Kornfeld LLP

Kornfeld LLP is a Vancouver business law firm specializing in commercial law, litigation, and real estate development. Its predecessor was founded in 1993 by former partners of Freeman & Company, and in 2022 the firm merged with Shapray Cramer Fitterman Lamer LLP, another Vancouver litigation firm with roots in the same predecessor. It represents an entrepreneurial client base and has been ranked a Highly Recommended Firm by Benchmark Litigation Canada.

Practice areas

Good to know

Lawyers 28

This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar

1975–2026 · median 20 years in practice 24 of 28 lawyers

Law schools

University of British Columbia (9), Osgoode Hall Law School (4), Peter A. Allard School of Law (2), University of Calgary (2), University of Victoria (2), McGill University and 7 more 27 of 28 lawyers

Languages on the roster

Cantonese, French, Mandarin, Spanish

Who handles what

Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Abbas Sabur, Brad Cramer, Calvin Speedie, Dakota Koch, Dan Parlow, Francis Lamer, Gigi Lo, Greg Corson, Herbert S. Silber, K.C., FCIArb., Lana K. L. Li, Matthew Sveinson, Milaad Hashmi, Nils Preshaw, Sandra Foweraker, Shafik Bhalloo, K.C., Shane D. Coblin, FCIArb., Stephen Fitterman, Yan Gao

Real Estate Law

Carol Kerfoot, Douglas B. Hyndman, E. Neil Kornfeld, K.C., Francis Lamer, Greg Corson, Hans Gustavson, Herbert S. Silber, K.C., FCIArb., James S. McRae, Jon del Castillo, Jordan Langlois, Laura Danton, Milaad Hashmi, Shane D. Coblin, FCIArb., Stephen Fitterman

Business & Corporate Law

Carol Kerfoot, Catherine Yue, Dan Parlow, Douglas B. Hyndman, Hans Gustavson, Jon del Castillo, Jordan Langlois, Laura Danton, Mihai H. Ionescu

Employment & Labour Law

Greg Corson, Herbert S. Silber, K.C., FCIArb., Sandra Foweraker, Shafik Bhalloo, K.C., Stephen Fitterman

Bankruptcy & Insolvency

Douglas B. Hyndman, E. Neil Kornfeld, K.C., Francis Lamer, Shane D. Coblin, FCIArb.

Wills, Estates & Trusts

Abbas Sabur, Dan Parlow, Gigi Lo, Shane D. Coblin, FCIArb.

Construction Law

Matthew Sveinson, Milaad Hashmi, Shane D. Coblin, FCIArb.

Family Law

Calvin Speedie, Gigi Lo, Lana K. L. Li

Legal support staff 1

Law clerks, paralegals and articling students at this firm. They are not licensed lawyers.