COULSON LITIGATION

Our Services
Results-Based Advice
Commercial Disputes
IT services and procurement agreements; M&A transactional disputes such as collapsed transactions, post-transaction disputes (misrepresentation, claw backs) and financing; broker disputes (real estate, finance, insurance); commercial disputes and debt collection arising out of or in relation to Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and CCAA proceedings, ROFR disputes; asset and business valuation disputes; commercial leasing; and a wide range of contractual disputes arising out of business operations,
Shareholder Disputes
Disputes between shareholders, including on shareholder agreements, oppression, Business Corporation Act issues (provincial and federal), buy-outs, shotgun clauses, valuations.
Licensing and Enforcement
We advise businesses defending against regulatory enforcement and licensing decisions. Our areas of expertise include private post-secondary institutions including with the Private Training Institutions Branch and EQA, BC Financial Services Authority, Motor Vehicle Authority, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, trucking including the BC Container Trucking Commissioner, rail transportation (Canada Transportation Agency and the Canadian Transportation Act), cannabis licensing and regulation (provincial and federal), Liquor Control Act and Liquor Distribution Act.
Partnership Disputes
Partnership is a specialized area of law requiring specific expertise. We advise on complex partnership disputes and joint ventures, including fiduciary issues, financial structuring, misrepresentation claims, and disputes generally under partnership and joint venture contracts.
Corporate Fraud and Unlawful Competition
We advise companies seeking recourse for corporate fraud and theft. We also advise on unlawfully competing directors and senior employees, theft and use of confidential information, unlawful solicitation, and cybercrime. Our team has expertise with digital forensics and financial forensics and has successfully obtained Mareva Injunctions and Anton Piller Orders.
Artificial Intelligence
Certification and industry standards, AI regulation, AI safety, risk management in the context of the emerging standard of care for AI deployment, and respecting the use of artificial intelligence in administrative decision making.
The team is led by former national leader of an international law firm's Canadian AI practice, one of only six nationally ranked AI law teams by The Legal 500 in its inaugural AI rankings in 2025. We are connected to a global network of experts in the EU, the UK, and the US.
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