DJA Counsel (Dennis Dawson James Aitken LLP)

DJA Counsel, formally Dennis Dawson James Aitken LLP, is a Vancouver litigation boutique providing advocacy and strategic counsel in and out of court. Its lawyers appear at all levels of court and handle complex commercial, class action, administrative, defamation, and appellate matters across industries and jurisdictions. The firm is ranked in the Chambers Canada and Chambers Global guides and accepts articling students through the Vancouver Bar Association process.

Practice areas

Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution Class Actions Administrative & Regulatory Law Insurance Law Bankruptcy & Insolvency Intellectual Property Criminal Defence

Good to know

Wheelchair accessible

Lawyers 14

This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar

1995–2025 · median 5 years in practice 11 of 14 lawyers

Law schools

Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia (4), University of Victoria (3), University of British Columbia (2), University of Calgary, University of Surrey, England, University of Toronto 12 of 14 lawyers

Who handles what

• Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution
  Andrew Mollard, Craig Dennis, K.C., Curtis Basham, David Crossin, K.C., Eric Aitken, Gabriel Rincon, John Foster, Kelly Twa, Mitchell Ferreira, Owen James, Rachel Abrahams, Ray Power, Scott Dawson, Simon Lusztig
• Administrative & Regulatory Law
  Craig Dennis, K.C., David Crossin, K.C., Eric Aitken, Gabriel Rincon, Kelly Twa, Mitchell Ferreira, Owen James, Rachel Abrahams, Ray Power, Scott Dawson
• Class Actions
  Andrew Mollard, Craig Dennis, K.C., Gabriel Rincon, Kelly Twa, Mitchell Ferreira, Owen James, Ray Power
• Real Estate Law
  Andrew Mollard, John Foster, Ray Power
• Criminal Defence
  David Crossin, K.C.
• Wills, Estates & Trusts
  John Foster