Memberships & Professional Affiliations
Law Society of British Columbia
Awards
- Chambers Canada (Representation of Indigenous Peoples)
- Benchmark Canada (Litigation Star)
- Lexpert
- Best Lawyers
Practice Areas
- Litigation
Tim practices out of our Vancouver office but litigates cases across the country. His litigation work is principally in public law, especially Aboriginal, constitutional and administrative law. He also acts in complex commercial matters and class actions.
Over more than twenty years of practice, Tim has appeared in many of the country’s leading public law cases. He frequently acts on matters that have shaped the development of the law and have broad public importance. He is an experienced trial lawyer and has an active appellate practice. He has appeared in the Supreme Court of Canada more than fifteen times.
Tim also advises and represents Indigenous nations in consultation and regulatory processes. He has acted for Indigenous nations in the negotiation of a range of innovative agreements with governments and industry.
Tim has taught administrative law at the Peter A. Allard School of Law and he is a frequent lecturer at continuing professional development programs. His published work has been cited by both the Supreme Court of Canada and the Supreme Court of British Columbia.
Chambers, Lexpert, Benchmark Litigation and Best Lawyers in Canada consistently recognize Tim as a leading practitioner in Aboriginal, constitutional, administrative and public law.