Course Chairs
The Honourable Madam Justice Catherine A. Murray — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
Andrew I. Nathanson — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver
About the Course Chairs
The Honourable Madam Justice Catherine A. Murray is a graduate of UBC Law School and worked almost her whole career as Crown counsel. She received her QC designation in 2008 and was appointed to the BC Supreme Court in October 2016.
During her career with the Crown, she prosecuted many serious cases including the last two Kelly Ellard cases and the Surrey Six. She has been involved in teaching advocacy to Crown counsel around the province and through CLEBC for the past 15 years.
Andrew Nathanson (BA (UBC, 1992), LLB (University of Toronto, 1995)) is a partner with Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP in Vancouver. He practices in the areas of commercial litigation and white-collar crime. He has appeared before all levels of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada. Mr. Nathanson's practice includes complex commercial disputes, often involving claims for interim relief; shareholders' disputes; and fraud and other white-collar crime. Mr. Nathanson also has an interest in constitutional law. His public law cases have involved the constitutionality of Insite, Vancouver's supervised injection site; jury secrecy rules and when an acquittal may be set aside for a reasonable apprehension of bias; the validity of the Canada Elections Act ban on premature transmission of federal election results; civilian police oversight; the constitutionality of the offence of human trafficking in IRPA; and whether mandatory minimum sentences constitute cruel and unusual punishment contrary to s. 12 of the Charter. Mr. Nathanson is an adjunct professor of civil procedure at UBC Faculty of Law, an honorary member of the UK’ s Commercial Bar Association and a CLE contributor in the areas of restitution, evidence and trial advocacy.
Keynote Speaker
The Honourable Chief Judge Thomas J. Crabtree — Supreme Court of BC, Chilliwack
The Honourable Associate Chief Judge Susan Wishart — Provincial Court of BC, Vancouver
Our Distinguished Team Leaders
The Honourable Judge Carmen Rogers — Provincial Court of BC, Victoria
John D. Cliffe, QC — Cliffe Tobias Barristers & Solicitors, Vancouver
Robert W. Cooper, QC — McEwan Partners, Vancouver
P. John G. Landry — DLA Piper (Canada) LLP, Vancouver
Andrew I. Nathanson — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver
Cheryl J. Tobias, QC — Cliffe Tobias Barristers & Solicitors, Vancouver
Our All-Star Guest Instructors
The Honourable Associate Chief Judge Susan Wishart — Provincial Court of BC, Vancouver
The Honourable Mr. Justice Patrice Abrioux — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
The Honourable Madam Justice Elaine J. Adair — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
The Honourable Madam Justice Wendy A. Baker — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
The Honourable Mr. Justice Neill R. Brown — Supreme Court of BC, Chilliwack
The Honourable Mr. Justice Michael J. Brundrett — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
The Honourable Madam Justice Carla L. Forth — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
The Honourable Madam Justice Linda A. Loo — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
The Honourable Madam Justice Maria Morellato — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
The Honourable Madam Justice Carol-Jean Ross — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
The Honourable Madam Justice Neena Sharma — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
The Honourable Mr. Justice Ronald Skolrood — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
The Honourable Mr. Justice James W. Williams — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
The Honourable Judge Nancy Adams — Provincial Court of BC, Vancouver
The Honourable Judge Reginald Harris — Provincial Court of BC, Vancouver
The Honourable Judge David A. St. Pierre — Provincial Court of BC, Vancouver
Craig P. Dennis, QC — McEwan Partners, Vancouver
Michael Feder — McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Vancouver
Jennifer L. Francis — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver
Chris W. Greenwood — Crown Counsel, Public Prosecution Service of Canada, Vancouver
Nicole Gregoire — Crown Counsel, Ministry of Attorney General, Vancouver
Rain A. Henderson — Henderson Heinrichs LLP, Vancouver
Jeremy P. Hermanson — Crown Counsel, Ministry of Attorney General, Vancouver
Jacqueline D. Hughes — Legal Services, Ministry of Attorney General, Vancouver
David A. Jardine, QC — Crown Counsel, Ministry of Attorney General, Vancouver
Anastase E. Maragos — Watson Goepel LLP, Vancouver
Gregory J. McDade, QC — Ratcliff & Company LLP, North Vancouver
Robert J. McDonell — Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP, Vancouver
Daniel L. Mulligan — Crown Counsel, Ministry of Attorney General, Vancouver
Matthew A. Nathanson — MN Law, Vancouver
Dasein G. Nearing — Crown Counsel, Ministry of Attorney General, Vancouver
Geordie Proulx, QC — Crown Counsel, Ministry of Attorney General, Vancouver
Henry J.R. Reiner, QC — Crown Counsel, Ministry of Attorney General, Vancouver
Stephen R. Schachter, QC — Nathanson, Schachter & Thompson LLP, Vancouver
Jeffrey P. Scouten — Hakemi & Ridgedale LLP, Vancouver
K. Michael Stephens — Hunter Litigation Chambers, Vancouver
Patti Tomasson — Deputy Regional Crown Counsel, Ministry of Attorney General, Vancouver
Kevin B. Westell — Pender Litigation, Vancouver
Charles F. Willms — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver