Recent News
08 March 2010
VANCOUVER - Farris Partners Trevor Scott, Michael Korbin, and Mark Chu have authored "Doing Business in Canada Handbook 2010: Q&A," which is featured in the 2010 Practical Law Company Cross-border Handbook in association with Lex Mundi.
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03 March 2010
Farris Student Shea Coulson has written an article on the state of wine law in British Columbia entitled, "From Backwater to Next Big Thing?"
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26 February 2010
Farris Partner and current Chair of the United Way Board Peter MacPherson, joined volunteers, businesses, and media gathered for the Canadian Western Bank-United Way Community Spirit Awards. The Community Spirit Awards event is held each year to celebrate the success of the Central & South Okanagan/Similkameen’s campaign.
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25 February 2010
Robert Anderson, Q.C. and Ludmila Herbst recently reviewed the BC Supreme Court’s decisions on several challenges to municipal tax rate bylaws, instigated by companies involved in the forest sector.
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25 February 2010
Farris client Pacific BioEnergy Corporation, a leading B.C. biomass energy company, and global energy leader GDF SUEZ have announced that they have entered into a strategic partnership to support a $24 million expansion of Pacific BioEnergy’s existing wood pellet production facilities in Prince George, BC.
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25 February 2010
Farris is pleased to announce that it will be donating $2,500 to the Red Cross to support ongoing relief efforts in Haiti. Firm and staff came together in a number of fundraising efforts, including a book sale, raffle draw, and firm contribution.
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12 February 2010
VANCOUVER - Farris Partner Trevor Scott has released a Corporate Bulletin entitled, "2010 Annual Public Company Filings - New Developments."
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11 February 2010
VANCOUVER - Farris Partner Ludmila Herbst writes an article entitled, "Appeal court puts a new spin on security for costs in arbitration" and published in The Lawyers Weekly on February 12, 2010.
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05 February 2010
KELOWNA - The Honourable Donald Brenner, Q.C. co-chaired the 7th Annual Review of Insolvency Law Conference on February 5, 2010 at the Delta Grand Okanagan Resort in Kelowna, BC.
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01 February 2010
VANCOUVER - Farris Partner Al Hudec discusses “at market” deal terms in 2010 for newly created private equity funds.
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01 February 2010
VANCOUVER – It is with great pleasure that the Partners of Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP (Farris) announce that Christopher Wiebe has been appointed to the Partnership effective February 1, 2010.
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01 February 2010
VANCOUVER – It is with great pleasure that the Partners of Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP announce that Sean Hern has been appointed to the Partnership effective February 1, 2010.
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01 February 2010
VANCOUVER – The Honourable Donald Brenner, Q.C. has written the introduction to the Civil Rules Transition Guide, detailing the major changes to the Supreme Court Civil Rules, which take effect on July 1, 2010.
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29 January 2010
VANCOUVER – Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP (“Farris”) announces that corporate and commercial litigator, David Gruber, has joined the partnership effective immediately.
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28 January 2010
Farris Associate Teresa Tomchak spoke on key trends and developments in environmental litigation to a group of Corporate Counsel at the BC Chapter of the Canadian Bar Association on Thursday January 28, 2010.
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