Legal Judgment, Construction and
Engineering Insight, and Disciplined Advocacy
Principles That Guide Our Work
These principles shape how we assess matters, communicate with clients and take responsibility for our work.
Courage
Address difficult issues directly and exercise independent judgment, even when the easier course would be to avoid them.Proactive Disclosure
Raise concerns, errors and material developments promptly so they can be addressed openly and responsibly.Clarity
Think carefully, test assumptions and communicate conclusions in clear, practical terms.Honesty and Integrity
Act candidly, honour professional obligations and make decisions that withstand scrutiny.Freedom
Exercise initiative and independent judgment within clear professional and ethical standards.Effectiveness
Use time and resources deliberately, focusing effort where it can make the greatest difference.Continuous Improvement
Seek feedback, learn from experience and apply those lessons to strengthen the work.Accountability
Make considered commitments, keep them and take responsibility when circumstances change.Why ATAC LAW Exists
ATAC LAW exists to help clients understand and resolve complex legal problems through sound judgment, technical insight and disciplined advocacy.
- We are committed to providing a rewarding and intellectually demanding environment in which our lawyers and staff can build meaningful, long term careers.
- We extend our people considerable autonomy within a clear framework of professional standards, enabling them to do their finest work and develop to their full potential.
- We pursue sustainable and responsible profitability, because a financially sound firm is one that can continue to invest in its people and deliver lasting value to those it represents.
Professional Standards
Members of ATAC LAW hold legal, engineering, mediation and arbitration credentials relevant to their work. The firm also participates in professional organizations supporting the practice of law, engineering and dispute resolution.
Meet Our Lawyers
Matters are led by lawyers who explain the relevant issues, options and risks in clear terms. Several also hold professional engineering credentials, adding technical insight where the matter requires it.
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Mike C. Stewart is a partner at ATAC LAW, a professional engineer, and counsel in construction disputes. He holds the P.Eng. designation in British Columbia and Ontario, and practised as…
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Dan H. Griffith is a partner at ATAC LAW and a litigator whose work is conducted in the courtroom, in civil and criminal matters alike, and carried to appeal where…
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James Un is a Senior Associate Lawyer at ATAC LAW, drawn to the disputes that turn on property, contracts, and money: who owns what, who owed whom, and what the…
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Gurpal is a construction, real estate, and commercial lawyer at ATAC LAW whose practice follows a project across its entire life, from the contracts and site agreements that set it…
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Rodolfo Assinger is a litigator at ATAC LAW whose civil practice moves fluently across construction, employment, commercial, property, estate, and administrative disputes. He is retained by individuals and business owners,…
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Roy Donghee Kim is a trial lawyer at ATAC LAW and a professional engineer whose practice concentrates where technical judgment comes under legal scrutiny. He acts for engineers and engineering…
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Raymond Jin, an associate at ATAC LAW, conducts a practice concerned with families and their property, and the disposition of both when a relationship or a life ends. Separation, the…
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Linting Zhang is an associate lawyer at ATAC LAW who is often retained when a single event has produced several legal problems at once. A criminal charge that also unsettles…
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Megan is a associate lawyer at ATAC LAW whose practice centres on resolving disputes in the civil and commercial courts, with particular depth in construction, real estate, and corporate conflicts.…
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Siwei Xu is a civil litigator at ATAC LAW who acts in the disputes that arise when a commercial or personal relationship breaks down, between landlord and tenant, employer and…
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James Cain practises construction, commercial, real estate, and corporate law at ATAC LAW, moving between the transactions he helps structure and the disputes that can arise from them. His clients…
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Raghav is an associate lawyer at ATAC LAW. His practice focuses on civil and commercial litigation, construction disputes, commercial arbitration, regulatory proceedings, and criminal defence. Raghav has extensive advocacy experience…
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Siqi Wang is an associate lawyer at ATAC LAW whose practice is given to disputes in which the sum at issue, the asset, or the relationship between the parties admits…
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Shuni Zhang is an associate in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Team at ATAC LAW. Shuni maintains a broad civil and commercial litigation practice, with particular depth in construction,…
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