Becky Rock

Associate
Pronouns: she/her/hers
About

Becky Rock is a senior corporate/commercial associate who advises companies on a wide range of ‎matters, with a particular expertise in drafting and negotiating commercial agreements. Her practice was ‎founded working with mature clients and she enjoys bringing this experience to emerging companies to ‎help them grow their businesses. ‎

Becky acts for clients at all stages of the business life cycle, advising on investments, acquisitions, ‎amalgamations, and reorganizations. She is skilled at policy drafting and works with clients to develop ‎their contract precedents. Becky also has in-depth corporate governance knowledge as a result of having ‎served as corporate secretary of a federal Crown corporation. ‎

Becky has experience in a variety of industries, including technology, psychedelics, vaping, forestry, ‎food, and beverage. She has helped clients successfully navigate complex advertising, privacy, and ‎consumer protection issues in British Columbia. With a background in science, Becky brings a methodical, ‎pragmatic approach to her practice. 

Bar admissionsBritish Columbia, 2015
Languages
  • English
Education
  • J.D., University of British Columbia, 2014
  • B.Sc., University of British Columbia, 2011

Publications

  • Author, On the Record: Private Corporations in British Columbia Will Soon be Required to Collect and Disclose Shareholder Information, May 2019
  • Author, Safe Food for Canadians Regulations: Food for Thought for Canadian Businesses, July 2018
  • Author, Canada's House of Commons Rejects Mandatory Labeling of Genetically Modified Foods, May 2017
  • Author, Making Better Food Choices: Health Canada's Vision for Canadians, December 2016
  • Author, Labels, Endorsements, and Scientific Proof: A New Approach to Self-Care Products in Canada, September 2016
  • Author, Detailing genetic modification: With the pressure on to label bioengineered food, it's unclear who will lead the charge, The Lawyers Weekly, September 2, 2016
  • Author, North America's GMO-Labeling Policy Patchwork and the Consumer's "Right to Know", June 2016
  • Author, Will Virtual Meetings Become a Reality in Canada? June 2016
  • Author, What's in a Name? Organic Food Labelling in British Columbia, June 2016
  • Author, From Lab to Farm to Table: Regulation of Genetically Modified Food in Canada, June 2016
  • Author, Gotta Have (Good) Faith: Wrongful Dismissal and Aggravated Damages in George v. Cowichan Tribes, April 2015

Community Involvement

  • Student Mentor, Canadian Bar Association
  • Director, SAD Mag

Memberships And Affiliations

  • Member, Law Society of British Columbia
  • Member, Vancouver Bar Association

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