Vancouver—Dentons is pleased to welcome Julie Facchin and Samantha Chang to its Litigation and Dispute Resolution group as counsel and senior associate respectively. Based in Vancouver, the pair will focus their practice on commercial litigation.

"I’m thrilled to welcome two new accomplished members to our Vancouver office," said John Sandrelli, managing partner of Dentons’ Vancouver office. "Growing our capabilities to better serve our clients across British Columbia and beyond is our key focus as we see market activity continue at pace despite the pandemic. Julie and Samantha add to our exceptional talent and we look forward to working with them."     

Called to the British Columbia bar in 2010, Julie maintains a broad commercial litigation practice with particular emphasis on class action defence and privacy law. Her experience ranges from contract term disputes to competition legislation, and expands to cases with cross-Canada and international dimensions. As privacy counsel, Julie helps clients navigate privacy breaches and access to information issues. 

Samantha has exceptional insight in complex commercial litigation and class action defense across a broad range of industries. She regularly advises clients on shareholder disputes, contractual disputes, professional negligence and competition law. She has also acted as litigation counsel in obtaining court approval of plans of arrangement.

"Julie and Samantha bring a wealth of knowledge to the Firm,” said David Wotherspoon, partner and Vancouver lead of Dentons’ Litigation and Dispute Resolution group. “With broad legal experience in litigation and dispute resolution, Julie and Samantha’s arrival will add significant value to our practice which continues to advise on some of Canada’s most significant cases across a multitude of sectors. We are delighted to welcome them to the team.”

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