Owen Bird Law Corporation is a full-service mid-sized law firm in Vancouver, British Columbia, founded in 1969. The firm represents entrepreneurial clients across a range of practice areas and is the only British Columbia member of Interlaw, an international network of law firms.

Practice areas

Business & Corporate LawWills, Estates & TrustsConstruction LawInsurance LawCivil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionPersonal InjuryReal Estate LawEmployment & Labour LawIntellectual PropertyTechnology & StartupsBankruptcy & InsolvencyClass ActionsFamily LawAdministrative & Regulatory LawLandlord & Tenant

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Wheelchair accessible

Lawyers 55

Alan A. Frydenlund Shareholder, King's Counsel Business & Corporate LawBankruptcy & Insolvency Allison R. Kuchta Shareholder Business & Corporate LawReal Estate Law Andrew Stainer Shareholder Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionInsurance Law Annalise MacDonald Associate Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution Brett J. Maerz Associate Wills, Estates & TrustsBusiness & Corporate Law Brian Cheng Shareholder Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionInsurance Law Christopher P. Weafer Shareholder, Co-Managing Director Business & Corporate LawAdministrative & Regulatory Law Coco Wiens-Paris Associate Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionReal Estate Law Daniel H. Coles Shareholder Construction LawCivil Litigation & Dispute Resolution Daniel W. Burnett Shareholder, King's Counsel Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionIntellectual Property David W.P. Moriarty Shareholder Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionClass Actions Duncan J. Manson Associate Counsel Wills, Estates & TrustsCivil Litigation & Dispute Resolution Ekamjot Singh Deol Associate Bankruptcy & InsolvencyInsurance Law Emma Christian Associate Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionInsurance Law Garth M. Evans Associate Counsel, King's Counsel Real Estate Law Gary M. Yaffe Shareholder Real Estate LawBusiness & Corporate Law Geoff Bowman Shareholder Construction LawInsurance Law George J. Roper Shareholder Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionConstruction Law Gregory J. Tucker Shareholder, King's Counsel Insurance LawCivil Litigation & Dispute Resolution Harleen K. Randhawa Associate Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionInsurance Law Harley J. Harris Shareholder Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionAdministrative & Regulatory Law Harvey S. Delaney Shareholder, Co-Managing Director Employment & Labour LawCivil Litigation & Dispute Resolution Iman Hosseini Associate Counsel Employment & Labour LawCivil Litigation & Dispute Resolution Isabella K. Stuart Associate Insurance LawConstruction Law

This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar
1980–2025 · median 15 years in practice 51 of 55 lawyers
Law schools
University of British Columbia (23), University of Victoria (7), Thompson Rivers University (4), Dalhousie University (3), Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia (3), University of Toronto (3) and 11 more 55 of 55 lawyers
Languages on the roster
Cantonese, Chinese, English, French, Hindi, Korean, Mandarin, Punjabi, Urdu

Who handles what

Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Andrew Stainer, Annalise MacDonald, Brian Cheng, Coco Wiens-Paris, Daniel H. Coles, Daniel W. Burnett, David W.P. Moriarty, Duncan J. Manson, Ekamjot Singh Deol, Emma Christian, Geoff Bowman, George J. Roper, Gregory J. Tucker, Harleen K. Randhawa, Harley J. Harris, Harvey S. Delaney, Iman Hosseini, Isabella K. Stuart, Jennifer R. Loeb, John J. Kim, Kaitlin Smiley, Laura A. Buitendyk, Lily Y. Zhang, Michael F. Robson, Nikta Shirazian, Patrick J. Weafer, Paul A. Brackstone, Sameer Kamboj, Scott H. Stephens, Taahaa Patel, Terence W.T. Yu, Yicong Li
Business & Corporate Law
Alan A. Frydenlund, Allison R. Kuchta, Brett J. Maerz, Christopher P. Weafer, Gary M. Yaffe, James H. McBeath, Jean Feng, Jeffrey B. Lightfoot, Jennifer L. Benton, Jocelyn M. Bellerud, Jonathan L. Williams, Kari F. Richardson, Katharina R. Spotzl, Michelle Karby, Patrick J. Haberl, Patrick J. Weafer, Paul J. Brown, Ronald G. Paton, Tiffany Ho, Victoria Chen, Yue Liu
Insurance Law
Andrew Stainer, Brian Cheng, Coco Wiens-Paris, Ekamjot Singh Deol, Emma Christian, Geoff Bowman, Gregory J. Tucker, Harleen K. Randhawa, Isabella K. Stuart, Jennifer R. Loeb, John J. Kim, Kaitlin Smiley, Laura A. Buitendyk, Lina Yeom, Nikta Shirazian, Paul A. Brackstone, Sameer Kamboj, Scott H. Stephens, Taahaa Patel
Construction Law
Brian Cheng, Daniel H. Coles, David W.P. Moriarty, Geoff Bowman, George J. Roper, Harleen K. Randhawa, Harvey S. Delaney, Iman Hosseini, Isabella K. Stuart, John J. Kim, Laura A. Buitendyk, Michael F. Robson, Nikta Shirazian, Paul A. Brackstone, Sameer Kamboj, Scott H. Stephens, Taahaa Patel
Real Estate Law
Allison R. Kuchta, Coco Wiens-Paris, Garth M. Evans, Gary M. Yaffe, James H. McBeath, Jonathan L. Williams, Katharina R. Spotzl, Patrick J. Weafer, Paul A. Brackstone, Paul J. Brown, Terence W.T. Yu, Tiffany Ho, Victoria Chen, Yue Liu
Wills, Estates & Trusts
Brett J. Maerz, Daniel W. Burnett, Duncan J. Manson, Iman Hosseini, Jean Feng, Jocelyn M. Bellerud, Lina Yeom, Michelle Karby, Yue Liu
Personal Injury
Brian Cheng, Coco Wiens-Paris, David W.P. Moriarty, Ekamjot Singh Deol, Isabella K. Stuart, Paul A. Brackstone, Sameer Kamboj
Administrative & Regulatory Law
Christopher P. Weafer, Coco Wiens-Paris, Daniel H. Coles, George J. Roper, Harley J. Harris, Michael F. Robson
Employment & Labour Law
Harleen K. Randhawa, Harvey S. Delaney, Iman Hosseini, Jennifer R. Loeb, Laura A. Buitendyk, Terence W.T. Yu
Bankruptcy & Insolvency
Alan A. Frydenlund, Ekamjot Singh Deol, Jonathan L. Williams, Lily Y. Zhang, Scott H. Stephens
Family Law
Kimberley J. Santerre, Lina Yeom, Terence W.T. Yu, Yicong Li
Class Actions
David W.P. Moriarty, Kaitlin Smiley, Nikta Shirazian
Intellectual Property
Daniel W. Burnett, James H. McBeath
Technology & Startups
Daniel W. Burnett, James H. McBeath
Landlord & Tenant
Brian Cheng

Legal support staff 1

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

Vivian Nguyen Articled Student

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