BRYAN DUNN joins Davis & Company LLP as a Partner, focusing his practice on cross-border M&A and international business transactions, primarily in Asia.

R. PAUL BECKMANN, QC, joins Davis & Company LLP as Associate Counsel in Estate Planning.

GEORGE DOUVELOS, DEAN DAVISON and KENT WIEBE are now practising as partners in the new law firm Davison Wiebe Douvelos LLP. George will continue to focus his practice in admiralty, commercial litigation and immigration law. Dean will be continuing with his civil recovery and commercial law practice. Kent will focus primarily on commercial law.

CHERYL M. TERON, formerly a partner of Owen Bird, has joined the Vancouver office of Thorsteinssons LLP, where she will continue her tax practice, focusing on corporate reorganizations and personal tax planning.

Benson Edwards in pleased to announce that DAVE MILES, RICHARD OKIMAW and LARA FORBES have joined their growing team in Kelowna. Dave will continue to practice business law and real estate, Rick practises in intellectual property and Lara will practise commercial litigation and intellectual property.

ANAHITA TOMKOW has moved from Veritas Law in West Vancouver, B.C. to join Morrie Sacks Law Corporation in Vancouver, B.C. to practise family and immigration law.

DuMoulin Boskovich is pleased to announce recent additions to the firm. PERRY MAZZONE, formerly of Taylor Sourisseau Mazzone Tatchell, has joined the firm as senior Associate Counsel and LINDSEY LECLAIR has joined as a junior Associate.

MICHAEL FREY has established Frey & Company in Victoria. He will continue to practise in the areas of commercial litigation, property disputes and public law.

Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP is pleased to announce that HERB J. ISHERWOOD has been named Managing Partner. Herb was made a partner and subsequently served on the Executive Committee for five years until his recent appointment as Managing Partner.

Congratulations to RYAN BERGER and JAY LEMOINE who have joined the partnership of Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP. Ryan joined the firm as an Associate in 1999. Jay articled with the firm and upon being called to the British Columbia Bar in 1998 joined the firm as Associate.

GEOFFREY BOWMAN joins Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP Engineering & Construction group. Before joining the firm as an associate, Geoff articled with the Vancouver office of a large national firm and then practised at a boutique which specialized in construction litigation.

ANDRE J. BEAULIEU has recently joined Finning International Inc. as V.P., General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.

This article was published in the April 2007 issue of BarTalk. © 2007 The Canadian Bar Association. All rights reserved.