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Canada Guide 2023
British Columbia Litigation: General Commercial
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Band 1

5 Ranked Lawyers

About

Provided by Fasken

Your goals will drive the strategy used to respond to your dispute. Clients rely on us to resolve business disputes relating to contracts, commercial insurance, breach of fiduciary duty, professional negligence and many other issues. We’ll match your goals with the resources necessary to achieve them. This includes using powerful technology fore-discovery, task management and risk modeling, which lowers cost and enables speed at the critical early stages of litigation.

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Litigation: General Commercial - British Columbia
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Band 1
What the team is known for

Fasken houses a premier dispute resolution practice in BC that is recognised for its ability to handle a wide range of contentious matters. Its client roster consists of a number of prestigious names, including companies in the pharmaceutical and healthcare, technology, natural resources and financial services industries. The Vancouver-based team offers expertise across a myriad of commercial disputes, including construction, competition and shareholder litigation. The team has additional proficiency in ADR, public law and white-collar crime cases, impressing with its skilled representation of individual clients. The firm also features a robust class actions practice, often working in collaboration with its other national offices.

Work Highlights

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  • Fasken represented Teck Coal, Canada's largest mining company, in a complex environmental regulatory prosecution concerning allegations of contamination.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Geoffrey Cowper KC
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Geoffrey Cowper KC
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Band 1

Vancouver-based Geoffrey Cowper KC frequently represents major multinational organisations in commercial disputes at both provincial and federal levels. He is well versed in advising clients in the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors.
"Geoffrey Cowper is a lawyer's lawyer, who is very pleasant to have on the field and very talented."

Tracey M Cohen KC
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Tracey M Cohen KC
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Band 2

Tracey Cohen KC is respected for her handling of a broad array of corporate and commercial disputes across Canada, including class actions. She has experience in both arbitration and litigious settings.
"Tracey Cohen is able to hit the nail on the head about the course of the dispute and which way it was going to take, and anticipate the necessary steps."

Andrew I Nathanson
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Andrew I Nathanson
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Band 3

Andrew Nathanson regularly represents clients in leading commercial and regulatory disputes, including advising on shareholder litigation and environment-related disputes.
"Andrew Nathanson is an excellent lawyer, I'm really impressed with him."

Brook Greenberg KC
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Brook Greenberg KC
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Band 4

Brook Greenberg KC is based in Vancouver and is particularly noted for his skilled handling of regulatory and construction disputes for energy and mining companies.

Gavin Cameron
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Gavin Cameron
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Up and Coming

Vancouver-based Gavin Cameron is known for his commercial litigation practice. He acts on commercial arbitrations and insurance disputes.
"Gavin Cameron is very experienced, energetic and ambitious."

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British Columbia

Litigation: General Commercial

Geoffrey Cowper KC
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Geoffrey Cowper KC
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Band 1
Tracey M Cohen KC
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Tracey M Cohen KC
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Band 2
Andrew I Nathanson
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Andrew I Nathanson
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Band 3
Brook Greenberg KC
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Brook Greenberg KC
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Band 4
Gavin Cameron
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Gavin Cameron
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Up and Coming