Darlene is a Partner in the firm’s Vancouver office where she is a member of the Litigation & Dispute Resolution group. Darlene has acted for clients across sectors in a broad range of disputes including contract law, construction claims, maritime litigation, shareholders rights, securities regulation, professional negligence and a variety of other commercial issues. A season litigator, she is well versed in all aspects of litigation, from pre-litigation strategy to drafting pleadings, conducting case analyses, managing discovery, filing applications, negotiating settlements, as well as preparing for and running trials. Darlene has appeared before the British Columbia Court of Appeal, the British Columbia Supreme Court, the Federal Court of Canada, and numerous administrative tribunals, including the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal, the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada and the Residential Tenancy Board.
