Richards Buell Sutton LLP is BC's oldest law firm, established in 1871
Founding Member of PRAC (Pacific Rim Advisory Council)
Honoured as one of the 21 Pioneer Enterprises of the City (Centennial Celebrations of Vancouver City 1886-1986)
Vancouver office Managing Partner is Aneez Devji, Surrey office Managing Partner is Angela Spanjers, and Firm Managing Partner is Mark Baron
RBS is a regional firm with over 50 lawyers and 4 registered Trademark Agents
We have been university solicitors since 1908, when we helped draft the original University Act, establishing The University of British Columbia
Richards Street, downtown Vancouver, is named after Albert Norton Richards, the founding member of the firm
Albert Norton Richards was the second Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia from 1876 to 1881
From 2009 - 2019, our lawyers and staff have proudly volunteered 1000+ hours of their time and donated over $210,000.00 to the Vancouver Food Bank allowing for the purchase over $600,000.00 worth of nutritious food to those in need
Nearly half of our current partners articled with the firm
Number of languages spoken in the firm - 19 - Cantonese, Czech, Farsi, French, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Japanese, Mandarin, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Slovak, Spanish, Tagalog, Ukrainian, Urdu, and Vietnamese
21% of our firm members have been with RBS for 15 years or longer, and12% of our firm members have been with RBS for 20 years or longer
75% of our entire RBS staff including lawyers is female
In 2020, we merged with Manthorpe Law Offices and opened a second office in Surrey, BC