Evan Cooke is a litigation lawyer whose primary areas of practice are municipal, expropriation, and regulatory litigation. His focus is providing sophisticated and pragmatic litigation and dispute resolution services to private, corporate and government clients.Evan is an experienced trial lawyer, having represented clients before all levels of court in British Columbia. He has also achieved success for clients in the Federal Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Appeal, the Ontario Superior Court, and the Ontario Municipal Board.Complex litigation matters involving land and resources are Evan’s particular areas of interest. From litigating the legal status of historical roads for ranchers, to litigating expropriation claims for multinational corporations, to successfully appealing an onerous tax decision for an international developer, Evan is detail oriented and practical.Since 2013, he has served as President of the British Columbia Expropriation Association and presents frequently on expropriation and municipal law topics. He is an active author and a member of the Okanagan Chapter of the Urban Development Institute.Before joining Eyford Partners, Evan was a litigation partner of a large national law firm where he was the regional head of the Expropriation Law, Municipal Law, and Railway Law focus groups.