Mark Stacey is accessible. He is always on our side and understands our requirements. He will take the time to calmly reason the legal side with us and he always gets us to the finish line. Recently when negotiating leases and the sale of assets, we were under a very tight time schedule and Mark stepped up, calmed us down and worked weekends and late nights to get this done.

President
Equipment Wholesaler

For thirty years if we needed anything that required legal expertise, Mark has been there for us. Property purchases, business setups, litigation – he has done all of that for us, and more. He is competent and approachable, and his professionalism has enabled us to focus on running our businesses.

 

President and Controller
Manufacturing Company

Mark Stacey is a bright and experienced presence in the boardroom and in court. He has a fierce attitude, and he legally and rightfully wins for his clients.

 

President
Merchandising Company

Mark Stacey is a first-rate practitioner with extensive experience representing an array of clients in complex commercial disputes, claims and transactions.

Who's Who Legal

Mark Stacey ranks as one of the go-to lawyers in Canada for commercial litigation, with peers praising his “professionalism, efficiency and ability to understand his client’s needs”.

Who's Who Legal

Rankings

Mark Stacey is top-ranked by Leading Global Rankings Agencies and Directories.

Professional Background

Mark Stacey is Co-Managing Partner, and Co-Chair of Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP’s Commercial Business Litigation practice group. He is a member of the firm’s Management Committee.

He offers timely, result oriented advice to clients, helping them to make critical decisions about litigation matters or key transactions relating to their businesses.

Mark’s practice is primarily directed towards advising clients about diverse commercial problems and transactions. He has acted for businesses in a wide range of industries, including transportation, construction and manufacturing, restaurant and food services, professional services and retail sales.

He has also acted as Counsel in commercial litigation involving construction claims, professional negligence actions, shareholder disputes, leasing matters, intellectual property issues and probate and estate proceedings.

 

Education

  • Bachelor of Laws, Osgoode Hall Law School: 1982
  • Called to the British Columbia Bar: 1983

Rankings + Recognitions

Community + Volunteering

7th Degree Black Belt (Kyoshi), Shito-ryu Seikokai Karate-do

Representing clients (construction, property management, transportation, restaurant and food services, and professional and design services) in a wide variety of diverse commercial disputes, including:

  • Debt recovery
  • Construction claims
  • Shareholder and corporate governance disputes
  • Equitable claims for unjust enrichment and breach of fiduciary duty
  • Employment and workplace law matters
  • Real property and leasing litigation
  • Intellectual property claims
  • Probate and estate litigation

Acting for business clients with a focus on the following commercial areas:

  • Corporate governance
  • Purchase and sale transactions
  • Business reorganizations
  • Intellectual property issues
  • All types of commercial transactions which relate to private companies