Emily Kirkpatrick maintains a general civil litigation and administrative practice, with a particular focus on corporate, commercial, class action and appellate matters.
She has experience working with clients on a wide range of issues including shareholder disputes, class actions, contract disputes, product liability, employment issues, environ-mental matters, franchise agreements, leases, debt recovery, and municipal and other government relations. Emily has also advised and represented clients involved in various regulated industries including securities, pharmaceuticals, and energy. She has appeared as counsel at various levels of court in BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario, as well as before the Federal Court and the Supreme Court of Canada, and administrative and regulatory tribunals.
Ms. Kirkpatrick’s mediation and arbitration experience includes both domestic and international commercial matters on a range of issues including securities, real property disputes, and licensing agreements.
Ms. Kirkpatrick is a regular contributor to various CLE programs and publications, including in the areas of class actions, expert evidence, professional regulation, and arbitration. She has previously held roles on the editorial board of the Commercial Litigation and Arbitration Review, the Law Reform, Court Services, Government Relations, and Resolutions and Bylaws Committees of the Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch, the Young Advocates’, BC Regional and National Standing Committees of the Advocates’ Society, and the Advocates Club.