Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution Blog

Scott acts as litigation counsel for clients involved in corporate/commercial disputes. His practice involves prosecuting and defending claims for clients across a wide range of industries. He advises primarily on disputes ...

Samantha Andison is an articled student in the Vancouver office of Lawson Lundell. She is interested in exploring all areas of public law and is drawn to environmental litigation in particular.

Samantha is currently working towards ...

Dylan Bains is an associate in the Vancouver office of Lawson Lundell and a member of the firm's Litigation & Dispute Resolution group. Dylan has experience in a broad range of litigation matters and has appeared before the Supreme ...

Keith advises private sector, public sector and government clients on Indigenous law and regulatory matters. He has appeared as counsel before numerous regulatory tribunals and all levels of Superior and Appellate Courts (both ...

Laura is a leading litigator in British Columbia practicing in civil and commercial litigation and public law, and currently serves as the leader of the firm’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group in Vancouver and Kelowna. Laura ...

Ally Bilenkey is an articling student in the Vancouver office of Lawson Lundell. She is interested in exploring all practice areas but has a particular interest in Litigation and Dispute Resolution, as well as Environmental and ...

Tom is a commercial litigator, with experience in complex commercial disputes, environmental matters, and real estate and construction litigation.

Tom has appeared before all levels of court in British Columbia as lead counsel ...

Jennie Buchanan is a partner in the Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group in Calgary. Jennie has a general commercial litigation practice, with a focus on commercial arbitration, administrative law, and employment ...

William Clark is an associate in the Vancouver office of Lawson Lundell and a member of the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group. William has experience in a broad range of litigation, tenancy, and insolvency matters ...

Rob is an associate in the Kelowna office of Lawson Lundell and a member of the firm's Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group. His expertise lies heavily in resolving commercial, construction, corporate and shareholder disputes ...

Shailaz practices regulatory and administrative law with a focus on energy, environmental, public utility and Indigenous law matters. She has knowledge and experience navigating regulatory processes for various industries and ...

Jillian Epp is an associate in the Vancouver office of Lawson Lundell and a member of the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group. Jillian has experience in a broad range of litigation matters and has appeared before the ...

Mark's practice encompasses a broad range of commercial disputes, including technology and intellectual property litigation, protection of trade secrets, breaches of fiduciary obligation, and fraud. He has particular ...

Samantha is an associate in the Kelowna office of Lawson Lundell and a member of the firm’s Wills and Estates Group and Corporate Commercial Group. Samantha’s practice focuses primarily on estate and trust planning, incapacity ...

Craig is one of British Columbia’s most accomplished litigation lawyers and acts for clients in commercial and business disputes. His particular areas of focus include shareholder remedies, trust, pension and fiduciary ...

Natasha Ford is an associate in Lawson Lundell’s Vancouver office and a member of the firm’s Real Estate Group, assisting clients with a broad range of commercial real estate matters including acquisitions and sales, property ...

Jim is a leading British Columbia practitioner in property tax and expropriation law with extensive experience since 1993 providing strategic advice and litigating appeals for a wide range of clients before tribunals and courts ...

In his over 30 years of practice, Bryan has regularly advised banking and financial institution clients with respect to loan restructuring, insolvency, realization and recoveries. In this capacity, Bryan is particularly adept at ...

Rosemary is an associate in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group in Calgary.  Rosemary started with Lawson Lundell as a summer student in 2019 and joined the firm as an associate following the completion of her articles in 2021.

In ...

Kelly practices commercial litigation with a focus on energy, securities, and tax litigation. Kelly has argued cases at all levels of court in Alberta, the Tax Court of Canada, and the Alberta Securities Commission. Kelly has ...

Sarah is an associate in Lawson Lundell’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group, where she advises and acts for clients in a wide range of commercial disputes. Sarah has represented clients in litigation involving complex ...

Emily Hanrahan is an associate in the Calgary office and a member of the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group, with a focus on commercial litigation matters.

Emily started with Lawson Lundell as a summer student in 2021 ...

Brendan Harris is an articling student in the Calgary office of Lawson Lundell. He is interested in exploring all practice areas, with a particular interest in the firm’s real estate and corporate commercial practice.

Brendan ...

Shannon Hayes practices commercial litigation and arbitration and is the Leader of the Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group in Calgary. She is approaching 20 years of practice in dispute resolution and has a broad range of ...

Jordan Hayward is an associate in the Vancouver office of Lawson Lundell and a member of the firm’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group. He maintains a broad commercial litigation practice, with a particular focus on real estate ...

Kimia Jalilvand is an associate in the Vancouver office of Lawson Lundell and a member of the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group. Kimia has experience in a broad range of litigation matters, including bankruptcy and ...

Andrew assists domestic and international clients on a broad range of corporate legal matters with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions and general corporate transactions. He has experience advising public and private ...

Scott is a commercial litigation and arbitration lawyer with a focus on complex international and domestic disputes. He has advised clients across a variety of industries, including energy, mining, manufacturing, private ...

Andrea Lutsch is an associate in the Calgary office of Lawson Lundell LLP. Her practice focuses on general commercial litigation with a particular emphasis on professional negligence, professional conduct, and corporate ...

Alastair’s litigation practice focuses on regulatory, indigenous, and environmental law. He has broad experience representing private and public sector clients in litigation, arbitration, and regulatory proceedings ...

Noor is an associate in the Insolvency and Restructuring Group in Lawson Lundell’s Vancouver office. Noor advises some of Canada’s largest financial institutions on a wide variety of matters including secured lending, debt ...

Lewis’ practice focuses on Regulatory/Administrative Law energy matters involving both the electricity and oil and gas sectors including all aspects of rate applications, toll design, facilities applications, cost of ...

Jane is an associate in the Vancouver office of Lawson Lundell and a member of the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group, where she practices commercial litigation and administrative law. She has experience acting for ...

Mike’s main area of focus is commercial litigation with an emphasis on all types of construction disputes, including delay claims, building defect claims, cost overruns, consultant liability, and surety claims. A particular ...

Sean Morris is an associate in Lawson Lundell’s Corporate Commercial Group. His practice focuses on private equity, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate law. Sean assists clients on a variety of different matters ...

Amy is a litigator practicing civil and commercial litigation. She acts for clients in complex business and commercial disputes in a broad range of industries.  Her practice areas include pension and benefits disputes, commercial ...

Kai is an associate in the Environmental & Regulatory and Litigation & Dispute Resolution groups. He is based out of Lawson Lundell’s Vancouver office.

In his regulatory law practice, he advises and represents clients before ...

Jacqueline Ovsenek is an articling student in the Vancouver office of Lawson Lundell. She is interested in all areas of the law with a particular interest in corporate law.

Jacqueline completed her Juris Doctor at the University of ...

Anna is a lawyer in the litigation and dispute resolution group. She focuses primarily on civil and commercial litigation and acts for clients in a broad range of industries. Anna has appeared before all levels of court in British ...

Lisa is the head of the firm’s Research and Opinions Group. She prepares opinions, pleadings, factums and briefs on a broad range of legal topics. A large number of the opinions and other legal writing she has produced are in relation ...

Will practises in the areas of insolvency and restructuring law with an emphasis on insolvency proceedings, banking litigation, creditors’ remedies and fraud claims.

Will routinely represents creditors, debtors and ...

Peter is a litigator with a wide range of experience, practising for over 30 years in Vancouver. For a number of years he practised criminal law before resuming civil and commercial litigation, including claims involving ...

Natasha Sanders is an associate in the Yellowknife office of Lawson Lundell. Her practice focuses on civil litigation, administrative law, and estate planning and litigation, with a particular emphasis on real estate litigation ...

Joel Schachter is a lawyer in the litigation and dispute resolution group. He has assisted with matters before all levels of court in British Columbia, and in various forms of alternative dispute resolution including mediation and ...

Jonathan's practice includes all areas of civil and commercial litigation. In his commercial litigation practice, Jonathan has experience in a broad range of cases involving insurance matters, shareholder’s disputes and ...

Will is a partner in the Environmental & Regulatory Group of the Vancouver office. His practice focuses on environmental, public utility, and regulatory law.

Will has assisted proponents of mining, energy and infrastructure ...

Marika is a partner in the Calgary office of Lawson Lundell and a member of the firm's Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group. Marika’s practice is focused on resolving complicated business disputes, with an emphasis on disputes in ...

Chad works in the Real Estate Group at Lawson Lundell and assists clients with all aspects of real estate development, commercial leasing and municipal planning. In particular, Chad has experience: acting for developers in ...

Marko has a broad commercial litigation and arbitration practice with a particular focus on class actions, defamation, cross-border disputes and shareholder disputes. He has appeared as lead counsel before the Supreme Court of ...

Jisoo is a business lawyer and member of the firm’s Asia Pacific Group, Corporate Commercial Group, and Estate Planning Group.

Jisoo maintains a general business practice with a particular emphasis on implementing corporate ...

Grant Vogeli, KC is a partner in the Calgary office of Lawson Lundell and a member of firm’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution group. Grant is a corporate and commercial litigator with experience in a broad range of industries and ...

Nicole Welsh is an associate in the Vancouver office of Lawson Lundell and a member of the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group. Nicole has experience in a broad range of litigation, arbitration, and regulatory matters ...

Ben is an associate in the Mining and Real Estate Groups at the Vancouver office of Lawson Lundell. He assists clients on a broad range of commercial and project development matters in the commercial real estate and natural resource ...

Catherine is a member of the Research and Opinions Group. She has experience in conducting research and drafting legal opinions on a broad spectrum of topics, including insurance policy interpretation, tort law principles ...

Ed practices in the real estate and municipal law fields with a specialty in real estate development.

Ed has assisted clients in such projects as: redevelopment of industrial sites to permit multi-family residential uses; heritage ...

Rachel is an associate in the Vancouver office of Lawson Lundell and a member of the firm’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group. Her practice focuses on commercial litigation. Rachel has experience with commercial ...

Shannon is a litigator with more than 20 years of experience advising clients in complex, commercial disputes. Her practice primarily focuses on contractual and energy disputes, joint venture, accounting and operator claims. She ...