Brent Olthuis
Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONS

B. Com. (Hons.) University of British Columbia 1995

LL.B. (Great Distinction) McGill University 2000

• Admitted to the Law Society of Upper Canada in October 2001
• Admitted to the Law Society of British Columbia in September 2005

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

Arvay Finlay/Smith Barristers (Vancouver, BC), Associate September 2005-Present

• General litigation practice, with a focus on administrative, civil, & constitutional

Gowling Lafleur Henderson, LLP (Ottawa, ON), Associate July 2002-July 2004

• Crim. defence, tax, professional liability, class action, competition & aboriginal law
• Appeared as counsel in all levels of court in Ontario

Supreme Court of Canada (Ottawa, ON), Law Clerk July 2001-July 2002

• Clerk to the Honourable Mr. Justice Frank Iacobucci

Court of Appeal for Ontario (Toronto, ON), Law Clerk Aug 2000-July 2001

• Clerk to the Honourable R. Roy McMurtry, Chief Justice of Ontario
• Clerk to the Honourable Messrs. Justice David H. Doherty and Robert J. Sharpe

Davis Polk & Wardwell (New York, NY; Hong Kong), Summer Associate May-Aug 2000

• Worked in Capital Markets, Project Finance, & Pro Bono Litigation Practice Groups

Quebec Court of Appeal (Montreal, QC), Law Clerk Sept 1999-Apr 2000

• Student clerk to the Honourable Madam Justice Louise Otis

Dean Peter Leuprecht (McGill University: Montreal, QC), Research Assistant Sept 1999-Apr 2000

• Researched topics in international law
• Assisted the Dean in his role as UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Cambodia

Fraser Milner (Edmonton, AB), Summer Associate May-Aug 1999

• Worked primarily on constitutional, administrative, & environmental law matters

Prof. David Lametti (McGill University: Montreal, QC), Research Assistant May-Aug 1998

• Edited aboriginal rights casebook; assisted w/ revision of common law property text

AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS

PUBLICATIONS

• “Membership” in B. Crane, ed., First Nations Governance Law [forthcoming: 2005]
• “Disclosure of Electronic Information: R. v. Cassidy” Note (2004) 49 Crim. L.Q. 287
• “Defrosting Delgamuukw” (2001) 12 National Journal of Constitutional Law 385
• Civil Law Property: Aboriginal Rights (co-editor) 1998

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• Canadian Bar Association Since 2000
• Vancouver Bar Association Since 2005
• Association des juristes d’expression française de la Colombie-Britannique Since 2005
• County Carleton Law Association 2002-2004
• Association des juristes d’expression française de l’Ontario 2002-2004

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION & EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

• Fluent in French (Certified “C” Level [highest] by Government of Canada)
• Actor, Euphoria Emporium (television show: Kamloops, B.C.), 1991-1994
• Certified 1st Dan (black belt) from Kukkiwŏn Korean T’aekwondo Association
• Back-up Quarterback, U.B.C. Thunderbirds varsity football team, 1991-92
• Member of B.C. Provincial Champion teams in hockey (1986) & football (1990)