Mike C. Stewart, P.Eng.

First Year of Call
2016

Areas of Practice
Administrative Law, Civil Litigation, Corporate and Commercial Law, Personal Injury Law

Description
Mike is a partner with ATAC LAW. He is both a lawyer and a professional engineer. He advises clients on a wide range of matters including all business issues, technology licensing, dispute resolution and professional liability. In addition, Mike is licensed to appear before all administrative tribunals in Canada. Mike has also appeared for clients before the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Previously, Mike worked for local Vancouver firm Harper Grey LLP, and for Canada’s largest intellectual property firm, Smart & Biggar.As an engineering consultant, Mike’s clients included the Canadian Federal Government, NGOs, and major international oil and gas producers, Encana Corp., and Shell Canada.Mike has been involved in a number of startups and growth-stage businesses and has firsthand experience of the realities of raising money and building companies, allowing him to relate with his clients on an intimate level.In recognition of Mike’s experience as an engineer and lawyer, the University of British Columbia has appointed him to the position of Adjunct Professor. He teaches the 4thyear Professional Engineering Practice course to 350 students each semester.Mike is a member of the Senate at the University of British Columbia.Professional InvolvementSenator, University of British ColumbiaExecutive Member of the Canadian Bar Association – Lower Mainland Young LawyersBarrister and Solicitor, Law Society of British ColumbiaProfessional Engineer, OntarioProfessional Engineer, British ColumbiaMember of the Canadian Bar Association, British Columbia BranchMember of the Vancouver Alumni Council of the University of OttawaVice-President of Membership, Declarations Toastmasters (past)Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia (past)EducationBachelor of Applied Science (Management Option), University of Ottawa – 2009Master of Applied Science (Chemical Engineering), University of Ottawa – 2011Juris Doctor, University of British Columbia – 2014Areas of ExpertiseAdministrative TribunalsBusinessConstruction LitigationEngineering Law & SciencePersonal InjuryProfessional LiabilityStartupsSecurities*Mike provides legal advice through ATAC LAW Corporation.