Richard DeFilippi practices civil litigation with emphasis on corporate/commercial litigation and arbitration, environmental litigation and estate and trust matters.
Mr. DeFilippi has over 25 years experience as counsel before all levels of Canadian courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Canada and Provincial and Superior and appellate courts as well as various administrative tribunals, including the Canadian Transportation Agency and the Environmental Appeal Board (BC).
He has been counsel on contract claims, construction disputes, real estate transactions, railway matters, landlord-tenant disputes, franchise disputes, commercial arbitrations, pension plan claims, estate litigation, insurance litigation, environmental claims and intellectual property disputes.
Professional and Other Activities
Member, Environmental Law and Civil Litigation Subsections, Canadian Bar Association
Member, National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
Member, Vancouver Maritime Arbitrators Association
Member, Pennask Lake Fishing and Game Club
Panel Member, Environmental Legislation in British Columbia: ABA Taxation, Real Property and Trust & Estate Law Section: 2007 Joint Fall CLE Meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia
Presenter, The Prevention of Pollution from Ships Regulations and the Administrative Method of Insuring Compliance: Marine Insurance Association of B.C.: 2007 Fall Meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia
