Andrew Stainer
Associate Counsel
Andrew Stainer is a Vancouver-based lawyer with a litigation practice emphasizing commercial, maritime, transportation and insurance-related disputes. He has extensive experience with matters involving casualty and emergency response (including dealing with the Transportation Safety Board, Transport Canada and other regulatory agencies), fires, floods, bodily injuries and fatalities, pollution incidents, maritime collisions and claims, cargo claims, and property loss. He represents a diverse array of clients, including underwriters, ship owners, P&I clubs, corporations, professionals and individuals. He is experienced with vessel arrest and the application of international conventions to maritime proceedings.
Andrew has represented clients in proceedings before the courts of British Columbia, Ontario and Alberta as well as the Canadian Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal and various tribunals. He has also achieved many successful results for clients through mediation.
- Called to the British Columbia Bar, 2011
- Called to the California State Bar, 2010
- Called to the Ontario Bar, 2009
- J.D., University of Toronto, 2008
- B.A., Simon Fraser University, 2004
- Member, Canadian Bar Association
- Member, Maritime Law and Civil Litigation sections, BC branch
- Member, Law Society of British Columbia
- Member, Law Society of Upper Canada
- Western Canada Vice President, Canadian Maritime Law Association
- Member and past Director, Plimsoll Club
- Member and past Legislative Liaison, Marine Insurance Association of British Columbia
- Liner Committee, Chamber of Shipping
Best Lawyers in Canada: Maritime Law, 2022-2025; Insurance Law, 2025
Chambers Canada, Nationwide: Transportation - Shipping, 2020-2024
Who's Who Legal - National Leader: Transport, 2024
The Legal 500 Canada: Transport: Shipping - Leading Partner 2024
Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory: 2022-2024: Shipping and Maritime Law - Repeatedly Recommended
Who's Who Legal - Shipping, 2020-2024 Recommended
- “Canadian maritime law: Limits of liability increased – should your insurance follow?”, case comment, October 2023
- “Canadian maritime law: Increased penalties and responsibilities for authorized representatives of vessel”, case comment, October 2023
- “Ship Arrests in Canada”, Ship Arrests in Practice, 10th edition, 2016
- “Separating Business From Pleasure: Do You Have Proper Insurance Coverage For Your Boat?”, Canadian Yachting West magazine, October 2015
- “Right to Limit Liability Affirmed: Supreme Court of Canada Decides Peracomo Inc. v. Telus Communications Co.“, prepared for the Canadian Board of Marine Underwriters, May 2014
- “Tow Boat Owners: Protecting Your Business Relationships with a Waiver of Subrogation”, Western Mariner magazine, April 2013