Craig Ferris KC
Canada Guide 2025
Band 2 : Litigation: General Commercial
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Band 2
About
Provided by Craig Ferris KC
Practice Areas
Alternative Dispute Resolution; Class Actions; Commercial Litigation; Construction, Infrastructure & Engineering; Insurance Litigation; Litigation & Dispute Resolution; Mining; Pensions and Benefits Litigation; Product Liability; Real Estate Litigation; Securities Litigation.
Career
Craig A.B. Ferris, KC, FCIArb., 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 disputes, securities and transactional litigation, product liability, mining disputes and real estate litigation.
Craig has appeared in all levels of court in British Columbia as well as the Supreme Court of Canada. He also acts in private arbitrations and in administrative settings. Craig has particular knowledge of class actions and acts as lead counsel in the defence of major class proceedings in a wide variety of industries.
Professional Memberships
Canadian Lawyer Editorial Board, Board Member (2023 - current)
The Advocates’ Society, Director (2022 - current)
Law Society of British Columbia, President (2020), Bencher (2014 – 2019), Life Bencher and Discipline Committee, Non-Bencher Member (2010-12)
Supreme Court Advocacy Institute, Roster Member for British Columbia
Litigation Counsel of America, Senior Fellow (Trial Law Institute, Member and Diversity Law Institute, Member)
Western Canada Commercial Arbitration Society, Member
Vancouver International Arbitration Centre, Domestic and International Arbitration Panelist
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
International Council for Commercial Arbitration, Member
ICC Canada Arbitration Committee, Member
Canadian Bar Association, Member
Vancouver Board of Trade, Member
Canadian Defence Lawyers Association, Member