Overview

Morgan Burris is a partner in Dentons' Vancouver office and practises in the firm's Construction, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, and Infrastructure and Public-Private Partnerships groups. She helps public- and private-sector clients identify practical ways to manage existing and potential disputes while limiting disruption to their operations. In construction matters, Morgan advises owners, developers, and contractors throughout procurement and project delivery. Her disputes experience includes delay claims, negligence, faulty design or workmanship, changed site conditions, builders' liens, and warranties. She has acted in complex multiparty arbitrations and before courts in British Columbia and Yukon, including appellate proceedings and applications involving the Supreme Court of Canada. Beyond construction and engineering, Morgan handles disputes connected with commercial real estate, mining investment and insolvency, environmental issues, intellectual property, Aboriginal title and treaty claims, film and television, competition, and corporate governance. Her earlier mechanical-engineering training supports her work on technically complex matters.

Practice Areas

• Construction
• Litigation and Dispute Resolution
• Infrastructure and Public-Private Partnerships
• Commercial Litigation

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 2009 (BC)