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About EKB

Our Client Service Commitment Keeping clients happy is how we do great business. At EKB, our clients can expect exceptional service from lawyers who are leaders in their areas of...

Buying & Selling a Business in British Columbia

Successfully navigating this complexity requires good business sense, strategy, and ongoing guidance from trusted experts. At EKB, we have over 50 years of experience helping clients obtain favourable outcomes. Whether...

Careers

If you’re interested in joining an established Vancouver law firm with a history of professional excellence servicing the needs of clients across BC, EKB might be the place for you....

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Our lawyers and staff believe in serving their communities. Many support a variety of pro bono associations, charitable organizations, and community boards and groups. Pro Bono Access to legal services...

Contact

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Disclaimer

This website is intended to provide information on Edwards, Kenny & Bray LLP, our lawyers, and developments in the law. Publications and comments are not intended to constitute legal advice....

Diversity and Inclusivity

Diversity and inclusivity are the cornerstones of our business. By drawing from a wide array of perspectives, we better understand, anticipate, and fulfill our clients’ needs. Diversity and Inclusivity Committee...

Globalaw

We’ve represented clients from many countries and territories and are able to provide our British Columbia-based clients with access to legal services around the world. Globalaw’s network of over 89...

How to Apply

EKB normally hires two students to bring fresh talent, new perspectives, and enthusiasm for the law. When the students complete their articling and training, EKB hopes to hire these promising...

Interview with Hailey Pattenden

Q: Why were you attracted to EKB for your articling position? Why did you choose EKB? Hailey: I chose EKB because I was looking for something that was a bit...

Interview with Ian Van den Dolder

Q: How many years in total have you been at EKB now? Ian: I summered in 2017. I was called in 2018. I’m a fifth-year call now.  Q: Why were...

Interview with Kelly Samuels

Q: How long have you been with EKB for? When did you start as an articling student? Kelly: I started as a summer articling student during the summer of 2004,...

Our History

EKB was founded in 1965 when Jack T. Edwards and John C. Bouck, both later appointed to the Supreme Court of British Columbia, formed the partnership of Bouck and Edwards....

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First click on the + in the upper left. This will open the block and pattern sidebar. Then click on “Patterns”. You’ll see a dropdown menu. Choose “EKB Patterns” from...

Pay Your EKB Invoice Online

To start the payment process, please have either your file number or invoice number available. Credit Card Payments We accept Visa and MasterCard. Rest assured, all transactions are secure and...

Privacy Policy

Edwards, Kenny & Bray LLP (“EKB”, “our”, “we”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Website Privacy Statement explains the manner in which EKB collects, uses and discloses certain non-personal...

Professional Development

Program Overview The PDP serves as a comprehensive in-house legal education program and uses a structured approach, integrating practical professional training and mentoring. Participation in our Professional Development Program begins...

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Starting a Business: Business Structure

This is arguably one of the most important steps, as this decision can determine how you raise capital, how your business profits are taxed, the level of personal liability you’ll...

Starting a Business: Financing

Financing will likely come from you or a few close friends and family. With the growth of your business, you may notice that your financing options have broadened—outside investors may...

Starting a Business: Fixed Fee Solutions

Not all businesses have the same legal needs when starting out, which is why our lawyers will strive to find a solution that works for your business. Our business law...

Starting a Business: Leases

As a new business owner, you’ll likely enter into a lease agreement unless you decide to operate from home. In British Columbia, a business lease varies greatly from a residential...

Starting a Business: The Necessary First Steps

These steps include business structuring, permits and licensing, business accounts for tracking and reporting purposes, contracts and agreements, bank accounts, patent or trademark registration, and compliance obligations related to operating...

Starting a Business in British Columbia

Our team of business lawyers recognizes that uncertainty about legal, financial, and other start-up costs is a major challenge facing those starting a business. EKB’s fixed-fee start-up packages help remove...

Students

Why EKB We value our students to the point that we have a career path for them. We provide opportunities to grow, be part of a team, and evolve with...

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What to Expect

Summer Articling Program EKB offers summer articles to students following their second year of law school. Our aim is to hire students who will become future articling students, associates, and...
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Practice Areas (13)

Business Law

Our highly experienced team of business lawyers advises on a full range of commercial transactions and corporate affairs to entrepreneurs and businesses, from large, multinational corporations to smaller, independent and...

Business Litigation

Having a breadth of experience representing a variety of businesses (large and small, family enterprises, and public companies), EKB’s team has provided advice on and represented many different kinds of...

Commercial Lending & Finance

Borrowing and lending is an essential component of most businesses. Whether you’re buying a business or commercial property, or you’re working to obtain the necessary capital to grow a business,...

Commercial Real Estate

We provide a wide range of services to assist our clients, whether they are buying, selling, remediating, developing or leasing property, or they are engaged in a dispute involving property....

Construction & Builders Liens

The construction team at EKB assists clients in all of these areas. To minimize the likelihood of disputes, we draft and review construction contracts as necessary for all of the...

Employment Law

The EKB employment law team has provided advice and representation on all aspects of employment law. Our experience allows us to recognize the overlap between employment law and insurance issues...

Environmental

Our Environmental Practice Group provides advice and representation in all areas of environmental law and focuses on developing practical and sustainable solutions to challenging environmental problems, both large and small....

Estate Planning & Litigation

This is a growing practice area given the demographics of BC’s population, the complexities of the new wills and estates legislation, the financial burden of the Provincial and Federal tax...

Financial Services

In particular, we have extensive experience with BC-based financial institutions. In addition to acting for federally regulated financial institutions with head offices in BC, we have acted for over half...

Information & Privacy

Having worked with a broad base of clients whose businesses fall within local, provincial, and federal regulation, the EKB team has extensive experience in ensuring that our clients adhere to...

Mergers & Acquisitions

We pride ourselves on being able to find practical solutions to complex legal and business issues and delivering client-focused advice to help you make the right strategic decision whether you...

Regulatory & Administrative Law

Almost every industry and business is subject to some form of regulation. Sometimes those regulations are in relation to environmental matters, professional conduct and discipline, workplace conduct, or financial issues....

Securities

Public and private companies alike are subject to Canadian securities laws. Operating in compliance with Canada’s ever-changing securities regulatory framework can be a challenge for companies. Whether a company is...
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Industries (6)

Aviation

EKB has a wide range of expertise handling various issues that arise in the aviation industry. Whether our clients are buying or selling businesses in the aviation industry, leasing or...

Commercial Real Estate

Determining the environmental condition of the land and how to address any environmental concerns has become crucial when dealing with commercial real estate in BC. With our impressive history of...

Credit Unions

Credit union law is not the same as the law in other industries. Your lawyer needs to understand what is important to credit unions and what drives them. He or...

Family Enterprises

Family enterprises are found in all sectors of the BC economy. They may be large or small, but each is unique and requires that their trusted advisors know and understand...

Natural Resources

Properly advising such clients requires specialized knowledge both of these industries and the legal issues relevant to them. EKB has the expertise and the experience to assist mining and forestry...

Pharmacists & Pharmacy

Our Pharmacy team has extensive experience in dealing with PharmaCare-related issues, such as audits and enrollment, as well as with disciplinary issues involving the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia....
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Case Studies (4)

Figure 1 Publishing

“EKB has played an instrumental role in our evolution,” says Chris Labonté. “They’ve provided us with very thoughtful and practical legal business advice that has helped us to focus on...

Odd Society Spirits

“EKB has been a huge help to us in all aspects of our business. They are always available and responsive in helping us with our legal needs and have shown...

Sunshine Coast Credit Union

I’ve chosen to work with EKB, specifically Peter Brown, in many capacities for more than ten years,” says Shelley McDade, Chief Executive Officer of Sunshine Coast Credit Union. “The value...

Tradex Foods Inc.

As evidenced by its certification with the Marine Stewardship Council and its pledge to the National Fisheries Institute’s Economic Integrity Commitment, Tradex Foods Inc. stands out in its field as...
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