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Elizabeth J. Harrison, Q.C.

Elizabeth J. Harrison, Q.C.

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Telephone: 604 661 9367

Facsimile: 604 661 9349

Email: eharrison@farris.com

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Elizabeth Harrison provides legal advice on various matters including corporate finance; securities; mergers and acquisitions; corporate governance issues; establishment of commercial, “not for profit” corporations; corporate reorganizations; and general corporate advice to clients including board of directors and advice on incentive and employee stock compensation plans.

In 2009, Elizabeth was honoured at the inaugural Lexpert Zenith Awards Gala.  The award recognizes her significant contribution to law and places her among Canada’s leading businesswomen lawyers.  Also in 2009, Elizabeth was honoured at the 12th Annual PEAK Awards, Honouring Women in Finance, winning the Performance & Excellence Award.  The PEAK Awards honours and celebrates women who have achieved excellence in the field of finance.

In 2003 Elizabeth served as Executive Director of the Wise Persons Committee – Committee to Review the Structure of Securities Regulations in Canada.

Elizabeth has received numerous acknowledgments from Lexpert magazine including being named among the Top 25 Women Lawyers in Canada (2003), the Top 30 Mergers and Acquisitions Lawyers in Canada (2002), and the Top 100 Most Creative Lawyers in Canada (2006).  Today, Elizabeth continues to be consistently ranked among the leading lawyers in Canada, including the 2009 Top 100 Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers in Canada; the 2009 Lexpert Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada; the 2009 Lexpert Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory; the 2009 Report on Business Highest Ranked Lawyers in M&A and Corporate Finance; the 2010 Best Lawyers in Canada Guide; and she is ranked AV by Martindale-Hubbell.  In 1986, she was appointed Queen’s Counsel.

Elizabeth has served on the Board of Directors of the International Finance Centre, St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation, The Vancouver Opera, and Crofton House School. She is currently Chair of the Board of Directors of BC Ferry Services Inc.

Education: University of Alberta (LL.B., 1972; B.A., 1971).

LEGAL RECOGNITION
  • Queen's Counsel (1986)
  • Lexpert Zenith Award (2009)
  • PEAK Award (2009)
  • Lexpert Top 100 Cross Border Lawyers (2009)
  • Lexpert Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada (2009)
  • Lexpert Leading Lawyers in Canada (2009)
  • The Best Lawyers in Canada (2010)
  • Martindale-Hubbell Ranking (AV)
  • Lexpert Top 25 Women Lawyers in Canada (2003)
  • Lexpert Top 30 M&A Lawyers in Canada (2002)
  • Lexpert Top 100 Most Creative Lawyers (2006)
  • Admitted to the British Columbia Bar (1973)