Stephanie Gutierrez
Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP is pleased to announce that Stephanie has joined its Vancouver office as a newly-called Associate. Stephanie joins Farris’ Labour Group.

Neo J. Tuytel
joins Bernard & Partners as senior litigation counsel. Mr. Tuytel’s practice is focused on commercial matters, including environmental and insurance-related claims and alternative dispute resolution.

Mark Chu
has joined Farris as a Partner in the firm’s Taxation and Wealth Management Group. Mr. Chu specializes in initial public offerings, financings, mergers, acquisitions, corporate reorganizations and dispute resolution.

Zara Suleman
has joined North Shore Law LLP. Zara will be practising with the Family Law Group.

Michelle Adams
Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP is pleased to announce that Michelle has joined its Vancouver office as a newly-called Associate. Michelle joins its Litigation Practice.

Leah Donaldson
has joined the firm of McQuarrie Hunter LLP as an Associate. Ms. Donaldson practises at McQuarrie Hunter LLP’s Surrey office in the areas of family law, general litigation, employment law and insurance defence.

Michael Blatchford
has joined Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP as an Associate with the Trusts & Estates Group. Michael articled with BH&T and was called to the B.C. Bar on May 5, 2009.

Meagan Lang
has joined Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP as an Associate with the Commercial Litigation Group. Meagan articled with BH&T and was called to the B.C. Bar on March 16, 2009.

Catherine Hofmann
has recently joined Bernard & Partners. Catherine is a member of the firm’s Corporate, Commercial and Environmental Practice Groups.

Kathleen Higgins
has joined Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP as Associate Counsel with its Local Government Group. Kathleen focuses her practice on municipal law and in the related areas of expropriation, real estate and aboriginal law.

Annamarie Kersop
has joined North Shore Law LLP. Annamarie will be practising in the Insurance Litigation Defence Group.

Kate Bickerton
joined Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP’s Securities and Business Law Group as an Associate upon her call to the B.C. Bar on May 13, 2009.

Erik Magraken
joined the partnership of MacIsaac & Company following five years as an associate lawyer with the firm. He continues to confine his practice exclusively to plaintiff-only personal injury claims with a particular emphasis on ICBC claims.

Elizabeth Reid
joins Boughton Law Corporation’s Employment and Labour Practice Group. Ms. Reid practises as a barrister and a solicitor focussing on employment, labour and human rights matters.

Robin Bajer
has left Miller Thomson LLP and is now a sole practitioner continuing to practise general civil litigation out of his new office at 908 - 207 West Hastings Street, Vancouver.

Josh Paterson
has recently joined West Coast Environmental Law as staff counsel in Vancouver. He will be practicing in the areas of Aboriginal, natural resources and environmental law.

Jeffrey Robinson
Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala LLP is pleased to welcome Jeffrey W. Robinson to the firm as an Associate.

Judith Macfarlane
has joined Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP as a Partner and will be practising with their Labour & Employment Group.

Devrin Froese
rejoined Boughton Law Corporation’s Tax Group on July 2, 2009. Mr. Froese’s practice consists of advising clients on tax, trust and estate matters.

Croy Towriss
was called to the Bar in Duncan on June 1, 2009. She summered with Orchard & Company in Duncan in 2007, articled with O & Co. in 2008/09 and will stay on as an Associate.