Partner | Co-Leader, White Collar Crime

Andrew Nathanson, KC focuses on complex commercial litigation and white collar crime. He is Co-Chair of Fasken’s Commercial Litigation Group in BC and Co-Leader of the firm’s national White Collar Defence and Investigations group. Andrew is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and has been ranked as a leading litigator in diverse areas including corporate and commercial litigation, directors and officers liability, securities litigation, public law and criminal defence.

Andrew is sought after by corporations, directors and shareholders for his expertise in shareholders' disputes, oppression claims, proxy contests, and commercial disputes.

Andrew has particular experience in disputes involving the mining, entertainment and hospitality industries. Andrew’s mining cases have included disputes over the interpretation of joint venture and earn-in agreements; contested mergers and acquisitions; the interpretation of royalty agreements; the acquisition of mineral interests; tax and other commercial disputes; and environmental and regulatory enforcement actions. Andrew has acted for majors and for junior exploration companies. In addition to court proceedings, Andrew has been counsel in both domestic and international commercial arbitrations.

Many of Andrew's commercial cases involve multi-jurisdictional disputes.

In the area of white-collar crime, Andrew has acted for both the Crown and defence. He has particular experience assisting corporations and individuals in responding to criminal and regulatory investigations, in some cases avoiding charges altogether.

Andrew is experienced regulatory defence counsel, having defended charges brought under federal and provincial environmental legislation.