Mark D. Andrews, Q.C. is a lawyer practicing litigation and dispute resolution, securities litigation, commercial litigation. Mark D. received a B.A. degree from University of Oxford in 1982, and has been licensed for 40 years. Mark D. practices at Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP in Vancouver, BC.
Mark practices as general litigation counsel with an emphasis upon business disputes including: company, partnership and joint venture cases; investment cases; contract cases, particularly purchase and sale agreements; fraud, breach of trust and fiduciary duty claims; securities cases (civil and regulatory); real estate and municipal cases. He has experience in class actions, pension disputes and tax cases. He has been counsel on many applications for injunctions or other emergency relief.
Mark has been counsel in over 100 judgments of the Supreme Court of British Columbia and the British Columbia Court of Appeal. He often acts as counsel in arbitrations and has acted as an arbitrator. Mark has appeared before administrative tribunals such as the British Columbia Securities Commission and professional disciplinary tribunals. He has extensive experience in commercial mediation.
Mark frequently teaches and lectures on trial advocacy and commercial litigation topics.
Experience
Corporate and Contract Cases
Cases Seeking Recovery of Monies, Injunctions, Freeze Orders, Special Costs and Punitive Damages
Real Estate and Municipal Cases
Securities Cases
Financial Institutions
Class Actions
Enforcement of Foreign Judgments
Document Disclosure, Privilege and Other Procedural Issues
Criminal and Public Interest Cases
Tax Cases
Arbitration
News
March 19, 2012, Clients and Experts Have Spoken: Chambers Global 2012 awards top rankings to Fasken Martineau in four areas of practice
Fasken Martineau announced today a significant increase in the number of lawyers and practice groups ranked by Chambers and Partners in the 2012 Global Guide.
February 22, 2012, No Dispute Possible: Benchmark Litigation gives high rankings to Fasken Martineau litigators across Canada
Fasken Martineau announced today that in its first review of litigation firms in Canada, Benchmark Litigation lists 28 of its litigators and names Fasken Martineau as a "highly recommended" local litigation firm in British Columbia and Ontario and recommends it for litigation in Alberta and Québec.
February 8, 2012, A Reference in Canada: Lexpert recommends 22 Fasken Martineau lawyers to readers in the US
Fasken Martineau announced today that 22 of its lawyers have been ranked in the 2012 edition of the Lexpert®/American Lawyer's Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada.
September 29, 2011, Best Lawyers in Canada: Over 100 Fasken Martineau lawyers again listed among the best
May 19, 2011, 79 Fasken Martineau lawyers listed in Lexpert's 2011 Canadian Legal Directory
March 28, 2011, Results Are In: Fasken Lawyers Ranked by Chambers and Partners jumps 24% in 2011
February 1, 2011, Mark Andrews, Andrew Nathanson and Jenny Francis are mentioned in Lexpert's Big Suits section for their role in the Lions Gate Entertainment case
"BC Court Dismisses Icahn Group's Petition," Lexpert
January 17, 2011, 19 Fasken Martineau lawyers recommended in Lexpert®/American Lawyer's 2011 Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada
19 Fasken Martineau lawyers are recognized in 10 different practice groups.
December 23, 2010, Seven Fasken Martineau lawyers named in Lexpert's 2010 Guide to the Leading US-Canada Cross-Border Litigation Lawyers
September 20, 2010, Best Lawyers in Canada: 102 Fasken Martineau lawyers listed among the best
Fasken Martineau's lawyers are once again listed as leaders in more than 30 different practice areas.
July 15, 2010, Leaders in Canada's Law Community: Lexpert ranks 76 Fasken Martineau lawyers in 2010 Guide
Fasken Martineau also maintains its place as the third largest law firm in Canada.
March 03, 2010, Chambers and Partners Ranks 47 Fasken Martineau Lawyers
UK-based legal directory recognizes the firm's lawyers in its global, UK and European guides.
October 30, 2009, The results are in: 96 Fasken Martineau lawyers named The Best Lawyers in Canada 2010
Best Lawyers, the oldest peer-review publication in the legal profession, has listed 96 Fasken Martineau lawyers in its 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada.
January 21, 2009, Eighty Seven Fasken Martineau Lawyers Named in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2009
January 1, 2008, Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2008 - Fasken Martineau garners 69 nominations
December 7, 2007, Fasken Martineau garners 28 nominations in Chambers Global - The World's Leading Lawyers for Business 2008
August 13, 2007, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2008: Fasken Martineau Garners Seventy-Nine Nominations
Publications
June 17, 2011, Confidentiality in the Litigation Process: The Implied Undertaking, Confidentiality and Sealing Orders
Privilege and Confidential Information: CLE BC
June 6, 2011, Oppression: Proceeding Or Action?
Shareholders' Remedies 2011: CLE BC
January 2010 & April 2009, Cost Effective Litigation
Civil Litigation Boot Camp 2010 and Rules of Court 2009, Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia
April 2009, Restitution in the Contractual Realm
Restitution, Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia
January 2008, Privilege in Practice
Civil Litigation Basics 2008, Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia
November, 2007, Directors' and Officers' "Internal" Liability for Breach of Fiduciary Duty and Negligence and "External" Liability for Torts Committed in the Course of Office
Corporate Governance 2007, Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia
November 2005, Privilege in Practice
Civil Litigation Basics, Continuing Education Society of British Columbia
Presentations
June 17, 2011, Confidentiality in the Litigation Process: The Implied Undertaking, Confidentiality and Sealing Orders
Privilege and Confidential Information: CLE BC, Vancouver, British Columbia
June 10, 2011, Oppression: Proceeding Or Action?
Shareholders' Remedies 2011: CLE BC, 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
November 26-27, 2010, Advocacy Conference 2010
Continuing Legal Education, Vancouver, British Columbia
January 28-29, 2010, Civil Litigation Boot Camp 2010
Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
October 2010, Advocacy Course
McEachern UBC, Vancouver, British Columbia
June 11 & 12, 2009, Appellate Advocacy
The Advocates' Society, Vancouver, British Columbia
April 8, 2009, Restitution 2009
Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
April 2, 2009, A Litigator's Arsenal 2009
Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
April 2, 2009, Mind Your Business
Fasken Martineau Commercial Litigation Group Seminar, Vancouver, British Columbia
July 9-11, 2008, Winning Advocacy Course
Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
January 10-11, 2008, Civil Litigation Basics: Privilege in Practice
Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
2003-2008, UBC Trial Advocacy Course
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
November 2, 2007, Corporate Governance 2007: Manoeuvring the Corporate Minefield
Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
January 24, 2007, Done Deal. Or is It?
Fasken Martineau Commercial Litigation Group Seminar, Vancouver, British Columbia
October 13, 2006, Fiduciary Liability
The Canadian Pension and Benefit Institute Conference, Whistler, British Columbia
March 24, 2006, Civil Appellate Practice 2006
Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
February 10, 2006, Practical Primer on Reducing the Risk of Pension Litigation
Fasken Martineau Pensions and Benefits Group Seminar, Vancouver, British Columbia
November 16-17, 2005, Civil Litigation Boot Camp
Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
October 7, 2005, Corporate Governance 2005
Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
2002, Oppression Remedy
Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
2002, Avoiding and Solving Conflicts Between Shareholders
Pacific Business and Law Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia
2001, Demonstrative Evidence
Advocacy Conference, Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
December 3, 2009, Ethics: Internal and External Professional Responsibility Issues
Fasken Martineau Seminar, Vancouver, British Columbia
Membership/Affiliations
· Alternative Dispute Resolution, Civil Litigation, Pensions & Benefits, and Taxation Sections; Canadian Bar Association (BC Branch)
Community Involvement
· Director, Sopinka Cup Society
Honours and Awards
· Best Lawyers in Canada 2012, Corporate and Commercial Litigation
· Lexpert/American Lawyer Media's Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada 2009, 2010, 2011
· AV® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell; Very High to Preeminent
· Chambers Global Guide (published in London, UK), Dispute Resolution: British Columbia
· Canadian Legal Lexpert, Most Frequently recommended: Litigation - Director's & Officer's Liability; and Litigation - Corporate Commercial
· Best Lawyers in Canada, Corporate and Commercial Litigation
· Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers
· Queen's Counsel
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