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Canada·USA·China·Asia | USA California Business Immigration
JEFFREY S. B.Comm. LLB.
Lowe & Company
Canada Immigration & Business Lawyer
Fluent in Mandarin & Cantonese Chinese & English, Jeffrey heads the GLOBAL HR TEAM of Vancouver's Lowe & Company. Other members the team are fluent in:
English, Japanese, Mandarin & Cantonese.
Jeffrey acts for business people, local and multinational firms, educational institutions & other law firms. He also teaches Canada immigration seminars.
"Starting a business in Canada involves a number of different legal procedures. The most common ones are: setting up a company, purchasing a business; preparing partnership or shareholders agreement, hiring employees; and leasing property. Being business lawyers as well as immigration lawyers, Lowe & Company can assist you with all of the above, and more." see Canadavisalaw.com/blog/business-law for more information on what Jeffrey and his firm does in terms of assisting immigrants with Canada BC business law.
Clients and businesses from over 65 countries have been helped with: business start ups, investments, NAFTA work permits, intracompany transfer work visas and other Canada business / family immigration for over 25 years. Our team of lawyers and registered immigration consultants are fluent in English, Mandarin, Cantonese and Japanese
LOWE and COMPANY
Lawyers & Registered Canada Immigration Consultants
#900 - 777 West Broadway,
Vancouver, BC, V5Z 4J7, Canada
Phone: 604 875-9338 fax: 604 875-1325
E-mail: jlowe@canadavisalaw.com
Web-site: CanadaVisaLaw.com
Lawyers Profile: J. Lowe

SORÈL LEINBURD, barrister & solicitor, LLB
Corporate, Business and Technology Law
"With almost 30 years of experience, Sorel practises in corporate, business, and technology law offering seasoned advice & expertise in those fields." (quote from https://leinburd.com 2018.01.31)
SorèL is a principal with the firm of Kerr Redekop Leinburd. His practice focuses on corporate & commercial law, information technology ("IT"), intellectual property ("IP") law.
Sorèl's IT experience includes computer software development agreements, technology licensing, a range of internet and e-commerce agreements, distribution and representative agreements, confidentiality agreements,
employment and consulting agreements. His IP experience covers trademarks, trade secrets and copyright matters.
On the corporate and commercial side, Sorèl's experience includes company formation, shareholders and partnership agreements, sales and acquisitions of businesses, financing, commercial leasing, incorporate restructuring transactions, and a broad range of business contracts.
Sorèl's clients include small and medium-size businesses and entrepreneurs at all stages of development including start-ups and growth companies. Representative clients and their scope of activities include software and hardware development, technology development & manufacturing, technology marketing, food, clothing & product manufacturing, commercial real estate holding companies, and professionals including medical doctors, dentists, architects and lawyers.
Sorèl is also regularly engaged by other lawyers to provide professional services to their clients.
SORÈL LEINBURD, LLB
barrister & solicitor
Kerr Redekop Leinburd
Business, Technology & Commercial Litigation Trial Lawyers
Associates in the Practice of Law · Barristers & Solicitors / Trade Mark Agents
#410 - 1333 W. Broadway
Vancouver, BC, V6H 4C1
Phone: 604.734.4554 Email: Sorel@krlb.com
Also see more about this corporate business tech lawyer at https://leinburd.com
VANCOUVER BUSINESS LAWYERS & LAW FIRMS DIRECTORY

KERR - REDEKOP - LEINBURD
Business Development · Technology Development &
Commercial & IP-IT Disputes - Trial Lawyers
If you do business in the fast lane, think of us as
your pit crew
"To entrepreneurs, time is money.
That's why it's important to have a lawyer
who understands business and can respond
to your needs quickly. We offer a full range
of experience in many areas of business
law, both in and out of Court."
[quote 2008.04.18 Website: www.KRLB.com]
L E G A L P R A C T I C E A R E A S
· Copyright
Intellectual Property Disputes ·
Software Development ·
Technology Agreements ·
Trademarks ·
· Lease Law
· Real Estate
Commercial Financing ·
Real Estate Development ·
Real Estate Transactions
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Secured Transactions
· Wills, Estates & Trust Law
Elder Law ·
Estate Litigation ·
Probate ·
Trusts ·
Wills
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Commercial Law
Business Purchase & Sale ·
Consulting Agreements ·
Commercial Litigation ·
Commercial Financing ·
Distribution Agreements ·
Franchising ·
Licensing Agreements ·
Trademarks
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Corporate Law
Corporate Financing ·
Incorporations
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Dispute Resolution
Collections (Collector/Debtor) ·
Commercial Arbitration ·
Commercial Mediation ·
Contractual Disputes ·
Injunctions ·
Intellectual Property Disputes ·
Internet Litigation ·
Partnership Disputes ·
Shareholders Disputes ·
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Employment Law
Employment Agreements · Wrongful Dismissals
KERR - REDEKOP - LEINBURD
Suite 410 - 1333 West Broadway
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada V6H 4C1
Phone 604.734.4554
Email mail@krlb.com
Website: KRLB.com
 www.ventureslaw.com
Legal Solutions for Business & Entrepreneur Ventures
BRUCE REDEKOP
barrister and solicitor, BA, LLB, Reg. Trademarks Agent
Business Planning Legal Consultant for Business & Entrepreneur Ventures
go to www.VenturesLaw.com for more information about what Bruce's services might offer your business plans.
SORÈL LEINBURD
barrister & solicitor, LLB
Business Lawyer · Intellectual Property · Information Technology ·
Transactional Law
Kerr Redekop Leinburd
Business, Technology & Commercial Litigation Trial Lawyers
Associates in the Practice of Law · Barristers & Solicitors / Registered Trade Mark Agents
#410 - 1333 W. Broadway
Vancouver, BC, V6H 4C1
Phone: 604.734.4554
see also Vancouver Telephone Business Directory
Lawyers-BC Profile: Sorèl Leinburd
HARVEY MELLER - B.Sc. LLB,
Barrister & Solicitor
Mr. Meller's practice focuses on providing general corporate commercial advice with a specialization in entertainment law. Mr. Meller's key areas of specialization include:
- Business Purchase & Sale
- Corporate Financing
- Entertainment Law
- Guidance to Arts Organizations
- Incorporations
- Shareholder Agreements
Harvey's practice focuses primarily on providing general commercial advice for businesses in all industries including the provision of advice in the entertainment field and for arts organizations. Particular practice areas include, the sale and purchase of businesses, commercial leasing, the preparation and drafting of shareholder agreements, and general corporate matters relating to incorporation, amalgamation, financing and revisions to the structure of the corporation. As an entertainment lawyer, Harvey has provided advice regarding film financing, errors and omissions insurance, contracts for services and general matters relating to intellectual property.
Before practicing law, Harvey was a prominent local modern dance choreographer and was the co-artistic director of a successful modern dance company for a ten year period. His undergraduate specialization was in math and computer science. Harvey's unique experience as an artist, mathematician, business operator and business partner helps him to provide unique, thoughtful and creative solutions to meet his client's various needs and objectives.
EDUCATION
- University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, BSc - 1979
- University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia LLB - 1983
- Simor Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Extended studies diploma in the Fine and Performing Arts - 1986
Harvey Meller Law Corporation
in association with Kerr Redekop Leinburd
Barristers & Solicitors
#410 - 1333 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC, V6H 4C1
Direct Line: (604) 484-0293
Web site: www.krlb.com/ ...harveymeller.html
Telephone: 604.734.4554
JAMES D. LIN, BA LLB
in association with Kerr Redekop Leinburdp;
Barristers & Solicitors
#410 - 1333 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC, V6H 4C1
email: jdl@krlb.com
phone: 604.734.4554 ext. 225
direct phone: 604.484.0285
firm web profile: http://krlb.com/ .. /jameslin.html
PRACTICE AREAS
· Business Purchase & Sale
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Commercial Financing
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Corporate Financing
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Incorporations
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Probate
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Real Estate Transactions
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Wills
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
James D. Lin was born in the city of Taichung, Taiwan and grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia. James' practice focuses primarily in the areas of business law, corporate and commercial law, real estate, commercial leasing and wills & estates. James' talent as a lawyer is accented by his language skills as he is fluent in English, Mandarin and Taiwanese.
EDUCATION
University of British Columbia, Vancouver. Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology in 1989
University of Alberta, Edmonton - LLB - 1994
ADMISSIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS
1995 - Call to the Bar, Vancouver, British Columbia
LANDO & Company LLP
(quote fr. website 2014.08.07)
Areas of Practice
Lando & Company LLP provides legal services focused in the areas of real estate development, finance and business law. For a description of our major practice areas, please make a selection below:
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Commercial and Investment Real Estate
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Real Estate Development
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Corporate Law
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Business Law
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Wills, Estates and Trusts
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Commercial Lending, Borrowing & Finance
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Commercial Litigation
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Strata Property Law
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Construction
www.lando.ca
Lando & Company, LLP
2010 - 1055 West Georgia
P.O. Box 11140
Vancouver, BC V6E 3P3
Telephone: 604 682-6821
Note the firm of Lando & Co. also handles REAL ESTATE LAW-LEGAL WORK - s/a Vancouver Real Estate Lawyers Directory
VICTORIA & VANCOUVER ISLAND BUSINESS LAWYERS & LAW FIRMS
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JAMES HUTCHISON, LLB
Victoria BC - Corporate-Commercial Law, Finance & Intellectual Property Law
see J.S. Hutchison practice profile
- LORENZO OSS-CECH, BSC LLB
Victoria BC - Corporate-Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury & Technology Law
is fluent in English · Italian · Spanish and also speaks some French.
see L. Oss-Cech practice profile
- PAUL SCAMBLER, LLB, QC
Preferred areas of practice: Secured transactions, wills and estates, real property and commercial mediation
Clay and Company,
P.O. Box 961
837 Burdett Avenue
Victoria, BC V8W 2S4
Telephone: 250 386-2261
E-mail: pscambler@clay.bc.ca
see P. Scambler, practice profile
Jenifer A. Chilcott LLB, LLM
"Jenifer Chilcott is a commercial solicitor with extensive experience gained as both in-house and external counsel for some of the world';s foremost high technology companies.
Jenifer has particular expertise in the negotiation and drafting of agreements relating to the protection and commercialization of technology, including licenses, distribution agreements, contracts for professional services, and development agreements." (quote from www.farris.com 2012-11-29)
Jenifer is a technology lawyer with extensive international experience gained as in-house counsel for some of the world's foremost high technology companies. Jenifer has particular expertise in the negotiation and drafting of agreements relating to the licensing, sale and protection of intellectual property.
Through her many years of working as in-house counsel for technology companies of all sizes, Jenifer is able to provide her clients with valuable insight into industry best practices relating to the organization of their businesses and the protection of their intellectual property. Jenifer regularly assists technology companies in creating standard agreements and establishing procedures for managing contracts.
Jenifer also spent a number of years living and practicing law in Asia and the South Pacific, and is able to assist clients who wish to expand their business in those regions.
Jenifer A. Chilcott,,
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serving clients in the Capital Region District's growing technology sector, Metro Vancouver and throughout the Pacific Rim.
Telephone: 250 405 1987
Email: jchilcott@farris.com
Web: http://www.farris.com/...lawyers/profile/jenifer-a.-chilcott
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LEMER and COMPANY,
210 - 900 Howe St.
Vancouver BC
Canada V6Z 2M4 Phone: 604.642.6363
Website: www.BruceLemer.com
 www.krlb.com
 www.ventureslaw.com
FLORENCE T. WONG, fluent in Mandarin & Cantonese Chinese, has over 30 years experience :
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Business Purchase & Sale
- Commercial Financing
- Corporate Financing
- Incorporations, Shareholder Agreements & Diputes
- Lease Law
- Real Estate Transactions
- Trademarks
- Trusts
Florence Wong, Barrister & Solicitor,
Kerr Redekop Leinburd
Suite 410 - 1333 West Broadway
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada V6H 4C1
Phone 604.734.4554
Email fwong@krlb.com Website: KRLB.com
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VANCOUVER · NEW YORK · SINGAPORE · CHINA
MultiLingual Lawyer
Alexandra Wong LLB, LLM, MBA
international business & trade legal & planning development
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Business: Product Liability / Commercial Contracts / Consumer Class Actions
 Felicity Schweitzer, is a lawyer, with a Master of Law degree from London UK and previous experience in: business transactions, intellectual property, advertising law, and consumer protection. She is with Lemer and Company, in downtown Vancouver working on consumer / commercial contracts / product liablity class actions.
Bruce Lemer, LLB, is one of the most experienced class action lawyers in Canada, being co-counsel in Canada's Tainted Blood Products and the Red Cross class action in the 1990s which resulted in the largest settlement of its time. See www.brucelemer.com/class-actions/overview/ for more information about both these lawyers and the services of this Vancouver law firm.

LEMER and COMPANY,
210 - 900 Howe St.
Vancouver BC
Canada V6Z 2M4 Phone: 604.642.6363
Website: www.BruceLemer.com
O N T A R I O L A W Y E R S FOR
Canada Technology · Intellectual Property · TradeMarks · Copyright
· Business Law
Ottawa ·
Greater Toronto Area ·
see also CHARITY & NOT-FOR-PROFIT LAW from
Carters Professional Corporation www.carters.ca (Carters) is one of the leading firms in Canada in the area of charity and not-for-profit law and is able to provide a full range of legal services to its charitable and not-for-profit clients, as well as to individuals, corporations and businesses. With offices in Mississauga, Ottawa and Orangeville, Ontario, as well as meeting facilities in Toronto, Guelph and Vancouver, Carters provides assistance to clients across Canada and internationally with regard to all aspects of charity and not-for-profit law. The lawyers and staff at Carters are committed to excellence in providing clients with complete legal solutions for their unique needs.
Carters.ca Business-Corporate Law
Carters.ca Intellectual Property & Information Technology Law
ANDREA RASMUSSEN
B.F.A. (Windsor On.), LL.B. (UBC)
the corporate and commercial partner at Wilson and Rasmussen LLP and an experienced solicitor ... Her "business law" practice involves representation of many large, well-established firms, as well as new companies in and around the Province of BC. Andrea and her trusted and experienced assistant, Amalia, would be pleased to assist with your incorporation, commercial lending, leasing, or business sale/purchase transactions.
Areas of Practice:
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Company Law (including Incorporations: Provincial, Federal and Extraprovincial, Sole Proprietorships, Partnerships, Shareholder Agreements)
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Contract Law (including Co-ownership Agreements and Joint Venture Agreements)
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Commercial Lending and Borrowing (preparation and advice on loans and security documentation for the Lender and Borrower registered in the Land Title and Personal Property Security Registries of B.C.)
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Employer / Employee Issues (negotiations, contract review, drafting and advice, Wrongful Dismissal issues and Employment Standards law)
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Commercial Leases (review, advice and drafting)
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Buying and Selling Businesses (Assets or Shares in Companies)
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Wills and Estates (including drafting and advice on Wills, Powers of Attorney, Representation Agreements, Living Wills, Probate and Estate Administration)
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Residential Real Estate (Buying, Selling, Mortgaging)
ANDREA RASMUSSEN, barrister & solicitor
Wilson Rasmussen LLP
Suite 300
Guildford Landmark Building,
15127 - 100th Avenue
Surrey BC, V3R 0N9
Phone: 604-583-7917 (#41)
Email:
Website: www.WilsonRasmussen.com
SMALL CLAIMS DEBTS
Small Claims - Court Services - B.C. Ministry of Justice
For Example: If your claim is for $25,000 or less you should sue in Small Claims Court. [This was raised from a $10,000 limit in 2005 for BC Small Claims]
· Business Trade Marks & Patents Agents
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Canada Business Immigration Lawyers for NAFTA / IntraCompany Transfer Work Permits-Visas
· Employee & Employer Lawyer for Wrongful Dismissal / Wrongful Resignations

BAILY McLEAN
Corporate-Commercial Lawyers
Frank M. Baily, B.Sc. LLB.
Brent A. McLean, B.Comm. LLB.
Barristers & Solicitors Serving Metro Vancouver for 40 years in the areas of:
· Corporate - Commercial Law
· Shareholder Agreements & Disputes
· Employment Disputes / Wrongful Dismissal
· Corporate and Commercial Transactions
· Corporate Restructuring
· General Drafting of Commercial Agreements
· Corporate Security
· Civil Litigation
· Commercial Leases
· Mortgages & Real Estate Conveyancing
· Wills Estates & Trusts Administration, including Estate Disputes
BAILY McLEAN
900 - 4720 Kingsway
Metrotower II (next to the Metrotown Bus Loop Entrance to the Mall])
Burnaby, BC
V5H 4N2
Tel: 604-437-6611
Fax: 604-437-3065
Website: www.bmgm.com
Cross Border Lawyers Canada-USA & Asia-Pacific Legal Practice
ALEXANDRA CELINE WONG
LLB, LLM, MBA International Business and Technology Lawyer
Vancouver & New York Associate Offices
Licensed to Practice Law in BC, Canada and New York State, USA
Bar admissions: Canada (BC & Ontario) · United States (New York) · Singapore
ALEXANDRA WONG's Legal practice areas include:
- Corporate / Commercial Law
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Mergers & Acquisitions
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International Investment & Transactions
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International Structure & Finance
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Technology Law
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Business Outsourcing, Insourcing, Offshoring, Nearshoring
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Business Succession Planning
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Commercial, Construction and Engineering Litigation
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Professional Practice Issues and Disputes
A business lawyer with international experience in Asia and North America with a focus on international business, corporate/commercial, finance and engineering/technology law.
Alexandra's corporate and commercial practice focuses on companies entering or doing business in U.S. and Canada. Alexandra's experience includes formation of legal entities, shareholders, partnership and alliance agreements, mergers, sales and acquisitions of businesses, procurement, distribution, outsourcing and service agreements, financing, commercial leasing, corporate restructuring transactions.
Alexandra's engineering/technology practice includes engineering and construction agreements, software development agreements, technology reselling, transfer and licensing agreements, internet hosting and e-commerce agreements, distribution and representative agreements, confidentiality and non-competition agreements, employment and consulting agreements.
Alexandra aims to deliver innovative and commercial astute legal advice, with a service level that is accessible, prompt, effective and at a reasonable cost.
In the 1990s, Alexandra worked
on both transactional and litigation aspects of business, corporate and commercial law in Singapore with Joseph Hoo Morris & Kumar, a long time general practice firm in Singapore. She also served as legal counsel to the shipyard division of SembCorp Industries Ltd, a publicly listed Singapore conglomerate trading on the Singapore Stock Exchange. Aside from her legal practice, Alexandra has worked with individuals and companies on investments and market development/expansion in U.S. and Canada.
Alexandra is also an Attorney-at-law in the State of New York and is associated with the firm of Rosensteel Law in New York City, practicing international, business and technology law.
- Barrister & Solicitor, B.C. Canada
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Barrister & Solicitor, Ontario, Canada
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Attorney-at-Law, State of New York, USA
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National University of Singapore law school law.nus.edu.sg where she obtained both her Bachelor (1994) and Masters (1996) in Law in international business and corporate finance
- Concordia University business school in Montreal, Canada where she graduated with an MBA (2004 Masters in Business Administration) in finance, business valuations and organizational and strategic consulting.
Aside from her legal practice, Alexandra has consulted with investors and businesses in real estate, solution-provision, distribution and tourism industries.
Alexandra Wong - WONG and ASSOCIATES
Peninsula Business Centre
15388 - 24th Avenue,
Surrey BC.
Telephone: 604-628-2317
E-mail: A. Wong
Website: EngTechLaw.com
see also New York Attorney-at-law Profile for Alexandra at www.RosensteelLaw.com Attorneys
ROSENSTEEL LAW LLP. www.rosensteellaw.com
"... Legal Services for the High-Tech, High-Paced, Global Marketplace"
Rosensteel Law is a full-service law firm. Through an organized team of attorneys and professionals, and a well established network of correspondent law firms overseas, the firm provides world-wide legal counseling.
[in other words] .... a full-service law firm specializing in servicing technology oriented companies and individuals.
Rosensteel Law LLC practices in the following areas of law:
- Technology Law, - Computer Law, - Intellectual Property Law, - General Corporate Law, - Business Law, - Tax Law, - International Law, - Real Estate, - Commercial Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, - Mergers and Acquisitions, - Funding and Banking Transactions, - Emerging Technologies .
The firm advises clients in North America and worldwide, including Europe, Asia and South America." [authorized quote fr. website 2010.09.09-2005.07.01-2009.08.13 ]
ROSENSTEEL LAW
40 Wall St,
33rd Floor,
New York NY 10005
Tel: (212) 808-8300
Web: www.RosensteelLaw.com
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LIE DETECTOR / TRUTH VERIFICATION TESTING FOR CRIMINAL COURT CASES & BUSINESS SECURITY SCREENING
Pacific Polygraph Services Ltd.
John I. R. Weller
certified since 1973
#95 - 1687 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC V6J 1X2 Canada
Telephone: 604 669-5945
email: tbc
see also: www.policepolygraph.org/index.htm
American Association of Police Polygraphists web site
Other Lawyer's Support Services
Private Investigators & Investigation & Corporate Security Services
in Canada & USA
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Throwing a net over the new writing
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Freelance writing in an electronic age
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2009 Future Predictions
from 1997
by: Brian Buchanan, MBA buchanantwo@gmail.com
- freelance writer and business consultant, Vancouver, BC, Canada
-originally published in www.provenance.ca / ISSN 1203-8954 - Vol. 2 No. 2 Spring 1997
Whatever will happen to freelance writing in the electronic age? One answer: everyone will do it. That is, everyone will have access to the envigorating ethers of the Net to search for primary information and publish one's own explications, prolificly, at will.
Who will need magazines and newspapers? One will merely read the wire service stories or other information from research or intelligence-gathering data banks right off the screen, print what one wants and move on to the thousands of usenet groups, forums and other collections of like-minded or like-interested devotees of every subject under the sun. Out of the hunt for Everyman's red october will come everyone's private magazine. A very sophisticated clipping file, personally spun.
Oh sure, the odd large-circulation mags like Time Time.com
, US News (www.usnews.com and World Report , perhaps even Toronto-focussed Macleans (MacLeans.ca might hang around in an electronic form, paying a few staffers and even fewer freelancers to scribble a few words. But won't information technology make everyone an editor-writer-researcheo Magazines are all electronic now.
Won't scale economies make them cheaper operations requiring fewer writers? Sure, but look at the these magazines on the net. They're still made the old way. Once a month anachronisms. So maybe even the conventional big publications will fade away. They're not current and "now" enough. The newly and truly wired will simply go out for a quick hunt with a good search engine and concoct his news and commentary fresh, without intermediaries.
One quibble in all this compositional democracy. Oh, maybe two or three. Analytical and writing talent are relatively rare currencies.
Most people, even bright sparks, couldn't write their way out of a paper bag. In fact, considering the quality of 95% of what one sees on the net, most authors of this dreck should wear paper bags to hide their embarrassment. Although judging by the hubris betrayed on much of the net prose, its authors probably have severely underdeveloped shame glands.
So modern wired man and woman may still turn to professional thinkers and writers for their daily intellectual bread, instead of attempting to make it themselves every day, or hoping to rely on the humble efforts of multitudes of fellow amateurs.
Equal technical access won't produce equal intellectual product. History revealed a similar phenomenon with the Gutenburg revolution: at first everyone got into the printing game, churning out gigantic volumes of uneven quality, but mostly bad. By the end of the 18th Century, professional writers and publishing houses were firmly established, and amateurs receded into richly deserved oblivion. Look at the amateurs' works now and weep for egalitarianism. And pray for the professionalization of the net.
So there will still be a place for writers. The great freelancing rush will give way to the best and brightest, just as the post-Gutenburg printing rush did the same. Talent will out. Or more accurately, lack of talent will be out; possession of creativity will be commercial. But freelancers? Maybe the future for them is particularly bright. Look at the syndicated writers on the US commercial net services now. Can one imagine one's favourite columnists available for sale one column at a time? "Let's see, today I'll buy a Fotheringham [Allan] and a Palmer [Vaughn - syndicated newspaper columnists based in BC]." The service is there now for a few well-established writers who earned their fees and following from the hardcopy media.
In the next millennium, writers will carve commercial swaths and flog words to a hungry public who will only know these authors as the creatures of the ether. New writers will emerge, marketing their wares globally while protecting their creative efforts and charging for it one hit at a time. Newspapers will be modular, barely recognizable things, sold in fragments, on good screens and downloadable in myriad forms, changing shape and substance before your eyes with new stories and commentary from freelancers and staffers alike. Exciting? Sure. Daunting? Yes, that too. So, how do we flog our wares, now that we don't call up stony-faced editors with queries any more? On the brighter side, no longer will we suffer the bad editing travesties of lesser talents. The dreadful old truth will no longer matter: those who can't write, edit. Editors will disappear like the T-Rex's they so often resemble.
We have seen the future. It is us. However, it needs work. The plots will undoubtedly thicken. A great deal is left to do in copywriting and marketing. He who creates order of this chaos will make many of the next billions. Let us at 'em.
- Brian Buchanan
HOUSEHOLD WORDS . . . in our infinite variety. . .
- the prose mundane: verbal concrete and two by fours -- for reports, letters and writing on the routine and regular spin of company life verve and clarity that practical, speedy communications can handle.
- paint and decor, in words: when bragging and vivid description go public -- paper and electronic brochures, video scripts and advertisements with gusto and guises --- lights, camera . . . we're in action!
- rich tapestries and wordful art: when the commercial milieu draws up to its fullest cultural height, colourful ribbons of artful narrative spin their way across the pages and screen, looking a lot like serious literature, with a client in the star turn --- public relations releases, commissioned articles and extended stories reach deeper into the body politic and body commercial, looking to impress.
Brian Buchanan sells words. Just that. While he works with photographers and artists of various sorts on projects, he has one product line: words, words and more words. Tis enough. Twill serve. Would you like him to save a good word or two for you? Call him. Go on. The costs are surprisingly low.
When that old wordsmithing is just getting you down, call an expert. Brian Buchanan knows the alleys and byways of commerce and education. He can get you there from where-ever your rhetoric may maroon you.
Brian Buchanan.
buchanantwo@gmail.com
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Bruce Allan Thompson, MA, LLB,
commercial-business litigation & wills disputes mediation
I have been dealing with complex commercial-business litigation cases since 1981. Prior to that I was a solicitor.
My experience ranges from:
- contract cases to
- shareholders' disputes,
- corporate liability issues to
- commercial foreclosure,
- consumer protection to
- commercial lease disputes and
- strata property cases involving the appointment of administrators.
As in all aspects of litigation, I often recommend that clients talk directly to their adversaries through a mediation process. The main reasons for this are to determine if there are business solutions to the issues raised, to be able to have my clients talk directly to the decision-maker on the other side of the dispute in a setting where there is an independent person to move the discussion along and break-up the possibility of confrontation, to go for a solution to the issues as early as possible and to explore what can be done if circumstances seem intractable.
Legal fees are a big factor in all litigation but particularly in business cases because businessmen will generally be acutely aware of the cost/benefit analysis of any given business situation. Legal fees should be candidly discussed at the beginning of the retainer arrangement. People are often surprised by the threshold amount of a claim that makes sense once legal fees are considered.
Bruce is an experienced litigator who expanded his practice (since 2010) to include wills and estates disputes mediation.
His previous 40 years of civil litigation involved:
- complex real estate,
- strata property and
- corporate liability litigation
It is his litigation experience that provides a unique vantage point to see the benefits to be gained from mediation, as well as recognizing early on the level of intractability in problem situations and having an insight as to what to do - as an option to going to court e.g. in a wills variation action.
Why Mediation?
Judges write endings. They choose what they believe is the proper ending for the situation which is before them. The client's role is to provide the facts the judge can find in making their decision.
There is more than one side to the facts presented and the judge chooses the facts upon which to base his or her decision.
In mediation each side has an opportunity to have direct input into the writing of the ending. There is discussion beyond proof of facts. Multiple possible endings are considered. The ending of the dispute, not the proof of facts, is the focus.
The earlier in the dispute process an acceptable ending can be reached, the greater the savings in time and cost.
Why mediation? It provides a focus on resolution of disputes. It provides an opportunity for each side to have direct input into writing an ending acceptable to them.
Bruce A. Thompson,
Lawyer & Mediator
Riverside Professional Centre
Suite 250, 11331 Coppersmith Way
Richmond, BC V7A 5J9
Tel: 604.270.7773
Fax: 1.866.581.8064
Email: bthompson@thompsonlaw.biz
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VANCOUVER BUSINESS IMMIGRATION LAWYER
NASEEB K. KAHLON
Canada Immigration Lawyer
serves clients in:
· English
· Punjabi
· Hindi आव्रजन वकील
Background:
Ms. Kahlon was called to the British Columbia Bar in 2008. Her practices focuses on all areas of immigration law.
She takes great pride in assisting both individuals and families relocate to Canada, as well as helping Canadian businesses succeed by addressing their human recourse needs. Providing her clients with effective and efficient service is her primary goal.
Ms. Kahlon understands that the decision to immigrate to Canada is a central one in most of her clients' lives and makes it a priority to ensure that her clients are at ease throughout the immigration process. Let Ms. Kahlon save you time and money by helping you get your application approved the first time.
Here are the specific immigration services I provide:
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Work Permit Applications
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Study Permit Applications
- Visitor Record and Visa Applications
- Temporary Resident Permit Applications
- Permanent Resident Applications
- Provincial Nominee Program Applications
- Investor Applications
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Self-Employed Persons Applications
- Live-In and In-Home Caregiver Applications
- Family Class Applications
- Criminal Rehabilitation Applications
- Humanitarian and Compassionate Applications,
- Permanent Resident Card Applications
- Citizenship Applications
- Refugee Applications
- Immigration and Refugee Appeals
Naseeb K. Kahlon,
Barrister & Solicitor
Stevenson Luchies & Legh
#510 - 938 Howe Street
Vancouver, BC
V6Z 1N9
Phone: 604 569-0654
Toll Free: 1-888-381-8555
Email: kahlon@sll.ca
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JENIFER A. CHILCOTT, LLB LLM,
Technology-Business Intellectual Property Lawyer
Jenifer is a technology lawyer with extensive international experience gained as in-house counsel for some of the world's foremost high technology companies. Jenifer has particular expertise in the negotiation and drafting of agreements relating to the licensing, sale and protection of intellectual property.
Having spent a number of years living and practicing technology transactions law in Asia and the South Pacific, Jenifer is able to assist clients who wish to expand their business in those regions.
Jenifer A. Chilcott,
Jenifer practices in her Victoria, BC office, serving the Capital Region Districts growing technology business sector, as well as continuing her work with Metro Vancouver and Pacific Rim tech clients.
FARRIS, VAUGHAN, WILLS & MURPHY LLP
Vancouver | Kelowna | Victoria
Suite 1100 - 1175 Douglas Street
Victoria, BC
Canada V8W 2E1
Office Telephone: +1 250 382 1100
Direct Telephone: 250.405.1987
jchilcott@farris.com
Web profile: http://www.farris.com/farris-lawyers/... chilcott/
STEPHEN R. BURRI, BSc LLB
Registered Patent Agent
&
Registered Trade Marks Agent
Biography
Steve Burri is an IP (Intellectual Property) lawyer
His practise includes all aspects of intellectual property law, including patents, trademarks, copyright, domain names, industrial designs, trade secrets, due diligence and licensing. He also advises clients in entertainment and sports law matters.
Steve helps creative clients profit from their creativity. He enables his clients to develop a strategic understanding of their intellectual property assets. Steve’s clients appreciate his attention to detail, clear communication style, and cost-effective service.
He advises clients to identify, protect, manage and enforce their intellectual property. Steve represents his clients before the Canadian Intellectual Property Office, the US Patent and Trademark Office and offices of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). His network of foreign associates helps protect his clients’ IP worldwide. Steve has successfully defended clients’ domain names in the <.com> and <.ca> domain spaces.
Steve is trained as a scientist and has conducted university and industrial research in the fields of mining, oil & gas, and environmental remediation. Previous experience includes positions as in-house counsel to a world-leading fuel cell company, teaching university biotechnology courses, and managing science and technology associations.
Steve has served as director and advisor for several organizations, including the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Egale Canada, Canadian Student Pugwash, World University Service of Canada, and the Vancouver Mens Chorus.
Affiliations
Fellow, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada
Member, Canadian Bar Association - Intellectual Property Section
Member, American Bar Association - Intellectual Property Section
Member, Patent and Trademark Association of BC
Member, International Trademark Association
Additional information
Reg. Patent Agent - Canada, United States, Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
Reg. Trademark Agent - Canada, United States
Stephen R. Burri
Island IP Law
Web site: www.islandip.com
Email: burri@islandip.com
Stephen Burri
NANAIMO, Vancouver Island, BC OFFICE
43 Machleary Street
Nanaimo, BC V9R 2G3
Tel: 250.755.9110
Fax: 1.888.655.1556
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CLASS ACTIONS
Class Action Lawyers for Product Liability, Professional Negligence, Competition Act Violations
Surrey, BC Business Commercial Legal Services
Buy/Sell Words · Business
Free lance Copy Writing for Advertising-Marketing
Employment Standards / Employment Law &
Wrongful Dismissals
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