Our Partners
We're not your typical suits-and-briefcases operation. Each partner here's spent years getting their hands dirty with real cases, real clients, and yeah - real problems that needed solving yesterday.
JD, LLM
UBC Faculty of Law
Called to Bar: 2009
Alexandra Chen
Senior Partner, Corporate & IP Law
Alex came up through the trenches of Silicon Valley tech law before heading back home to Vancouver. She's handled everything from garage-startup incorporations to multi-million dollar patent disputes. What sets her apart? She actually understands the tech she's protecting - used to code in her spare time before law school ate up her life. These days she focuses on making sure innovative companies don't get blindsided by legal stuff they didn't see coming.
JD, MBA
Osgoode Hall
Called to Bar: 2011
Marcus Okafor
Partner, M&A and Commercial Litigation
Marcus doesn't mince words - if your deal's got problems, he'll tell you straight up. After spending years at a Bay Street firm doing the big corporate merger thing, he moved west looking for something more grounded. Now he helps mid-sized companies navigate acquisitions without losing their shirts. He's also the guy you want when negotiations go south and you're heading to court. Fair warning though: he's gonna push back if your expectations aren't realistic.
JD, CIPP/C
McGill Law
Called to Bar: 2013
Sarah Lindstrom
Partner, Data Privacy & Employment Law
Sarah's the one who keeps companies out of hot water with privacy regulators and employment tribunals. She got into privacy law right when PIPEDA was becoming a big deal, and now with all the data breach headlines, she's busier than ever. On the employment side, she's seen every flavour of workplace dispute you can imagine. Her approach? Get compliance right from the start so you're not scrambling when things get messy. She's practical about it - understands that perfect compliance isn't always possible, but getting close enough usually is.
Our Journey
We didn't start out planning to build some legacy firm. It kinda just happened because we kept running into the same problem - great businesses getting terrible legal advice.
2015 - The Beginning
Alex and Marcus met at a tech conference (of all places) and realized they were both frustrated with how traditional firms handled digital-age businesses. Started small - just the two of them and a shared office space in Gastown. First client was a mobile app startup that couldn't afford BigLaw rates but needed someone who actually got what they were building.
2017 - Expanding the Team
Word got around that we weren't just corporate lawyers who happened to work with tech companies - we actually understood the space. Brought on three associates and moved to proper offices on West Georgia. This was also when we started getting calls about privacy compliance, which nobody was really thinking about seriously yet. Spoiler alert: they should've been.
2019 - Sarah Joins as Partner
Sarah came on board right when data privacy was blowing up as a practice area. She'd been consulting independently but wanted to be part of a team that could offer clients the full package. Her employment law background turned out to be perfect timing too - suddenly everyone needed help navigating remote work policies and new provincial regulations.
2021 - Major IP Victory
Landed a huge win in Federal Court for a Vancouver gaming company whose entire platform was being ripped off by a competitor. Case went on for 18 months but we got an injunction and solid damages. Put us on the map for IP litigation and brought in a bunch of new clients who needed someone willing to actually fight for their innovations.
2023 - Full-Service Capability
Added M&A advisory as a core practice after handling several successful acquisitions. Now we can take a client from incorporation through growth, funding rounds, and eventual exit. Team's up to 12 lawyers plus support staff. Still feels like a tight-knit crew though - everyone knows everyone's cases and we're constantly bouncing ideas around.
2025 - Looking Forward
We're handling some of the most interesting legal challenges in BC's tech sector - AI governance, cryptocurrency regulations, cross-border data flows. The legal landscape's changing fast and honestly? That's what keeps this job interesting. We're not trying to be the biggest firm in town, just the one that gives a damn about getting it right.