporate/Commercial; Real Estate; Environmental; Public-Private Partnerships; Construction; Banking.Email: Warren H. Downs

Scott Dunlop (Partner) born Toronto, Ontario, 1951; admitted to bar, 1980, British Columbia; 1985, Yukon. Education: Princeton University (B.A., 1973); McGill University (LL.B., 1979); American Academy of Attorney Mediators Program (1996); Harvard Law School Negotiation Program (1997); Harvard Law School Mediation Program (1999). Editor: "Shareholders Remedies," British Columbia Corporations Law Guide, CCH Canadian Limited, 1998. Lecturer: Continuing Legal Education Society of B.C., 1998. Principal, Dispute Management Inc. Charter Member, British Columbia Association of Attorney Mediators. Chair of Firm's Employment and Labour Group. Member: International Bar Association. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Shareholder Disputes; Partnership Disputes; Litigation; Mediation; CEO and Board of Director.Email: Scott Dunlop

Bryan Dunn (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Ontario, Canada; 1997, England and Wales. (Not admitted in British Columbia). Education: University of British Columbia, Canada (B.A., 1980; LL.B., 1989). Languages: English and Japanese. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Corporate Law.Email: Bryan Dunn

W. Ross Ellison, Q.C. (Partner) born Toronto, Ontario, November 25, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Comm., 1970; LL.B., 1973). Lecturer: Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia; Human Resource Management Association; Employers Groups. Director, Lawyers Assistance Program. Past President, Vancouver Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labour and Employment.Email: W. Ross Ellison, Q.C.

S. Campbell Fitch (Partner) born Edmonton, Alberta; admitted to bar, 1986, Alberta; 1991, British Columbia. Education: University of Alberta (B.A., 1982); York University, Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1985). Member: Canadian Bar Association (Member, Securities Law Subsection). Practice Areas: Securities Law.Email: S. Campbell Fitch

Shelley Colleen Fitzpatrick (Partner) born Winnipeg, Manitoba, October 26, 1958; admitted to bar, 1982, Manitoba; 1985, British Columbia; 2008, Ontario. Education: University of Manitoba (LL.B., 1981). Member, Annual Review of Insolvency Law Editorial Board. Member: Insolvency Institute of Canada (Director and Vice President); Turnaround Management Association; Canadian Bar Association (Member, Subcommittees on: Insolvency and Civil Litigation, 1986—). Languages: English. Practice Areas: Insolvency; Commercial Litigation; Restructuring.Email: Shelley Colleen Fitzpatrick

Catherine Gibson (Partner) born Vancouver, British Columbia, August 26, 1968; admitted to bar, 1996, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1991; LL.B., 1994). Law Clerk, British Columbia Court of Appeal, 1994-1995. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate/Commercial.Email: Catherine Gibson

Robert T. Groves (Partner) born New Westminster, British Columbia, November 23, 1948; admitted to bar, 1981, British Columbia. Education: Simon Fraser University (B.A., 1971); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1980). Practice Areas: Corporate/Commercial; Real Estate; Banking; Insolvency; Realizations.Email: Robert T. Groves

Jason K. Herbert (Partner) born Vancouver, British Columbia, April 15, 1970; admitted to bar, 1999, British Columbia; 2009, Yukon. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1992); University of Toronto (M.Sc., 1994; LL.B., 1997). Mr. Herbert is a litigation partner in the Vancouver office of Davis LLP, where he has practised commercial dispute resolution and regulatory and administrative law since completing his articles with the firm in 1999. Mr. Herbert regularly advises and acts for a wide range of clients, including professional regulatory colleges and associations, educational institutions, First Nations, corporations, incorporated societies, and individuals. His practice includes professional governance and regulation, health, education, executive employment, director and officer indemnification, freedom of information and privacy, human rights, and aboriginal law. Mr. Herbert has a particular focus on administrative (public) law, and he has extensive experience advising and assisting public sector clients on a wide range of matters, including bylaw and policy development and drafting, statutory and regulatory compliance, and risk management. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Constitutional Law; Education Law; Employment Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Jason K. Herbert

Brian F. Hiebert (Partner) born New Westminster, British Columbia, May 27, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, British Columbia. Education: Cornell University (B.Sc., 1984); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1987). Practice Areas: Corporate/Commercial; Environmental; Forestry.Email: Brian F. Hiebert

Rolf N. Kaplun (Partner) born Winnipeg, Manitoba, September 11, 1955; admitted to bar, 1982, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1978; LL.B., 1981). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate/Commercial.Email: Rolf N. Kaplun

Howard J. Kellough, Q.C. (Partner) born Claresholm, Alberta, August 15, 1941; admitted to bar, 1967, Saskatchewan; 1972, British Columbia. Education: McMaster University; University of Denver (B.S.B.A., 1963); University of Saskatchewan (LL.B., 1966); McGill University (Chartered Accountant, 1971). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Canadian Tax Foundation; International Fiscal Association. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Tax Planning; Tax Litigation; International Taxation; International Business; Estate and Private Wealth Planning; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Howard J. Kellough, Q.C.

Paul D. Lailey (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Ontario; 1991, British Columbia. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1978; LL.B., 1982). Paul Lailey is engaged in a tax practice with emphasis on corporate taxation including the structuring of corporate mergers and acquisitions and tax planning for owner-managers and their families. He has a particular expertise in establishing tax-effective international structures for non-residents investing in Canada and Canadians investing abroad. Completed Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants' In-depth Tax Course. Frequent Speaker at conferences on tax issues including the 1998 British Columbia Tax Conference and the 1998 International Bar Association Meeting, Vancouver, B.C. Member: Canadian Tax Foundation. Practice Areas: Canadian and International Tax Planning.Email: Paul D. Lailey

P. John Landry (Partner) born Amherst, Nova Scotia, October 16, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, New Brunswick; 1984, British Columbia and Yukon Territory; 1990, Alberta. Education: University of New Brunswick (B.B.A., 1975; LL.B., 1980). Practice Areas: International Trade; Litigation; Imports and Exports - Antidumping; Customs; Regulatory.Email: P. John Landry

Roger Douglas Lee (Partner) born Burnaby, British Columbia, August 27, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1990); Dalhousie (LL.B., 1993). Contributing Editor and Author: "British Columbia Probate and Estate Administration Practice Manual." Frequent Lecturer on Wills and Estates matters: Wills and Estates Section, Canadian Bar Association (B.C. Branch); Certified General Accountants Association of B.C. seminar; Pacific Business Law & Business seminar. Member, B.C. Continuing Legal Education Wills Advisory Panel. Represents national charities in various estate matters, as well as trustees. Member: Canadian Bar Association (Wills and Estate Subsection). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Roger Douglas Lee

Brian D. MacKay (Partner) born Edmonton, Alberta, September 4, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Comm., 1985; LL.B., 1986). Contributor, CLE Annual Review of Law and Practice, 1998-1999. Member, National Association of Industrial and Office Properties. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Brian D. MacKay

Garry E. Mancell, R.P.F. (Partner) born Vancouver, British Columbia, September 21, 1951; admitted to bar, 1982, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.S.F., Gold Medallist, 1974); University of Victoria (LL.B., 1981). Contributing Editor, British Columbia Forestry Law (Canada Law Book, 1995). Adjunct Professor of Law, Forestry Law, University of British Columbia, 1988—. Regular lecturer on Forestry Law issues at conferences and continuing education seminars. Inducted as a registered member of the Association of British Columbia Professional Foresters, 1976. Practice Areas: Forestry Law; Corporate/Commercial; Natural Resources.Email: Garry E. Mancell, R.P.F.

Robert E. Marriott (Partner) born Vancouver, British Columbia, July 12, 1944; admitted to bar, 1970, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Comm., 1968; LL.B., 1969). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Financing; Construction; Corporate/Commercial.Email: Robert E. Marriott

Brent Allan Meckling (Partner) born Kelowna, British Columbia, September 14, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, British Columbia. Education: University of Calgary (B.Comm., 1988); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1991). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Law Society of British Columbia. Practice Areas: Litigation; Administrative Law; Environmental Law; Professional Liability; Negligence; Natural Resources.Email: Brent Allan Meckling

Cynthia A. Millar (Partner) born Winnipeg, Manitoba, August 14, 1955; admitted to bar, 1983, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Comm., 1979; LL.B., 1982). Cynthia Millar is a partner and director of legal research at Davis LLP. Having conducted a civil litigation practice for a number of years, Ms. Millar now specializes in legal analysis and written advocacy. She provides research and analysis for complex litigation, with emphasis on commercial, product liability, constitutional and administrative law matters, and drafts written arguments and factums for submission at all court levels, including the Supreme Court of Canada. She regularly provides clients with legal opinions and strategic advice, and has given expert opinions on Canadian law for use in foreign litigation. Member and Former Executive Member of Legal Research Section of Canadian Bar Association. Former Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia. Past Director and Vice-President of the Law Courts Inn. Presenter at Continuing Legal Education courses on Legal Research (co-chair) and Constitutional Law. Past Lecturer for Advanced Legal Research Course, Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia. (Director of Legal Research). Practice Areas: Legal Research; Analysis and Written Advocacy; Litigation; Products Liability; Constitutional Law.Email: Cynthia A. Millar

Alan L. Monk (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Alberta; 1999, British Columbia. Education: Simon Fraser University (B.B.A., 1991); University of British Columbia (M.B.A., 1993); University of Alberta (LL.B., 1997).Email: Alan L. Monk

Stuart B. Morrow (Partner) born Montreal, Quebec, April 28, 1950; admitted to bar, 1979, British Columbia. Education: Bishop's University (B.B.A., 1974); McGill University (LL.B., 1977; B.C.L., 1978). Languages: English and French. Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Finance.Email: Stuart B. Morrow

Craig Kisa Natsuhara (Partner) born Prince Rupert, British Columbia, August 19, 1970; admitted to bar, 1999, British Columbia. Education: University of Victoria (B.Comm., 1995); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1998). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate; Commercial; Pacific Rim Trade; Japan Trade Societies.Email: Craig Kisa Natsuhara

Linda Parsons, Q.C. (Partner) born Toronto, Ontario, April 1, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, British Columbia. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1975; LL.B., 1978); Certificate in Conflict Resolution, Justice Institute of B.C. (1997). Queen's Counsel Distinction awarded 2009. Editor: Commercial Leasing Annotated Precedent Manual, 1996, updated 1998; CCH B.C. Corporations Manual (Shareholder Proceedings, Directors and Officers). Author and Editor, British Columbia Company Law Practice Manual, 2009 (CLE). Member, British Columbia Company Law Committee. Practice Areas: Corporate/Commercial; Public/Private Partnerships; Health Law.Email: Linda Parsons, Q.C.

Richard Press (Partner) born London, England, January 10, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, British Columbia. Education: McGill University (B.Sc., 1990); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1993). Practice Areas: Labour and Employment Law; Administrative Tribunals; Human Rights; Employment Standards; Workers Compensation.Email: Richard Press

David R. Reid (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, British Columbia; 1988, Ontario. Education: University of Victoria (B.A., with distinction, 1979; LL.B., 1982). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Securities and Corporate Finance; Mining; Corporate/Commercial.Email: David R. Reid

Mary L. Ruhl (Partner) born Toronto, Ontario, October 4, 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, Ontario; 1988, British Columbia. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1981; LL.B., 1984); University of British Columbia (LL.M., 1987). Practice Areas: Corporate/Commercial; Technology Law; Venture Capital; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Mary L. Ruhl

Dale G. Sanderson, Q.C. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1976, British Columbia; 1980, Yukon. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Comm., 1974; LL.B., 1975). Appointed Queens Counsel, 1999. Appointed Arbitrator, British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre. Member: Law Society of British Columbia (Member: Practice Standards Committee; Conduct Review Sub-Committee); Canadian Bar Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Canadian Insolvency Foundation. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction; Professional Negligence.Email: Dale G. Sanderson, Q.C.

Mark A. Schmidt (Partner) born North Vancouver, British Columbia, September, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Comm., 1988); Dalhousie University (LL.B., 1988). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate/Commercial.Email: Mark A. Schmidt

Blair Shaw (Partner) born Vancouver, British Columbia, August 11, 1963; admitted to bar, 1987, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1986). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Actuarial Science; Construction; Professional Negligence; Contracts; Real Estate.Email: Blair Shaw

Douglas G. Shields (Partner) born Vancouver, British Columbia, May 25, 1963; admitted to bar, 1992, British Columbia. Education: Simon Fraser University (B.A.); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1991). Practice Areas: Corporate/Commercial; Securities.Email: Douglas G. Shields

Allen A. Soltan (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, June 22, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Comm., with Hons., 1980); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1983); Columbia University (LL.M., 1990); Harvard University, Program of Instruction for Lawyers (Negotiation Workshop, 1995; Mediation Workshop, 1996; Advanced Mediation Workshop, 1997). Study Group Chair, The Governor General's Canadian Leadership Conference, 1987. Executive Committee, Vancouver Bar Association, 1990-1992. Editorial Board, Education Law Reporter, 1995—. Director, British Columbia Association of Attorney Mediators. Director, The Governor General's Canadian Leadership Conference, 2003—. British Columbia Regional Chair and National Executive Committee, The Governor General's 2004 Canadian Leadership Conference. Governor, Collingwood School, 2004—. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Administrative Litigation; Professional Regulation and Discipline; Corporate Governance; Education; Privacy; Human Rights; Executive Employment; Labour Relations; Commercial and Labour Arbitration and Mediation; Risk Management; Regulatory Compliance.Email: Allen A. Soltan

Robert B.D. Swift (Partner) born New Westminster, British Columbia, March 10, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, British Columbia. Education: Simon Fraser University; University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1972). Practice Areas: Corporate/Commercial; Personal Property Security.Email: Robert B.D. Swift

Franco E. Trasolini (Partner) born Vancouver, British Columbia, October 18, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Comm., Hons., 1987; LL.B., 1987). Member, Law Society of British Columbia Conveyancing Practices Task Force. Chair, Real Estate Section, Canadian Bar Association (Vancouver). Past President, Canadian-Italian Business and Professional Association of B.C. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate/Commercial.Email: Franco E. Trasolini

Simon Robert Wells (Partner) born Purley, England, December 29, 1965; admitted to bar, 1994, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1988; LL.B., 1992). Practice Areas: Litigation; Municipal; Forestry; Real Estate.Email: Simon Robert Wells

J. Kevin Wright (Partner) born Toronto, Ontario, December 30, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, British Columbia. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1990); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1993). Practice Areas: Competition; Antitrust; Litigation; Administrative; Intellectual Property.Email: J. Kevin Wright

DIRECTOR

Nadia Arlene Myerthall (Director of Student Programs) admitted to bar, 1987, Nova Scotia; 1988, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A.); Dalhousie University (LL.B.). Nadia Myerthall joined Davis LLP in 2007 as the Director of Student Programs. She is responsible for the recruitment and development of articling and summer students. Ms. Myerthall was previously the co-director of Career Services at the University of British Columbia's Faculty of Law where she planned and managed career services and programs to assist law students and alumni to secure employment in the legal profession. Prior to that, she was the program manager of the Professional Legal Training Course (the bar admission program of the Law Society of British Columbia).

ASSOCIATES

Kate N. Bake-Paterson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., with honours, 2000); Dalhousie University (LL.B., 2003). Ms. Bake-Paterson advises charities and other not-for-profit organizations on a wide range of issues, including corporate governance and other issues arising in their day-to-day operations as well as various matters relating to their endowments. Ms. Bake-Paterson also advises clients on various types of commercial transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, dispositions, equity and debt financings and the formation and organization of various corporate and partnership structures, and provides general corporate advice to clients on an on-going basis. In the area of health law, Ms. Bake-Paterson assists both public and private-sector health-care providers with their contractual, administrative and regulatory matters, as well as with their corporate governance. Member: Canadian Bar Association (Co-Chair, Health Law Subsection, BC Branch, 2006-2008; Member, Business, Health, Wills and Trusts); Law Society of British Columbia; Canadian Association of Gift Planners. Practice Areas: Charities and Not-for-Profit Organizations; Commercial Lending; Corporate/Commercial/M&A; Health Law.Email: Kate N. Bake-Paterson

Morgan Burris (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, British Columbia. Education: Queen's University (B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, first class honors, 2003); University of Victoria (LL.B., 2008). Morgan Burris is an associate in the Vancouver office of Davis LLP where she represents clients and assists senior counsel in general civil litigation and patent litigation. Ms. Burris completed her articles at Davis and joined the firm as an associate in 2009. Prior to pursuing a career in law, Ms. Burris studied mechanical engineering at Queen's University and worked in manufacturing and mechanical building design. Member: Law Society of British Columbia. Languages: English and French. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Morgan Burris

Margaret Campbell (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., English Literature, 2000; LL.B., 2006). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Law Society of British Columbia. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Margaret Campbell

Rebecca Carroll (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., Psychology, 2001; LL.B., 2005). Dean's List. Member: Canadian Bar Association; Law Society of British Columbia. Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law.Email: Rebecca Carroll

Ruby Chan (Associate) born 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (LL.B., 2002). UBC Law Alumni Association Executive. Co-Manager, I-Series, Forum for Women Entrepreneurs. Member: Canadian Bar Association; Law Society of British Columbia. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Finance; Corporate; Commercial; Technology Business.Email: Ruby Chan

Sarah Ciarrocchi (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, British Columbia. Education: Simon Fraser University (B.A., Sociology and Anthropology, 2000); University of Alberta (LL.B., with distinction, 2005). Practice Areas: Corporate/ Commercial/ M&A; Aboriginal Law; Corporate Services; Japan.Email: Sarah Ciarrocchi

Dean Dalke (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, British Columbia. Education: Trinity Western University (B.A., Business Administration and Political Science, 1998); University of Ottawa (LL.B., 2003); Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University (M.A., International Affairs, 2004).Email: Dean Dalke

Tammy Donovan (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, British Columbia. Education: Dalhousie University (LL.B., 2007). Practice Areas: Securities; Finance.Email: Tammy Donovan

Diana L. Dorey (Associate) born North Vancouver, British Columbia; admitted to bar, 1991, British Columbia. Education: Simon Fraser University (B.A., Hons., 1986); British Commonwealth Scholarship, 1986, Cambridge University (M.Phil., 1987); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1990). Law Clerk, Supreme Court of British Columbia, 1990-1991. Awarded President's Medal, Canadian Bar Association (British Columbia Branch), 2004-2005. Publications: Co-author for "Emerging Trends in Motor Vehicle Liability and Speaker Damage Awards," Canadian Institute, Provincial/Municipal Government Liability Conference, Toronto, Ontario, February 8, 2008. Author and Speaker, "Group Benefits Plans: Legal Topics of Interest" BC Chapter, Certified Employee Benefits Specialists, October, 2003. Co-Chair and Moderator, CBABC President's Forum 2003, Strategies for Developing a Successful and Profitable Practice, June 2003. Author and Speaker: "Wellness in the Workplace" Canadian Pension Benefits Institute, May, 2003; "Update of Punitive Damages" Canadian Pension Benefits Institute, April, 2003; "The Good Faith Obligation: An Analysis of Whiten v. Pilot Insurance Company" Canadian Bar Association, Annual Meeting, London, Ontario, August 2002. Co-Chair and Moderator, Presidents Forum 2002, Business of Law, CBABC, March 2002. Author, "Preparing for Rule 18A: Tools & Techniques" Continuing Legal Education Society, Feb. 2002. Member: Canadian Bar Insurance Association (Director); Canadian Bar Association Financial (Director); Legal Profession Assistance Conference (Director); Canadian Bar Association (Member, Editorial Board, National Magazine; Officer, 2002-2004; Elected Member Provincial Council, 2005-2006; Re-eleced June, 2008); Women Lawyers Forum (Member at Large); Vancouver Board of Trade. Practice Areas: General Civil and Commercial Litigation; Insurance; Personal Injury; Employment; Disability Claims.Email: Diana L. Dorey

Emma Ferguson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., Geography, 2000); University of Victoria (LL.B., 2005). Member: Canadian Bar Association (Member, Family and Wills and Estates Subsections). Languages: English and Japanese. Practice Areas: Family Law; Litigation; Estate Planning.Email: Emma Ferguson

Megan A. Filmer (Associate) born Nanaimo, British Columbia, April 1, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, British Columbia and Yukon. Education: McGill University (B.A., 1992); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1995). Member: Law Society of British Columbia; Law Society of Yukon. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Health Care Law.Email: Megan A. Filmer

Jonathan Gilhen (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario; 2008, British Columbia. Education: Saint Mary's University (B.A., Honours, 2001); University of Victoria (M.A., 2003); University of Ottawa (LL.B., cum laude, 2006). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Finance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Antitrust; Securities.Email: Jonathan Gilhen

Weiguo He (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, China; 2007, Massachusetts, British Columbia and New York. Education: Tsinghua University (B.A., English Language and Literature, 1996; Master of Civil and Commercial Law, 1999); The University of Hong Kong (Certificate of Common Law Studies, 1997); McGill University (LL.M., International Business Law, McGill University, 2003; LL.B. and B.C.L., with distinction, 2006). Member: Canadian Bar Association; National Association of Asian American Professionals; Association of Chinese Canadian Professionals. Languages: English, Mandarin. Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Corporate Finance; China and Southeast Asia Practice Groups.Email: Weiguo He

Jeffrey D. Horswill (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1999); Dalhousie University (LL.B., 2003).Email: Jeffrey D. Horswill

Tamara L. Hunter (Associate) born New Westminster, British Columbia, May 11, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, British Columbia. Education: Simon Fraser University (B.A., 1988); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1990). Law Clerk, Supreme Court of Canada, 1990-1991. Medical Educational Services (MEDS) Seminar Paper: "Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act — Impact on the Release of Health Records," April 1997; Seminar for Credit Grantors Association on Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), November 21, 2000; Seminar for Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (Vancouver Chapter) on PIPEDA, March 21, 2001; Publication in "To Your Credit," (Newsletter of the Credit Institute of Canada) on PIPEDA, Summer 2001 Edition; Seminar for Shepp Johnman and Associates on PIPEDA, February 13, 2002; Seminar for Investment Dealers Association on PIPEDA, June 26, 2002. Seminar for Intelquest Ventures on Personal Information Protection Statutes, March 12, 2003. Presentation on Privacy Law to The Vancouver Board of Trade Crime Task Force, June 29, 2004. Numerous Private Client Seminars on Privacy Legislation, 2003-2004. Founding Member and Past Chair - CBA Freedom of Information and Privacy Law Section. Member - CBA Administrative and Women's Practice and Equality Issues Sections. Member: B.C. Civil Liberties Association; Westcoast LEAF; Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival Society; B.C. Privacy Professionals Network. Presentation: Special Legislative Committee on FOIPPA 2004; Privacy and Continuing Legal Education Course, February 2004; Privacy Update, 2005; Continuing Legal Education Course Presenter, November, 2005; Privacy Law Alert Bulletin (CIBC Outsourcing), October, 2005; Privacy Update 2005, Continuing Legal Education Course, November, 2005; Privacy Law Alert Bulletin (Information Security Breach), September, 2006. Privacy Law Alert Bulletin (Notification of Information Security Breaches), June, 2007; PIPA Conference 2007, "Managing Employee Personal Information: Cross Border and Outsourcing Challenges;" Canadian Institute Conference on Advanced Administrative Law & Practice, May, 2008; CBA Privacy Pages, "Supreme Court of Canada decision in the Blood Tribe case and Solicitor-Client Privilege", December 18, 2008; Canadian Institute Conference on Privacy Compliance, January, 2009; Pacific Business & Law Institute Conference, "Freedom of Information - Key Issues in Working with Regulatory Bodies", February, 2009. Member: Canadian Bar Association (B.C. Branch). Reported Cases: Prime Realty Limited v. B.C. (Attorney General) (1993), 85 B.C.L.R. (2d) 39. Royal Oak College v. Burnaby, 1993 Can LII 860 (BCSC); Canada Wide Magazines Ltd. v. Columbian Publishers Ltd. (1994), 55 C.P.R. (3d) 142; Columbia River Shake and Shingle v. Bud Sherlock (1995),17 B.C.L.R. (3d) 102 (C.A.); Bennest v. Board of School Trustees of School District No. 41 (1997) 30 B.C.L.R. (3d) 372; Bratt v. Veterinary Medical Assn.(British Columbia) (1999), 19 Admin.L.R. (3d) 31; Salico Property Marketing Corp. v. Instafund Financial Services (2001) 93 B.C.L.R. (3d) 61(C.A.); Legal Services Society (British Columbia) v. British Columbia (Information & Privacy Commissioner) (2003)14 B.C.L.R.(4th) 68(C.A.); Legal Services Society v. British Columbia (Information & Privacy Commissioner) (2003) 226 D.L.R. (4th) 20; British Columbia Veterinary Medical Association v. Bishop et al 2006 BCSC 556; Appleton & Associates et al v. Canada (Privy Council Office) 2007 FC 640; Gichuru v. Law Society of British Columbia 2007 BCSC 1767; Gichuru v. The Law Society of British Columbia 2008 BCHRT 215; Gichuru v. The Law Society of British Columbia 2008 BCHRT 344. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Administrative; Professional Regulation; Freedom of Information and Privacy Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Tamara L. Hunter

Michelle L. Isaak (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, British Columbia. Education: McGill University (B.Comm., 1990); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 2002).Email: Michelle L. Isaak

Daniel R. Jarvis (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, British Columbia. Education: University of Calgary (B.A., 1995); Queen's University (LL.B., 2007). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Commercial Transactions; Climate Change.Email: Daniel R. Jarvis

Suzanne Marie Kennedy (Associate) born Calgary, May 7, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1993); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1996). Author of numerous articles on harassment, human rights and education law. Coordinator: British Columbia Education Law Seminar (scheduled for Spring 1999). Practice Areas: Litigation; Administrative; Education; Labour and Employment.Email: Suzanne Marie Kennedy

Yukiko Kojima (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, Ontario; 2003, New York; 2004, British Columbia. Education: University of Toronto (B.A.; LL.B., 1997).Email: Yukiko Kojima

Meika Lalonde (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, British Columbia. Education: University of Regina (B.A., History, 1998); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 2003). Member: Law Society of British Columbia; Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Immigration Law; Multimedia Law.Email: Meika Lalonde

Karen Leung (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1998); University of Victoria (LL.B., 2002). Member: Vancouver Bar Association; Canadian Bar Association (Legislative Liaison, British Columbia Branch, Legal Research Subsection); Law Society of British Columbia. Practice Areas: Litigation; Legal Research.Email: Karen Leung

Oana Mattman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., Political Science, first class honours, 2003; LL.B., 2006). Member: Law Society of British Columbia; Canadian Bar Association (Member, Securities Law Subsection). Languages: English, French, Romanian and Spanish. Practice Areas: Securities Law; Corporate Finance.Email: Oana Mattman

Elizabeth Mayer (Associate) born 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, England and Wales; 2003, British Columbia. Education: University of Oxford (B.A., Law, Honours, 1985; M.A., 1988); University of British Columbia (LL.M., 1998). Recipient, Certificate of Conflict Resolution, Institute for Conflict Analysis and Management, British Columbia, 2002. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Corporate Commercial Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Project Finance; Public-Private Partnerships; Public Law.Email: Elizabeth Mayer

Tina L. Mihoc (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, British Columbia. Education: University of Calgary (B.Sc., 1999); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 2003).Email: Tina L. Mihoc

Michael L. Mjanes (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., Political Science, 1999; LL.B., 2007). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Video Games and Interactive Entertainment Law .Email: Michael L. Mjanes

Angeline Nyce (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.S.F., Forestry Resources Management, 2000; LL.B., 2003). Practice Areas: Aboriginal Law; Forestry Law; Climate Change Law; Environmental Law; Corporate / Commercial / M&A ; Japan.Email: Angeline Nyce

Ingrid M. Otto (Associate) born Vancouver, British Columbia; admitted to bar, 1996, British Columbia. Education: University of Alberta (B.Comm., 1989); University of British Columbia (M.B.A., 1995; LL.B., 1995). Practice Areas: Labour and Employment; Human Rights; Administrative; Litigation.Email: Ingrid M. Otto

Lisa Robinson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, British Columbia. Education: University of Western Ontario (Business Administration, Honors; LL.B.). Member: Law Society of British Columbia; Canadian Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Young Lawyers; Securities Law; Women Lawyers Forum). Practice Areas: Securities; Securities Finance.Email: Lisa Robinson

Jonathan B. Ross (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, British Columbia. Education: University of Victoria (B.A., with distinction, 2003); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 2007). Practice Areas: Insolvency; Litigation.Email: Jonathan B. Ross

Lisa Slater (Associate) born Edmonton, Alberta; admitted to bar, 1996, British Columbia. Education: University of Alberta (B.Comm., 1990); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1994). Contributing Author, B.C. Family Law Practice Manual, 4th edition; 2004 and 2005 updates. Member: Law Society of British Columbia; Canadian Bar Association (Vancouver Family Law Subsection). Practice Areas: Family Law; Litigation.Email: Lisa Slater

Euan Taylor (Associate) admitted to bar, 1998, British Columbia. Education: University of Cambridge (B.A., Natural Science, 1985; M.A., 1989); University of London (Ph.D., 1989); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1997). Dr. Taylor is a trained arbitrator, 2009. Canadian Registered Patent Agent, 2004. Languages: English and Mandarin. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Commercialisation of IP; China and South East Asia.Email: Euan Taylor

Will Todd (Associate) admitted to bar, 1996, Ontario; 1998, Massachusetts; 2001, New York; 2006, British Columbia. Education: Simon Fraser University (B.A., 1989); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1994). Member: Law Society of British Columbia; Vancouver and Canadian Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Wills; Trusts and Estates; Taxation.Email: Will Todd

Sheila M. Tucker (Associate) admitted to bar, 1993, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., English Literature, 1986; LL.B., 1991); Harvard Law School (LL.M., 1992). Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Appellate Practice.Email: Sheila M. Tucker

Rebecca von Ruti (Associate) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2009, British Columbia. Education: Simon Fraser University (B.A., Psychology, with first class honors, 2003); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 2008). Rebecca von Rüti is an associate in the Vancouver office of Davis LLP where she practices general litigation. Ms. von Rüti joined Davis as an associate in 2009 after completion of her articles with the firm. Raised in the Okanagan, Ms. von Rüti holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of British Columbia and a Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honors) from Simon Fraser University. She is the recipient of the Panvini Scholarship in Law, Stikeman Elliott Scholarship in Law and the Graduating Class of Law '53 Scholarship. Languages: English and German. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance; Injury Law.Email: Rebecca von Ruti

Sadie L. Wetzel (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1995; LL.B., 1999). Sadie Wetzel is an associate in the Vancouver office of Davis LLP where she practices in the areas of Tax, Wills and Trusts. Ms. Wetzel advises clients on their estate plan and regularly prepares wills, powers of attorney, representation agreements, trusts and advises clients on trusts and provincial disability benefits. Ms. Wetzel also advises clients involved in income tax disputes with the Canada Revenue Agency and other tax authorities. Ms. Wetzel has been a guest instructor for the Professional Legal Training Course of the Law Society of British Columbia. She has also been a guest speaker at the Wills & Trusts (Vancouver) Section of the Canadian Bar Association. Member: Canadian Bar Association (Tax Subsection, Wills & Trusts (Vancouver) Section). Practice Areas: Taxation; Litigation.Email: Sadie L. Wetzel

Lance Williams (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Alberta and Saskatchewan; 2008, British Columbia. Education: University of Alberta (B.Com., with distinction, 2004); University of London (LL.M.); Presently Enrolled University of Saskatchewan (LL.B., 2006). Mr. Williams has acted as a member of counsel teams advising clients on commercial asset and share purchases and sales, mergers, joint ventures, corporate reorganizations and commercial lending as well as foreclosures, security enforcement and bankruptcy and insolvency matters. Member: Law Society of Alberta; Law Society of British Columbia; Law Society of Saskatchewan; Canadian Bar Association; Canadian Tax Foundation. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Commercial Law.Email: Lance Williams

Dennis Yee (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, British Columbia. Education: Dalhousie University (LL.B., 2002). Member, Tax Subsection, Canadian Bar Association. Member: Vancouver Commodity Tax Group. Practice Areas: Taxation.Email: Dennis Yee

ASSOCIATE COUNSEL

R. Paul Beckmann, Q.C. (Associate Counsel) admitted to bar, 1965, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Comm., 1963; LL.B., 1964). Member: British Columbia Bar Association. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trusts; Wills; Probate; Estates and Corporate Law.Email: R. Paul Beckmann, Q.C.

Peter W. Bogardus, Q.C. (Associate Counsel) born 1941; admitted to bar, 1967, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Comm., 1965; LL.B., 1966). Practice Areas: Wills, Estates and Trusts; Charities and Not-for-Profit Organizations.Email: Peter W. Bogardus, Q.C.

Patrick J. Furlong (Associate Counsel) born Buchans, Newfoundland, October 2, 1942; admitted to bar, 1969, British Columbia. Education: St. Mary's University (B.A., 1963); Dalhousie University (LL.B., 1968). Managing Partner, 1992-1995. Practice Areas: Corporate/Commercial; Mergers and Acquisitions; Mining; Forestry; Corporate Finance; Securities.Email: Patrick J. Furlong

Monika Gehlen (Associate Counsel) born Bonn, Germany, May 1, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (Undergraduate studies in Honours History, 1978-1979); Universite d'Aix-Marseille III (Institut d'etudes francaises pour etudiants etrangers, 1978); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1983). Author: "Foreign Marriage Agreements and Section 65 of the Family Relations Act" (Family Law: Advanced Issues - 2008, CLEBC) (with Paul Albi); "Remedies for Misuse of Confidential Information" in Trade Secrets and Confidential Information (2002, CLEBC); Various chapters in Rainaldi, ed., Remedies in Tort (Carswell: looseleaf); The Annotated British Columbia Insurance (Motor Vehicle) Act (Carswell: 1st ed., 1985) with C. Hughes; The Annotated British Columbia Company Act (Carswell: 1st ed., 1985). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Languages: English, German and French. Practice Areas: Legal Research; Litigation.Email: Monika Gehlen

Mary B. Hamilton (Associate Counsel) born New Westminster, British Columbia, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, British Columbia. Education: Dalhousie University (LL.B., 1986). Author, "British Columbia Estate Planning and Wealth Preservation" (CLE, 2002), "Wills Precedents—An Annotated Guide" (CLE, 1998), "Estate Guide for the Not-For-Profit Beneficiary" Greater Vancouver Roundtable, Canadian Association of Gift Planners, 1999), "In Trust (Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network, 1999), numerous articles and papers for legal education courses, the charitable sector, and client groups. Adjunct Professor of Law, Succession, University of British Columbia, 1990-1992. Governor, Chartered Accountants Education Foundation of British Columbia. Member: Estate Planning Council of Vancouver; Society of Trusts & Estate Practitioners; Canadian Association of Gift Planners; Canadian Bar Association (Former Chair, Wills & Trusts Sections, British Columbia Branch). Practice Areas: Wills; Trusts and Estates; Incapacity.Email: Mary B. Hamilton

Shawn Hatch (Associate Counsel) admitted to bar, 1979, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1975; LL.B., 1978). Member: Canadian Bar Association (Past Chair and Member, Pension and Benefits Subsection; Member, Sub-Sections on: Business Law; Wills, Estate and Trust Law); Canadian Pension and Benefits Institute. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Corporate; Commercial; Forestry; Pensions; Benefits; Wills; Trusts and Estates.Email: Shawn Hatch

Peter C. Lee (Associate Counsel) born London, England, January 16, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Comm., 1973; LL.B., 1974). Author: Numerous articles on insolvency-related subjects including "The Execution of Corporate Security," 41 The Advocate 149, 1983; "Landlord's Distress and Statutory Charge," 1 B.F.L.R. 281, 1987; and the Due Diligence Deskbook published annually by the Continuing Legal Education Society of B.C. Member for B.C.: Trustee in Bankruptcy Licensing Board of Examiners. National Vice-Chairman, 1987-1990, National Secretary, 1989-1990, Insolvency Section, Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insolvency; Debtor and Creditor Rights; Security Realization; Commercial Solicitor.Email: Peter C. Lee

J. Brent MacLean (Associate Counsel) admitted to bar, 1983, British Columbia. Education: Simon Fraser University (B.A., 1980); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1982).Email: J. Brent MacLean

Douglas C. Morley (Associate Counsel) born Victoria, British Columbia; admitted to bar, 1974, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Comm., 1972; LL.B., 1973); Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants in-depth Income Tax Course Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants in-depth Commodity Tax Course. Douglas Morley is engaged in a corporate/commercial practice, with emphasis on commodity taxation (federal and provincial sales tax, goods and services tax and customs duties). Mr. Morley's practice includes both tax planning and tax litigation in the British Columbia and federal court systems. He has lectured on commodity taxation matters for various groups including panels organized by the Certified General Accountants of BC, Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia and the Vancouver Board of Trade. Member: Canadian Tax Foundation; Vancouver Commodity Tax Group. Practice Areas: Tax; Corporate/Commercial.Email: Douglas C. Morley

Duncan W. Shaw, Q.C. (Associate Counsel) born Vancouver, British Columbia; admitted to bar, 1958, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1955; LL.B., 1956). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Duncan W. Shaw, Q.C.

Rosanna Wong (Associate Counsel) born Hong Kong, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Hong Kong; 1981, England; 1985, British Columbia. Education: University of Hong Kong (LL.B., 1972; Post-graduate certificate in Laws, 1973). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Law Society of British Columbia; Law Society of Hong Kong; Law Society of England and Wales. Transactions: Handled multi-jurisdictional transactions and worked with lawyers in People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, England, United States, Australia, France, Malaysia, Mexico, Cayman Islands, Bermuda and British Virgin Island. Handled share/asset acquisitions and dispositions. Acted in corporate reorganizations including a multi-jurisdictional spin-off. Represented a newspaper company with worldwide operations in negotiating and establishing a joint venture. Represented China-based companies in their corporate restructuring and public listings in Canada, including an oil and gas exploration company, a toll road business, and a mineral water bottling plant. Represented a group of foreign public companies in planning and structuring for a Canadian listing of an Internet business based in China. Represented a foreign public company in its secondary listing in Canada. Handled the acquisitions, dispositions and refinancing of residential and commercial real estate. Represented a real estate owner in solving major problems regarding the validity of a foreign trust established for holding its Canadian real estate investment. Languages: English, Cantonese, Mandarin. Practice Areas: Corporate/Commercial; Securities; Real Estate; Immigration.Email: Rosanna Wong

COUNSEL

Frank S. Borowicz, Q.C., CA (Counsel) born Montreal, Quebec, June 17, 1948; admitted to bar, 1978, British Columbia. Education: Loyola College, University of Montreal (B.A., 1969); Dalhousie University (LL.B., 1972); Harvard University (LL.M., 1973). Professor of Law: University of Windsor, 1973-1975; University of Victoria, 1975-1979. Trainer, Mediation Skills Workshops for: Provincial Court of B.C.; B.C. Treaty Commission; B.C. Freedom of Information and Privacy Commission; Labour Relations Board of B.C.; Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver; Registered Nurses Association of B.C.; Principals' and Vice-Principals' Association of B.C.; Hong Kong Attorney General's Chambers; Singapore Academy of Law and Singapore Supreme Court Commercial Mediation Centre. Instructor, Professional Legal Training Course. Lecturer: School of Public Administration; B.C. Public Service Commission; Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice. Course Coordinator and Panelist, Continuing Legal Education Society of B.C. President, Dispute Management Inc. President, B.C. Association of Attorney Mediators. Charter Member and Vice-President, Arbitrators Association of B.C. Panel Member, B.C. International Commercial Arbitration Centre. ADR Consultant to World Bank. Chair, Administrative Law Section, Canadian Bar Association (B.C. Branch). Appointed Member: Public Relations Committee and Justice Reform Task Force, Law Society of B.C. Chair, Discipline Hearing Panels, Institute of Chartered Accountants of B.C. Associate, International Mediation & Arbitration Associates Corp. Vice Chair, Vancouver Family Court/Juvenile Justice Committees. Arbitrator, Canadian Centre for Drug Free Sport. Conciliator under B.C. School Act. Arbitrator and Adjudicator under B.C. and Canada Labour Codes. Registered Mediator and Arbitrator, B.C. Ministry of Forests. Counsel, Joint Federal-Provincial Environmental Review Panel. Languages: English, Polish and French. Practice Areas: Commercial Mediation; Commercial Arbitration; Labour Mediation; Labour Arbitration; Administrative Law; Civil Litigation; Professional Regulation; Professional Discipline; Labour Relations; Human Rights; Employment Law; School Law; Forestry; Securities; Environmental Regulation.Email: Frank S. Borowicz, Q.C., CA

Michael P. Carroll, Q.C. (Counsel) born Montreal, Quebec, May 3, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Quebec (until 1994); 1980, British Columbia. Education: McGill University (B.A., 1964); Laval University (LL.L., 1967). Appointed Queen's Counsel, 1996. Lecturer: Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Quebec Bar Admission Course; "Reasonable Notice in Realization of Security," Continuing Legal Education Society of B.C.; "The Legal Liability of Life Insurance Agents," Canadian Institute of Chartered Life Underwriters & Financial Consultants, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1991. Panelist: "The Evolution of the Law Firm," Cambridge University Lectures, 1991. Charter Member: Association of Attorney Mediators (B.C. Chapter). Principal, Dispute Management Inc. Managing Partner, 1986-1989. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Aboriginal Litigation.Email: Michael P. Carroll, Q.C.

Dale B. Pope, Q.C. (Counsel) born November 12, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Alberta; 1979, British Columbia; 1980, Yukon. Education: University of Windsor (B.A., 1970; LL.B., 1973). Author, Chapter on "Consumer Protection - Canada" International Consumer Protection (Center for International Legal Studies), Salzburg, Austria, 1995, updated 1999. Member: Canadian and International Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Fellow: Center for International Legal Studies (Honorary Member). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Employment Law; Environmental Liability Law; Insurance Fraud Litigation; Criminal Litigation; Family Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Public Affairs.Email: Dale B. Pope, Q.C.

Alexander C. Robertson, Q.C. (Counsel) born Victoria, British Columbia, September 10, 1932; admitted to bar, 1959, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Comm., 1955; LL.B., 1957); Harvard Law School (LL.M., 1958). Chairman, B.C. Law Foundation, 1990-1991. Chief Commissioner, British Columbia Treaty Commission, 1995-1998. President, Canadian Bar Association (B.C. Branch), 1986. Practice Areas: Corporate/Commercial; Administrative; Aboriginal.Email: Alexander C. Robertson, Q.C.

Martin R. Taylor, Q.C. (Counsel) born Harrow, Middlesex, United Kingdom, May 18, 1931; admitted to bar, 1963, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1962). Judicial appointments: Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia, 1978-1989; Justice of the British Columbia Court of Appeal, 1989-1995. Justice of the Court of Appeal of the Cayman Islands 2001-2008. Editor, U.B.C. Law Review, 1960-1962. Allan Gregory Memorial Award for Advocacy, 1962. Author: Numerous articles and papers on legal topics; author and narrator of script for educational television docu-drama on landmark common law case of Donoghue v. Stevenson given its world premiere at 1996 Commonwealth Law Conference, Vancouver, B.C. Lectures: Numerous lectures at professional, judicial and academic gatherings on legal topics. Organizer and keynote speaker at the 1990 Conference on the Commonwealth Law of Negligence, Paisley, Scotland. Counsel to B.C. Energy Commission, 1973. Chairman, B.C. Motor Carrier Commission, 1973-1974. Counsel, advisor and legislative draftsman for B.C. Government on public utility, energy and related legal matters, 1965-1975. Counsel to the Royal Commission on the British Columbia Railway, 1976-1978. Chairman, University of Calgary Faculty Remuneration Arbitration, 1978. Member, B.C. Law Reform Commission Committee on Defamation, 1983-1985. First Chair, Adjudication Committee, Law Society Award for Excellence in Legal Journalism, 1988-1992. Chair, Committee on Future of Law Society Archives, 1991. Appointed Queen's Counsel, 1996. Report to Attorney General on the Investigation of the Murder of Molly Justice, 1996. Investigation for Attorney General into the Death of Frank van Beers, 1997. Advice for Members of the House of Commons on proposed extension of DNA identification legislation, 1998. Special Prosecutor appointed by Attorney General Ministry to Report on Conduct of the West Vancouver Police, 1998. Special Prosecutor appointed by Attorney General Ministry to Report on a Private Prosecution by Gordon S. Watson, 1998. Special Prosecutor, North Burnaby Inn Casino License Application 1999-2002. Special Referee, In the Matter of San Jose Mines Ltd., 2003. Chair, BC Judicial Justices Compensation Commission, 2007. Ethics Commissioner, 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games Committee, 2008. Canadian Public Accountancy Board Hearing Officer since 2005. Recipient of the 1998 Law Society Award for Exceptional Service. Lifetime Achievement Award, UBC Law Alumni Association, 2009. Founding Director, Law Courts Inn, 1972-1975. Director, Vancouver Bar Association, 1976-1978. President (now Emeritus), B.C. Law Courts Education Society, 1989-1993. Founding Director, B.C. Law Institute, 1997—. Consultant to members of the legal profession. Practice Areas: Arbitration; Mediation.Email: Martin R. Taylor, Q.C.

All lawyers practising in the Vancouver office are members of the Vancouver and Canadian Bar Associations and the Law Society of British Columbia.