Lawyer Profile
Jonathan S. McLean
Vancouver, British Columbia
Overview
Jonathan McLean practises in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group in the Vancouver office of Stikeman Elliott. He has a broad commercial litigation background that includes cases related to various types of contract disputes, construction litigation, real property and leasing disputes, class actions, commercial insurance, coverage and subrogation cases, environmental litigation, shareholder and partnership disputes, product liability, maritime litigation and cross-border disputes.
Jonathan has appeared in proceedings in all levels of the Courts in British Columbia, the Federal Court of Canada and the Supreme Court of Canada. He has resolved numerous cases through arbitration and mediation. He has appeared before administrative tribunals including for example the Environmental Appeal Board and the Passenger Transportation Board.
Recent cases include successfully resolving multi-million dollar litigation concerning engineering services provided in the context of a pulp mill expansion, resolving a supply contract dispute relating to a conveyor system at a pulp mill, successfully obtaining a dismissal of a proposed class action relating to goods imported by courier, and successfully obtaining a stay of a multi-million dollar payment order before the Environmental Appeal Board.
Jonathan is a member of the Law Society of British Columbia and of the Canadian Bar Association. He is a regular guest instructor at PLTC for the mock trial and regularly participates in an Access Justice Pro Bono Legal Clinic in North Vancouver. He is also a member of the Defence Research Institute.
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Bar Information
Called to the bar: 1990 (BC)