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| | Address | | Suite 750, 900 Howe Street | | Vancouver, British Columbia V6Z 2M4 | | (Vancouver Co.) | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 604-662-8840 | | Telecopier: 604-684-1598 | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Nathanson, Schachter
& Thompson LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Shareholder Disputes, Class Actions, Commercial Fraud, Administrative Law, Professional Negligence, Insolvency, Pension Litigation and Product Liability. | | Year Established: 1987 | Firm Profile:
Nathanson, Schachter & Thompson LLP restricts its practice to complex civil litigation. It has been retained by Canadian and International clients in respect of litigation in British Columbia and throughout Canada. A survey of North American commercial litigation firms conducted by Euromoney ranked Nathanson, Schachter & Thompson LLP, first in Vancouver, British Columbia. Chambers Global 2008 Client's Guide to the World's Leading Lawyers for Business describes the firm as possessing "a Roster of superb counsel who give excellent advice" and states that "the team remains firmly in the top of tier" of leading dispute resolution firms in British Columbia. The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (12th ed., 2008), identifies partners of the firm as leading litigators in the fields of corporate commercial litigation, director and officer's liability, securities litigation and professional liability. Four of the partners of Nathanson, Schachter & Thompson LLP have been listed by either Lexpert or Chambers Global as leading corporate commercial litigators. | | Firm Size: 9 | | Irwin G. Nathanson, Q.C. (Member) born Sydney, Nova Scotia, May 14, 1945; admitted to bar, 1969, British Columbia. Education: Dalhousie University (B.Com., 1966; LL.B., 1968). Appointed Queen's Counsel, 1985. Named One of the Top 25 Corporate Litigation Counsel in Canada and Top 4 Leading Corporate Commercial Litigation Counsel in Vancouver by Lexpert Magazine. Member: Canadian Bar Association; Law Society of British Columbia. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Irwin G. Nathanson, Q.C. | | Stephen R. Schachter, Q.C. (Member) born Winnipeg, Manitoba, April 10, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1973; LL.B., 1976). Appointed Queen's Counsel, 2002. Ranked as a Leader, Dispute Resolution, Chambers Global, 2008. Member: Canadian Bar Association; Law Society of British Columbia. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Stephen R. Schachter, Q.C. | | Murray A. Clemens, Q.C. (Member) born Thunder Bay, Ontario, February 3, 1949; admitted to bar, 1976, British Columbia. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1972); Queen's University (LL.B., 1975). Appointed, Queen's Counsel, 1993. Nominated one of the Leading Canada/U.S. Cross Border Litigators in Canada by Lexpert Magazine, 2005. Member: Canadian Bar Association; Law Society of British Columbia; Canadian Transportation Agency (Listed Arbitrator); American Academy of Attorney-Mediators. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Murray A. Clemens, Q.C. | | Ardella A. Thompson (Member) born Vancouver, British Columbia, April 18, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1981). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Law Society of British Columbia. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Ardella A. Thompson | | Geoffrey B. Gomery (Member) born Montreal, Quebec, October 17, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, British Columbia. Education: Queen's University (B.A., hons, 1980); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1983); Oxford University (B.C.L., with distinction, 2006). Ranked as Leader, Dispute Resolution, Chambers Global, 2008. Member: Canadian Bar Association; Law Society of British Columbia. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Geoffrey B. Gomery | | Kevin D. Loo (Member) born Vancouver, British Columbia, May 23, 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Com., 1989); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1993). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Law Society of British Columbia. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Kevin D. Loo | | Julia E. Lawn (Member) born Brockville, Ontario, September 12, 1969; admitted to bar, 1998, British Columbia. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1991; LL.B., hons., 1997). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Law Society of British Columbia. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Julia E. Lawn | | James C. MacInnis (Member) born Victoria, British Columbia, February 21, 1968; admitted to bar, 1998, British Columbia. Education: McGill University (B.A., Hons., 1990; M.A., 1993); University of British Columbia (LL.B., Gold Medalist, 1997). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Law Society of British Columbia. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: James C. MacInnis | | Robert D. Diebolt, Q.C. (Associate Counsel) born Vancouver, British Columbia, January 25, 1943; admitted to bar, 1975, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., hons., 1965; LL.B., Gold Medalist, 1970); London School of Economics (LL.M., 1971). Appointed, Queen's Counsel, 1996. Professor Emeritus and Former Associate Dean, University of British Columbia Faculty of Law. Member: Canadian Bar Association; Law Society of British Columbia (Life Bencher); Arbitrator's Association of British Columbia; Association of Canadian University Teachers. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Robert D. Diebolt, Q.C. |
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