Course Chairs
Diane M. Bell, QC — Clark Wilson LLP, Vancouver
Paul M. Daykin, QC — Aaron Gordon Daykin Nordlinger LLP, Vancouver
Jeffrey A. Rose, QC — Mortimer & Rose, Vancouver
About the Course Chairs
Diane Bell, QC is a partner at Clark Wilson LLP where she chairs the ADR Group, and is a member of the Wealth Preservation Group. She is recognized as one of the Best Lawyers in Canada since 2011 in three areas of practice: commercial mediation, family mediation, and family law. She has also been named by Best Lawyers as Vancouver’s “Lawyer of the Year” for Family Law in 2013 and for ADR and Family Law Mediation in 2015. Diane is also listed in the current Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as “repeatedly recommended”, attesting to her practical and goal oriented approach to ADR. Diane has garnered a considerable reputation as a formidable mediator with practical business sense.
Diane’s mediation practice focuses on dispute resolution of complex financial cases. She continues her family law practice but limits it to representation of high net worth individuals. Diane advises on pre-nuptial, post-nuptial, and co-habitation agreements. In the separation setting, she guides her clients to non-litigious solutions.Diane has been published in numerous CLEBC materials including Family Law Agreements—Annotated Precedents, the BC Family Practice Manual, and the Family Law Sourcebook for BC; she also sat on the editorial board of the book Financial Issues in Family Law. Diane served on the Pension Division Project Committee of the British Columbia Law Institute, and is active in a number of professional organizations.
Paul M. Daykin, QC is a partner of Aaron Gordon Daykin Nordlinger LLP, a family law boutique in Vancouver. His practice is focused on the financial aspects of family law, including division of property and the determination of support. He also advises clients on marriage and co-habitation agreements and on family law issues arising from corporate re-organizations and estate plans. Paul is married to Rosie Daykin, a cookbook author and the owner of Butter Baked Goods. They have a daughter, India, who owns India Rose Cosmeticary.
Jeffrey Rose, QC was called to the BC bar in 1984 and articled with Ed Mortimer, QC. They formed the Vancouver firm Mortimer & Rose in 1989 where Jeff has since practiced primarily in the area of family law. Jeff was awarded a QC designation in 2006. As a dedicated and long-time supporter of CLEBC, Jeff has volunteered as chair and presenter at courses and as an editorial board member for practice manuals. Jeff was recognized by CLEBC with the Leader in Learning Award in 2011.
Faculty
Diane M. Bell, QC — Clark Wilson LLP, Vancouver
Lauren Blake — DLA Piper (Canada) LLP, Vancouver
Scott L. Booth — Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver
Nikki Charlton — Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP, Vancouver
Paul M. Daykin, QC —Aaron Gordon Daykin Nordlinger LLP, Vancouver
Cassandra Drake — Lindsay Kenney LLP, Vancouver
Kiu Ghanavizchian, CPA, CA, CBV, MBA — Blair Mackay Mynett Valuations Inc., Vancouver
Briana Hardwick — Rush Ihas Hardwick LLP, Kelowna
Ian B. Hayward — Hayward Sheppard, Vancouver
Rain A. Henderson — Henderson Heinrichs LLP, Vancouver
Anna Laing — Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP, Vancouver
Georgialee Lang — Attorney & Arbitrator, Vancouver
Morag M. J. MacLeod — Barrister & Solicitor, Vancouver
Kate S. Marples — Legacy Tax + Trust Lawyers, Vancouver
Dinyar Marzban, QC — Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver
Beatrice C. McCutcheon — Cook Roberts LLP, Victoria
Gordon G. Plottel — Miller Thomson LLP, Vancouver
Jeffrey A. Rose, QC — Mortimer & Rose, Vancouver
Angela E. Thiele — Lindsay Kenney LLP, Vancouver
Eli C. Walker — Aaron Gordon Daykin Nordlinger LLP, Vancouver