Atty. Gib van Ert
Gib van Ert practices civil, commercial and public law litigation in Ottawa and Vancouver. He has a broad range of counsel experience including trials, appeals, arbitrations, judicial reviews, motions and opinion work.
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Gib van Ert is a business and litigation attorney based in Vancouver, British Columbia, practicing at Olthuis van Ert. Educated at University of Toronto (LL.M., 2000) and University of Cambridge (M.A., 1998). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Corporate and Commercial Litigation (2026). Serands clients in Vancouver, BC and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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About
- Gib van Ert practices civil, commercial and public law litigation in Ottawa and Vancouver
- He has a broad range of counsel experience including trials, appeals, arbitrations, judicial reviews, motions and opinion work
- Gib spent his first ten years in practice at a nationally-recognized litigation boutique in Vancouver
- From August 2015 to August 2018, Gib served as Executive Legal Officer to two successive chief justices of Canada, the Rt
- Hon. Beverley McLachlin, P.C. and the Rt
- Hon. Richard Wagner, P.C
- The ELO is the Chief Justice’s principal advisor in matters concerning the Supreme Court of Canada, the Canadian Judicial Council and the National Judicial Institute
- Gib then continued his practice with a national firm before forming Gib van Ert Law
- Gib is a well-known authority on the reception of public international legal norms in Canadian law
- His main work on this topic, Using International Law in Canadian Courts, has been cited by the Supreme Court of Canada and other courts
- Gib is a former law clerk to Madam Justice Jo-Ann Prowse of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia and Justices Charles Gonthier and Morris Fish of the Supreme Court of Canada
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in British Columbia
Practicing law in British Columbia. Legal matters in British Columbia are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Vancouver are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate British Columbia state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in British Columbia brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in British Columbia courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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