Norton Rose Fulbright
Client SatisfactionNorton Rose Fulbright's disputes capabilities in British Columbia cover commercial litigation and arbitration across a number of sectors, among them financial services, energy, infrastructure, tech and healthcare. Beth Allard steers the practice. Additional names to note include Daniel Bennett KC (commercial, real estate and natural resources disputes); James Goulden KC (commercial and administrative disputes); and Thomas J. Moran (corporate and commercial litigation relating to real estate, forestry and natural resource disputes). Sarah McCalla (forestry issues and real estate disputes) was promoted to the partnership in January 2024.
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- 'Thomas Moran is very dedicated to client needs, is a good thinker, and is very personable. Excellent at responding to messages and briefing clients. Sarah McCalla is very knowledgeable, very quick to respond to calls or questions.Just a pleasure to deal with.'
- 'They are very efficient, understand the issue and get to the point very quickly.'
- 'Thomas Moran is detailed, creative when needed and very efficient with time management. Highly effective.'
- 'Excellent client management skills, and will make themselves available on very short notice.'
- 'This team's practice is unique because of the depth, breadth and sophistication of their experiences dealing with a broad range of cases and representing the interests and points of view from many domains.'
- 'James Goulden KC - knowledgeable, responsive, practical.'
- 'Knowledge of organization; responsiveness; pleasant people to deal with.'
- 'Quality people that care about their work.'
Key clients
- Rio Tinto
- Pfizer
- Deloitte
- Century 21
- Canada Lands Company
- Pattison Food Group
- Valley Traffic Systems
- Walter Weisstock and Antony Wiesstock
- Aquatrans Distributions
- Iris Energy Limited
- Pt. Ellice Properties
- Investors Group Financial Services
- Martin & Millen
- Iristel
- Lyra Growth Partners
- Horizon Capital Holdings Group
Work highlights
- Represented Rio Tinto in relation to environmental tort claims brought by two Indigenous groups involving its hydroelectric facility in northwest British Columbia.
- Represented Valley Traffic as appellate counsel challenging a substantial damages award for defamation and civil conspiracy.
- Represented Iris Energy in a dispute relating to its receivership and bankruptcy proceedings.
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Beth Allard