Atty. Jason Kostyniuk
Jason Kostyniuk is a Partner and the leader of the firm’s Maritime Practice Group. He is also a member of the firm’s Environmental and Insurance Practice Groups.
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Jason Kostyniuk is a maritime attorney based in Vancouver, British Columbia, practicing at Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP. They have 26+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2000. Admitted to practice in British Columbia (2000). Educated at University of British Columbia (LLB., 1999) and University of British Columbia (B.A., 1995). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Maritime Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Awards: (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Who’s Who Legal (2026). Serands clients in Vancouver, BC and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Jason Kostyniuk is a Partner and the leader of the firm’s Maritime Practice Group
- He is also a member of the firm’s Environmental and Insurance Practice Groups
- Jason’s practice focuses on maritime and transportation matters, as well as commercial and insurance litigation
- It includes ship arrest and enforcement of maritime claims, charterparty and commercial contract disputes, marine pollution, general insurance matters, marine insurance and P&I matters, vessel collision and transportation casualties, carriage of goods and passengers, vessel and cargo theft, marine mortgages and other security, maritime insolvency and bankruptcy, judicial sale of ships, towage and salvage, ship design and repair, bodily injury claims, and the liabilities of harbours, terminals and marinas
- Within his practice Jason has represented the interests of a wide variety of insurers, foreign and domestic ship owners, charterers, terminals and other commercial and individual clients in the Provincial, Supreme and Appellate Courts of British Columbia, the Federal Court of Canada, and in private commercial arbitration
- He has also achieved numerous settlements for clients through mediation
Practice Areas Explained
Jason Kostyniuk's Areas of Practice
Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Jason Kostyniuk handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Maritime attorneys for Jones Act claims, longshore injury, cruise ship cases, and offshore matters.
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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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