Course Chairs
The Honourable Justice Catherine A. Murray — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
The Honourable Judge Carmen Rogers — Regional Administrative Judge, Provincial Court of BC, Victoria
Andrew I. Nathanson, KC — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver
About the Course Chairs
A graduate of UBC law School, Madam Justice Murray 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.
The Honourable Judge Carmen Rogers obtained her law degree from UBC in 1989 and was called to the BC bar in 1990 and the Ontario bar in 1992. She practiced as a Crown prosecutor throughout her career. She was appointed to the Provincial Court in 2014. She has been the Regional Administrative Judge for Vancouver Island since 2017.
Andrew Nathanson, KC focuses on complex commercial litigation and white collar crime. He is co-chair of Fasken's Commercial Litigation Group in BC and co-leader of the firm's national White Collar Defence and Investigations group. Andrew is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and has been ranked as a leading litigator in diverse areas including corporate and commercial litigation, directors and officers liability, securities litigation, public law and criminal defence. In 2022, Benchmark Litigation named Andrew BC Litigator of the Year. In 2023, Best Lawyers in Canada named Andrew Lawyer of the Year in BC for director and officer liability practice and criminal defence.
Keynote Speakers
The Honourable Associate Chief Justice Heather J. Holmes — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
The Honourable Chief Judge Melissa A. Gillespie — Provincial Court of BC, Vancouver
Team Leaders
John D. Cliffe, KC — Cliffe Tobias Barristers & Solicitors, Vancouver
P. John G. Landry, KC — DLA Piper (Canada) LLP, Vancouver
Amy M. Nathanson — Lawson Lundell LLP, Vancouver
Jeffrey P. Scouten — Scouten & Rogers, Vancouver
Guest Instructors
The Honourable Justice Michael J. Brundrett — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
The Honourable Justice Christopher W. Greenwood — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
The Honourable Justice Jacqueline D. Hughes — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
Justice Neena Sharma — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
The Honourable Justice Michael Tammen — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
The Honourable Mr. Justice Patrice Abrioux — BC Court of Appeal, Vancouver
The Honourable Judge Reginald Harris — Provincial Court of BC, Vancouver
The Honourable Judge Mark R. Jette — Provincial Court of BC, Surrey
Beatrice E. Bate — Kinar Curry Lawyers, Victoria
Todd R. Bell — Farris LLP, Vancouver
Michelle Booker — BC Prosecution Service, Vancouver
Karen L. M. Carteri — Nathanson Schachter & Thompson LLP, Vancouver
Robert W. Cooper, KC — McEwan Cooper Dennis LLP, Vancouver
Robert J.C. Deane — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver
Craig P. Dennis, KC — Dennis James Aitken LLP, Vancouver
David A. Jardine, KC — Pender Litigation Vancouver
Louise Kenworthy, KC — Crown Counsel, BC Prosecution Service, New Westminster
Michael P. Klein, KC — Michael Klein Law Corporation, Vancouver
Sandra L. Kovacs — KazLaw Injury Lawyers, Vancouver
Joseph C. McArthur, KC — Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Vancouver
Daniel L. Mulligan — Crown Counsel, Ministry of Attorney General, Vancouver
Matthew A. Nathanson — MN Law, Vancouver
Rebecca Jane Robb — Hunter Litigation Chambers, Vancouver
Daniel Song, KC — Pringle Law, Vancouver
Cheryl J. Tobias, KC — Cliffe Tobias Barristers & Solicitors, Vancouver
Marko Vesely, KC — Lawson Lundell LLP, Vancouver
Kevin B. Westell — Pender Litigation, Vancouver