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Heather Jones is the head of our Corporate Commercial group and has extensive practical experience in complex corporate/commercial litigation. She has been responsible for the successful resolution of directors and officers liability issues, shareholder disputes, fiduciary duty conflicts, governance issues, contract disputes, negligence allegations, business purchase and sale matters, intellectual property issues and employee disputes. Heather is experienced in both the British Columbia Supreme Court and Court of Appeal, and in successfully negotiating resolutions through mediation and arbitration. She is involved in local, national and international matters including international fraud issues and forum matters.
While Heather enjoys the courtroom, she is regularly consulted on risk management and litigation avoidance issues. She has successfully negotiated resolutions to arising conflicts for local, national and international organizations on a variety of matters including directors and officers fiduciary duties, leasing and constructions issues, and intellectual property patent matters.
Heather’s experience also includes numerous successful resolutions involving complex construction litigation. She has assisted clients on a day-to-day basis through difficult building issues, such as builders liens, leases, expropriation, zoning, land use and construction damage liability, as well as strata matters.
Heather brings her broad-based knowledge and construction experience to Whitelaw Twining's Surety Group in which she is actively involved. Her commercial experience has also been the foundation for the development of her professional liability insurance practice.
Heather is active in both the legal and volunteer community. Her legal community activities have included teaching at UBC Law School as a sessional professor, advising the Law Students Legal Advice Program, mentoring young lawyers, and guest lecturing. She has co-chaired the Vancouver General Hospital Gala and continues to sit on that board, as well as volunteering to assist local small businesses after successfully starting and running one herself.
LL.B., Dalhousie University, 1991 B.A. (Criminology/Music Performance), University of Alberta, 1988
Called to the British Columbia Bar in 1994 Called to the Bar Society of Upper Canada (Ontario) in 1993 Member of the Law Society of British Columbia Member of the Law Society of Upper Canada Member of the Canadian Bar Association Former Sessional Professor, University of British Columbia Law School Advisor, Law Students Legal Advice Program Mentor, Women Lawyers Forum Women President's Organization
Heather's interests are eclectic. She loves all kinds of music, playing with power tools around her house, and sports. Heather is a terrific cook and baker and is knowledgeable about wines. She also runs her own small business, Puppy Proof Creations Inc., and is frequently out on the trails or on the beach with her dog.
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