Lawyer Profile Detail

Miranda Lam is an associate in our Litigation Group in Vancouver. Her practice comprises a wide variety of complex commercial disputes, including securities, employment and insurance coverage litigation, as well as shareholder and real property disputes. She also has experience in dealing with administrative and criminal matters.

Ms. Lam has written on the topics of insurance coverage and securities regulation, as well as participated in seminars on insurance issues. She is also a contributor to the Annotated British Columbia Securities Legislation, 4th Edition (2009) published by CCH Canadian Limited. 

Ms. Lam received her LLB from the University of British Columbia in 2002, where she received the Honourable Ray Herbert Award as the All-round Graduating Student and the Alumni Association Achievement Award as Outstanding Student of the Year. After graduation, Ms. Lam served as a judicial law clerk for five justices of the BC Supreme Court. She was called to the British Columbia bar in 2004.

In 2007, Ms. Lam received the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Law’s Outstanding Young Alumnus/Alumna Award, and in 2001, she was named YWCA Young Woman of Distinction. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the United Way of the Lower Mainland and is the Vice Chair of the Board for the University of British Columbia Alumni Association. She is also involved in a number of other community activities, including serving as a mentor for the YWCA mentorship program and volunteering with the Canadian Bar Association. Ms. Lam has also formerly served as the chair of the Nominations Committee for the YWCA Women of Distinction Awards Program. She is a frequent speaker at various events and conferences on board governance for not-for-profits, leadership, community building, and civic engagement.