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Jacob Foster

Associate
About

Jacob’s practice focuses on insurance coverage and civil litigation.

His insurance coverage experience includes providing comprehensive coverage advice on claims, wordings advice, monitoring, and defending and challenging coverage denials in litigation and arbitration. He has experience dealing with many classes of insurance including aviation, casualty, construction, cyber, energy, fidelity, marine, motor vehicle, property, reinsurance, and trade credit.

Jacob’s civil litigation practice is primarily focused on construction disputes and defending against professional liability claims. He has appeared at all levels of court in British Columbia and has represented clients in arbitrations and in matters before various tribunals and administrative bodies, the superior courts of other provinces, and the federal courts.

Bar admissions / Professional QualificationsBritish Columbia, 2021
Languages
  • English
Education
  • J.D., University of British Columbia, 2020
  • Justice Institute of British Columbia, Bachelor of Law Enforcement Studies, 2017
  • Justice Institute of British Columbia, Law Enforcement Studies Diploma, 2014 

Community Involvement

  • Conduct Review Committee (Public Member), Association of Canadian Mountain Guides
  • Team Member, Lions Bay Search and Rescue
  • Master Corporal, Canadian Armed Forces, 2011 - 2024
  • Team Member, Prince Rupert Ground Search and Rescue, 2015
  • Law Students’ Legal Advice Program (LSLAP) Volunteer, University of British Columbia, 2017 - 2019

Memberships and Affiliations

  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Law Society of British Columbia

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