Gary Snarch is a chartered arbitrator (C.Arb), mediator and lawyer. He has been providing arbitral and mediation services on corporate/commercial, construction professional negligence and insurance related matters for the last 20 years.

Gary has also practiced law as a commercial litigator for 40 years appearing before all Courts including the Supreme Court of Canada and before numerous regulatory bodies. He was a senior partner with the law firm of Snarch and Allen before joining Taylor Veinotte Sullivan as Associate Counsel in 2006. He has been recognized for a number of years by LEXPERT as a leading litigation practitioner, and by Canada Benchmark as a Litigation Star.

As counsel, Gary Snarch has appeared before the:

• Supreme Court of Canada
• BC Court of Appeal
• BC Supreme Court
• Federal Court of Appeal
• Federal Court of Canada – Trial Division
• BC Provincial Court
• BC Securities Commission
• Vancouver Stock Exchange Hearing Panels
• Investment Dealers Association (IDA) and Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) Hearing Panels
• Market Regulation Services Inc. (the independent regulation service provider for Canadian Equity market including the TSX and the TSX Venture Exchange)
• BC Labour Relations Board

• BCL and LL.B., McGill University 1978
• Member of the Law Society of British Columbia since 1979
• Associate Counsel with the law firm of Taylor Veinotte Sullivan
• Chartered Arbitrator with the Vancouver International Arbitration Centre
• and the ADR Institute of Canada since 2005
• Mediator with the British Columbia Arbitration and Mediation Institute
• Member of the ADR Institute of Canada
• Designated as a Chair for hearings with the British Columbia Employment and Assistance Appeal Tribunal
• Previously designated as a Chair for hearings under the Investment Dealers Association, TSX and the Universal Market Integrity Rules
• Appointed as a Panel member for British Columbia Law Society Conduct Reviews
• Appointed as a Panel Member for mediations/arbitrations for the National Automobile Dealer Arbitration Program
• Member of the British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre Appeal Panel
• Appointed as a Panel Chair by IIROC (Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada)

• Recognized by LEXPERT as an expert in Securities litigation
• Chartered Arbitrator (C. Arb.)
• Member of Law Society of British Columbia since 1979
• Member of Canadian Bar Association since 1979
• Chartered Arbitrator and Member of British Columbia Arbitration and Mediation Institute
• Member of ADR Institute of Canada
• Panel member of the British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre
• Continuing Legal Education Instructor and contributing author for CLE courses on Securities Litigation –Broker Liability
• Providing regular seminars to securities industry and to members of the Canadian Securities Institute

BCL, McGill University, 1978
LL.B., McGill University, 1978