Blog: January 2024

Owen Bird Welcomes Isabella Stuart

Owen Bird is pleased to announce that Isabella Stuart has joined our firm as the newest member of our Litigation Group. Isabella obtained her B.A. at the University of British Columbia and her J.D. from the University of Victoria.

Prior to joining Owen Bird, Isabella’s litigation practice focused on insurance defence.  She has experience in dealing with a variety of claims, including property loss, construction, occupier’s liability, product liability, personal injury and insurance coverage claims.

Isabella has represented clients before the Supreme Court of British Columbia and the Provincial Court of British Columbia.

Outside of work, Isabella enjoys spending time…

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Owen Bird Welcomes Andrew Stainer

Owen Bird is pleased to announce that Andrew Stainer has joined our firm as the newest member of our Litigation Group.

Andrew’s practice is focused on commercial, maritime, transportation, and insurance related disputes. Andrew has been nationally recognized by Chambers as a leading lawyer in Shipping, by the Legal 500 as a “Next Generation Partner” in Shipping, and by Best Lawyers in both Maritime and Insurance law.

Andrew has extensive experience with matters involving casualty and emergency response, maritime collisions and claims, fires, floods, complex bodily injuries and fatalities, pollution incidents, cargo claims, and significant property losses. He represents a…

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Owen Bird Announces New Shareholders

Owen Bird is proud to announce that Geoff Bowman, Jennifer Loeb, Jean Feng and Nikta Shirazian have become shareholders effective January 1, 2024.

Geoff Bowman: Geoff was called to the bar in 2005 and joined Owen Bird in September 2023. His practice focuses on resolving construction disputes, including relating to procurement. Geoff has been involved in projects of all sizes, including major projects in excess of $1B.  Geoff’s experience includes insurance defence work focused on construction-related matters and professional negligence claims in addition to a broad range of general commercial disputes.

Jennifer Loeb: Jennifer was called to the bar…

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