Just the Facts

Richards Buell Sutton LLP is BC's Oldest Law Firm, established in 1871

Founding Member of PRAC (Pacific Rim Advisory Council)

Honoured as one of the 21 Pioneer Enterprises of the City (Centennial Celebrations of Vancouver City 1886-1986)

Managing Partner is Jeff Lowe 604.661.9202

RBS is a regional firm with 40 lawyers and 2 registered trade-mark agents

We have been university solicitors since 1908, when we helped draft the original University Act, forming The University of British Columbia

We provide multilingual representation as well as sign language legal services for the deaf or hearing impaired

Richards Street, downtown Vancouver, is named after Albert Norton Richards, the founding member of the firm

Albert Norton Richards was the second Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia from 1876 to 1881

In 2011 - RBS had more than 40 firm representatives volunteering at the startline of the RBC GranFondo Whistler

In 2010 - more than 75% of our firm members participated in monthly volunteer initiatives at the Greater Vancouver Food Bank

In 2010 - Richards Buell Sutton LLP donated more than $100,000 to charitable organizations in our own backyard

Of our 17 partners - 10 articled with the firm

Number of languages spoke in the firm - 11 - Cantonese, Farsi, French, German, Gujarati, Hindi, Hungarian, Kiswahili, Mandarin, Portugese, Spanish and Sign Language (American)

20% of firm members have been with RBS for 20 years or longer