Our People
Martha Rans is the Legal Director of the ALO. She has been practicing law in British Columbia since 1997, and works extensively with arts organizations, not-for-profit societies and visual and multimedia digital artists. She is the Project Lead in Vancouver of Creative Commons Canada. She teaches copyright at Emily Carr University.
Andrew Atkins is an entertainment lawyer and partner of Atkins and Company. He acts for recording studios and artists, management companies, film and television producers and distributors.
Kyle Fogden is an entertainment lawyer at Roberts & Stahl, Barristers and Solicitors. His practice focuses on entertainment, and intellectual property. He has expertise in the film, television and music industries.
Steve McKoen is a partner at Blakes, and practices in the areas of securities, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations and corporate governance. He has been active in the arts community both in Vancouver and New York, where he was a volunteer for Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts New York.
David Wotherspoon is an intellectual property litigator and partner at Fasken Martineau LLP. He has extensive expertise in trademark litigation and arbitration, technology disputes, and business transactions. His experience in the arts includes involvement with the Emily Carr University, Capilano University and the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada.
Others who have stepped up when time was available: Margaret Mason, Harvey Meller, Denis Walz, and Michael Blatchford.
LAW STUDENTS and VOLUNTEERS
Sharon J Mah
Andrea Ryer
Millie Bajic
Jennifer Chew
Joshua Dedora
Ilia Korkh
Katie McConchie
Andrei Mincov
Eric Laxton
Jeremey Hessing-Lewis
Dereck Toker
Peter Eirickson
Robert Galletti
Denis Walz
Richard Sehmer
Jeremy Fung
Jennifer Jackson
Christina Bulbrook
Michelle Adams
Ben Eberhard
Jaime Mellott
Paul Parker