PRACTICE PROFILE
Emily Stock is a member of the firm’s Financial Professional Services, Construction & Engineering, Insurance, and Intellectual Property & Technology Practices. Her practice is primarily litigation-based with an emphasis on the defence of financial professionals and engineers.
Emily obtained her Bachelors degree in Mathematics and Engineering Science, with a specialization in Applied Mechanics, from Queen’s University in 2000. She obtained her Masters in Business Administration and Bachelor of Laws concurrently from the University of Victoria in 2004.
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCES
- Representative experiences includes representing clients at all levels of Court in British Columbia on a variety of interlocutory and final matters. Emily has appeared before the British Columbia Supreme Court on matters involving professional negligence, intellectual property infringement including passing off, manufacturing defect claims, construction disputes and other commercial and insurance disputes. Emily has also appeared in the British Columbia Court of Appeal on appeals of interlocutory matters.
- Emily was co-counsel with David Wende in a 65 day trial in 2007. David and Emily successfully defended a national firm of Chartered Accountants and one of its partners, a chartered accountant and chartered business valuator. The allegations were dismissed in full, with costs (Newton v. Marzban 2008 BCSC 328).
- Emily has also resolved many disputes through various forms of alternative dispute resolution, and in particular through mediation.
- In addition to defending professionals in litigation, Emily assists professionals in managing their risks, including through drafting contracts and engagement letters. She also assists professionals in professional disciplinary matters before their self-regulatory bodies.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS AND CONFERENCES
- “Auditor’s Exposure Expanded to Potential Investors? Case comment on the Castor decision", Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia, June 2011
- “How to Stay Out of Trouble”, Professional Development Conference for the Chartered Accountants of British Columbia in Victoria, Presenter, October 2008
- "Defensive Practice for Tax Practitioners", for the BC Tax Conference for the Canadian Tax Foundation, 2008, co-authored with D. Wende
- Professional Development Conference for Certified Management Accountants of British Columbia, Presenter, January 2008
- “Ethics and Professional Ethics for CAs”, for the Professional Development Conference in Victoria, for the Chartered Accountants of British Columbia, Presenter, June 2006
- Mid-Size Firm Professional Development for Chartered Accountants, Presenter, October 2005
PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS
- Association of Women in Finance, Board of Directors, Chair of PEAK 2012, past member of the AWF Scholarships and Bursaries Committee in 2008
- Minerva Foundation, Co-chair of the 2009 and 2011 Learning to Lead™ Leadership Development Conference, and member of the Leadership Implementation Committee
- Canadian Bar Association, Construction Subsection, Treasurer, Vice-Chair and Chair in 2007 – 2010
- Canadian Bar Association, Insurance Subsection, Member
- Canadian Women in Construction, Member
- Women Lawyers’ Forum, Member
