RBS - Key Persons
Albert Norton Richards became the 2nd Lieutenant Governor of BC, on July 28, 1876.
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- Partner, Leader of Insurance Group
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- Associate
- Counsel
- Member of the Firm
Amir is a member of the firm's Business Law Services, Business Transactions and Employment & Human Rights Practice Groups. Prior to joining Richards Buell Sutton, Amir practised with a downtown Vancouver firm for more than 10 years advising private companies and individuals on a wide range of legal issues primarily relating to M&A, corporate, commercial and employment matters. Prior to law school, Amir worked as an accountant and obtained his CPA, CA designation.
Education
The University of British Columbia, LL.B., 1998
Queen's University, Biochemistry, First Class Honours, B.Sc., 1995
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- Firm Managing Partner, Leader of Institutions Group
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- in 2024 As a Paralegal
- Paralegal
Annika joined Richards Buell Sutton in 2024 as a paralegal in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department, specializing in commercial litigation.
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- Partner, Chair of Student Committee, Co - Leader of Estate & Wealth Advisory Group
Education
The University of British Columbia, LL.B., 1992
The University of British Columbia, B.Com. (Hons.), 1992
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- Partner, Leader of Commercial Leasing Group
Outside of her professional work, Cara is an active member of her community, volunteering her time each week to assist people or animals in need. In her free time, she enjoys spending time outdoors with her two dogs, reading, or playing boardgames.
Education
The University of British Columbia, LL.B., 1989
The University of British Columbia, Environmental & Resource Geography, 1983 to 1986
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- Director of Human Resources
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- Corporate Services Supervisor / Paralegal
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- Partner, Leader of Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group
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- Partner at W.J. Bower 's Firm, in Front of His Real Estate Office in Gastown
- Partner With Bowser Reid and Wallbridge for over Thirty Years.
David Steven Wallbridge, a partner at W.J. Bower's firm, in front of his real estate office in Gastown.
David Steven Wallbridge, a partner with Bowser Reid and Wallbridge for over thirty years.
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- Partner, Leader of Personal Injury Group
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- Associate, Leader of Corporate Services Group
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- Partner With John H. Senkler, in His Barrister 's Garb
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- Partner
- Partner, Co - Leader of Employment & Human Rights Group
Georg Reuter is a partner and the co-leader of the Employment and Human Rights Group. He is also a member of the Advanced Education and Research Practice Group, and has over 25 years of experience in the areas of employment and human rights law, as well as intellectual property and licensing law, with a particular focus on the transfers of new technologies from academic institutions to business.
Georg has worked closely with many of BC's advanced education and research institutions to assist them in commercialization of their technologies, including The University of British Columbia (UBC), the Centre for Drug Research and Development, the Vancouver Prostate Centre, and the BC Cancer Agency.
On the employment side of his practice, Georg assist both employers and employees in negotiating and drafting employment related agreements and policies, and in advising on strategies for hiring (and where necessary) terminating employees.
Georg has advised UBC on the licence and research collaboration agreements that underpin the more than 80 life science spin-off companies started at UBC. In particular, Georg focuses on licensing and technology transfer transactions, with extensive experience in dealing with transfers between institutions (e.g., universities, hospitals, research facilities) and businesses in the life science and software industries.
In 2015 Georg was a key contributor to UBC's licence with Roche Pharmaceuticals, executed in December 2015. This deal was UBC's largest ever, with up to $141.7 million US in pre-clinical, clinical and sales milestone payments and royalties thereafter.
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- Partner, Leader of Family Law Group
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- Associate
- Member of the Firm
Jeevan is a member of the firm's Real Estate Group. He practices in all aspects of residential and commercial real estate development, including purchases, financing, marketing, development, sale and leasing.
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- Partner, Leader of Asia Pacific Group
- Practice Group Leader of Our Asia Pacific Group
Joe Chan is the Practice Group Leader of our Asia Pacific Group, and a member of the firm's Business, and Technology and Innovation Groups. He has been a member of Richards Buell Sutton since moving to Vancouver more than a decade ago. Prior to that move, he lived and practiced law in Calgary. Through all of that time - and now - Joe has advised on business law, mergers and acquisitions, and securities/corporate finance matters for a broad range of clients, including TSX/NEO/TSXV/CSE listed public, mining, resource, real estate investment, technology, and video game companies. He also advises on trusts and joint ventures, and for restaurants, artists and writers, to name a few.
Joe has experience with a wide array of mergers and acquisitions and other business transactions, assisting clients from the "start-up" phase of their business to the "exit" sale of their business, and all issues and challenges that arise in-between - all with a focus on providing sensible, practical advice to help his clients realize their dreams (and, hopefully more).
He has also worked on securities law matters, from assisting clients through their IPOs, debt and equity financings, corporate governance matters, plans of arrangement, and ‘go private' transactions, as well as on a broad range of cross-border transactions.
Outside of his legal work, Joe has written about food, music and art for numerous publications, was the publisher/editor of a monthly arts/culture magazine, and a co-editor/writer for two food websites.
Joe provides legal services through Joe Chan Law Corporation.
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- Partner, Leader of Appellate Advocacy Group
Education
Bond University, J.D., 2016
Simon Fraser University, B.B.A, 2013
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- Partner, Co - Leader of Real Estate Group
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- Partner and Co - Chair of the Employment and Human Rights Group at RBS, and Esra.
- Partner, Co - Leader of Employment & Human Rights Group
Michelle Quinn, partner and co-chair of the Employment and Human Rights Group at RBS, and Esra...
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- Director of Professional Development
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- Marketing & Business Development Manager
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- Managing Partner of Senkler Spinks, and Van Horne, Lower Right Hand Corner of the Picture. Mr. Spinks Fought in World War L and Died in Battle at Vimy Ridge in 1917
Richard Coupland Spinks, Managing Partner of Senkler Spinks, and Van Horne, lower right hand corner of the picture. Mr. Spinks fought in World War l and died in battle at Vimy Ridge in 1917.
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- Partner, Co - Leader of Real Estate Group
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- Director of Information Technology
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- Partner, Leader of Business Law Group
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- Associate, Leader of South Asian Group
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- Partner and Leader of the Intellectual Property Practice Group
- Partner, Leader of Tech & Innovation Group
Sze-Mei Yeung is a partner and leader of the Intellectual Property Practice Group at Richards Buell Sutton. She is also a member of our Asia Pacific, Advanced Education and Research and Business Transactions Practice Groups. Sze-Mei is also the Chair of our firm's Equity Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Committee.
Sze-Mei represents clients in the areas of business acquisitions, technology, intellectual property and corporate-commercial law, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, licensing and technology transfer agreements, copyright issues and franchising. She has presented on licensing and corporate-commercial issues to organisations including the Canadian Institute, the ACCT Canada Innovation Leaders Forum, and to Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre.
She also previously worked as in-house counsel at a publicly-listed communications and information company that provides operational solutions to commercial and government organizations worldwide. She was directly responsible for acquisitional due diligence, drafting and negotiating licensing and acquisitional agreements in Canada, the US and the UK.
Sze-Mei provides legal services through Sze-Mei Yeung Law Corporation.
Sze-Mei has been recognized by Best Lawyers® in the area of Technology Law for the 2020 - 2025 editions, and Intellectual Property Law in the 2021 - 2025 editions. Inclusion in this publication is based entirely on peer-review.
Education
University of Victoria, J.D., 2020
University of British Columbia, B.A., 2016
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- Corporate Services Supervisor / Paralegal
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- Partner of Accupro Trademark Services LLP / Trademark Agent
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- Partner With Robie Reid and David S. Wallbridge, and from Whom the Sutton in Our Name Originates
William Allan Sutton, partner with Robie Reid and David S. Wallbridge, and from whom the Sutton in our name originates.