Trials. Appeals. Advocacy.
We are devoted to achieving optimal results in your most challenging disputes.
NST is recognized as among Canada’s leading litigation firms.
Our select team has litigated many of British Columbia’s largest and most complicated business, commercial, and civil disputes.
Known for intellectual rigour, high-quality advocacy, responsiveness to clients’ needs, and agility in procedural matters, our team has extensive proven experience arguing trials, appeals, arbitrations, and conducting complex negotiations.
NST LLP Maintains Highest Ranking from Chambers & Partners
NST LLP maintains the highest ranking available from Chambers & Partners in Litigation: General Commercial for British Columbia. The firm has been consistently rated as Band 1 in this area…
NST Lawyers Ranked by Best Lawyers in Canada™ for 2026
Nathanson, Schachter & Thompson LLP is pleased to announce that 8 of our lawyers are included in The Best Lawyers in Canada ™ List. Karen L.M. Carteri – Corporate and Commercial…
Karen Carteri Remains on Benchmark’s Top 100 Women in Canadian Litigation List
Karen Carteri remains on Benchmark Litigation’s Top 100 Women in Canadian Litigation list for the 4th year in a row. This guide highlights leading female litigators in Canada who are…
NST Awarded as One of Canada’s Best Law Firms
The Globe & Mail recognizes Nathanson, Schachter & Thompson LLP has as one of Canada’s Best Law Firms for 2026. The Globe & Mail has curated this list annually since…
NST Partner Emily Hansen Successful at Trial
Partner Emily L. Hansen and NST alum Edith Chen acted for Ming Sun Benevolent Society in its successful claim against a former neighbour, Philippine Women Centre of B.C. (“PWC”), relating…
Partner Kayla Strong Co-Author of Civil Appeal Handbook
Partner Kayla Strong is a co-author of the Civil Appeal Handbook, by the Continuing Legal Education Society of BC (CLEBC), alongside lawyer M. Caitlin Ohama-Darcus of Lawson Lundell LLP and…
Mark S. Oulton Appointed King’s Counsel
Nathanson, Schachter & Thompson LLP is proud to announce that Mark Oulton has been appointed King’s Counsel by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the Attorney General of…
NST and Partners Top Ranked by Benchmark Litigation in 2025
Nathanson, Schachter & Thompson LLP “maintains its coveted dominance in the city’s dispute resolution community, a position it has held for decades” and continues to be ranked in the highest category for…
NST Again Receives Top-Level Ranking from Lexpert
Nathanson, Schachter & Thompson LLP has again received Lexpert Canada’s highest level ranking in Corporate Commercial Litigation. The firm has again been ranked as a Most Frequently Recommended Boutique firm…