Mike solves problems. He is aggressive and diligent but practical. Mike works with his clients to develop a strategy to meet their unique needs.
Mike has a wealth of litigation experience including appearances at the Supreme Court of Canada, the Federal Court, and all levels of court in British Columbia. He has also represented clients in arbitrations and mediations. Let him help you.
Jonathan Williams practices business law and advises commercial clients with regard to financing, real estate and corporate transactions, and business structures.
Jonathan’s practice has a focus on restructuring and insolvency, and he provides advice to debtors and creditors, including financial institutions, trustees, receivers and suppliers.
Jonathan has represented corporate and individual clients at the Supreme Court of British Columbia, the British Columbia Court of Appeal, and at mediations and arbitrations with regard to a wide range of commercial matters.
Providing practical and result-oriented advice in corporate and securities law matters is what I do best. My familiarity with business, accounting and regulatory matters consistently leads to cost-effective solutions for my clients.
Jeff Lightfoot practices with the firm as a shareholder, and has practiced securities law in Vancouver for nearly 30 years. His preferred areas of practice are corporate finance and securities law, with a particular emphasis on the TSX Venture Exchange and Canadian Securities Exchange.
Jocelyn serves as Co-Managing Director of Owen Bird Law Corporation. Jocelyn practices in the areas of corporate and commercial law, succession planning for family businesses, mergers and acquisitions, charitable giving, trust and estate planning.
Jocelyn assists clients with various corporate and commercial issues, including, mergers and acquisitions, succession planning, charitable giving, corporate restructurings, advising on corporate governance and shareholders agreements. She also advises family businesses and individuals on estate, tax and trust planning.
Jocelyn is passionate about philanthropy and serving her community. Jocelyn currently serves as a Chair of the St. Paul’s Foundation Future Leaders, Director of Fundraising and Events for Face of Today. Jocelyn founded and served as Chair of Owen Bird Law Corporation’s Diversity, Inclusion and Community Involvement Committee.
Jocelyn is also active in the business community, both in Vancouver and internationally. Jocelyn serves on the Board of Directors for Interlaw, as Co-Chair for North America for the Interlaw Mergers & Acquisitions Special Business Team and Global Chair for the Interlaw Nextgen Special Business Team. Interlaw is a long-established elite global network of pre-eminent independent law firms comprising 7,500+ lawyers based in over 150 cities around the world.
Heather is a civil litigator. She has a particular focus on media law, and has a wide range of experience in complex commercial disputes.
Heather acts for various media, advising journalists pre-publication, and upholding their freedom of expression rights under the Charter. She has been involved in significant defamation cases and has appeared twice in the Supreme Court of Canada representing the media.
Scott H Stephens is a litigator at Owen Bird with a practice focusing on complex commercial litigation, insolvency and restructuring, construction and insurance. Scott brings extensive experience and a resolute approach to the protection and furtherance of his clients’ interests.
Scott regularly appears before all levels of court in British Columbia and Alberta, as well as in the Supreme Court of Canada. He also routinely acts as counsel in domestic and international arbitrations.
Dan is a trial lawyer who regularly appears before the courts and administrative tribunals of British Columbia. He has experience in the Supreme Court of Canada. He acts for clients from a diverse range of fields and industries with an emphasis on construction litigation, media and defamation law, and assisting licensees in the hospitality sector.
Dan is an advocate for freedom of the press and other media. He regularly works with journalists and national and international news organizations to obtain access to court exhibits and oppose publication bans, sealing orders, and in camera court proceedings.
Dan’s construction practice involves acting for owners and developers to resolve disputes under the Builders Lien Act and prosecuting their claims for delayed and deficient work. He also has experience acting for trades and material suppliers, as well as insurers.
He is actively involved in British Columbia’s dynamic hospitality and liquor manufacturing industries. He writes an award-winning blog Alcohol & Advocacy, and advises clients on British Columbia’s liquor laws and regulations.
He is also a member of the Law Society of Yukon, and has experience in the Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal acting on behalf of tribunals in judicial review proceedings.
Dan is the host of the podcast Under Reserve, a show about law and law enforcement.
In the community Dan has been active with Covenant House, the Vancouver Street Soccer League and the Vancouver Bar Association. More recently he has been involved with fundraising efforts for Cops for Cancer. He grew up in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
George Roper is a civil litigator with a broad range of experience. He secures effective, cost-efficient outcomes for his clients by following one cardinal rule: “Always do your best for the client.”
I am an engineer as well as a lawyer. My unique educational background combined with my varied professional experiences, including designing, building and piloting hovercraft, provides me with the ability to bring a practical, results-oriented insight to your issues.
I have a varied practice involving many different aspects of commercial real estate, timeshare and fractional property development and management, intellectual property, technology start-ups and product licensing, aviation, general corporate matters, and commercial transactions.
