Gary S. Snarch

Gary S. Snarch, LL.B., B.C.L., C.Arb
Arbitrator/Mediator
Law office of Gary Snarch Law Corporation, Vancouver, BC, CA (Canada)
ADR Certified Designation : C.Arb
VanIAC Panel(s) : Domestic Arbitration, Mediation
Practice Areas : Construction, Corporate Commercial, Insurance and Reinsurance, Securities
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
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