Brent Atkinson
has joined the LTSA Board of Directors nominated by the Society of Notaries Public of B.C. (SNPBC). Mr. Atkinson has been a Notary Public since 1974.

Amyn Lalji
has joined Miller Thomson LLP’s Vancouver Office as a partner. Amyn’s practice focuses on aboriginal and corporate law. He has extensive knowledge and experience representing First Nations.

Andrew Aguilar
has joined Lang Michener LLP’s Litigation Group as an associate lawyer.

Geeta Bains
departs Dunnaway, Jackson, Ouellet and joins Nordel Law Group LLP as an associate. Ms. Bains will be practising in the areas of family law and civil litigation.

Natasha Allen
has joined Miller Thomson LLP’s Vancouver office as an associate. Prior to joining the firm, Natasha clerked at the Tax Court of Canada, was a manager in the Tax Group at Deloitte & Touche, and worked in the tax practice of another national law firm.

Gaurav Parmar
is now a partner with Heather Sadler Jenkins LLP, “Northern British Columbia’s Law Firm” (www.hsjlawyers.com). Gaurav was called to the British Columbia Bar in August 2004.

Jason Murray
has joined Klein Lyons as an associate practicing class action litigation.

Stephanie Daniels
has joined Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP Vancouver office as an associate. Stephanie joins Farris’ Tax Group, with a practice focused on wealth management and individual and business succession planning.

Judd Lambert
has recently been called to the B.C. Bar and has joined Pryke Lambert Leathley Russell LLP as an associate. He practises in the areas of corporate and commercial law and real estate law.

David Gillanders, QC,
one of Canada’s leading real estate lawyers, has joined Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP as associate counsel.

Sandra Li-Seller
was called to the B.C. Bar in September 2009 and has joined Pryke Lambert Leathley Russell LLP as an associate. She practises in the areas of insurance and commercial litigation.

Thierry Keable
has joined as an associate in the Solicitors practice group at Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP. Thierry’s practice focuses on all aspects of corporate law with an emphasis on corporate finance, business acquisitions and divestitures.

Sandra A. Hakanson
is pleased to announce the opening of Ocana Law Group, an exclusively immigration and citizenship law practice in the Okanagan.

Douglas Schmitt
has officially joined Alexander Holburn Beaudin & Lang LLP’s partnership in their Vancouver office.

Jeanette Wang
has joined the firm of Legacy Tax + Trust Lawyers in early January 2010. She will practice as an associate in the area of tax.

Sherri Robinson
has joined the firm of Legacy Tax + Trust Lawyers in early January 2010. She will practice as an associate in the areas of Canadian tax and estate planning.

Ryan Gallagher
has recently joined Lang Michener LLP as an associate. Ryan made the move from Forrest C. Hume Law Corporation to join Lang Michener’s Transportation Group on December 2, 2009.