Overview
In the face of complex legal challenges, you need a strategic partner with proven intelligence, creativity and resolve. Our litigation lawyers are in your corner, trusted to guide clients through high stakes matters that demand sound legal expertise and entrepreneurial thinking to achieve creative resolutions that are practical, cost-effective and protect your business.
We’ve built our litigation practice over decades and earned a reputation that gives our clients a competitive advantage at the negotiation table and in the courtroom. Our seasoned litigators collectively have thousands of days of trial and appeal experience, with a proven track record for innovative strategies that overcome tough legal issues facing entrepreneurs, closely-held businesses and large institutions.
Every day, our litigation lawyers are in court representing clients on a wide array of issues. This work is founded on client relationships where personalized attention creates open and honest communication and shared understanding in times of challenge, enabling lawyers to bring clarity to complexity and never waiver from clients’ needs and best interests.
Focus Areas and Services
Civil and Public Litigation and Dispute Resolution
- Class actions
- Civil forfeiture cases brought by government agencies
- Public law matters (including before various administrative tribunals and matters involving the constitution and the Charter)
- Injunctions
- Interpol red notice removals for clients facing international legal issues
- Defamation
- Indigenous and First Nations disputes
- Environmental litigation
Commercial Litigation
- Fraud, misappropriation of funds, and other financial misconduct
- Commercial insolvency, bankruptcy, and restructuring
- Employment disputes
- Intellectual property disputes
- Entertainment law disputes
Construction and Real Estate Litigation
- General construction litigation and builders liens
- Disputes involving commercial, industrial, and multi-unit residential property
- Commercial leasing disputes and rental arbitrations
- Strata property disputes
- Disputes involving the Real Estate Development Marketing Act
Corporate and Shareholder Disputes
- Shareholder conflicts and corporate governance issues
- Securities litigation (including contested proxy fights, shareholder dissent proceedings, and defence of proceedings by the BC Securities Commission)
- Bet-the-company litigation
Estate and Family Related Business Litigation
- Disputes involving family-owned businesses or assets
- Divorce proceedings with complex financial or corporate components
- Disputes over trusts, estates, and other family wealth structures
- Wills and estates litigation
Regulatory and Administrative Matters
- Judicial review of administrative decisions
- Defense of regulatory proceedings and professional disciplinary matters
- Investigations
Appellate Advocacy
- Appeals and applications before various provincial appellate courts including the Court of Appeal of British Columbia and Supreme Court of Canada
- Appeals of regulatory and arbitral decisions
- Strategic advice and guidance
Awards and Recognition
Our People
Lawyers in our litigation practice represent entrepreneurs, closely-held businesses and institutions across sectors, with a focus on real estate, finance and professional services. Our clients include entrepreneurs, family-owned businesses, owner-operators, investors, CEOs and general counsel of large corporations, as well as professional services firms.
