Kornfeld Mackoff Silber LLP Adds Three New Associates

We are pleased to announce that Christopher Ellett, Jordan Langlois and Sarah Sidhu have recently joined Kornfeld Mackoff Silber LLP as Associates. Welcome Chris, Jordan and Sarah!

Chris comes to us from McQuarrie Hunter LLP and will be joining our Litigation department.

Jordan completed his articles here at Kornfeld Mackoff Silber LLP and has decided to stay on, joining the Corporate-Commercial department.

Sarah comes to us from Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP and will be joining our Corporate-Commercial team. 

Senior Litigation Partner, Herb Silber, graduates from Harvard School of Negotiation Mediation Workshop.

Senior Litigation Partner, Herb Silber, was selected to participate, together with more than 40 other legal practitioners and other professionals from around the world at an intense five-day Mediation Workshop under the auspices of the Harvard University School of Negotiation. Herb’s mediation skills were well regarded by both fellow students and faculty members. Herb hopes to build on his mediation practice as counsel by adding the role of Mediator.

Kornfeld Mackoff Silber LLP Adds Three Partners

We are delighted to announce that Shane Coblin, James McRae and Dan Parlow have recently become partners. Congratulations Shane, Jamie and Dan!

Jamie practices primarily in the area of real estate law. His real estate practice is wide-ranging and involves complex development and redevelopment projects. He has extensive experience with the purchase and sale of all forms of real estate, strata title development, commercial and residential subdivisions including air space plan subdivisions, financing, as well as commercial leasing.

Shane has extensive experience in all facets of commercial litigation. He has assisted clients of all sizes in resolving disputes in the areas of real estate, construction, wrongful dismissal, shareholder relations, defamation and professional negligence. He is called to the Bar of both British Columbia and Ontario.

Since 1986, Dan has helped resolve commercial disputes for clients in claims over investments, business assets and contracts, shareholder and partnership interests and commercial property; over wills, trusts and related interests; and over professional obligations of realtors, lawyers, accountants, brokers and investment advisors. Dan is co-editor of the firm's new businesslawblog.ca, being launched Feb. 2010.

In these tough economic times, we want to remind you of Kornfeld Mackoff Silber LLP's experienced Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency Department. We are fortunate to have as the head of that Department, Doug Hyndman, who " has seen it all" in times past.

Doug has been an insolvency practitioner for almost 25 years now. During those many years he has built up a substantial insolvency practice, acting for both institutional and private lenders, creditors, debtors, receivers and trustees in bankruptcy on many complex matters ranging from collections and foreclosures through to bankruptcies, receiverships and re-organization. He has worked extensively on a number of re-organizations and attempted re-organizations under the provisions of the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act and the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, acting for creditors, both secured and unsecured, lessors of equipment and debtor companies.

Doug is founder and past Editor-in-Chief of Butterworths' quarterly publication National Creditor/Debtor Review, and the Regional Editor of Canadian Forms and Precedents, Banking and Finance. He lectured for Insight, the Canadian Institute and Continuing Legal Education.

If any of your clients require an insolvency practitioner who will bring a wealth of practical knowledge and experience and provide the value and accountability that Kornfeld Mackoff Silber LLP is known for, please suggest that they contact Doug at dhyndman@kmslawyers.com 604.331.8303

Kornfeld Mackoff Silber LLP helps employers manage their most critical asset — people. When questions arise regarding firing an employee or handling an unexpected medical leave, you need answers fast. Kornfeld Mackoff Silber LLP gives you answers and advice quickly with your business needs in mind. Our job is to counsel, negotiate and litigate. Our advice work includes:

• Counseling on hiring, firing and disciplinary decisions
• how to best implement reductions-in-force to reduce the risk of litigation
• Negotiating executive compensation agreements
• Protecting trade secrets and confidential information
• Preparing or revising employee handbooks
• Interpreting Employment Standards Act, Human Rights Code,
• Responding to union organizing efforts and labour disputes
• Handling leave or disability/accommodation questions
• Complying with provincial Human Rights Code

If any of you or your clients require practical and sound employment law advice, please suggest that they contact Shafik Bhalloo at sbhalloo@kmslawyers.com 604.331.8308 or Herb Silber at hsilber@kmslawyers.com 604.331.8313

One of our partners, Lana Li, has practised for over 19 years as a commercial and civil litigator. For about the last 15 years, Lana has taken on select family law disputes involving complex property disputes, family corporations, holding companies, and family trusts. Lana has appeared as trial and appellate counsel in both the B.C. Supreme Court and the B.C. Court of Appeal, including family law trials and related matters. Lana’s main focus in the family law area is to ensure that her clients’ property rights are recognized when a relationship breaks down, whether it be a marriage or a common law relationship.

Lana assists her clients in both English and Cantonese.

If you have any questions about this area of Lana’s practice or you wish to make an appointment to meet with Lana, please contact her at lli@kmslawyers.com 604-331-8309.