Lawyers

Jeffrey Wu Partner

Jeffrey articled with Bernard LLP, joined the firm as an associate in July of 2020 and became a partner in January of 2025. He practices in the firm’s Business Law Group, assisting clients with a range of corporate and commercial matters including private M&A, corporate finance and corporate governance. Recently, Jeffrey has focused his practice on M&A transactions involving marine-based assets such as water lot leases and vessels. His work also covers vessel financing, charter parties, Transport Canada Vessel Registry registration and other commercial shipping matters.

Jeffrey obtained his Juris Doctor from the University of British Columbia. Prior to attending law school, he also obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of British Columbia. During law school, Jeffrey served as President of the Asia Pacific Law Club where he organized a series of networking events, providing an opportunity for students to connect with lawyers who serve Asia-based clients.

Jeffrey is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.

Representative Cases

  • Represented the Graham Clarke Group as purchaser in its acquisition of the Oak Bay Marine Group.
  • Represented Navis Marine Insurance Brokers Ltd. in its sale to Navacord, a large national insurance company.
  • Represented a land surveying company as purchaser with a series of acquisitions of land surveying companies.
  • Represented a local BC Company as borrower of a series of equipment and marine vessel financings.
  • Represented Doman Building Materials Group Ltd. as borrower of a loan syndicate refinancing in connection with the acquisition of Hixson Lumber Sales, a Texas-based company.
  • Represented a local BC Company as purchaser in an asset acquisition of a transportation and freight company in northern BC.

Professional and Other Affiliations

  • British Columbia Bar, 2020
  • Law Society of B.C.
  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers

Other Interests

Outside of work, Jeffrey enjoys hiking, sampling Japanese whiskey, cold plunging and spending quality time with his newborn daughter.

Jeffrey Wu

Areas of Practice

Education

  • J.D., University of British Columbia, 2019
  • B.A., University of British Columbia, 2016

Publications