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Litigation: General Commercial

British Columbia

7 Years Ranked

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Provided by Christopher Rusnak KC

Canada

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Chris is a Partner with Harper Grey and has over 25 years’ experience with all aspects of civil litigation. The focus of Chris’ practice is complex, multi-party disputes. He is counsel in some of Canada’s largest and most technically challenging cases in the fields of product liability, environmental contamination and construction.

Chris’ education and background in the field of chemical engineering makes him particularly adept at dealing with complex issues and evidence such as hydrocarbon migration in soils, large scale landslides, covalent bond failure analysis, and econometric modeling. Chris’ case experience includes acting as counsel in the Mount Polley mining disaster litigation and the tobacco health care cost-recovery lawsuits being advanced by each of the ten provinces across Canada.

During his practice, Chris has developed close working relationships with counsel throughout Canada and has earned a strong reputation as a team player. He has represented his clients in courts across Canada, including the courts of appeal in British Columbia, Ontario and New Brunswick and the trial courts of British Columbia, Ontario, New Brunswick, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Newfoundland, and the Yukon. Chris also has extensive experience with mediation and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

Chris is an adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia Faulty of Law where he teaches Ethics and Professionalism. Chris has also lectured at the University of British Columbia Faculty of Engineering. Chris regularly volunteers his time to teach and lead seminars for the British Columbia Law Society’s Continuing Legal Education program and the Inns of Court program. He is an editor of the British Columbia Limitations Manual published by Lexis Nexis.

Chris is Harper Grey’s Innovation Partner, Co-Chair of the Construction & Engineering Law Practice Group and has served on the firm’s executive committee.

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