
Emma Christian
Associate
Emma is a litigator with a focus on commercial litigation and insurance defence. She has experience in a broad range of practice areas including commercial arbitrations, shareholder disputes, multi-party construction defect claims, and securities and professional regulatory matters. Emma has advocated for clients at all levels of court in BC, in private commercial arbitrations, and before administrative tribunals in BC and Alberta.
Before joining Owen Bird’s litigation group, Emma practiced at a leading commercial litigation boutique in Vancouver and articled with a national firm. She received her Juris Doctor in 2019 from the Peter A. Allard School of Law at UBC, where she received the course prize in Public Law and was recognized on the Dean’s List for academic achievement.
Emma’s interests outside of work include thrift and antique shopping, DIY projects and traveling.
- Called to the British Columbia Bar, 2020
- Juris Doctor, Peter A. Allard School of Law at UBC, 2019
- Bachelor of Arts, Criminology and Legal Studies, Simon Fraser University, 2015
- Member, Law Society of British Columbia
- Member, Vancouver Bar Association
- Member, The Advocates’ Society