Geoffrey Cowper Q.C.
Partner, Fasken Martineau

Geoff Cowper, senior general counsel, is recommended by LEXPERT in six areas of practice: Litigation (Commercial-Insurance), Class Actions, Securities, Litigation (Public Law-Advocacy), Litigation (Corporation-Commercial), Litigation (Directors & Officers Liability). He is listed in the Top 500 Lawyers in Canada, was more recently recognized in the National Post-Best Lawyers in Canada directory and named in Who's Who in Litigation LEXPERT directory in 2002. He has lectured on topics ranging from commercial legal issues to constitutional law and current public issues.

Geoff's catalogue of clients include BC Transmission Corporation; Deloitte & Touche LLP; Ernst & Young LLP; Coast Capital Savings Credit Union; Guidant Corporation; and Westshore Terminals Ltd.

Membership/Affiliations

• American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow and Provincial Chair of British Columbia 2005-2006 & 2006-2007
• Chair, Legal Services Society, 2005-2006 & 2006-2007 
• Director, Global Hunger Foundation 
• Director, CCCJ 
• Advocacy Advisor, Supreme Court Advocacy Institute

• American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow and Provincial Chair of British Columbia 2005-2006 & 2006-2007 
• Chair, Legal Services Society, 2005-2006 & 2006-2007 
• Director, Global Hunger Foundation 
• Director, CCCJ 
• Appellate Advocacy, BC Association of Trial Lawyers, (2006) 
• Pro Bono Work: Chair, Civil Appeal Pro Bono Committee, Co-Chair, CLE Pro Bono

• Deputy Minister's Award for Outstanding Achievement 2000-2001 Ministry of Indian and Northern Affairs  
• Q.C., 1987 
• Named by Best Lawyers as one of the leading Canadian practitioners for Administrative and Public Law, Litigation, Director and Officer Liability, Legal Malpractice Law and Securities Law.

• LL.B., 1980,  The University of British Columbia
   

Called to the Bar

• Yukon, 1987
• British Columbia, 1982