February 15th, 2024
The partners of Bernard LLP are pleased to announce that Julie Gaydar has recently joined the Firm. Julie will be working as an Associate in the business law group focusing on corporate and commercial, construction and maritime law.
Julie was called to the British Columbia Bar in 2018 after articling in the Vancouver office of a regional law firm and… more »
February 9th, 2024
The partners of Bernard LLP are pleased to announce that Vera Syrma has recently joined the Firm. Her practice is focused on litigation and maritime work, dealing with all manner of legal problems encountered by our clients. She will be working closely with other lawyers in the firm providing valuable support, as well as handling matters directly for our clients.… more »
February 9th, 2024
The partners of Bernard LLP are pleased to announce that Brogan G. Pastro has recently joined the Firm. Brogan obtained his BA (Law with French Law) from New College at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. He then attended at the University of British Columbia (Peter A. Allard School of Law) where he obtained an LLM in Common… more »
October 18th, 2023
Bernard LLP partners Catherine Hofmann and Jason Hicks at the 2023 Business Opportunities Conference organized by the Association of British Columbia Marine Industries in Vancouver. Proud to continue our support of the local marine industry sector.
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October 16th, 2023
Bernard LLP partner Jason Hicks recently attended the Canadian Bar Association’s Construction and Infrastructure Law Conference in Vancouver. Speakers and participants from coast to coast to coast covered topics ranging from technology trends in construction to collaborative contracting models and the latest developments in case law and statutes. This was the CBA’s first in-person national construction and infrastructure conference since… more »
October 12th, 2023
Bernard LLP is proud to support British Columbia’s maritime industries by renewing its sponsorship of the ABCMI Business Opportunities Conference. This year’s event is happening on October 17-18, 2023, at the Vancouver Convention Centre. Look for our booth in the exhibition area.… more »
October 5th, 2023
The partners are excited to have Wana Wafa join us as our newest litigator, having been called to the BC bar on September 26, 2023. Wana brings a wealth of practical experience as she was a paralegal with Bernard LLP while she was attending law school through the pandemic and afterwards during her LLM program at UBC. In addition to… more »
September 1st, 2023
The partners of Bernard LLP are delighted to announce that Alexandra King has recently joined the Firm. Alexandra will practice as a member of our corporate and commercial team, focusing her efforts on corporate finance, private mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring and governance and a variety of commercial and maritime contracts. She will also provide assistance to clients on their… more »
August 14th, 2023
Bernard LLP is very proud to announce that David K. Jones has been appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia. His appointment was announced by the Honourable Arif Virani, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada.
Mr. Justice Jones was a founding member of Bernard LLP, becoming a partner shortly after the creation of the firm… more »
June 20th, 2023
David S. Jarrett was recently appointed as the Chair for the Canadian Bar Association (National), Maritime Law Section for the 2023 – 2024 term. As Chair, David’s duties include overseeing section activities and presiding over its meetings. David was previously the Vice-Chair for the 2022 – 2023 term.
The Maritime Law Section deals with law and practice of provincial, national… more »