LAWSON LUNDELL - Key Persons
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- Articled Student / Vancouver
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- Paralegal
- Paralegal / Vancouver
Alice is a paralegal in the Vancouver office of Lawson Lundell. She joined the firm in 2022 and works with the Asia Pacific Group. She has been working in real estate as a conveyancer since 2019 before joining the group.
Experience
Alice's responsibilities include but are not limited to:
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- Manager, Finance Projects and Business Analytics
- Manager, Finance Projects and Business Analytics / Vancouver
Allan Wong joined Lawson Lundell in September 2020 as the Manager of Finance Projects & Business Analytics. He is the Finance lead for upgrading the ERP system with the goal of ensuring that the Project is delivered on time, on budget and within scope. He is also responsible for Business Analytics development within the organization as part of a Legal Project Management approach.
Allan has over 12 years of accounting experience working primarily in the transportation and Information Technology sectors.
Professional Activities
Royal Canadian Theatre Company (Registered Charity), Treasurer, 2009-2014
CGA Surrey/Langley/North Delta Chapter Board Member, Volunteer Coordinator 2009-2014
CGA Conference Executive Committee 2015 Member
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- Director, Legal Talent / Vancouver
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- Legal Assistant
- Assistant Contact
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- Articled Student / Vancouver
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- Articled Student / Vancouver
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- Articled Student / Vancouver
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- Trademark Agent / Calgary
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- Paralegal in the Vancouver Office
Cecilia Conto is a paralegal in the Vancouver office of Lawson Lundell.
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- Articled Student / Vancouver
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- Senior Consultant / Vancouver
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- Information Resources Manager
- Information Resources Manager / Vancouver
As the Manager of Information Resources, Debbie oversees library services including reference and research, collections, knowledge management, and library orientation and training for lawyers and law students in all four Lawson Lundell offices. With her library team, she works closely with the lawyers, professional development, and business development groups. Debbie also provides business intelligence to support the Firm's engagement with clients, both existing and potential.
Debbie is an experienced librarian and library administrator. Prior to joining Lawson Lundell in February 2014, she worked at a national law firm as its Vancouver library manager, and for over twenty years worked in Vancouver as a research librarian and manager for one of Canada's major media organizations.
Debbie holds an MLS from the University of British Columbia.
Professional Activities
Debbie is an active member of the Vancouver Association of Law Libraries, CALL/ACBD, and ILTA, and is Chair of the BC Legal Management Association's Knowledge Management Sub-section. She is an instructor in Langara College's Library Technician program, and has been an adjunct professor at the iSchool@SLAIS, the graduate library program at UBC.
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- Senior Counsel / Vancouver
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- Chief Operating Officer / Vancouver
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- Articled Student / Vancouver
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- Senior Counsel / Vancouver
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- Articled Student / Calgary
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- Articled Student / Calgary
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- a Litigation Paralegal
- Certified EDiscovery Specialist
- Paralegal
- Paralegal / Vancouver
Fern Boese joined Lawson Lundell LLP as a litigation paralegal in 2023. Fern joined Calgary's Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group, while working from its Vancouver office.
With over 30 years of experience in the legal field, Fern has been a Certified eDiscovery Specialist since 2018. Her past roles have included serving as a liaison between lawyers, clients and vendors throughout all stages of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model.
Fern has extensive experience establishing standards for large eDiscovery projects, spearheading software rollouts and enjoys training and troubleshooting.
Professional Activities
Association of Certified eDiscovery Specialists (ACEDS), Member, Membership Director Vancouver ACEDS Chapter (2020-2023)
BC Paralegal Association (BCPA), Member
Presented Professional Development Course for BC Paralegal Association Members entitled "eDiscovery - What's all the hub-bub?" (2020)
Women in eDiscovery (WIE), Toronto Chapter, Member
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- Manager of IT Security and Infrastructure / Vancouver
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- Senior Counsel / Vancouver
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- Director, Business Development and Marketing / Vancouver
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- Partner
- Partner, Leader - Asia Pacific Group
- Partner, Leader - Asia Pacific Group / Vancouver
Jack was recognized by Chambers Canada 2023 for Real Estate Law; by Best Lawyers in Canada 2020-2023 for Real Estate Law and for Mergers & Acquisitions Law in 2019-2023; by Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as a leading lawyer to watch for Corporate Commercial law in 2018 and repeatedly recommend as a Leading Practitioner for Corporate Mid-Market and one of Lexpert's Rising Stars - Leading Lawyers Under 40 for 2017
Jack Yong is a partner and leader of the Asia Pacific Group with Lawson Lundell's Vancouver office, practising corporate and commercial law and providing clients with strategic counsel in diverse areas of business law.
In all of his work, Jack brings a practical, business-minded approach to get the best results for his clients. He is proficient in written Chinese and spoken Mandarin and Cantonese, and is able to deliver legal services in both English and Chinese.
Community Activities
Vancouver Asian Film Festival, Former Director
Educating Girls of Rural China Society, Member on the Board of Advisors
British Columbia chapter of Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters, Former Director
Vancouver Cathay Lions Club, Former Member of the Executive
S.U.C.C.E.S.S Foundation, Former Director
Access to Capital Advisory Council of the BC Tech Association, Past Member
Association of Chinese Canadian Professionals, Former Director
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- Articled Student / Calgary
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- Paralegal
- Paralegal / Vancouver
- Paralegal in the Vancouver Office
Jenny Ban is a paralegal in the Vancouver office of Lawson Lundell LLP. Jenny joined the firm in 2022 as a legal assistant in the banking group and has since advanced to a paralegal. She has eight years of legal assistant experience working in litigation and banking.
Experience:
Conducting various due diligence searches;
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- General Counsel / Calgary
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- Senior Counsel / Vancouver
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- Articled Student / Vancouver
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- Partner and Chief Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Officer / Vancouver
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- Deputy Managing Partner and Chair of the Executive Committee / Vancouver
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- Paralegal
- Paralegal in the Kelowna Landmark Office
Karen Wasylyshen is a paralegal in the Kelowna Landmark office of Lawson Lundell and is a member of the Estate Planning and Litigation Group.
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- Manager of Legal Talent for Lawson Lundell 's Calgary
- Manager, Legal Talent ( Calgary and Yellowknife )
- Manager, Legal Talent ( Calgary and Yellowknife ) Calgary
Katie Cooke serves as the Manager of Legal Talent for Lawson Lundell's Calgary and Yellowknife offices. In this role, Katie focuses on cultivating successful student and associate programs.
Working closely with the Director of Legal Talent, Katie oversees the recruitment, integration, development, and performance management of students and legal professionals.
Before joining Lawson Lundell, Katie summered, articled, and practiced employment law with a large national firm.
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- Chief Information Officer / Vancouver
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- Director, Finance / Vancouver
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- Director, Human Resources / Vancouver
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- Paralegal
- Paralegal / Vancouver
- Paralegal in the Vancouver Office
Kristen Snyder is a paralegal in the Vancouver office of Lawson Lundell LLP. She joined the firm in 2022 as a paralegal in the Banking and Debt Financing Group and has over 10 years of experience working in banking law on commercial lending and financing transactions. Kristen's transactional experience and expertise are primarily focused on, but not limited to, financings relating to corporate mergers and acquisitions, construction and development of commercial real estate, and inter jurisdictional matters.
Kristen graduated with her undergraduate degree from the University of British Columbia (Vancouver) in 2008 as a double major in Political Science and History. She received a diploma in Paralegal Studies from Capilano University in 2011 and is a certified paralegal.
Kristen's responsibilities include:
commitment letter / facility letter review to ascertain lender's requirements;
conducting and reviewing due diligence searches;
drafting security and supporting documents;
drafting forms of opinion;
communicating with all parties to transaction including lenders, borrower's counsel and other agencies;
reviewing executed documents and other required items relating to transaction;
attending to Land Title Office registrations and Personal Property Security Act registrations; and
advancing trust funds and drafting final reports.
Professional Activities
British Columbia Paralegal Association, Member
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- Articled Student / Vancouver
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- Paralegal, Calgary Due Diligence Coordinator / Calgary
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- Human Resources and Administration Manager / Calgary
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- Articled Student / Vancouver
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- Director of Corporate Services / Vancouver
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- Articled Student / Vancouver
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- Articled Student / Vancouver
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- Partner and Patent & Trademark Agent
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- Payroll and Benefits Manager - Human Resources / Vancouver
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- Articled Student / Vancouver
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- Office Services Manager
- Manager, Office Services
- Manager, Office Services / Vancouver
Sandra Williams is the Office Services Manager at Lawson Lundell. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, Sandra's core responsibilities include overseeing the facilities, management of furniture, purchasing of production room and general office supplies, photocopier procurement and maintenance, and annual budgeting. She also oversees the office services, reception and food services departments.
Sandra joined Lawson Lundell in October 1993. Since that time, she has worked in various roles in relation to office services, records management and audit letters, before becoming the Firm's Office Services Manager.
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- Articled Student / Yellowknife
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- Manager, Business Intelligence & Financial Systems / Vancouver
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- Litigation Support Coordinator, Paralegal / Vancouver
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- Associate / Yellowknife
- Professionals
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- Business Development and Marketing Manager / Vancouver
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- Business Development Manager, Asia Pacific Group / Vancouver
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- Paralegal
- Paralegal / Vancouver
- Paralegal in the Vancouver Office
Vicky is a paralegal in the Vancouver office of Lawson Lundell. Vicky joined the firm in June 2020 as a legal assistant for the Asia Pacific Group, and advanced to become a paralegal in September 2021. Vicky has been working as a legal assistant for over four years. She will receive her Paralegal Certificate in BC in 2022.
Vicky's responsibilities include:
Managing real estate transaction files;
Conducting various due diligence searches;
Reviewing title and off-title searches;
Drafting closing documents and correspondence;
Performing registrations with the B.C. Land Title Office; and
Attending to closing and post-closing matters.
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- Articled Student / Vancouver
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- Senior Counsel / Vancouver
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- Articled Student / Vancouver