Olthuis van Ert

Olthuis van Ert is a litigation and public law boutique with offices in Vancouver and Ottawa. The firm advises and represents clients before all levels of court as well as provincial and federal tribunals, with particular strength in commercial litigation, public and regulatory law, and Indigenous rights matters. Several of its lawyers are former Supreme Court of Canada law clerks.

Practice areas

Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution Administrative & Regulatory Law Indigenous Law

Good to know

Wheelchair accessible

Lawyers 11

This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar

1994–2025 · median 8 years in practice 8 of 11 lawyers

Law schools

University of Toronto (3), Dalhousie University, McGill University (BCL/LLB), Osgoode Hall Law School, University of British Columbia (Peter A. Allard School of Law), University of Ottawa 8 of 11 lawyers

Languages on the roster

English, French, Spanish

Who handles what

• Administrative & Regulatory Law
  Charlotte Crane, Dahlia Shuhaibar, Donnaree Nygard, Fraser Harland, Jeff Hernaez, Neil Abraham
• Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution
  Benjamin Reedijk, Charlotte Crane, Danny Urquhart, Fraser Harland, Jeff Hernaez, Neil Abraham
• Class Actions
  Benjamin Reedijk, Donnaree Nygard
• Indigenous Law
  Dahlia Shuhaibar, Fraser Harland
• Bankruptcy & Insolvency
  Donnaree Nygard
• Business & Corporate Law
  Danny Urquhart
• Criminal Defence
  Neil Abraham