LAMOUR AFONSO and MICHELLE WINGERT have joined Haddock & Company in North Vancouver where they will practise general insurance defence, strata property, co-op housing, and construction law.

Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP is pleased to announce the arrival of associates KIERAN MOORE and SARAH HARBOTTLE. Kieran articled with the firm and will be joining the Commercial Litigation group. Sarah also articled with the firm and lends her expertise to the Business and Health Care groups.

After completing her articles at the downtown Vancouver law firm Remedios & Company, MAY LEE joins the firm as an associate lawyer.

BILL SUNDHU, formerly of the Provincial Court of British Columbia, has returned to private practice and joined Cates Carroll Watt, in Kamloops, and will provide trial and appellate advocacy in criminal justice, general civil litigation and ADR (arbitration and mediation) practice areas.

KATHERINE REILLY joined the Vancouver office of Lang Michener LLP in August 2007 as an associate in the Litigation Group after articling with the firm. Her practice includes general civil litigation, employment and labour law, and corporate and commercial litigation.

SUZANNE BURGESS ROBINS joined the Vancouver office of Lang Michener LLP in August 2007 as an associate in the Venture Capital Group after articling with the firm. Her practice includes mergers and acquisitions.

As of August 31, 2007 the Vancouver law firm of Alexander Holburn Beaudin & Lang LLP is pleased to announce that ROBERT KERR and MEGAN NODWELL have joined the firm as associates.

LARRY S. HUGHES has joined West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. in Vancouver as Senior Vice-President, effective September 1, 2007. Mr. Hughes has had a distinguished legal career as a member of Lang Michener LLP for the past 28 years and is recognized for his expertise in commercial, corporate finance and forestry law.

MARIKA GILES has joined Conkie & Company in Yaletown, where she will continue to practise in the areas of employment, privacy, insurance, and commercial litigation.

In August 2007, JASON HICKS moved from Davis LLP to join the Legal Department at the Vancouver Airport Authority.

NEIL CHANTLER has joined the firm of McQuarrie Hunter as an associate. Mr. Chantler practises at McQuarrie Hunter’s New Westminster office in the areas of civil litigation, employment law and human rights, commercial disputes, creditor and debtor law, and personal injury litigation.

Called to the bar in May 2007, the following former articling students have joined Davis LLP as associates: MAGGIE CAMPBELL (litigation), CHRIS METCALFE (corporate/commercial/M&A; intellectual property law), and KATE SAUNDERS (health law; privacy law; human rights law).

NIKA ROBINSON joined Lang Michener LLP Vancouver office from the firm’s office in Toronto, in September 2007, as an associate in the areas of insurance and environmental law.

This article was published in the October 2007 issue of BarTalk. © 2007 The Canadian Bar Association. All rights reserved.