Complete News Archive
2013
May
Herbst, Morse, Louman-Gardiner and Yamashita Present to BC Lawyers on New Limitation Act
Farris partner Chris Wiebe interviewed about workplace discrimination
April
Benchmark Canada Recognises Ludmila Herbst for her High-Performance Litigation Career
Hector MacKay-Dunn Q.C. represents LifeLabs in their purchase of BC Biomedical
March
Proposed Changes to Regime Governing Shareholder Rights Plans
Farris represents American Hotel Income Properties REIT LP in IPO and Acquisition
February
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. wins Two Awards at Dealmaker of the Year Event
Farris is named a litigation leader for BC, for the second year in a row, by Benchmark Canada
Farris Welcomes Two New Partners February 1, 2013
2012
December
Busy Fundraising Season at Farris
Congratulations to Dominic Petraroia, Q.C.
Robert Anderson, Q.C., Teresa Tomchak, and Nicholas Hooge Successfully Represent MDA
Mike Wagner named Lexpert Leading Lawyer Under 40
November
Scott Dawson presents at CLE program “Risk Management for Corporations”
Four Lawyers Listed in Canada 2012 Who’s Who Legal Directory
Farris partner Ludmila Herbst publishes in 2012 Annual Review of Civil Litigation
Canadian Soccer Association Appoints Robert Sloman to Judicial Panel
October
Shareholders of TELUS Corporation Decisively Support 1:1 Share Exchange Proposal
Mitchell H. Gropper Q.C. Honoured with a Zenith Award for his Leadership in Law
Farris Named as a Top 10 Firm in Western Canada
Trevor Scott Presents on Shareholder Activism at Securities Superconference
September
Farris Partners Teresa Tomchak and Peter Roth to Present at Advanced Securities Compliance Course
Trevor Scott Interviewed on Shareholder Activism
Congratulations to MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. for their 2012 Good Governance Award
Robert Anderson, Q.C. successfully represents TELUS Corporation
Tax Lawyer Marc Darmo Joins the Farris Partnership
Three Farris Partners Listed in 2012 Lexpert Special Edition on Infrastructure
August
20 Lawyers Recognized in the 2013 Best Lawyers in Canada Directory
Best Lawyers Names George Macintosh,Q.C. Vancouver’s 2013 Legal Malpractice Lawyer of the Year
Best Lawyers Names James Hatton, Q.C. as Vancouver’s 2013 Biotechnology Lawyer of the Year
Farris Partner Al Hudec Presents at the Annual Canadian Society of Corporate Secretaries Conference
More about Canada’s first-ever Facebook termination case
British Columbia Business Disputes book honoured with Outstanding Achievement Award
July
Farris Summer Articling Student Featured in the Globe & Mail
Centre4Growth Technology Accelerator Program Issues Second Year Report
Ludmila Herbst Reviews Amendment to First Nations Tax Exemption
June
Elizabeth Harrison, Q.C. Acts for MDA in US$875M Purchase of U.S. Satellite Provider
Victor Tsao Featured on “Overseas Chinese” Network
Ludmila Herbst presents on BC’s New Limitation Act
Erica Miller and Jeremy Burgess Appear in Business in Vancouver
FARRIS HOSTS FWE SPRING ROUNDTABLE
Marylee Davies Appointed President of the BC SPCA
Trevor Scott and Peter Roth speak on Early Stage Financing and Compensation Structures
May
Teresa Tomchak and Peter Roth to Present at Farris’ Continuing Legal Education Series
TERESA TOMCHAK PRESENTS AT CBA SECURTIES SECTION MEETING
Trevor Scott Interviewed by BNN on Shareholder Activism
Alison Narod Appointed to BC Safety Authority Board of Directors
April
Farris Sponsors Annual UBC Law Trike Race
Farris Lawyers Recognized in Lexpert Regarding AltaGas/Pacific Northern Gas Deal
Hector MacKay-Dunn Judges UBC’s Sauder School of Business Pacific Venture Capital Competition
Aaron Lightman Speaks at 18th Annual Seminar for First-Time Home Buyers
Farris Partners Listed in 2012 Chambers Global Directory
Farris Recognized for Restructuring Deal of the Year by IFLR
March
Farris Listed as a Highly Recommended Litigation Firm in BC by Benchmark Canada
Hector MacKay-Dunn presents Special Recognition Award to Daniel Nestor at Davis Cup Dinner
Ludmila Herbst Co-Chairs Commercial Arbitration CLE Course
Al Hudec Speaks at Annual Wine Law Seminar
Elizabeth Harrison featured in Business in Vancouver’s Influential Women in Business Section
February
18 Farris Lawyers Recognized in the 2012 Lexpert Directory
Annual Public Company Filings and AGMs - New Developments for 2012
Farris Welcomes Four New Partners
January
Farris Hits Centre of Lexpert/ALM 500 Bulls-Eye as Vancouver’s Leading Corporate and M&A Firm
Elizabeth Harrison, Q.C. Wins 2012 Influential Women in Business Lifetime Achievement Award
Al Hudec, Trevor Scott and Peter Roth to Present at Farris’ Continuing Legal Education Series
Trevor Scott, Mike Korbin and Mark Chu Authors of Guide to Doing Business in BC
Farris Client Pacific Northern Gas Ltd. Acquired by AltaGas Ltd. For $139million
2011
December
Robert Kennedy Appointed Queen’s Counsel
Ludmila Herbst Named by Lexpert U.S. Guide as a Litigation Lawyer to Watch
Don Richards Interviewed by Global TV on the Impact of Social Media on Employment
Hector MacKay-Dunn, Q.C. Opens TSX with Digital Shelf Space and Georges St-Pierre
Canadian Securities Regulators Propose Significant Changes for Marketing Prospectus Offerings
Sean Hern - Fifth Farris Partner Named by Lexpert Among Canada’s Leading Lawyers Under 40
November
Stephanie Gutierrez Elected to VBA Executive
George Macintosh Listed in 2011 Lexpert Special Edition on Litigation
Farris represents British Columbia Discovery Fund in $25million Avigilon IPO
Al Hudec, Dylana Bloor and Catherine Richmond Present at Farris’ Continuing Legal Education Series
Tomchak, Rothstein and Lim Present at CBA-CCCA National Fall Training Camp
October
Robert Anderson and Ludmila Herbst Speak at ADRIC 2011 Conference
Order of the Diocese of New Westminster (honorary) conferred on Farris Lawyers
Dominic Petraroia Speaks to Canadian Association of Family Enterprise
18 Farris Lawyers Recognized in the 2012 Best Lawyers in Canada Directory
FARRIS REPRESENTS METROLYRICS.COM IN RECENT ACQUISITION BY CBS INTERACTIVE MUSIC GROUP
Four Farris Partners Listed in 2011 Lexpert Special Edition on Infrastructure
Ludmila Herbst & Teresa Tomchak Co-Author “British Columbia Business Disputes”
Best Lawyers Names George Macintosh and Mitchell Gropper as 2012 Lawyers of the Year
September
Ross Langford Chairs $100M Fundraising Campaign at UBC Okanagan
Victor Tsao Appears in Business in Vancouver
August
Alison Narod Appears in Business in Vancouver on Mandatory Retirement Case
Alison Narod Reappointed to IIROC Hearing Committee
July
Keith Mitchell, Q.C. Writes Nos Disparus Article Remembering The Honourable Donald Brenner, Q.C.
Sally Dennis Recognized as a “Five Star” Wealth Manager
James Hatton Advises on Stem Cell License Agreement for Pulmonary Hypertension
Farris Represents Subserveo Inc. in Recent Acquisition by U.S. Company DST Systems, Inc.
Macintosh, McDonell, Hern and Dickson Appear in Lexpert’s Big Suits on Canada Line Construction Case
Hector MacKay-Dunn, Q.C. Hosts Ambassador Gary Doer at “Team BC” dinner at BIO 2011
June
Mitchell Gropper, Q.C. Elected Board Chair of Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver
Mitchell Gropper, Q.C. Elected to the Board of Bennett Environmental Inc.
Trevor Scott comments on new IFRS requirements for reporting litigation in financial statements
Alison Narod discusses “Mandatory” Retirement on CKNW
Stephanie Gutierrez Presents at Construction Labour Relations Conference
