Background

Gordon Johnson is a civil and commercial litigation partner at our Vancouver office. Gordon was admitted to the British Columbia bar in 1987. He is a graduate of the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Laws in 1985.

Areas of Practice

• Gordon practises in the areas of commercial litigation, arbitration and administrative law regarding commercial issues with a focus upon the securities industry, financial institutions and real estate disputes.

Professional Experience

• Represented the Vancouver Stock Exchange and the Canadian Venture Exchange Inc., the TSX, the Mutual Fund Dealers Association and several investment dealers in numerous disciplinary, regulatory and civil actions, including at the British Columbia Securities Commission, the British Columbia Supreme Court and the British Columbia Court of Appeal.
• Represented numerous public companies in dealings with Securities Regulators.
• Acted for investment dealers regarding liability and regulatory issues.
• Obtained a number of injunctions freezing assets and requiring defendants to allow searches of residential and business properties.
• Experience includes representing parties in collapsed real estate transactions and representing both plaintiffs and defendants in claims against realtors and appraisers.
• Represented a number of banks and similar financial institutions, both as claimant and defendant.
• Experience with arbitration in Real Estate, Banking and Securities cases.
• Has acted for defendants in class actions in the securities field.

Professional and Community Activities

• Author of Chapter "The Collapsing Deal" in the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia's publication British Columbia Real Estate Practice Manual.
• Co-author of article "Directors and Officers and Liability for Failing to Prevent Internal Fraud" in the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia's publication Fraud: Detection, Recovery and Prevention (31 October 1997).
• Author of "Creating & Preserving Enforceable Rights" in the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia's publication June 2009.
• Author of "Streamlining Litigation – Choosing Procedural Tools to Reduce Cost" in the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia's publication January 2009.
• Author of "Maximizing Examinations for Discovery" in the Insight Litigation, Securities and Corporate Commercial Law Seminar publication May 2008.