Rebeka Breder

Associate

Rebeka Breder practises general corporate commercial litigation, with an emphasis on contract and lease disputes, municipal and administrative law, animal law, and environmental law.

Ms. Breder's corporate litigation practice includes acting for clients involved in various commercial and business disputes, including contract matters, shareholder remedies and conflict, real and personal property disputes, real estate disputes - both residential and commercial - including termination and enforcement of rental/lease agreements, as well as franchise disputes and general litigation matters.

Ms. Breder's animal law practice includes defending dog owners whose dogs have been accused of being "dangerous/vicious", acting for clients in regard to product liability (tainted food), veterinarian malpractice suits, breeder disputes and general issues involving domestic, farm and wild animals. Ms. Breder is the founder and current Chair of the Canadian Bar Association Animal Law Section. She also volunteers a lot of her time to animal welfare causes, including sitting on the Board of Directors of the Vancouver Humane Society. To learn more about this area of law, please view my video.

Her municipal and administrative law practice includes advising clients under the Local Government Act, Community Charter and Vancouver Charter with respect to decisions made by municipal and regional officials.

Her environmental law practice includes advising clients on corporate liability and responsibility in regard to contaminated sites, water and potable water issues and directors' and officers liability.

Ms. Breder has appeared at the Provincial and Supreme Court levels.

Her clients include firms, corporations, non-profit organizations and individuals.

Ms. Breder speaks fluent French and Serbo-Croatian. She also has knowledge of Hebrew and Yiddish.

Professional and Other Activities

Chair, Animal Law Subsection, Canadian Bar Association, British Columbia
Member of the Board of Directors, Vancouver Humane Society
Appointed by Vancouver City Council to Women's Advisory Committee (past)
Member, Steering Committee, Equal Voice B.C. (past)
Former Member, Advocacy Committee of BCSPCA Former Executive Member, Environmental Law Subsection, Canadian Bar Association, British Columbia

In the News

Direct Line: 604.647.6437
Email: rbreder@boughton.ca

Government + Regulatory
Litigation + Commercial Arbitration
Environmental

Areas of Expertise

Commercial Litigation
Animal Law

Education

McGill University, B.A. (Joint Honours)
University of British Columbia, LL.B.
Year of Call: 2005 (B.C.)
Dr. Andrew R. Thompson Natural Resources Law Certificate

Assistant