LAUREL ELIZABETH HUDSON (formerly Laurel Bieber) is pleased to announce the change of her company’s name from Bieber Law Corporation to Laurel Hudson Law Corporation.

SEAN O’NEILL has joined the Securities Group in the Vancouver office of Lang Michener. His legal practice assists clients in the areas of general corporate, commercial and securities law, as well as private equity financing.

Johns Southward Glazier Walton & Margetts is pleased to announce the addition of a new associate, MAUREEN ABRAHAM. Maureen will be pleased to assist current and new clients in the area of general civil litigation.

ERIC KERR has joined Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP as an associate with the Real Estate Group. He articled with Johns, Southward, Glazier, Walton & Margetts in Victoria, B.C. and was called to the B.C. Bar in March 2005.

Koffman Kalef LLP welcomes ERIN K. TAIT to the law firm partnership. Erin practises in the area of commercial real estate development, leasing, acquisition and sale.

GILLIAN CANNIFF has joined the firm of McQuarrie Hunter as an associate. Ms. Canniff practises at McQuarrie Hunter’s Surrey office on 104th Avenue in the areas of family law, general civil litigation, and employment law.

North Shore Law (formerly Bradbrooke Crawford Green) is pleased to announce that ROBERT MERLO, JEFFREY BRYANT, and VANESSA MARSHALL have joined the firm. Robert and Vanessa will practise in the Insurance Defense group, and Jeffrey will continue his practice in family and commercial litigation.

Chen & Leung is pleased to announce that STEPHEN ANDREA has joined the firm in February 2008 as an associate, adding his courtroom experience to the general litigation section.

JENNIFER DEVINS has joined Roper Greyell LLP, Employment + Labour Lawyers as an associate, after articling and practising briefly at a large national firm.

After spending seven years with Miller Thomson in Vancouver, JEREMY CHAN recently joined Methanex Corporation as Corporate Counsel at the company’s headquarters in Vancouver.

Johns Southward Glazier Walton & Margetts welcomes their newest associate, CRAIG YOUNG. Craig will be practising corporate/commercial, real estate and estate planning.

SARAH KLINGER, formerly of Waddell Raponi, has joined Cardinal Law in Victoria to further develop her plaintiff’s personal injury practice.

ANN HOWELL, formerly of Whitelaw Twining has joined Nathan Smith Law as an associate where she will practise in the area of medical malpractice litigation.

Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala LLP is pleased to welcome CRAIG A. ASH as a partner of the firm.

Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala LLP is pleased to welcome JENNIFER A. MARLES to the firm as an associate.

ELAINE M. DAVIES left Carr Buchan and Company and has set up her own sole practice in Victoria as Elaine M. Davies Law. Elaine continues to practise in the areas of conveyancing, wills, estates and family law.

TONY FOGARASSY joined NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc., an offshore wind power developer, as Director of Corporate Projects and General Counsel.

CATALINA RODRIGUEZ leaves Roper Greyell LLP to continue to practise employment law as an Employee Relations Advisor with Best Buy Canada.

This article was published in the April 2008 issue of BarTalk. © 2008 The Canadian Bar Association. All rights reserved.