Elizabeth (Betsy) Segal*

*Personal Law Corporation

Associate

(604) 673-7421 | esegal@singleton.com | |

Sophia Lee, Assistant
(604) 673-7470 | slee@singleton.com

Professional Background

Elizabeth (Betsy) Segal is a Partner and Chair of the Insurance Law Practice Group at Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP. She is also a Partner in the Construction and Infrastructure, and Commercial Litigation Law Practice Groups. Betsy concentrates her practice on construction related disputes, insurance coverage and defence, complex commercial litigation and professional liability defence.

Betsy specializes in resolving her clients’ problems and delivering innovative solutions for each of their unique issues. She is skilled in resolving multi-party claims, corporate disputes and challenges involving insurance coverage, which include negotiation, mediation, arbitration and litigation at all levels of court. Betsy regularly appears in British Columbia Supreme Court and the British Columbia Court of Appeal, acting on behalf of a wide range of construction industry clients, including owners, general contractors and design professionals, insurers and corporate clients.

In the insurance field, Betsy advises her insurer clients on coverage, policy wording and regulatory compliance, and regularly drafts and facilitates negotiation of their licensing, distribution and service contracts. She has also developed a niche focus on cyber risk, and assists clients with cyber coverage opinions, policy wording and risk management strategies.

Education

Called to the British Columbia Bar, 2008
Call to the Ontario Bar, pending
Call to the Alberta Bar, pending
Bachelor of Laws, University of British Columbia, 2007
Bachelor of Science, Simon Fraser University, 2003

Rankings + Recognitions

Ranked in the areas of Construction Law, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, and Insurance Law by Best Lawyers Canada®
Recognized in Benchmark Canada – The Definitive Guide to Canada’s Leading Litigation Firms & Attorneys as a “Litigation Star”

Memberships

Member, Canadian Bar Association, Insurance Law Section
Member, Canadian Bar Association, Construction Law Section
Member, Canadian Bar Association, Appellate Advocacy Section
Member, Canadian Bar Association, Civil Litigation Section

Community + Volunteering

Volunteer, Access Pro Bono Society of British Columbia – Court of Appeal Program
Vancouver Rowing Club (a Society), Board of Directors

Rankings

Elizabeth (Betsy) Segal is top-ranked by Leading Global Rankings Agencies and Directories.

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Construction and Infrastructure Law

Founded in 1982 on a construction litigation platform, Singleton Reynolds has established itself as a leading construction firm in Canada, and continues to draw a large volume of assignments related to all aspects of the construction and infrastructure sectors.

Experience

Counsel on the following successful appeals:

Stewart v. Lloyd’s Underwriters, 2022 BCCA 84 (opposition of leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada, pending)
Neufeldt v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, 2021 BCCA 327
Provost v. Dueck Downtown Chevrolet Buick GMC Limited, 2021 BCCA 164
Quinn Provost v. Dueck Downtown Chevrolet Buick GMC Limited, et al., leave to appeal dismissed, 2020 CanLII 89595 (SCC)
Provost v. Dueck Downtown Chevrolet Buick GMC Limited, 2020 BCCA 86

Betsy has appeared in all levels of court in British Columbia and has represented clients in a range of matters including:

providing opinions on and defending first party coverage, and advancing subrogated recovery claims on behalf of insurers
defence of design professionals and contractors in construction-related liability claims
advancing and defending corporate commercial disputes in many different sectors
defence of accountants and others in commercial and civil fraud litigation
prosecution of commercial civil fraud
cross-border litigation, including jurisdictional challenges and enforcement of foreign judgments
defamation prosecution and defense (for both people and business organizations)

Publications

Co-author, “Counsel Comment – Ding V. Canam Super Vacation Inc.,” Take Five British Columbia, April 2024
Co-author, “Counsel Comments – Neufeldt v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, 2021 BCCA 327,” Take Five, British Columbia Edition, October, 2021
Author, “COVID-19: Limitation of Liability for Essential Service Providers,” April, 2020
Cyber Coverage Concerns (publication forthcoming)
How the New Rules of Court Will Affect Expert Testimony
Drug-Testing in the Workplace
Vehicle Lessors Vicariously Liable
Quirky Issues in the Employment Standards Act
Joint Tenancies in Estate Planning

Presentations

Speaker, “Navigating Construction Project Close-Out: A Comprehensive Analysis,” BUILDEX Vancouver, February, 2024
Presenter, Pacific Business Law Institute, “Managing Ongoing Construction Issues,” January, 2021
Presenter, “Quirks of Travel Insurance,” CBA Insurance Law Section Meeting, February, 2020
Instructor, “Professionally Liability: Suing the Professional,” IBABC November, 2019
Moderator & Instructor, “Architect & the Law,” AIBC, May 17, 2019
Presentation for insurers on first and third-party insurance coverage obligations
Seminar for Insurance Adjusters, Claims Examiners and Brokers on builders risk, professional liability, GL and wrap-up insurance, bonding and “good faith” in insurance dealings
CLE BC presentation and paper: Internet Defamation
Adjunct Professor, University of British Columbia, Faculty of Law