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Rod is Associate Counsel with Harper Grey and Chair of our Securities Group. Consistently ranked as a leader in his field by ranking publications including Lexpert, Best Lawyers, Chambers, and Benchmark, he has established a reputation for himself among clients and colleagues as dependable, hardworking, and knowledgeable. Rod is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, an invitation-only trial lawyer honorary society where Fellows are selected and invited into Fellowship after being evaluated for effectiveness and accomplishment in litigation and trial work, along with ethical reputation.
Rod’s client base includes brokers, brokerage firms, executives, professionals, directors and officers of private and public companies, shareholders and other businesspeople with legal matters involving capital markets.
Clients count on Rod to represent them before the BC Securities Commission, TSX Venture Exchange, the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) and all levels of court. He has a significant cross-border practice which involves dealing with lawyers practicing in the United States. Rod also works directly with employees of The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the US Department of Justice.
Rod is known for representing clients in complex securities related matters that require administrative, civil litigation and criminal defence expertise.
Rod grew up in Prince George, BC. He has played ice hockey competitively since his youth and is an avid fisherman, responsible for the demise of many large chinook salmon.