Lawyer Profile
Vincent R. K. Orchard
Vancouver, British Columbia
Overview
Vincent Orchard, K.C., C. Arb., is a Burnaby-based mediator and arbitrator who now focuses on alternative dispute resolution. He has more than 40 years of experience resolving legal conflicts and has worked in mediation and arbitration since 1987. His matters span insurance, multi-party disputes, personal injury, product liability, professional negligence, tort claims, commercial disputes, defamation, class actions and Indigenous law. Before focusing on ADR, he was a BLG litigation partner and senior counsel and appeared before courts and tribunals throughout British Columbia, the Federal Court and the Supreme Court of Canada.
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 1976 (BC)
Professional Details
Education
A.B., Dartmouth College, 1971
LL.B., University of Manitoba, 1974
Associations
Chartered Arbitrator, ADR Institute of Canada
Civil mediator, Mediate BC roster
Panel arbitrator, British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre
Chair, panel of arbitrators and referees for the Hepatitis C Class Action litigation in British Columbia
Awards & Recognition
King's Counsel (formerly Queen's Counsel), appointed 2004
Member, British Columbia Academy of Mediators and Arbitrators, inducted 2020
Best Lawyers in Canada, 2015 Vancouver Personal Injury Litigation Lawyer of the Year
Selected Decisions
Ediger v. Johnston, 2013 SCC 18 - counsel for the appellant
G.D. v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, UMP arbitration decision dated March 14, 2025 - arbitrator