Geoffrey Cowper, Q.C.

Publications

June 2010, Proportionality: Economics Comes to the Courtroom
Lexpert

January 2008, Cross-Border Class Actions: Opportunities and Challenges
2008 Lexpert/American Lawyer - Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada

Fall 2007, White Collar Crime: North and South of the Border
CMA Update

2006, Piracy & the Common Law
Federated Press for Commercial Litigation

2006, A Breach of Duty: Fiduciary Obligations and Aboriginal Peoples
The Advocate Book Review

2004, Crystalline Investments, A Century of Confusion Ends Abruptly

2003, Lesson from the Continental System for Commercial Litigators

2002, Does Canada Need a Political Questions Doctrine?

2002, NAFTA, Ch. 11: A Sheep in Wolf's Clothing

Presentations

October 6, 2011, Fasken Martineau Symposium 2011 Vancouver
Fasken Martineau Symposium 2011, Vancouver, British Columbia

April 26, 2011, Crisis Management in the Social Media Age: Managing Disclosure Issues When Your Company is Under Attack
Commercial Litigation Group Seminar, Vancouver, British Columbia

April 14, 2010, Managing Litigation in a New Era
Litigation Group Seminar, Vancouver, British Columbia

March 30, 2010, You've Been Served! In California, Texas and Virginia! Intellectual Property Litigation Strategies for Canadian Companies Doing Business in the United States
Intellectual Property Litigation Group Seminar, Vancouver, British Columbia

February 13, 2009, Current Hot Topics in Not-for-Profit Law
Charities and Not-for-Profit Law Conference 2009, Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia

2002-2008, The Art of Advocacy - Thematic Organization of a Case
Introductory Course on Advocacy, UBC Law School, Vancouver, British Columbia

October 18, 2007, Strategies for Commercial Disputes
Fasken Martineau Commercial Litigation Group Seminar, Vancouver, British Columbia

April 20, 2006, Structuring Your IT Agreements to Avoid Costly Litigation
Fasken Martineau Commercial Litigation Group Seminar, Vancouver, British Columbia

December 1, 2005, Constitutional Law and Health Care in Canada
Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia

September 29, 2005, Class Actions Ahead
Fasken Martineau Commercial Litigation Group Seminar, Vancouver, British Columbia

2005, Recent Developments in Equality
NAFTA Developments - ICC Conference, Toronto, Ontario

October 22, 2004, Litigation and Liability
Charities and Not-for-Profit Law Conference, Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia

Membership/Affiliations

· Legal Services Society, Chair, 2005-2008; Director, 1998-2002 and 2003-2005; Quality Assurance Committee, past Chair; Criminal Tariff Committee, past Chair

· American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow and Provincial Chair of British Columbia 2005-2007

Community Involvement

· StreetoHome Foundation, Director, 2008-present

· Global Hunger Foundation, past Director

· Civil Appeal Pro Bono Committee, former Chair

· Legal Historical Society, Director, 2008

· BC Association of Trial Lawyers, Appellate Advocacy, 2006

Honours and Awards

· Chambers Global 2012, Dispute Resolution: British Columbia

· Named as an "International arbitration litigation star" and "Securities litigation star" and as a "local litigation star" for class actions, commercial litigation, international arbitration and securities in British Columbia by Benchmark Canada

· Best Lawyers in Canada 2012, Administrative and Public Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Class Action Litigation, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Director & Officer Liability, Legal Malpractice Law, Securities Law

· Best Lawyers in Canada 2010, Administrative and Public Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Class Action Litigation, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Director & Officer Liability, Legal Malpractice Law, Securities Law

· Best Lawyers in Vancouver 2010, Corporate and Commercial Litigator of the Year

· Lexpert/American Lawyer Media's Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada 2009, Most Frequently Recommended, Litigation - Corporate Commercial

· Chambers Global 2009, Dispute Resolution: British Columbia (Band 1)

· Chambers Global 2010, Dispute Resolution: British Columbia (Band 1)

· Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2009, Most Frequently Recommended: Litigation - Director's & Officer's Liability, Corporate Commercial; Repeatedly Recommended: Litigation - Class Actions, Public Law

· Deputy Minister's Award for Outstanding Achievement 2000-2001 Ministry of Indian and Northern Affairs

· Q.C., 1997