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We are currently seeking an experienced real estate paralegal for our Victoria office. The Residential Development and Commercial Real Estate Paralegal will be responsible for assisting the real estate development team including drafting, reviewing, and analyzing residential and commercial real estate documents, conducting title/due diligence searches, and closings. We invite you to send your resume with a cover letter to: Human Resources or Elizabeth Jackson at [email protected]. For more information on this exciting career opportunity, please visit us at: https://farris.com/work-with-us/careers/. #paralegaljobs

Farris is pleased to welcome Gurmukh Singh Ghag to the firm as Director, IT. Gurmukh is a 20+ year IT professional, most recently in a technical management role with a large consumer electronics retailer. Over his career, Gurmukh has managed a broad range of IT services, such as desktop support, service desk, security, telephony, network and applications. For more information on this announcement, or to learn more about Gurmukh, please visit us at: https://farris.com/2021/01/11/farris-welcomes-gurmukh-ghag/.

Farris is pleased to welcome Trevor Shum to the firm as a tax associate. Trevor completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Western Ontario with an Honours in Business Administration. He graduated from the UBC Allard School of Law in 2017 and is Called to the BC Bar in 2018. Prior to joining Farris, Trevor practised with an international firm. Trevor is also a CPA and worked for Deloitte Canada as a senior tax analyst and accountant from 2010-2013 prior to attending law school. For more information on this announcement, or to learn more about Trevor's practice, please visit us at: https://farris.com/2021/01/11/farris-welcomes-trevor-shum/.

Farris is pleased to welcome David Kemp to the firm as solicitor in our Kelowna office. David advises clients primarily in the areas of corporate/commercial, real estate, business transactions, and wills and estate administration. He has worked extensively with start-up companies in the technology and cannabis industries. Born and raised in Kelowna, David earned a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from UBC’s Okanagan Campus, where he also helped found the men’s and ...women’s university rugby teams. While attending the Peter A. Allard School of Law at UBC in Vancouver, where he earned a J.D. in 2015, David competed in the bilingual Laskin Moot Court Competition and spent a semester abroad at the Peking University in Beijing (). For more information on this announcement, or to learn more about David's practice, please visit us at: https://farris.com/2021/01/05/farris-welcomes-david-kemp/.

Farris is pleased to welcome Yun Li-Reilly to the partnership. Yun is a trial lawyer whose practice includes matters relating to corporate, commercial, civil, family, estate, strata and tenancy disputes. Yun has law degrees from Harvard Law School and the University of British Columbia, as well as a background in Psychology and Neuroscience. Yun has served as a Judicial Law Clerk to Madam Justice Newbury and Mr. Justice Lowry of the British Columbia Court of Appeal, and has w...orked as the Court of Appeal’s consultant to its Civil Rule Reform Project. Yun co-authors the British Columbia Annual Practice, a procedural text used broadly by the judiciary and lawyers, with Madam Justice Janice Dillon. Yun is also a law lecturer at Simon Fraser University. For more information on this announcement, or to learn more about Yun's practice, please visit us at: https://farris.com//farris-welcomes-yun-li-reilly-to-the-/.

A number of Farris lawyers contributed to the recently-released 4th edition of CLEBC’s Introducing Evidence at Trial: A British Columbia Handbook (CLE BC, 2020). Robert Anderson Q.C. is a member of the editorial board and the author of a chapter on Statements, Catherine George co-authored the chapter on Privilege, and Michael Gianacopoulos co-authored the chapter on Interpreters. This guide offers access to clear statements of the rules of evidence, practice pointers and strategies for leading different types of evidence in civil and criminal trials in British Columbia, and is widely used in the province by lawyers, students and litigants. For more information or to order the handbook, please visit us at: https://farris.com//farris-lawyers-contribute-to-clebcs-i/.

Farris Partner, Aaron Dow, presented on the topic of ‘Maximize Your Business and Personal Wealth’, as part of a panel for the Entrepreneurs Organization Okanagan on November 9, 2020. Aaron spoke about the incapacity and estate planning tools available to help protect/maximize wealth. Entrepreneurs Organization Okanagan is a peer-to-peer network exclusively for entrepreneurs. For more information on this panel, please visit: https://www.eonetwork.org/. For more information on this presentation, please visit us at: https://farris.com//aaron-dow-presents-at-entrepreneurs-o/.

At the annual meeting of the Western Canada Commercial Arbitration Society (WCCAS) on November 13, 2020, Farris Partner, Ludmila B. Herbst, Q.C., presented a case law update related to domestic (i.e., non-international) commercial arbitration. Cases over the past year have dealt with wide-ranging topics including the appointment of arbitrators, staying court proceedings in favour of arbitration, striking court proceedings commenced in face of an arbitration agreement, and t...he process, standard of review and remedies associated with challenges to arbitration awards. Ludmila is a member of WCCAS, frequently acts as arbitration counsel and is the co-author of Commercial Arbitration in Canada: A Guide to Domestic and International Arbitrations. For more information on this presentation, please visit us at: https://farris.com//ludmila-herbst-q-c-presents-update-on/.

Today we honour Canada's veterans who served, and to remember those who gave their lives for our country and freedoms. #Lestweforget

Lexpert’s Special Edition highlights leading Canadian lawyers in the energy sector. Accolades go to Farris Partners, Brian Canfield, Mitchell Gropper, Q.C., Elizabeth Harrison, Q.C., Ludmila Herbst, Q.C., Al Hudec, Hector MacKay-Dunn, Q.C., Denise Nawata, and Dean O'Leary. For more information on this recognition or to a view a copy of our announcement, please visit us at: https://farris.com//8-farris-partners-named-as-leading-en/.

In the November 2020 issue of the Advocate, Farris Partner, Ludmila Herbst, Q.C., writes about the intriguing history of the Canada-U.S. border at Point Roberts, a part of Washington state that is separated from the rest of the U.S. mainland: Legal Anecdotes and Miscellanea (2020) 78 Advocate 937. Farris Associate, Erica Miller, took the striking photographs (dating back to the days when the border was still open) at page 939 of the article. For a full copy of the article, please visit us at: https://lnkd.in/gnEXe-r.

Farris Partner, Ludmila Herbst, Q.C., presented on the topic of arbitration appeals as part of a national panel on Arbitration Appeals in Commercial Cases: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. The webinar, which was held on October 16, 2020, was organized by the ADR Institute of Canada and included remarks by former Supreme Court of Canada justice Clément Gascon as well as a well known Toronto arbitrator, counsel from law firms in B.C. (Ludmila) and Alberta, and counsel for the... federal Department of Justice. Ludmila spoke on the appeal provisions of B.C.’s new Arbitration Act, which came into effect on September 1, 2020. Ludmila often acts as counsel in arbitration cases and is one of the two co-authors of Commercial Arbitration in Canada: A Guide to Domestic and International Arbitrations. For more information on this presentation, please visit us at: https://farris.com//ludmila-herbst-q-c-presents-on-arbitr/.

Farris Partner, Ludmila Herbst, Q.C., is one of the co-authors of Commercial Arbitration in Canada: A Guide to Domestic and International Arbitrations. The publisher, Thomson Reuters, is re-issuing the book which was first published in 2004 and is updated each year or so this month both electronically and in print. The text has been cited numerous times by trial and appellate courts across Canada, including in recent judgments of the Supreme Court of Canada in Uber Technologies Inc. v. Heller, 2020 SCC 1 and TELUS Communications Inc. v. Wellman, 2019 SCC 19. Ludmila and other Farris litigators often advise on and represent clients in commercial arbitrations as well as associated court proceedings. For more information on this publication, please visit us at: https://farris.com//commercial-arbitration-in-canada-new-/.

Farris Litigators, Robert Anderson Q.C., Ludmila B. Herbst, Q.C., and Erica C. Miller, acted for a coalition of media interveners (the Media Coalition) in a high profile appeal heard in the Supreme Court of Canada on October 6, 2020: Sherman Estate v. Donovan. The case engaged important issues regarding access to court files, freedom of expression and freedom of the press. Members of the Media Coalition were Ad IDEM/Canadian Media Lawyers Association; Postmedia Network Inc....; CTV, a Division of Bell Media Inc.; Global News, a division of Corus Television Limited Partnership; The Globe and Mail Inc.; and Citytv, a division of Rogers Media Inc. Lawyers at Farris LLP have a long history of representing clients on related issues before the Supreme Court of Canada and other courts and tribunals. For more information on this transaction, please visit us at: https://farris.com//farris-litigators-represent-media-coa/.

Associate Counsel, Ryan Neely, recently published an article in Bioteccanada’s Quarterly Publication detailing immigration policies during a global pandemic and what our future holds. For a copy of this article, please visit us at: https://farris.com//ryan-neely-comments-on-recent-immigra/.

Three Farris Lawyers were named in Who’s Who Legal for 2020. Accolades go to Michael Allen (Banking & Project Finance), Mitchell Gropper, Q.C. (Capital Markets & Corporate Governance), and Maria McKenzie (Government Contracts). Who’s Who Legal features over 17,000 of the world’s leading private practice lawyers from over 180 countries and regions. It serves as a reference point for companies looking for expert lawyers. All award recipients were chosen based upon comprehensive..., independent research with both general counsel and private practice lawyers worldwide. Only specialists who have met independent international research criteria are listed. For more information on this edition, please visit: https://whoswholegal.com/market-insight-tool/. For more information on this recognition, please visit us at: https://farris.com//farris-lawyers-named-in-whos-who-legal/.

Farris Partners, Al Hudec and Mark Chu, are proud to have represented First Nations leadership in British Columbia in the achievement of a historic long term gaming revenue sharing arrangement with the Province. The Agreement, which will provide over $3 billion of financial benefits to First Nations over a 25 year period, reflects not only the most recent developments in Aboriginal law, but is also a sophisticated commercial agreement that is both innovative and precedent-setting. For further details on this transaction, or a copy of the Agreement, please visit us at: https://farris.com//farris-represents-bc-first-nations-in/.

Farris Senior Counsel, Michael Allen, has been recognized by IFLR1000 Financial and Corporate Guide 2021 as Leading Lawyer and Highly Regarded for Canada. IFLR1000 is a comprehensive analysis of lawyers and law firms working in corporate and financial transactional work. For a full list of leading lawyer rankings, please visit: https://www.iflr1000.com//New-financial-and-c/Index/11535. For more information on this recognition, please visit us at: https://farris.com//michael-allen-recognized-as-iflr1000-/.

Farris proudly supports Orange Shirt Day in spirit of reconciliation for the Indigenous communities and those impacted by the residential school system. The annual Orange Shirt Day on September 30th is designed to commemorate the residential school experience, to witness and honour the healing journey of the survivors and their families, and to commit to the ongoing process of reconciliation. #EveryChildMatters #Diversity #Reconciliation

Farris is pleased to welcome Daniel Everall to the firm as a corporate associate. Daniel has extensive experience providing practical and strategic advice to companies over a wide variety of industries and at various stages of growth, including to mature enterprises, high-growth venture issuers and entrepreneurial start-ups. Daniel’s transactional experience includes cross-border mergers and acquisitions, go-public transactions, debt and equity financings and corporate commer...cial matters. He also regularly advises public-issuers on all matters related to continuous and periodic disclosure obligations. Prior to joining Farris LLP, Daniel articled and practiced at a full-service law firm in Toronto and worked as in-house counsel for a TSX-listed company. For more information on Daniel, please visit us at: https://farris.com/2020//28/farris-welcomes-daniel-everall/.

Thank you to our 22nd Annual LifeSciences BC Awards, presented by Farris LLP sponsors: Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc, AstraZeneca, British Columbia Securities Com...mission, Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. GenomeBC, The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR), Providence Health Care & St. Paul's Hospital Foundation. #LSBCawards See more

Farris proudly sponsored the 22nd Annual LifeSciences BC Awards on September 17th. Farris, along with the life sciences community, celebrated and acknowledged the innovators, researchers, academics, and business people who all connect to make up the global life sciences community in BC. Farris Senior Partner, James Hatton, Q.C., presented the Strategic Life Sciences Partner of the Year Award to adMare BioInnovations for its outstanding achievement and positive engagement within the sector. For a link to this year’s awards presentation, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GcrufuJmzE. For more information on this sponsorship, please visit us at: https://farris.com//farris-sponsors-the-22nd-annual-lifes/.

Congratulations to the following Farris Lawyers who have been recognized as Leaders in their Field by Chambers Canada: Michael Allen; Robert Anderson Q.C.; Mitchell Gropper Q.C.; Elizabeth Harrison Q.C.; James Hatton, QC; Ludmila B. Herbst, Q.C.; Michael Korbin; Hector MacKay-Dunn, J.D.,Q.C.; Maria McKenzie; Brad Newby; and Teresa Tomchak. For more information on this recognition, please visit us at: https://farris.com//11-farris-lawyers-named-in-the-2021-c/.

Farris is pleased to welcome Kurtis Harms, Rachael Gardner and Jonah Brook to its associate ranks. Kurtis Harms joins our corporate group and Rachael and Jonah join our litigation group. For more information on this announcement, please visit us at: https://farris.com/2020//10/farris-welcomes-new-associates/.