Les has a broad disputes practice focused on arbitration and commercial litigation. Les’ practice includes disputes relating to trusts, estates, securities, and fraud. In his disputes practice, Les has represented sports leagues and Olympic and national team athletes.
Les further provides a range of advisory and advocacy services throughout all levels of tax disputes, including at the audit, appeals, and litigation stages.
In Les’ trust litigation practice, he provides ongoing administration and litigation advice to trustees and beneficiaries pertaining to all aspects of Indigenous and testamentary trusts, as well as to financial institutions for risk management.
Experience
- Successfully represented the petition respondent in its application to set aside an ex parte order restraining the disposition of certain termination payments following a proxy contest in Muddy Waters Capital LLC v Mayfair Gold Corp., 2024 BCSC 1233.
- Successfully assisting a client in their bid to gain a path to selection for the Paris 2024 Olympics. McMurray v. Rowing Canada.
- Successfully represented the petitioner in a matter relating to a raw material purchase agreement relating to the purchase of medical cannabis Fotmer v Tilray, 2023 BCSC 1323
- Successfully represented the petition respondent in its application to set aside an ex parte order restraining the disposition of certain termination payments following a proxy contest in Muddy Waters Capital LLC v Mayfair Gold Corp., 2024 BCSC 1233.
- Successfully assisting a client in their bid to gain a path to selection for the Paris 2024 Olympics. McMurray v. Rowing Canada.
- Successfully represented the petitioner in a matter relating to a raw material purchase agreement relating to the purchase of medical cannabis Fotmer v Tilray, 2023 BCSC 1323
