Overview

Katherine Reilly is Associate Counsel at Stewart McDannold Stuart. Called to the BC bar in 2007, she is an advocate, communicator and negotiator with extensive experience in urgent and sensitive matters. She spent the first 15 years of her career as a Vancouver litigator with a national business law firm, conducting complex corporate-commercial disputes involving contract, tort and construction matters. She later served as senior counsel with the BC Ministry of Attorney General, representing the Province in high-profile and precedent-setting litigation, including injunction-related matters. Katherine advises clients on crisis management and strategic communications and takes a practical approach to achieving results. Her representative work includes advice to senior provincial officials and Cabinet members and litigation reported in 2025 BCCA 41 and 2025 BCCA 78. She holds a Bachelor of Laws from Dalhousie University and a Bachelor of Arts with distinction from the University of British Columbia.

Practice Areas

• Civil Litigation
• Corporate-Commercial Disputes
• Construction Law
• Appellate Litigation

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 2007 (BC)