Dentons

Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Partner

Morgan Burris is a partner in Dentons’ Vancouver office and a member of the Firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution group and a prominent member of the Infrastructure and PPP and Construction groups. She helps clients across a broad range of public and private sectors identify and execute practical and efficient solutions for existing and potential commercial and construction disputes in a way that aligns with their strategic goals and minimizes disruption to their operations.

Morgan has extensive knowledge and experience in litigation across various business transactions and relationships, including disputes involving construction and engineering, commercial real estate development, mining investment and insolvencies, environmental, intellectual property, Aboriginal title and treaty claims, film and television, competition, and corporate governance matters.

In her construction practice, she provides strategic advice to clients throughout the procurement and construction process, and has a breadth of experience guiding owners, developers and contractors through a variety of disputes such as delay claims, negligence, faulty design and/or workmanship, change in site conditions, builders’ liens, and warranty claims.

Morgan has acted as trial counsel and appeared at all levels of provincial and federal courts, including the British Columbia Supreme Court, the British Columbia Court of Appeal, the Yukon Supreme Court, the Yukon Court of Appeal, the Federal Court of Appeal and the Competition Tribunal. She has also represented clients in confidential commercial arbitrations.

Prior to pursuing a career in law, Morgan studied mechanical engineering at Queen’s University and worked in manufacturing and mechanical building design.

English and French

University of Victoria, 2008, LLB

Queen's University, 2003, B.Sc. (Mechanical Engineering)