Overview

Geoff Bowman is a shareholder at Owen Bird Law Corporation in Vancouver. His practice focuses on resolving construction disputes, including matters involving procurement. He helps clients take practical and strategic steps throughout a project's life to reduce legal risk and resolve disputes efficiently. Geoff also handles insurance defence and technically complex cases, particularly professional-negligence claims involving architects and engineers, and has served as a longstanding adviser to a major Canadian professional liability insurer. Beyond construction and insurance, he assists clients with a broad range of general commercial disputes and offers alternative dispute resolution experience. Geoff is a former chair of the Canadian Bar Association, British Columbia Branch construction subsection. He was called to the British Columbia Bar in 2005 and the Yukon Bar in 2014 after earning his LLB from the University of British Columbia. His official profile lists current Law Society of British Columbia membership.

Practice Areas

• Construction Disputes
• Insurance Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Procurement

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 2005 (BC); 2014 (YT)