Gary Fraser *

Partner


Vancouver

Tel : 604.691.7421
Fax : 604.685.7084

Email : gary.fraser@mcmillan.ca
* Law Corporation
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Professional Activities  

Gary Fraser is a partner in the Vancouver office of McMillan. His activities as a civil litigator focus primarily on the areas of employment, class actions, products liability, personal injury and construction law.

With his creative and efficient problem solving nature, Gary develops litigation strategies which are tailored to the specific circumstances. An efficient and thorough project management approach is the cornerstone of his analytical style. He thoroughly investigates all available options for the best decisions on implementation in each case.

Gary regularly appears at all court levels in British Columbia and before various administrative tribunals.

Memberships  

  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Vancouver Bar Association  

Teaching Engagements

  • Gary regularly participates in in-house seminars on a variety of litigation topics.
Representative Transactions

  • Represented both public and private sector employers in a broad range of employment and labour law disputes.
  • Frequent appearances as counsel before the British Columbia Labour Relations Board and Employment Standards Branch.
  • Appeared in British Columbia Supreme Court on various class action matters involving products liability and anti-trust claims.
  • Successfully defended numerous products liability claims in Supreme Court.
  • Prosecuted large personal injury claims involving serious spinal injuries and traumatic brain injuries.

publications and presentations
Fall 2008
Law Note - Refusal to Acknowledge One's Mistake: Grounds for Dismissal
InBrief Fall 2008
Winter 2007
Law Note - Broadening of Fiduciary Duty of Lawyers and Other Professionals?
InBrief Winter 2007/2008
Spring 2007
In the Aftermath of "Coordinated Departures"
Employment and Labour Brief Spring 2007
Winter 2006
Use of Customer Information by Ex-employees
Employment & Labour Brief Winter 2006


  • employment & labour
    • corporate restructuring
    • disabilities & workers' compensation
    • employee contracts & policies
    • employee privacy
    • employee terminations
    • human rights
    • labour relations
  • insurance
    • corporate insurance
    • insurance litigation
    • insurance privacy issues
    • products for the insurance industry
    • regulatory
  • intellectual property
    • confidential information & trade secrets
    • copyright
    • information technology
    • IP agreements & licensing
    • IP due diligence
    • IP litigation
    • patents & industrial designs
    • trademarks & domain names
  • litigation
    • administrative law & tribunals
    • alternative dispute resolution
    • class actions
    • commercial litigation
    • defamation
    • environmental litigation
    • foreclosure & mortgage enforcement
    • insurance & personal injury litigation
    • intellectual property litigation
    • securities litigation & regulatory proceedings
  • consumer products / retailing
  • insurance
  • manufacturing
Called to the British Columbia bar - 1998

University of British Columbia, LLB - 1997

Dalhousie University, BA - 1977