CORPORATE
& COMMERCIAL
Contact:
Kenneth V. Krohman
Email: KKrohman@maclaw.bc.ca
Direct Line: 604-443-1208
Within the Corporate and Commercial Group, we advise corporations
involved in the natural resource industry, including those
in the forestry, mining, oil and gas and fisheries sectors.
We also act for clients involved in the real estate, retail
distribution, pharmaceutical and financial services industries.
Our client base includes Canadian and multi-national corporations,
as well as owner-managed businesses.
We advise our clients on how to structure the appropriate
arrangements to meet their individual business objectives,
and by negotiation and documenting the required arrangements.
Members of our team use their extensive expertise to provide
our clients with advice on a wide range of corporate and commercial
matters including negotiation and preparation of documents
for contracts and other agreements, liability and insurance
issues, corporate governance, incorporations, corporate re-organizations,
and asset and share acquisitions and dispositions. We provide
advice to our corporate clients to ensure a smooth transition
in connection with new procedures and requirements now in
place under the new British Columbia Business Corporations
Act.
REAL
ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
Contact:
Judy G. Williams
Email: JWilliams@maclaw.bc.ca
Direct Line: 604-443-1214
Key
services include: structuring joint ventures, partnerships,
co-ownership groups or other vehicles for acquisition and
development of all types of real estate; assisting our clients
through all phases of the development process, including zoning,
development approval and subdivision; negotiating and preparing
municipal servicing agreements, rights of way, covenants and
easements; preparing project management agreements and construction
contracts, advising on all aspects of large residential, multi-family
and mixed-use strata developments from land acquisition and
financing to final sales; and
advising on all aspects of commercial, industrial and office
leasing.
CIVIL
LITIGATION
Contact:
Michael D. Murphy
Email: MMurphy@maclaw.bc.ca
Direct Line: 604-443-1210
Our Civil Litigation Group proudly boasts a team of highly
respected and competent lawyers who are known in the community
for their legal skills and for competitively pursuing justice.
Our team has been successful in advancing and defending issues
in the Supreme Court of BC, the BC Court of Appeal, Federal
Court Trial and Appeals Division and the Supreme Court of
Canada. Our preferred areas of practice include Personal Injury,
Class Actions, Insurance Defence, Contract Disputes, Debt
Collection, Employment Law and Human Rights. We generally
act on a contingency basis for personal injury matters so
there is no fee paid in the event there is no recovery.
BANKING
& FINANCE
Contact:
Robert Stevenson
Email: RStevenson@maclaw.bc.ca
Direct Line: 604-443-1206
Members
of our Banking and Finance Practice Group have significant
expertise advising our clients with respect to commercial
loans, mortgages, other credit granting instruments, and all
collateral security. We negotiate and draft project financing
agreements for a large range of real estate developments and
we assist our clients in arranging and documenting the necessary
financial instruments for other project acquisition facilities.
Where required, we also act for our clients in securing loan
transactions under Personal Property Security legislation.
WILLS
& ESTATES
Contact:
Patrick M. Holmes
Email: PHolmes@maclaw.bc.ca
Direct Line: 604-443-1215
The Wills & Estates Practice Group is committed to helping
our clients create and preserve wealth through estate planning
and administration. Our core services include: Wills Drafting,
Estate Planning for Business Owners, Estate Administration,
and Estate Litigation.
ENVIRONMENTAL
& NATURAL RESOURCES
Contact:
Robert V. Wickett
Email: RWickett@maclaw.bc.ca
Direct Line: 604-443-1242
With extensive experience in environmental management, compliance
audits, civil liability, and regulatory offense issues, we
guide our clients through the web of governmental and public
law challenges facing all resource-based industries in BC
including: fisheries, aquaculture, forestry, mining, agriculture,
and oil and gas.
ADMINISTRATIVE
& ABORIGINAL
Contact:
Robert V. Wickett
Email: RWickett@maclaw.bc.ca
Direct Line: 604-443-1242
Contact: Christopher
Harvey
Email: CHarvey@maclaw.bc.ca
Direct Line: 604-443-1202
The Administrative Law Practice Group works on behalf of clients
appearing before a broad range of boards and tribunals including:
the Environmental Appeal Board, the Forest Appeals Commission,
the British Columbia Marketing Board and other marketing and
labor relations boards.
We
have extensive experience with Aboriginal Treaty rights and
judicial review proceedings, including appearances at trial
and on appeal in the Courts of B.C., the Federal Court, and
the Supreme Court of Canada.
AVIATION
& MARINE
Contact:
Christopher Harvey
Email: CHarvey@maclaw.bc.ca
Direct Line: 604-443-1202
Focused
on all aspects of aviation, marine and fisheries litigation,
the Aviation & Marine Group is committed to assisting
clients in managing risks and reaching timely and cost-effective
solutions through effective litigation and, wherever possible,
alternative dispute resolution strategies.
Our
core services include: insurance issues, property damage and
business interruption losses, representing manufacturers and
repairers in defending products and liability claims, cargo
claims and demurrage issues, regulatory, commercial and lien
issues, and mediation, arbitration and litigation services
for domestic and international underwriters.
INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY
Contact:
Judy G. Williams
Email: JWilliams@maclaw.bc.ca
Direct Line: 604-443-1214
We provide advice in the areas of trade-marks, copyrights,
patents, and trade secrets including: registration and licensing,
license and franchise agreements, purchase and sale of businesses
with intellectual property assets, employment, non-competition,
and non-disclosure agreements, validity and infringement,
and litigious disputes involving intellectual property before
the courts.
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