Canada Guide 2026 : British Columbia
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Olthuis van Ert has offices in Vancouver and Ottawa and specialises in assisting clients on commercial and administrative and public law disputes. The firm is frequently engaged to act on cases regarding constitutional disputes as well as the full range of commercial litigation matters. The department regularly represents clients before the Supreme Court of Canada.
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Olthuis van Ert represented the City of Richmond in a claim brought by five First Nation groups seeking declaration of Aboriginal title over lands in Richmond, BC.
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Olthuis van Ert is a very highly specialised firm and very well respected in the industry.
The team has excellent legal skills and exceptional advocacy.
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Brent Olthuis in Vancouver has a broad practice, with experience handling corporate governance disputes and cases alleging theft of corporate opportunity. He has also acted for clients in claims of fraud or deceit, breach of privacy, breach of fiduciary duty and product liability.
He is quick on his feet.
He is very insightful and has got fantastic judgement as counsel.
He has an excellent skill set and particularly exceptional advocacy skills.
Litigation: Administrative & Public Law
Litigation: General Commercial
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