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Gavin Cameron

Partner Fasken
Jurisdiction British Columbia, 2011
Language(s) English
Office(s) Vancouver
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Overview

Gavin Cameron is a litigator in Vancouver with a focus on commercial disputes and white-collar criminal investigations. Appearing as successful counsel in more than 100 reported decisions, including more than thirty appeals, he advises on contractual disputes, shareholders’ remedies, defamation, commercial fraud, and regulatory prosecutions.

A significant part of Gavin’s practice involves acting for individuals and corporations subject to criminal and quasi-criminal investigations, implementing strategies to avoid charges, and defending their interests in court. He is lead trial counsel in a number of the highest-profile corporate criminal negligence and white collar criminal prosecutions in British Columbia.

Gavin appears as counsel in trials and appeals in all levels of court in British Columbia, as well as in the Supreme Court of Canada. He also regularly acts as counsel in commercial arbitrations.

Gavin is frequently retained by other lawyers – to represent them in disciplinary matters, defend or take their cases on appeal, and as their personal counsel in contentious matters. He is an Adjunct Professor at the University of British Columbia, where he has lectured in Civil Procedure for the past 4 years.

Achievements

  • Recognized in Professional Malpractice Law in Vancouver, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2026
  • Recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in Litigation - Corporate Commercial, Lexpert 2025 to 2026
  • Recognized in British Columbia as a Litigation Star, Benchmark Litigation Canada 2024 to 2026
  • Recognized nationwide as a Next Generation Partner in Dispute Resolution, Legal 500 2024 to 2026
  • Recognized in Appellate Practice in Vancouver, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2024 to 2026
  • Recognized in Defamation and Media Law in Vancouver, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2021 to 2026
  • Recognized in Corporate and Commercial Litigation in Vancouver, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2020 to 2026
  • Recognized in Litigation: General Commercial in British Columbia , Chambers Canada 2020 to 2026
  • Recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in White Collar Defence & Investigations, Lexpert 2025
  • Recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in Litigation - Corporate Commercial , Lexpert 2023
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Experience

  • Helgason v. Rondeau, [Case - Casey Helgason], An appeal from the dismissal of liability against a driver in circumstances where the Plaintiff, a young lawyer, was significantly injured.
  • Steppe Gold Ltd. completes acquisition of growth-oriented mining company, Anacortes Mining Corp., [Deal - Steppe Gold Ltd.], Steppe Gold Ltd. completes acquisition of Anacortes Mining Corp.
  • Hootsuite succeeds in challenging Provincial taxation of cloud computing services, [Case - Hootsuite Inc.], Fasken successfully represented Hootsuite in an appeal from an assessment of provincial sales tax on the purchase of “cloud computing” services. The decision is the first to consider the definition of “software program” under the modern Provincial Sales Tax Act, S.B.C. 2012, c. 35.
  • Rigby Foods, Inc. v. B.C. Frozen Foods Ltd., 2023 BCSC 352, [Case - B.C. Frozen Foods Ltd.], Pre-judgment garnishing order in the context of e-mail ‘hacking’ dispute set aside.
  • Haug v. Funk, 2023 BCCA 110, [Case - Celedonia Haug], This appeal resulted in a clarification of the law governing allegations of failure to mitigate and awards of loss of housekeeping capacity on a non-pecuniary basis in personal injury litigation.
  • Insurance Corporation of British Columbia v. E.B., 2023 BCSC 120, [Case - E.B.], The court confirmed, and Fasken defended, the jurisdiction of an arbitrator to award a successful plaintiff in mandatory arbitration proceedings the arbitrator’s fees and expenses as an aspect of the costs award at the conclusion of the proceedings.
  • Nexii awarded security for costs against Symphony Technologies, [Case - Nexii Building Solutions Inc.], Nexii awarded security for costs in ongoing contract dispute.
  • Mount Polley Mining Corporation and Imperial Metals entirely successful in defending claims made against them and in their counterclaims brought against a contractor, [Case - Imperial Metals Corporation and Mount Polley Mining Corporation], We represented Mount Polley Mining Corporation and Imperial Metals Corporation in an arbitration regarding claims by and against a dredging contractor engaged to remove tailings which had been stored in mine pit while the tailings storage facility was rebuilt.
  • Boucher v. Bemister, 2023 BCCA 17, [Case - Timothy James Bemister], Fasken successfully defended a trial judgement in favour of a plaintiff for loss of future earning capacity.

Career & Education

Education

  • LLB University of British Columbia

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Law Society of British Columbia
  • Canadian Bar Association

Knowledge

  • BC Court of Appeal Upholds Personal Liability for Director of Mining Company for Regulatory Offences, 3/18/2026
  • Personal Liability for Director of Mining Company on Regulatory Offence: BC Courts Remain Firm on Strict Liability, 4/2/2024
  • Cullen Commission Report on Money Laundering in B.C. Recommends Extensive Regulatory and Enforcement Improvements to Fight Money-Laundering, 6/22/2022

Events

  • Business & Human Rights Post-Nevsun, 3/12/2021
  • Symposium 2020 - Cross-Border Investigations and Proceedings: What In-House Counsel Need to Know, 11/18/2020
  • When Crisis Strikes – The Court of Law & Public Opinion, 11/21/2018
  • Blockbuster Annual Update on Labour, Employment, Human Rights & Privacy Law 2016, 10/6/2016
  • Fasken Martineau Symposium 2015 - Vancouver, 10/29/2015
  • White Collar Crime Risks Facing Canadian Businesses, 5/26/2015
  • What Directors and Officers Need to Know About White Collar Crime (Ethics), 10/30/2014

News

  • CTV News interviews Gavin Cameron in a report on deadly crane collapse, 2/20/2024
  • CBC News quotes Gavin Cameron in an article on confidentiality clause in settlement, 2/8/2024
  • PRPeak.com quotes Gavin Cameron in an article on B.C. Supreme Court trial, 2/23/2022
  • Delta Optimist quotes Gavin Cameron in an article on BC Supreme Court trial, 2/11/2022
  • BC CTV News quotes Gavin Cameron in an article on BC Supreme Court trial, 2/3/2022
  • CBC News quotes Gavin Cameron in an article on BC Supreme Court trial, 1/27/2022
  • Global News interviews Gavin Cameron in a report on Vancouver Legion branch facing eviction, 12/31/2021
  • CTV News Vancouver quotes Gavin Cameron in an article on Vancouver legion branch facing eviction, 12/31/2021
  • Fasken Shines in Lexpert®’s Top 10 Cases of 2019-2020, 12/10/2020
  • Fasken promotes 33 lawyers to Partner, 1/31/2018

Publications

  • Supreme Court of Canada redefines human smuggling, 12/11/2015
  • Confidentiality in the Litigation Process: The Implied Undertaking, Confidentiality and Sealing Orders, 6/17/2011
  • Attacking Non-Part XII.2 Search Warrants in Proceeds of Crime Investigations: A New Approach, 1/1/2011
  • Complex Litigation Under BC's New Supreme Court Civil Rules, 11/16/2010
  • The Two Forms of Legal Proof: The Third Standard of Proof and F.H. v. McDougall, 1/1/2009
  • Managing Cross-border Litigation, 11/30/2008
Article Supreme Court of Canada redefines human smuggling
Article Attacking Non-Part XII.2 Search Warrants in Proceeds of Crime Investigations: A New Approach

Speaking Engagements

  • Managing the High-Profile Engagement, 11/14/2022
  • The Expansion and Continuing Limitations of the Defence of Fair Comment, 11/21/2014
  • Production Orders, Search Warrants, and Common Law Privilege, 5/14/2014
  • The TekSavvy Case: Disclosure of Identifying Information by ISPs, 4/29/2014