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A Notice of Civil Claim was filed in this action on June 28, 2013 in the Supreme Court of British Columbia.

The firm is very proud to congratulate Sharon Matthews on her appointment to Queen’s Counsel. QC designations are conferred by the Attorney General and the Minister of Justice in recognition of integrity, exceptional merit and contribution. These qualities describe Sharon to a tee. Sharon has been recognized by her peers not only for her accomplishments in her litigation practice but also for the time and energy she has devoted to improving access to justice. Further, she is well respected for her contributions to the growth and development of the profession with the Canadian Bar Association both provincially and nationally. Sharon is a three time recipient of the CBABC President’s Medal and a UBC Law Alumni Association Outstanding Young Alumna. Among other things, she volunteers as a roster lawyer for Access Pro Bono and frequently speaks at CPD events for the CBABC, CLE, the TLABC and Osgoode Professional Development. Most recently Sharon served as president of the CBABC for the 2011-2012 term.

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CFM welcomes our newest Associate, Michelle Segal.  Michelle joined us on June 11, 2012 after completing her articles with a large national firm. Michelle has a background in International Development Studies and Economics and graduated from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. While at U of T she worked as a research assistant on academic projects related to Law and Economics and was a member of the Senior Editorial Board of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law Review, supervising the International Law Group.

The firm is pleased to congratulate Joe Fiorante on his appointment to Queen’s Counsel. With a talent for identifying and elucidating the perfect storm of variables that precede aviation disasters, Joe is respected both nationally and internationally for his skilled counsel in complex aviation cases.  He is also well known for his counsel work on the product liability side of the ledger. Both practice areas tend to involve cross-border issues and Joe is regularly sought after for his understanding of international law and procedure.  Joe is also a regular contributor to the SMU Air Law Symposium and the Pacific Northwest aviation law and insurance seminar. A humanitarian at heart, Joe volunteers for the Compassion Fruit Society and he is the current Board Chair of Project Somos Children’s Village, a project focused on building an ecologically and financially sustainable model village in Tecpan, Guatemala to house and nurture abandoned and orphaned children. The group is hoping to create a template that can be used to develop other sustainable villages throughout Guatemala. You need only visit the Somos website and check out those ear to ear grins to see the hope this project has inspired.