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700 - 401 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC V6B 5A1
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Direct: 604.661.9227
Fax: 604.688.3830

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Keri Peterson
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Direct: 604.661.9276
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D. Scott Lamb, Associate Counsel

Scott is the head of our Construction Law Group and practises with the Intellectual Property Group.  Prior to joining Richards Buell Sutton LLP in 2000, Scott practised law for over six years with a national law firm in Toronto.  His legal expertise has led him to become a prolific author, editor, lecturer, and media interviewee on a variety of legal topics. 

Representative Client Work

Construction

  • Acts for national and major local real estate development companies, contractors and material suppliers as well as construction consultants and architects
  • Construction disputes and litigation, including builders' liens
  • Construction contracts, including negotiation and drafting

examples:

  • Negotiated $92 million construction contract for major downtown Vancouver residential development
  • Successfully resolved litigation involving over $3 million worth of liens and disputes for a master plan residential community in the lower mainland of British Columbia

Intellectual Property

  • Acts for variety of intellectual property owners from large institutions to small entrepreneurs
  • Intellectual property disputes and litigation, with an emphasis on trade-mark and copyright matters
  • licensing and contractual matters involving intellectual property

examples:

  • Supervised international patent and license litigation
  • Acted as counsel for national retailer in trade-mark infringement cases
  • Acted as counsel in successful Federal Court of Appeal trademark infringement cases

Professional Affiliations

  • Scott is a past member of the National Executive of the International Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association and Past Chairman of the British Columbia Branch. Scott has maintained his involvement in international legal matters through his role as features editor of The Canadian International Lawyer Journal (sponsored by the Canadian Bar Association).
  • Member, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada
  • Features Editor, Canadian International Lawyer journal
  • Member, Licensing Executives Society
  • Member, Law Society of Upper Canada
  • Member, Law Society of British Columbia
  • Past Member, Canadian Bar Association - National Executive of the International Law Section
  • Past Chairman, Canadian Bar Association (BC Branch) 

Community

  • Participant, St. Georges Christmas Hamper Drive
  • Supporter, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR)
  • DIRECTORSHIPS
  • President, St. Georges Old Boys Association, 2008-2010
  • Director, St. Georges School Society, 2008-2011
  • President, Director and Executive Member, North Vancouver Conservative Party Electoral District Association, 2008-2010

Background

Scott is married and has a son.  Outside of the office he coaches his sons's hockey team and enjoys skiing with his family.  Scott also admits to a passion for art, architecture and politics having been involved with federal and provincial election campaigns.