Biography
Karen Dickson practices business law and is a partner in the Vancouver office of Miller Thomson. As a member of the firm's Corporate and Commercial practice groups, she provides legal advice to clients in the areas of business law and finance. She is Co-Chair of the firm’s National Financial Services Group.
Karen has extensive experience advising clients in the sale or acquisition of shares or assets, granting security over personal property, corporate re-organizations, shareholders' agreements and major business contracts. She counsels corporations on general corporate legal matters. Karen’s focus in her financing practice is her representation of a major Canadian Bank with respect to automotive lending, and asset-based financing.
Karen has lectured for Continuing Legal Education on several aspects of the Personal Property Security Act. She has also been a guest lecturer for the Professional Legal Training Course program on Buying and Selling a Business, Debtor-Creditor Relations, Incorporations and the Personal Property Security Act.
Karen has been involved in the community for 25 years. From 2002 to 2005, she served as a governor on the board of Vancouver Community College (serving two years as Chair of its Governance Committee). She has also been a director of Neighbourhood House, Touchstone Theatre, Anna Wyman Dance Theatre and The Vancouver Playhouse. Karen is committed to providing excellent legal services to all her clients.
Education
University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1981)
University of British Columbia (B.Ed., 1977)
Year of call
Called to the British Columbia Bar, 1982
Affiliations
Member, Canadian Bar Association - Business Law Section and Banking Section
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