Armstrong Simpson

About Armstrong Simpson

Armstrong Simpson is a Vancouver law firm made up of independent lawyers and law corporations rather than a single partnership. It practises in two main areas: civil litigation, with an emphasis on insurance defence, and securities counsel focused on junior public companies that trade on Canadian stock exchanges. The practice traces back to 1990, when litigation lawyer Michael G. Armstrong, called to the British Columbia bar in 1982, left a major Vancouver litigation firm to open an independent practice under the name Armstrong and Company. That practice became today's firm, which also includes corporate commercial lawyers S. Paul Simpson and Shauna L. Hartman.

On the litigation side, Armstrong Simpson handles insurance defence, personal injury and ICBC claims, construction disputes, professional negligence, administrative proceedings, commercial litigation and wrongful dismissal matters. Its litigation lawyer has appeared at every level of the British Columbia courts, at the Federal Court of Canada and at the Supreme Court of Canada, plus tribunals including the BC Human Rights Tribunal and the BC Securities Commission. On the corporate side, the firm advises technology and natural resource companies, including mining and oil and gas businesses, on IPOs, private placements, reverse takeovers, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance. Armstrong was appointed Queen's Counsel, now King's Counsel, in 2012, and is a past executive member of the Vancouver Bar Association.