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PETER BURNS, Q.C., former Dean of Law at the University of British Columbia, has been appointed Fairness Commissioner by ICBC’s Board of Directors.

KEITH W. DARVELL has joined Edwards Kenny & Bray LLP in Vancouver as an associate, where he will continue his practice as a solicitor.

ANDREW D. GAY has become a partner at Gudmundseth Mickelson; he joined the firm as an associate in 1998.

KITTY HELLER is now working as a sole practitioner specializing in executive employment agreements, harassment investigations, human rights matters, and mediations relating to employment issues.

CHRISTOPHER LEMON, formerly Associate Counsel with Weldwood of Canada Limited has joined International Forest Products Limited as Corporate Counsel.

JODY McCORMACK has left Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP in Toronto to join Morelli Chertkow in Kamloops, where she will practise civil litigation.

MICHAEL R. SHAPRAY is pleased to announce that he will continue his criminal law practice at Stern & Albert in Surrey. Mr. Shapray’s practice will focus exclusively in the areas of criminal and regulatory law.

LAURA SPITZ, formerly of Miller Thomson LLP, has joined the faculty of the University of Colorado School of Law, where she will teach contracts, bankruptcy, international business transactions and commercial law.

McCarthy Tétrault LLP is pleased to announce that on March 1, 2005, ROSEMARIE WERTSCHEK, Q.C., rejoined the firm as a partner and will continue her practice in the area of Tax.

This article was published in the April 2005 issue of BarTalk. © 2005 The Canadian Bar Association. All rights reserved.