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Watson Goepel is proud to announce that eight of our lawyers have been recognized in Best Lawyers in Canada™ 2025 and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch™ in 2025 for their outstanding achievements in their practice area.
Watson Goepel is proud to announce that eight of our lawyers have been recognized in Best Lawyers in Canada™ 2025 and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch™ in 2025 for their outstanding achievements in their practice area.
Celso Boscariol, K.C., Partner in our Business Law Group, has been elected as the new Vice-Chair of the Lawyers Associated Worldwide (LAW) in New York City, at LAW’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in September 2022.
Provincial governments lifted most, if not all of their public health mandates in early 2022. Although public health mandates are no longer in effect for most Canadians, employers still have an obligation to promote a safe and healthy work environment for their employees.
September 9, 2022 – Watson Goepel LLP (“Watson Goepel” or the “Firm”), is pleased to announce that the Hon. Richard B.T. Goepel, K.C. has joined the Firm as Senior Counsel effective September 7, 2022. Mr. Goepel returns to Watson Goepel following his retirement from the BC Court of Appeal. He brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the Firm after serving on the bench for over 20 years.
We are pleased to announce that three of our lawyers have been selected for inclusion in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada® Best Lawyers is widely regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a significant honour which is determined by votes received amongst their local legal peers to recognize lawyers each year for their outstanding professional excellence in a particular practice area(s).
On July 21, 2022, the Government of British Columbia announced the creation of regulations that will enable a mandatory three-day Homebuyer Protection Period (“HPP”).
We are pleased to welcome Erika Hertz and Zachary Tng to Watson Goepel as our 2022-2023 Articling Students.
On June 14, 2022, our Partner and leader of our Family Law Group, Laurence Klass, chaired the Family Law 2022 Program hosted by Pacific Business & Law Institute (PBLI).
Bob meant a lot to us at Watson Goepel and will be greatly missed by us all.
In March 2020, the aggressive spread of COVID-19 cases created uncertainty and economic chaos for businesses in Canada.
Congratulations to our Corporate Services Supervisor Tamara Dirks for being elected as a Director of BC Paralegal Association on June 14, 2022.
Robert ‘Bob’ Watson, one of Watson Goepel LLP’s founding partners, passed away on Friday, June 4th, 2021.
Our lawyer, Celso Boscariol, K.C., along with descendants of the Internees, attended the official proclamation of Vancouver City Council Chambers on June 8, 2020, to witness the acknowledgment of injustices enacted upon the Italian Canadian community during WWII.