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AMLC’s Alex Mok will be speaking on panel with FACL BC and SABA BC
On February 21, 2024, Alex will speak on the NCA/LLM Q&A Panel to share his experience in navigating through the accreditation process for foreign lawyers. This event is co-hosted by the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers BC and the South Asian Bar Association BC.
Learn more about the free event and register at https://faclbc.ca/event-5596822.
Meet Jorie Les, our returning Associate!
AMLC is pleased to announce that Jorie Les has returned to AMLC as an associate.
Prior to joining AMLC, Jorie articled and practiced at both national and regional law firms. She worked with AMLC from 2018 to 2020, after which she took a position with the British Columbia Securities Commission. She brings a wealth of experience in a wide variety of civil litigation matters, including administrative law, regulatory investigations, and commercial disputes involving complex contractual and tort claims. Jorie has appeared at all levels of court in British Columbia, as well as the Supreme Court of Canada.
We are very excited to have Jorie rejoin our team!
AMLC is pleased to sponsor the BGuiled Debate on February 8th at the Roundhouse Community Centre.
Four debate finalists, including former AMLC team member, Allison Morrell, will be arguing in teams of two for or against the following maxim, in meandering comedic speeches: “BE IT RESOLVED THAT JUSTICE IS BLIND, BUT SHE CAN PEEK THROUGH HER BLINDFOLD”.
Join us for a fun night full of laughter! Tickets are on sale now, and all proceeds will be donated to Access Pro Bono.
More information on the event can be found here: www.bguileddebate.com
Congratulations to AMLC’s Alex Mok on being called to the bar!
Congratulations to AMLC’s Alex Mok who was called to the British Columbia bar on January 8, 2024.
Alex joined AMLC after finishing his Master of Laws at UBC. Before that, he spent over eight years as a lawyer with various global law firms in Hong Kong, where he maintained a broad practice of civil and commercial disputes.
We are happy to have Alex join us as an associate of AMLC!
AMLC’s Greg Allen will be presenting at the CLEBC’s Commercial Litigation on November 28, 2023
Come hear AMLC’s Greg Allen speak about summary trials and the benefits of using hybrid summary trial procedures in commercial litigation.
For more details and to register click here.
Allen/McMillan Litigation Counsel ranked by The Legal 500 Canada.
Allen/McMillan Litigation Counsel has been ranked as an Elite Boutique firm for dispute resolution in British Columbia in this year’s edition of The Legal 500 Canada. In addition, Wes and Greg have been recognized as Leading Individuals for dispute resolution in British Columbia.
The Legal 500 has also included testimonials about AMLC on its website, including: “[t]he lawyers are responsive and develop creative solutions to issues. An excellent team, with great leadership and a commitment to changing the practice of law to be more diverse and welcoming”.
We are proud of our team for achieving this recognition and extend congratulations to all the other firms and individuals recognized on this list.
The Legal 500 is the world’s largest legal referral guide with over 6 million visitors globally. More details about this year’s rankings can be found here.