Elizabeth Farries

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Elizabeth Farries practices civil litigation and criminal defence. She has appeared or juniored for trials and hearings from provincial to federal appellate court levels.

Prior to joining Stevens Virgin, Elizabeth was an associate in the litigation department of a leading national law firm. Elizabeth has also worked for the Ministry of the Attorney General, an aboriginal criminal defence firm in Nunavut, and a poverty law clinic in Victoria, British Columbia.

Elizabeth has co-authored various legal publications, including the following:

• "Summary judgment and summary trial: factors affecting availability of summary disposition in IP disputes under the new Federal Court Rules" Canadian Bar Association (Spring 2012)
• "Fuji Television Network, Inc v. Ramesh Suri, 2011 TMOB 194 - confusion, the expense of the wares should not limit trade-mark protection," Canadian ReMARKS (Winter 2011)
• "Stop the Needless Killing of British Columbia's Grizzly
  Bears", Huffington Post (July 2010)
• "The Endangered Species Toolkit: A Citizen's Guide to
  Protecting Biodiversity in British Columbia" (Forward by Margaret Atwood, contributions from Elizabeth May), Sierra Club(2008)

In addition to her practice, Elizabeth has volunteered for various poverty and environmental organizations, been a director of a non-profit environmental organization, and has won recognition for her record of service and commitment to nature.