Course Chairs
The Honourable Madam Justice Marvyn M. Koenigsberg — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
The Honourable Madam Justice Catherine A. Murray — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
Sandra A. Cunningham, QC — Crown Counsel, Vancouver
Andrew I. Nathanson — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver
About the Course Chairs
The Honourable Madam Justice Marvyn Koenigsberg was born in the USA, then moved to Canada in 1967 where she studied law. Her practice, based mostly in civil litigation (Aboriginal law, medical malpractice, and products liability), began in Toronto then migrated to Vancouver. She eventually partnered with Loryl Russell in 1987, where she spent 90% of her time on Aboriginal law. Marvyn was appointed to the bench in late 1992 where she remains today.
Marvyn has been a dedicated volunteer for CLEBC participating in numerous evidence workshops and medical malpractice and advocacy-themed courses. She has been involved with the intensive annual award-winning Winning Advocacy Skills Workshop since its inception over 16 years ago, and continues as one of its most ardent cheerleaders.
The Honourable Madam Justice Catherine A. Murray is a graduate of UBC Law School and worked almost her whole career as Crown counsel. She received her QC designation in 2008 and was appointed to the BC Supreme Court in October 2016.
During her career with the Crown, she prosecuted many serious cases including the last two Kelly Ellard cases and the Surrey Six. She has been involved in teaching advocacy to Crown counsel around the province and through CLEBC for the past 15 years.
Sandra A. Cunningham, QC was born and raised in Vancouver and joined the Crown Counsel’s office immediately after her articling year. She has spent her entire law career in Vancouver, and the majority of that has been prosecuting criminal cases in all levels of BC courts. In addition, for many years Sandy has taught advocacy both in-house and with CLEBC where she has been involved with the annual Winning Advocacy Skills Workshop from the beginning. She has also taught in the Yukon and in Ethiopia.
Andrew Nathanson (BA (UBC, 1992), LLB (University of Toronto, 1995)) is a partner with Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP in Vancouver. He practices in the areas of commercial litigation and white-collar crime. He has appeared before all levels of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada. Mr. Nathanson's practice includes complex commercial disputes, often involving claims for interim relief; shareholders' disputes; and fraud and other white-collar crime. Mr. Nathanson also has an interest in constitutional law. His public law cases have involved the constitutionality of Insite, Vancouver's supervised injection site; jury secrecy rules and when an acquittal may be set aside for a reasonable apprehension of bias; the validity of the Canada Elections Act ban on premature transmission of federal election results; civilian police oversight; the constitutionality of the offence of human trafficking in IRPA; and whether mandatory minimum sentences constitute cruel and unusual punishment contrary to s. 12 of the Charter. Mr. Nathanson is an adjunct professor of civil procedure at UBC Faculty of Law, an honorary member of the UK’ s Commercial Bar Association and a CLE contributor in the areas of restitution, evidence and trial advocacy.
Our Special Guests
The Honourable Chief Justice Christopher E. Hinkson — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
The Honourable Chief Judge Thomas J. Crabtree — Provincial Court of BC
Our Distinguished Team Leaders
John D. Cliffe, QC — Cliffe Tobias, Vancouver
Robert W. Cooper, QC — Cooper Litigation, Vancouver
Sandra A. Cunningham, QC — Crown Counsel, Ministry of Justice, Vancouver
P. John G. Landry — DLA Piper (Canada) LLP, Vancouver
Jeffrey P. Scouten — Hakemi & Ridgedale LLP, Vancouver
Our All-Star Guest Instructors Include:
The Honourable Mr. Justice Patrice Abrioux — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
The Honourable Mr. Justice Ronald Skolrood — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
The Honourable Mr. Justice Gordon C. Weatherill — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
The Honourable Judge James Bahen — Provincial Court of BC, Vancouver
The Honourable Judge David A. St. Pierre — Provincial Court of BC, Vancouver
Karima Andani — Crown Counsel, Ministry of Justice, Vancouver
Murray A. Clemens, QC — Nathanson, Schachter & Thompson, Vancouver
Greg DelBigio, QC — Thorsteinssons LLP, Vancouver
Craig P. Dennis, QC — Dentons Canada LLP, Vancouver
Richard S. Fowler, QC — Smith and Fowler, Vancouver
Jennifer L. Francis — Fasken Martineau DuMouin LLP, Vancouver
Chris W. Greenwood — Public Prosecution Service of Canada, Vancouver
Nicole Gregoire — Crown Counsel, Ministry of Justice, Vancouver
Jeremy P. Hermanson — Crown Counsel, Ministry of Justice, Vancouver
David A. Jardine, QC — Crown Counsel, Ministry of Justice, Vancouver
Mark K. Levitz, QC — Crown Counsel, Ministry of Justice, Vancouver
Joseph C. McArthur — Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Vancouver
Matthew A. Nathanson — MN Law, Vancouver
Albert Roos, QC — Sugden, McFee & Roos LLP, Vancouver
Stephen R. Schachter, QC — Nathanson, Schachter & Thompson LLP, Vancouver
Michael J. Slater, QC — Slater Vecchio LLP, Vancouver
Wendy M. Stephen, QC — Crown Counsel, Ministry of Justice, New Westminster
K. Michael Stephens — Hunter Litigation Chambers, Vancouver
Cheryl J. Tobias, QC — Cliffe Tobias, Vancouver
Marko Vesely — Lawson Lundell LLP, Vancouver
Charles F. Willms — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver