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Candice Peskett
Candice Peskett joins Boughton’s securities and corporate and commercial practice groups. Prior to joining Boughton she articled with a boutique law firm specializing in securities and corporate finance. Boughton Law Corporation congratulates Candice for recently being called to the Bar in British Columbia. Charles Rendina joins Boughton’s securities, corporate and commercial and
cross- border practice groups. He practices primarily in the area of international business development and has comprehensive knowledge of financial planning, investing, insurance and other related matters. Ann Behennah has joined Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP as an associate with the Local Government Group. Ann practised with the City of Calgary Law Department as a Planning Lawyer since her call to the Alberta Bar in 2007. Charles Rendina
Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP is pleased to announce that Michael G. Soronow has joined its Kelowna office. Michael Soronow, who joins Farris from Winnipeg, works as a solicitor mainly in the areas of corporate and commercial law, real estate purchases, sales and development, and bank financing. Richard Lord has moved from Davis LLP in Vancouver to Reed Pope LLP in
Victoria as an associate in the Commercial Real Estate Group. David Morrison has joined BCCEAS, the B.C. Centre for Elder Advocacy and
Support, as the staff lawyer with their new Elder Law Clinic. Ann Behennah
Michael Mercier has joined Reed Pope LLP from Calgary where he worked with
Trans Canada PipeLines as corporate and securities counsel. He will continue his practice with a focus on corporate and securities transactions. Mark Rappaport has joined Reed Pope LLP from Blake, Cassels and Graydon
LLP in Calgary. He will continue his practice as an associate in the Real Estate Development Group.
Michael G. Soronow
On October 1, 2008, Terrence Matte and Fiona Stevens-Guille are opening their own firm in Prince George. Terry will continue to practise general civil litigation, focussing primarily on commercial litigation, and Fiona will continue to practise family law. RAJINDER S. SAHOTA, who has recently moved to Victoria, joined the firm Velletta & Company to continue his practice in real estate and corporate and commercial law.
Benson Edwards LLP (partners consisting of Garry Benson, Robert Tonsoo, Neville McDougall and Steve Schwartz), Salloum Langin (being Shaun Langin and Lawrence Salloum) and Roger D. Watts (along with his associate David Yerema) have merged their respective practices to form the new firm of Benson Salloum Watts LLP. (Of note so there isn’t any confusion, even though Lawrence Salloum’s name is in the title, he joined us as an associate). Rajinder S. Sahota 2
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Shane M. Rutledge has joined Waterstone Law Group’s Chilliwack office where he
will be practising general corporate/commercial, commercial lending and real estate.