Atty. Brian Robert Canfield
Brian Canfield is a strategic advisor for his business clients. He focuses on facilitating opportunities and solving problems on their behalf by combining his extensive legal experience, business background, and negotiation skills with diligence, creativity, and common sense.
Corporate Finance & Securities & More Attorney · 35+ Years Experience
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About Brian Robert Canfield at a Glance
Brian Robert Canfield is a Partner, practicing at Farris LLP. They have 35+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1991. Their practice focuses on contracts, business, real estate, m&a, and zoning. Admitted to practice in British Columbia (1991), Washington (1995), and Alberta (2007). Educated at University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1990) and University of British Columbia (B.Comm. University, 1987). Recognitions include Peer Reviewed. Active member of Affiliations •Member of the Law Society of British Columbia •Member of the Washington State Bar Association •Member of the Law Society of Alberta.
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About Brian Robert Canfield
- Brian Canfield is a strategic advisor for his business clients
- He focuses on facilitating opportunities and solving problems on their behalf by combining his extensive legal experience, business background, and negotiation skills with diligence, creativity, and common sense
- He is often asked to handle difficult negotiations, tight timelines, or similar challenges for his clients in buying and selling businesses or real estate, raising equity and debt financing, facilitating regulatory approvals, settling shareholder or other disputes, restructuring, governance and other matters
- Brian has a wide range of experience in assisting both public and private clients, including Boards and Special Committees, with a special emphasis on acting for established and emerging founders/entrepreneurs
- His clients operate in many key industries including automotive, construction, financial, food and beverage, hospitality, infrastructure, real estate, resource, and technology
- Legal Recognition •Lexpert Leading Finance Lawyers (2026) •Lexpert Leading Lawyers in Canada (2026) •The Best Lawyers in Canada (2026) •The Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” in Securities Law (2025) •Lexpert Leading Finance and M&A Lawyers (2024) •Martindale-Hubbell Ranking (BV) In the News Recognition Farris Lawyers Named as Lexpert Leading Finance Lawyers April 15, 2026 Recognition 61 Farris Lawyers Recognized in the 2026 Best Lawyers in Canada Directory September 4, 2025 Recognition 28 Farris Lawyers Named in the 2025 Lexpert Directory March 11, 2025
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Brian Robert Canfield's Areas of Legal Practice
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Contracts
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Business & Corporate Law
Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Real Estate Law
Real estate attorneys handle home purchases, sales, commercial transactions, title disputes, and landlord-tenant matters.
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Mergers & Acquisitions
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Land Use & Zoning
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Selecting an attorney is one of the most consequential decisions you can make when a legal matter arises. Below are the core qualities that distinguish Brian Robert Canfield's practice in the field of contracts, business, real estate, m&a, and zoning.
Decade-Tested Legal Experience
Brian Robert Canfield brings 35+ years of hands-on legal practice — enough to have navigated the recurring fact patterns, procedural traps, and negotiation dynamics that shape case outcomes.
Multi-State Bar Admission
Licensed in British Columbia, Washington, and Alberta, Brian Robert Canfield can represent clients in cases that span state lines or require counsel in multiple jurisdictions.
Broad Practice Area Coverage
Covering contracts, business, and real estate, Brian Robert Canfield can address the full spectrum of a client's legal needs without requiring referrals to separate specialists for each issue.
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