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Chair, Creditors' Remedies Group |
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800 - 885 West Georgia Street |
Area of Practice Collection and insolvency matters, commercial litigation including commercial landlord and tenant disputes, and real property disputes. Representative Work Successful enforcement of fee provisions on behalf of lender in large scale Okanagan residential development. Enforcement of multi-million dollar California judgment in British Columbia. Conduct of defence in multiple plaintiff action for $10 million concerning tenants in large Vancouver mall. Collection of multi-million dollar loan in the aviation industry. Defence of $1 million plus claim by borrower against lender concerning challenge to provisions of construction project loan. Lead counsel on behalf of plaintiff property developer involving cancellation of multiple tenancies to permit $275 million commercial/residential development to proceed. Lead defence counsel on behalf of several shopping centre landlords in class proceedings action. Profile William Holder is a partner of Clark Wilson LLP and in charge of the Litigation Department. Mr. Holder has handled many complex cases involving large collections and the enforcement of foreign judgments. He serves as lead counsel in British Columbia for several major landlords including shopping centres and property developers. He has served as an instructor in the highly subscribed Trial Advocacy seminar offered by the Continuing Legal Education Society in BC. He is the author of the Annotated British Columbia Court Order Enforcement Act, published by Canada Law Book and Western Legal Publications. He obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree from The University of British Columbia in 1980. Memberships & Associations Member, Law Society of British Columbia (1981) Member, Canadian Bar Association Former Director, Law Court's Inn Governance Chair (B.C.) - International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) |