Julia Lockhart is a talented trial, appellate and research lawyer who carries on a general administrative and commercial litigation practice, focusing on complex commercial disputes and administrative law issues. She has been a partner at Nathanson, Schachter & Thompson LLP since 2020 and demonstrates excellence and precision in her work. She regularly advises the Law Society of British Columbia and has experience before all levels of court. She was selected as the inaugural winner of the BC Women Lawyers Forum Rising Star Award in 2023. Lockhart appeared with Irwin Nathanson, KC before the SCC, which found in favour of NST’s client in a landmark case on the good faith limit on the exercise of contractual discretions: Wastech Services Ltd. v. Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District. She acted for a coalition of municipal governments seeking to preserve aspects of the regulatory power in the aggregate extraction industry in OK Industries Ltd v District of Highlands. In addition to her experience before the courts, Lockhart actively volunteers with Access Pro Bono and has been the co-author of the Evidence chapter in the CLE Annual Review from 2016 to present. She acts as an advocacy advisor for the Supreme Court Advocacy Institute and coaches the UBC Law Laskin Moot.
