Lucya Kowalewski

Lucya excels in devising litigation strategies tailored to safeguard her clients' interests while echoing their philosophies. Recognizing litigation's intricacies and its demands on time and finances, she leverages her litigation prowess to secure favorable outcomes. This involves not only courtroom battles but also alternative dispute resolution mechanisms to benefit her clients and their enterprises.

Her legal counsel extends to an array of stakeholders including strata corporations, property owners, managers, and council members, covering urgent and complex issues. Lucya handles contract disputes, addresses human rights and privacy complaints, and navigates civil resolution tribunal cases.

In her practice, Lucya undertakes the review and drafting of bylaws and resolutions, enforces bylaws through fines, council hearings, and evictions, and resolves Human Rights Tribunal and Civil Resolution Tribunal disputes. Her expertise covers the winding up of strata corporations, contractual disagreements across various domains, guidance during general meetings, and the execution of collections, liens, and forced sales, alongside strata governance and privacy issues.

Beyond strata-related matters, Lucya counsels on a wide spectrum of business litigation topics. These include commercial disputes touching on shareholder rights, director and officer liabilities, real estate and leasing conflicts, contract breaches, fraud, asset recovery, and the enforcement of foreign judgments, among others.

Her legal background is rich, with initial practice in Montreal focusing on civil and commercial litigation, commercial real estate disputes, and insolvency. Lucya's profound understanding of both civil and common law aids clients from civil law jurisdictions in navigating the nuances between these systems to achieve practical, efficient outcomes.

Lucya's commitment to her field is evident through her active participation in the Canadian Bar Association since 2006 and her memberships in both the British Columbia and Quebec law societies. Her academic credentials include law degrees from the University of Ottawa, with her legal practice commencing in Quebec in 2006 before extending to British Columbia in 2013.

Fluency in French and Polish further enhances her ability to serve a diverse clientele, underlining her comprehensive approach to legal practice.