Nathanson, Schachter & Thompson — Canada

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About

Nathanson, Schachter & Thompson LLP is consistently recognized as one of Canada’s leading litigation and dispute resolution firms. Established to provide trial, appellate, and alternative dispute resolution advocacy at the highest level to clients facing complex disputes, NST has carefully expanded its team which includes leading counsel at all levels, including six King’s Counsel and the next generation of top-ranked partners: James C. MacInnis, K.C., Mark S. Oulton, K.C., Karen L.M. Carteri, K.C., and Julia K. Lockhart. The firm also boasts a group of associates made up of former clerks and gold medalists. NST’s partners are ranked as leading practitioners in Lexpert, Best Lawyers, Chambers and Partners, and Benchmark. NST was again selected as one of Canada’s Top 10 Civil Litigation Boutiques by Canadian Lawyer in 2024 and was included in the Globe and Mail’s list of Canada’s Best Law firms for four consecutive years. In addition to its work for clients, the firm’s lawyers serve as adjunct professors at the Allard School of Law (UBC); write chapters in texts on Business Torts, Government Liability, and the Annual Review of Law and Practice; frequently speak at continuing legal education events; and co-author the annual British Columbia Supreme Court Rules Annotated, and The Civil Appeal Handbook. The firm acts regularly in some of British Columbia and Canada’s most significant cases across the full range of commercial matters, including contract disputes, shareholders’ disputes, securities and oppression claims, real estate development and property disputes, hostile take-over bids and derivative actions, administrative proceedings, actions for professional negligence, defamation actions and employment disputes, class actions and representative proceedings, forestry, resources and mining claims. NST’s clients include successful private and public companies, many of whom are referred to us by leading Canadian and international law firms. ### Languages - English - Mandarin ### Memberships - Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb)

Office locations

Vancouver

Nathanson, Schachter & Thompson Suite 750, 900 Howe Street Vancouver, Bc V6z 2m4 Vancouver Canada

+16046628840 info@nst.ca

Practice areas

Commercial LitigationAppellate LitigationAlternative Dispute ResolutionContract DisputesShareholder DisputesSecurities LitigationOppression RemediesReal Estate LitigationDerivative ActionsAdministrative LawEmployment LitigationClass Actions