Lawyer Profile
Andrew Stainer
Vancouver, British Columbia
Overview
Andrew Stainer is a Vancouver-based Shareholder at Owen Bird with a litigation practice emphasizing commercial, maritime, transportation and insurance-related disputes. He advises underwriters, ship owners, P&I clubs, corporations, professionals and individuals on casualty response, pollution incidents, maritime collisions, cargo claims, property loss and vessel arrest. He has appeared before courts in British Columbia, Ontario and Alberta, the Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal, and various tribunals. He previously practised at Norton Rose Fulbright in Vancouver.
Practice Areas
Bar Information
British Columbia, 2011
Professional Details
Education
J.D., University of Toronto, 2008
B.A., Simon Fraser University, 2004
Associations
Law Society of British Columbia
Western Canada Vice President, Canadian Maritime Law Association
Member and past Director, Plimsoll Club
Member and past Legislative Liaison, Marine Insurance Association of British Columbia
Operations Committee, Chamber of Shipping
Awards & Recognition
Chambers Canada, Nationwide: Transportation - Shipping, 2020-2026
Best Lawyers in Canada: Maritime Law, 2022-2026; Insurance Law 2026; Rail 2026
Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory: Shipping and Maritime Law, 2022-2025
Lexology / Who's Who Legal - Canada - Transport, 2024-2026
The Legal 500 Canada: Transport: Shipping - Leading Partner, 2024-2026
Articles & Speeches
Canadian maritime law: Limits of liability increased - should your insurance follow?, case comment, October 2023
Canadian maritime law: Increased penalties and responsibilities for authorized representatives of vessel, case comment, October 2023
Ship Arrests in Canada, Ship Arrests in Practice, 10th edition, 2016
Separating Business From Pleasure: Do You Have Proper Insurance Coverage For Your Boat?, Canadian Yachting West magazine, October 2015
Right to Limit Liability Affirmed: Supreme Court of Canada Decides Peracomo Inc. v. Telus Communications Co., prepared for the Canadian Board of Marine Underwriters, May 2014
Tow Boat Owners: Protecting Your Business Relationships with a Waiver of Subrogation, Western Mariner magazine, April 2013
