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700 - 401 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC V6B 5A1
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Direct: 604.661.9202
Fax: 604.688.3830

Assistant

Christine Redmond
Email
Direct: 604.661.9286
Fax: 604.682.3664

Jeffrey J. Lowe, Partner

Jeff Lowe is the firm's Managing Partner.  He is also the practice leader for the Advanced Education and Research group and a member of the firm's Intellectual Property Group.  Jeff represents Richards Buell Sutton at the Pacific Rim Advisory Council (PRAC) and is a member of its Membership Committee and Co-chair of the Intellectual Property and Licensing Practice Group.  Jeff's Directorships include the Centre for Drug Research and Development, Smartcool Systems Inc. and Magnum Energy Inc.  Jeff regularly acts for corporate, institutional and high-tech companies in corporate finance, intellectual property, licensing and franchising.

Representative Client Work

Intellectual Property:

  • Licensing, research collaborations and technology development

Corporate Finance:

  • Assists clients with the structuring of private and public equity financings

Franchising:

  • Represents franchisees in the development and operations of franchise systems

Professional Affiliations

  • Member, Law Society of British Columbia
  • Member, Canadian Bar Association, C.B.A.
  • Member, Business Law Subsection, B.C. Branch, C.B.A.
  • Member, Canadian Association of University Solicitors (C.A.U.S.)
  • Member, Association of University Technology Managers, Inc. (AUTM)
  • Co-chair, Pacific Rim Advisory Council (PRAC), Intellectual Property and Licensing Practice Group

Community

  • Jeff is an active volunteer with the Greater Vancouver Food Bank and can be seen sorting through food donations at the firm's monthly volunteer event in the food bank warehouse. Jeff has been chair of a charitable foundation which raised funds for the further development of an educational institution.

Background

Jeff grew up in Burnaby and has been in the Greater Vancouver area since University where he raised two sons and a daughter with his wife Donna.  Jeff enjoys training at the boxing gym and competing with his race car at the track.